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Northwest Premiere
USA, 2000
90 min, 35mm
English and Czech w/ subtitles
Amir Bar-Lev, Director

Saturday, March 17, 9:00 pm

Fighter   

Two Czech-born survivors of World War II, Arnost Lustig and Jan Wiener, are inspired by their post-war friendship to return to Europe, retracing their lives during and after the war. An unforgettable road trip, Fighter delivers a complex and fascinating portrait of the cathartic and destructive powers of memory, and of an unlikely friendship brought to the brink of collapse.  

                                       

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Saturday, March 17      
7:00 pm The Optimists  Special Guest: Jacky Comforty, Filmmaker
(US Premiere; USA, 2001, 84 min, 16mm; Jacky Comforty, Director)— The largely unknown story of how Bulgarian Christians and Muslims helped save 50,000 Bulgarian Jews during the Holocaust despite their government's collaboration with the Nazis. Shot in Israel and Europe, the footage includes oral histories from witnesses and survivors; unique archival film footage from newly-opened Bulgarian archives; and rare photos of Bulgarian Jewish life before and during WWII.  A fascinating story of the best and worst sides of human nature, narrated by director Jacky Comforty, whose family was among those saved.   Special Guest: Jacky Comforty, Filmmaker
9:00 pm Fighter 
(Northwest Premiere; USA, 2000, 90 min, 35mm; English and Czech w/ subtitles; Amir Bar-Lev, Director)--Two Czech-born survivors of World War II, Arnost Lustig and Jan Wiener, are inspired by their post-war friendship to return to Europe, retracing their lives during and after the war. An unforgettable road trip, Fighter delivers a complex and fascinating portrait of the cathartic and destructive powers of memory, and of an unlikely friendship brought to the brink of collapse.