Events

Four films that depict acts of defiance, highlighting the struggles and sacrifices of those who fought back against their occupiers in WWII. Films are shown in their entirety. Titles are subject to change. This 4-week series is also available virtually. 

1. "Sophie Scholl: The Final Days" - Germany, 2005: The Final Days is the true story of Germany's most famous anti-Nazi heroine brought to life. Sophie Scholl is the fearless activist of the underground student resistance group, The White Rose. Through a searing test of will, she delivers a passionate call to freedom and personal responsibility that is both haunting and timeless.
   
   
2. "Rosenstrasse" - Germany,  2002:  Berlin,1943 - Swept up from their forced labor jobs in what was meant to be the Final Roundup in the national capital, 1700 to 2000 Jews, mostly men married to non-Jewish women, were herded into Rosenstrasse 2-4, a welfare office for the Jewish community. In the only successful protest against the Nazi regime in Berlin, the wives actively defied the government.
3. "Diplomacy" - France, 2014: August, 1944 - As the Allied Forces move toward Paris, Adolph Hitler commands that the entire city be destroyed. On the eve of destruction, a Swedish diplomat enters into a battle of wits, attempting to convince the commanding general not to go through with the order.
4. "Army of Shadows" - France, 1969: This movie reveals rigorously and austerely what life was like in the French Resistance: the solitude and fear of its members; their relationships with one another; the constant threat of arrest by the Gestapo; the Resistance command structure and the way this “Shadow Army’s” orders were carried out.