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Faye Schulman, in her leopard coat, with her partisan brigade group in "Four Winters." COURTESY OF NEW MOON FILMS
Faye Schulman, a photographer and Jewish partisan fighter, takes aim in her leopard coat in "Four Winters." COURTESY OF NEW MOON FILMS
Partisan brigade group in "Four Winters." COURTESY OF NEW MOON FILMS
Partisan Michael Stoll being interviewed for the film "Four Winters." COURTESY OF NEW MOON FILMS
Solitary partisan in "Four Winters." COURTESY OF NEW MOON FILMS
Julia Mintz, writer, director and producer of "Four Winters." COURTESY OF NEW MOON FILMS
Bay Street Theater will screen “Four Winters,” a film directed, written and produced by Julia Mintz, on Sunday, October 8, at 7 p.m. The screening will be followed by a “talk back” and Q&A with Mintz.
The critically acclaimed film about Jewish Resistance Fighters in World War II was the winner of “Best Documentary” at the Toronto Jewish Film Festival and the winner of the “Human Rights Award” at the Hamptons Documentary Festival. The New York Times called it “... an enduring warning amid today’s global struggle with authoritarian forces.”
“All I owned was my camera, leopard coat, rifle, and a grenade in case I’m captured ... the pillow was the rifle, the walls were the trees and the sky was the roof,” says Faye Schulman, one of over 25,000 Jewish partisans, who fought back against the Nazis and their collaborators from deep within the forests of WWII’s Eastern Europe, Ukraine and Belarus. Against extraordinary odds, they escaped Nazi slaughter, transforming from young innocents raised in closely-knit families to courageous resistance fighters. Shattering the myth of Jewish passivity, the last surviving partisans tell their stories of resistance in “Four Winters,” revealing a stunning narrative of heroism and resilience.
Julia Mintz’s work focuses on narratives of bravery and resistance against unimaginable odds. She has been on the producing teams for films that have been shortlisted for the Academy Awards, have premiered at Cannes, Sundance and TriBeCa Film Festivals, and won Emmy, Peabody and festival awards. Her films can be seen on HBO, PBS, American Masters, Netflix and Amazon, and are shown on college campuses across the country. She has taught seminars and workshops worldwide and has held an adjunct faculty position at Long Island University in New York City. Mintz has been featured as a keynote and guest speaker for engagements in both the public and private sectors. Mintz is an award-winning artist and accomplished multi-grant recipient for her work in visual arts and documentary film.
Tickets for the screening are $18 at baystreet.org or 631-725-9500. Bay Street Theater is on Long Wharf in Sag Harbor.
Staff Writer on Sep 19, 2023