BIG SONIA
A film by Leah Warshawski
Monday, February 26
12:00pm - 2:00 pm
Smith Rafael Film Center
1118 Fourth St
San Rafael
Standing tall at 4’8″, Sonia is one of the last remaining Holocaust survivors in Kansas City and one of the only survivors there who speaks publicly about her wartime experience. Sonia’s enormous personality and fragile frame mask the horrors she endured. At 15 she watched her mother disappear behind gas chamber doors. Sonia’s teenage years were a blur of concentration camps and death marches. On liberation day, she was accidentally shot through the chest, yet again miraculously survived. Sonia is the ultimate survivor, a bridge between cultures and generations. Her story must never be forgotten.
Discussion and Q&A following screening with:
Morrie Warshawski , eldest son of Sonia who appears in the film BIG SONIA.
Morrie Warshawski’s work is characterized by a commitment to the core values of creativity, tolerance, thoughtfulness and transparency. He was the Executive Director of Bay Area Video Coalition, has served on numerous grant panels, and consulted with dozens of independent filmmakers on career and fundraising issues. Warshawski has worked in the field for over thirty-five years as an administrator, consultant, facilitator, teacher and writer. Warshawski is the author of two books on fundraising, Shaking The Money Tree: The Art of Getting Grants And Donations For Film And Video- 3rd Edition (Wiese Books, LA), and The Fundraising Houseparty: How to Party With a Purpose and Raise Money for Your Cause -2nd Edition.***************
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