Human Rights Watch International Film Festival - New York

One Day Crossing
Joan Stein and Christina Lazaridi - US - 2000 - 25m -16mm - drama
In Magyar with English subtitles

Set in Budapest, Hungary on October 15, 1944, at a time when the Hungarian Nazi movement led by the anti-Semitic fascist Arrow Cross Party, is growing stronger. Through the eyes of Teresa, a young woman who poses as a Christian to protect her family, and a boy who suddenly enters her life, ONE DAY CROSSING expertly renders the struggle to maintain identity and extend compassion in times of oppression and horror. 2001 Oscar Nominee, short film-live action

Followed by:
Sisters in Resistance

Co-presented by New York Women in Film & Television

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