This Ordinary Thing | Q&A with Eva Fogelman
December 6 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm EST
Haunting and unforgettable, This Ordinary Thing tells the story of non-Jews who helped save Jewish people across Europe during The Holocaust. The film combines never-before-seen archival footage with the testimonies of over forty different people who, working independently and at great risk to themselves and their families, saved thousands of Jewish strangers from almost certain death. Narrated by an all-star cast, the film is a timely reminder of the pockets of goodness that can rise in a sea of evil: everyday people helping others who were “different” from them.
Screening Firday December 5 to Thursday December 11 at the Cinema Village, 22 East 12th Street, NYC. For more information:
212) 924-3363 (Movies schedule)
(212) 924-3364 (Box Office)
info@cinemavillage.com
• Q&A on Friday 12/5 after 7pm show, with Director Nick Davis and composer
Adam Guettel.
• Q&A on Saturday 12/6 after 7pm show, with Eva Fogelman, Psychologist, Filmmaker and author of Conscience and Courage: Rescuers of Jews During the Holocaust.
• Q&A on Sunday 12/7 after 1pm show, with Editor Josh Freed.
• Q&A on Sunday 12/7 after 7pm show, with Executive Producer Albert M. Tapper.
• Q&A on Thursday 12/11 after 7pm show, with Director Nick Davis and actor
Bill Irwin.
Notably, none of the people featured in the film thought of themselves as heroes. And yet the film, with immense contemporary resonance, causes each of us to ask ourselves “What would I have done?”
From Emmy-winning filmmaker Nick Davis comes This Ordinary Thing — a powerful and deeply moving documentary about ordinary people who performed extraordinary acts of courage during the Holocaust.
Through never-before-seen archival footage and the testimonies of over forty individuals, the film tells the stories of non-Jews who risked their lives—and the lives of their families—to save Jewish strangers across Europe.
Narrated by an all-star cast including Helen Mirren, F. Murray Abraham, Carrie Coon, Jeremy Irons, Ellen Burstyn, and Stephen Fry, the film explores how compassion and humanity can prevail even in a sea of darkness. None of the rescuers thought of themselves as heroes, yet their bravery echoes across generations, asking us all: What would I have done?
Featuring a haunting original score by Tony Award–winner Adam Guettel (The Light in the Piazza, Floyd Collins), This Ordinary Thing is a timeless reminder that small acts of goodness can shine through the darkest chapters of history.
The film is Executive Produced by Albert M. Tapper (Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy).