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Vancouver Jewish Film Festival

  • 05 May 2013
  • 9:30 AM
  • 5th Avenue Cinemas, 2110 Burrard Street, Vancouver
Bagel and a Movie - "Defiant Requiem"
(Bagel at 9:30am; Movie at 10:00)

DEFIANT REQUIEM tells the little-known story of the Nazi concentration camp, Terezin. Led by imprisoned conductor Rafael Schächter, the inmates of Terezin fought back...with art and music.

This creative rebellion reaches its peak when Schächter teaches a choir of 150 inmates one of the worlds most difficult and powerful choral works, Verdi′s Requiem, re-imagined as a condemnation of the Nazis. The choir would ultimately confront the Nazis face to face... and sing to them what they dare not say.

For over ten years, conductor Murry Sidlin has dreamed of bringing the Requiem back to Terezin. Now, through soaring concert footage, powerful survivor recollections, cinematic dramatizations and evocative animation, DEFIANT REQUIEM brings the incredible story of this artistic uprising to life.

Musical Director and Conductor Murry Sidlin will attend.


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