Final Tuesday Film at FHFF
Posted May 15, 2016 at 9:10 am by Tim Dustrude
Click to see trailer at www.fhff.org
On Tuesday May 17, Friday Harbor Film Festival wraps up their 2016 Spring Tuesday Film Series with the film No Place on Earth. Directed by Janet Tobias, this film tells the harrowing story of 38 Ukrainian Jews from five families — ranging in age from 2 to 76 — who in 1942 slid down a cold, muddy hole in the ground, seeking refuge in a pitch-black cave from the war raging above.
Their story was brought to light in the 1990s, when American Chris Nicola stumbled onto some unusual personal items (shoes, keys, old buttons, etc.) in caves he was exploring. When he heard the rumor that some Jews had hidden there during WWII, he tracked down and interviewed some of the survivors, learning that they had remained hidden underground for nearly 18 months, the longest recorded incidence of sustained underground survival. The film is a moving, extraordinary testament to human ingenuity, willpower and endurance against all odds.
Released in 2012
Running time: 83 minutes
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