ABOUT THE MOVIE: In the last store in a defunct shopping mall, 91-year-old Sonia Warshawski - great-grandmother, businesswoman, and Holocaust survivor - runs the tailor shop she's owned for more than thirty years. But when she's served an eviction notice, the specter of retirement prompts Sonia to revisit her harrowing past as a refugee and witness to genocide. A poignant story of generational trauma and healing, BIG SONIA also offers a laugh-out-loud-funny portrait of the power of love to triumph over bigotry, and the power of truth-telling to heal us all. (IMDB)
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ARTS & HUMANITIES SERIES LECTURE: Sunday 10/21 @ 4pm Eric Frith, Vashon resident and BIG SONIA story producer, will join co-directors Leah Warshawski and Todd Soliday to discuss how they developed the story arc for their film about Sonia’s amazing life journey and the powerful messages she continues to share with individuals, schools, and communities across the nation.
Permit me to make this a personal request. We are screening what I think is a profound, sweet, moving, timely, and important documentary called Big Sonia. Would you please make time to join us? It will touch your heart at a time when I think we could all use a nudge toward our better angels...
Big Sonia is art at its best . . . art that challenges, art that encourages, art that reminds us of our shared humanity. We need all of that and more right about now. Please find time to come to one of the screenings.
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