Inside Hana's Suitcase

2009 Canadian documentary film
  • February 2009 (2009-02)
Running time
93 minutesCountryCanadaLanguageEnglish

Inside Hana's Suitcase is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Larry Weinstein and released in 2009.[1] Adapted in part from Karen Levine's book Hana's Suitcase, the film centres on the story of Hana Brady, a young Czechoslovak Jewish girl who died in the Holocaust, including the reminiscences of George Brady, her sole surviving brother who emigrated to Canada following the war.[2]

The film premiered in February 2009 at the Victoria Film Festival.[3] It was subsequently screened at the 2009 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival,[4] where it was second runner-up for the Hot Docs Audience Award.[5] It was commercially released in November 2009,[6] and was broadcast by CBC Television in March 2011.[7]

The film received a Genie Award nomination for Best Feature Length Documentary at the 30th Genie Awards in 2010.[8]

References

  1. ^ Jay Stone, "Holocaust film about hope and tolerance, director says". Vancouver Sun, November 13, 2009.
  2. ^ John Griffin, "Remembering what was lost; Docudrama revisits the Holocaust". Montreal Gazette, November 20, 2009.
  3. ^ Michael D. Reid, "Cinematic feast offers screenings, shmoozing and more". Victoria Times-Colonist, January 29, 2009.
  4. ^ Guy Dixon, "The doc is suddenly blazing hot". The Globe and Mail, March 25, 2009.
  5. ^ "'The Cove' wins audience award at Hot Docs film festival". Canadian Press, May 11, 2009.
  6. ^ Jason Anderson, "Hana's tale a powerful look into Holocaust". Toronto Star, November 6, 2009.
  7. ^ John Doyle, "Powerful doc, class war and the meaning of patriotism". The Globe and Mail, March 5, 2011.
  8. ^ "Films about Montreal massacre, real-life IRA mole garner Genie nominations". Canadian Press, March 1, 2010.

External links

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