Monument

  Directed by: Michael Turner Released: 2024 (educational) Year of Production: 2023 Running Time: 75 min Language: English,  Subtitle Options: English Closed Captions Subjects:  Jewish Studies                 Filmmaker Michael Turner (The Way We Talk) documents his first visit to a Holocaust memorial created by his grandmother Lici, a Hungarian Jew whose parents and sister were killed in Auschwitz. The resulting personal documentary is a powerful and poetic story of two relatives meeting through time and space to carry their family memory forward.                    Official Selection at 2024 Miami Jewish Film Festival, Official Selection at 2024 FilmFort, WINNER of the John A. Hellman International Award at the 2023 Chagrin Documentary Film Festival           “A wondrous experience… The power of memory, the power of place, and the bonds that unite families shine throughout the film.” – Judy Margles, Executive Director, Oregon Jewish Museum and Center For Holocaust