Magda
The film portrays Magda (Magdalena Grodzka-Gużkowska) who joined the Polish Underground in the fight against the Nazis at age 15. During World War II – unaware of her Jewish roots – Magda risked her life saving Jews in Warsaw. Decades later, she discovers her own Jewish ancestry. Read more below.
ABOUT FILM
CREDITS
SCREENINGS AND AWARDS
ABOUT FILM
The film portrays Magda (Magdalena Grodzka-Gużkowska) who joined the Polish Underground in the fight against the Nazis at age 15. During World War II – unaware of her Jewish roots – Magda risked her life saving Jews in Warsaw. Decades later, she discovers her own Jewish ancestry.
Magda died on Jan 6, 2014 on the eve of her 90th birthday. She had made it her wish to be buried at the Warsaw Jewish Cemetery.
Duration: 8 minutes
Available in English and Polish versions and in all the regions
CREDITS
Directed by:
Slawomir Grunberg & Katka Reszke
Cinematography by:
Slawomir Grunberg
Edited by:
Katka Reszke
On-line Editing:
Arek Arciszewski
Music by:
Michal Szostalo, Edward Reszke & Liliana Rzechorzek-Urbaniak
Produced by:
Slawomir Grunberg, LOGTV, Ltd
SCREENINGS AND AWARDS
SCREENINGS
• Limmud, South Africa (Cape Town, Durban & Johannesburg), August, 2014
• Hannukah Festival at the White Stork Synagogue in Wroclaw, Poland, December 3, 2013
• Jewish Culture Festival in Krakow presented by Jewish Community Center in Krakow, July 3, 2013