40 Nickels

Based her grandfather’s boyhood in St. Louis, Yasmin Gorenberg tells a story of the pain passed from refugee parents to their children and the hope that can overcome it. “40 Nickels” captures the image of a generation of immigrants to the United States in the 1920’s and 1930’s and through that spotlights the effects of the 1919 pogroms in Eastern Europe. This is a film about parents and children: how trauma never leaves a family, and how hope and resilience is also passed down. It asks the question: Can a new generation look at the world with wonder rather than fear?

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Drama,

History

Duration:

28 minutes

Year:

2021

Director:

Yasmin Gorenberg

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Company:

Tisch School of the Arts (NYU)

Cast:

Norm

Bubbe

Ethel

Itzik

Sarah

Crew:

Director

Writer

Writer

Producer

Producer