THOMAS EDISON FILM SCREENING- Honoring Veterans

Thomas Edison Film Festival’s 43rd Annual Tour

Hudson County Movie Tour at the Secaucus Public Library

November 12, 2024, 12pm

Honoring Veterans’ Day including award-winning narrative and documentary films.

Thomas Edison Film Festival Introduction

Nisei – Narrative

21 min. by Darren Haruo Rae, Studio City, CA, USA

Based on stories from the filmmaker’s grandfather, “Nisei” follows the journey of two Japanese American brothers during World War II. Stripped of their citizenship and placed in internment camps, they volunteer for the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, an all-Japanese American unit that sacrificed everything to prove their loyalty to a country that didn’t want them. Torn between country and family, they must face the enemy overseas along with adversity at home.

Note of Defiance – Documentary

15 min. by Brian Henderson, Greenbay, WI, USA

Filmed in early 2023, on the Ukrainian-Russian border, “Note of Defiance” explores two artists' use of art as a means of cultural survival. In Kharkiv, Ukraine, attacks on civilian centers have forced cultural sites to close. The Kharkiv State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre is one of the biggest cultural sites in the city forced to close due to these attacks. These two featured performers provide concerts and lessons anywhere they can: from parking garages to bomb shelters.

13 Driver’s Licenses – Documentary

26 min. by Ryoya Terao, Tarrytown, NY and Germany

The discovery of 13 confiscated driver’s licenses from 1938 leads a small German town to face its horrendous and regrettable past. With no other clue but those licenses, a group of high–school students with their tenacious teacher, uncover the fates of the town's former Jewish citizens.

This program was made possible through the generous support of the Hudson County Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs & Tourism

Black Maria Film Screening Movie will replace Senior movie for the day.

Library programs are ADA-accessible. Special accommodations are available upon request.

The Consortium is grateful for generous funding and support:
New Jersey State Council on the Arts
Lewis Center for the Arts at Princeton University
The Charles Edison Fund – Edison Innovation Foundation
The Hudson County Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs Tourism
Development
Hoboken Historical Museum
Lowenstein Sandler, LLC
New Jersey Motion Picture and Television Commission
The NBA
Big Sky Edit
Sonic Union
APM Music
University of Delaware, Department of Art & Design
Fairleigh Dickinson University School of the Arts - Filmmaking
Digital Film East Brunswick Magnet School
Corporations and private donors