Persona Non Grata

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Persona Non Grata

March 27, 7:30 Q&A AJC's Asia Pacific Institute Director Shira Loewenberg and filmmaker Cellin Gluck

2016. 139 m. Cellin Gluck. Seventh Art Releasing. Japan/Lithuania. Japanese/English with subtitles. Rated NR.

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“With attention to detail and sweeping, luscious cinematography, [this] is a previously little-known story worth knowing and a film worth seeing.” (Atlanta Jewish Times)

This extraordinary drama is based on the true story of the daring Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara, who saved thousands of Jews from the Nazis. Sugihara, a world-class spy, was posted in Lithuania, gathering secret intelligence on European affairs. When Germany invaded Poland, waves of Jewish refugees fled to Lithuania. In search of transit visas, many turned to Sugihara, who, unable to obtain approval from Tokyo, ultimately took it upon himself to issues transit visas for Japan to 6,000 refugees. Persona Non Grata is long-overdue recognition of Japan’s Schindler, the only Japanese person recognized as Righteous Among the Nations by the Israeli government and honored at Yad Vashem.

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Q&A AJCs Asia Pacific Institute Director Shira Loewenberg and filmmaker Cellin Gluck

Tuesday, Mar. 27 2018, 7:30

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Born and spending his ‘formative years’ in Japan and Iran, Cellin graduated from the Canadian Academy in Kobe before attending the Claremont Colleges, graduating from Pitzer College with honors from the Pomona College Theatre Department. Convinced early by his father that archaeology was a hobby best followed by those with time and money, Cellin decided to follow a much more responsible and certain path to success. Using his bicultural heritage to its fullest, he has spent the past 28+ years in film production with a particular emphasis on Japan. First advertising agency producer, to commercial director, then moving to films as an assistant director to Ridley Scott, Roger Spottiswoode, Mike Figgis, Sean Cunnigham and Robert Zemeckis among others.

Shira Loewenberg is Director of AJC’s Asia Pacific Institute (API). Prior to joining AJC, Ms. Loewenberg worked in New York and around the world as staff member for and consultant to multilateral and international organizations, including the United Nations. Early in her career, she spent two years working in Japan. Ms. Loewenberg earned a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and an M.A. from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs.

This film is part of the Westchester Jewish Film Festival 2018 series.