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40 Nickels

"An immigrant boy of the Depression era soars above his family's tragedies."

2021-03-19 en 28m
DramaHistory
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?

Writer

Yasmin Gorenberg

Writer

Myra Noveck

Director

Yasmin Gorenberg

Producer's Assistant

Veronica Polsgrove

Concept Artist

Ainé Gleeson

Producer

Pinar Binay

yiddish language yiddish

Status

Released

Budget

$40,000

Countries

  • United States of America

Companies

  • Tisch School of the Arts (NYU)

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