An abuse survivor, the film’s director, exhumes his past in this no-holds-barred investigation of trauma in a Jewish American family. Featuring a unique home movie archive with rare visual clues about family dynamics and actual offenders, he follows contemporary attempts to use the criminal justice system to hold the perpetrators accountable, and to find healing for the family. (Disturbing language)
Program with Jacqui Neulinger, mother of Director Sasha Neulinger, follows.
This program is made possible by the Maine Humanities Council.
Film Details: Documentary/Director Sasha Joseph Neulinger/USA/2019/87m
Festivals: Tribeca FF, BFI London FF, Heartland FF, Film Festival of Rome, Nashville FF
