Global Media Festival: “Above the Drowning Sea“ Screening + Q&A With Director/Producers

Date(s):
April 17, 2023, 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Location:
Georgia Tech John Lewis Student Center, Cypress Theater and Online

This documentary details the story of Jewish refugees from Nazi Europe who found sanctuary in Shanghai on the eve of World War II, thanks to Chinese diplomat Ho Feng Shan who defied the Nazis and his own government by issuing travel visas to the desperate refugees. Followed by virtual Q&A with director/producer Rene Balcer & producer Nicola Zavaglia.

Co-sponsored by the Atlanta Global Studies Center; the School of Modern Languages; the School of Literature, Media, and Communication; the Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems; and Serve-Learn-Sustain.

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Hongchen Wu