Inside Hana's Suitcase is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Larry Weinstein and released in 2009.[1] Adapted in part from Karen Levine's book Hana's Suitcase, the film centres on the story of Hana Brady, a young Czechoslovak Jewish girl who died in the Holocaust, including the reminiscences of George Brady, her sole surviving brother who emigrated to Canada following the war.[2]
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Directed by | Larry Weinstein |
Written by | Karen Levine Thomas Wallner |
Produced by | Rudolf Biermann Jessica Daniel Larry Weinstein |
Cinematography | Horst Zeidler |
Edited by | David New |
Music by | Alexina Louie Alex Pauk |
Production companies | Rhombus Media In Film Praha |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
The film premiered in February 2009 at the Victoria Film Festival.[3] It was subsequently screened at the 2009 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival,[4] where it was second runner-up for the Hot Docs Audience Award.[5] It was commercially released in November 2009,[6] and was broadcast by CBC Television in March 2011.[7]
The film received a Genie Award nomination for Best Feature Length Documentary at the 30th Genie Awards in 2010.[8]
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