On January 8, 2021, two days after the siege of the Capitol in D.C., filmmaker Marlo Poras accepted an offer of citizenship from Austria, the country her grandparents fled in 1938. Austria’s attempt to make amends for its war crimes sends Marlo on an unexpected journey deep into her family’s haunting past.
Synopsis
On January 8, 2021, two days after the siege of the Capitol in D.C., filmmaker Marlo Poras accepted an offer of citizenship from Austria, the country her grandparents fled in 1938. Austria’s attempt to make amends for its war crimes sends Marlo on an unexpected journey deep into her family’s haunting past.
About the Director
Marlo Poras began her film career as an apprentice to Thelma Schoonmaker at Martin Scorsese’s Cappa Productions. Later, she was living in Vietnam, producing HIV/AIDS education films when she was inspired to make MAI’S AMERICA, which aired on PBS’ P.O.V. series and won the Audience Award for Feature Documentary at SXSW and Best Feature Documentary from the International Documentary Association (IDA). Marlo received a Guggenheim Fellowship to make RUN GRANNY RUN, which aired on HBO and won awards including the Audience Award for Feature Documentary at SXSW. Marlo also produced and directed THE MOSUO SISTERS, which aired on PBS and was called, “Engrossing, excellent…with the firm narrative drive of an old fashioned novel” by Variety. Marlo is currently in post-production on a documentary about gender and sexuality in the world of amateur figure skating and on a fellowship from the Sundance Institute to develop THE ESCAPE.
Year
In Production
Director
Marlo Poras
Producers
Marlo Poras, David Sutherland
Funding
With Assistance from Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany
Supported by the Foundation Remembrance, Responsibility and Future and by the German Federal Ministry of Finance
