Sunday Showcase

Finding Light
Directed by Paul Bloodgood

Sunday, January 26 CINEMA+

2 pm coffee and cookies in the Speed Cinema Lobby

3 pm screening in the Speed Cinema

Free, first come, first served

“It’s an experience that resonates with timely urgency.”—Loren King, Boston Spirit Magazine

Illuminated through the story of Holocaust survivor Naomi Warren, Finding Light reveals the creative journey that is simultaneously situated in the past while making relevant connections to the present through the lens of dance. The ballet shows a young woman’s journey from the comfort of a loving family with a rich cultural history to a place of unimaginable degradation and dehumanization. This documentary explores Light/The Holocaust & Humanity Project and the origin of the ballet a time remembered. The director Paul Bloodgood was a former dancer with Ballet Austin and an original dancer in the world premiere of the ballet.

As choreographer Stephen Mills explains, “Historically the Holocaust stands alone in its depth of destruction. And while the catastrophic loss and suffering of the victims cannot be measured, alarmingly, the history’s underlying narrative—antisemitism, other-izing, propaganda, poverty, and demonizing of migrants—continues. These issues can only be confronted through dialogue.”

The documentary is an official selection of 15 film festivals around the globe and recipient of 13 accolades, including Best Documentary awards in Berlin, Rome and Madrid; as well as the Best Historical Film at the Cannes World Film Festival. The documentary has been featured in Dance Magazine, Broadway World, and Pointe Magazine. 2023, U.S., DCP, 60 minutes. Recommended for 12+

Screening in partnership with the Louisville Ballet related to the presentation of a time remembered on February 1-2 at The Kentucky Center as well as in honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day (January 27).

CINEMA+ with a post-screening discussion with choreographer Stephen Mills and director Paul Bloodgood.

A Time Remembered is being presented in partnership with the Jewish Federation of Louisville and Kentucky Opera and in honor of Minx and Sy Auerbach; made possible by generous gifts from the Jewish Heritage Fund and the Auerbach family.