Garden State Film Festival LIVE - with the cast and crew of Finding Manny
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The team of finding Manny honored in Houston with The WorldFest - Houston Platinum Remi Award Hunter Todd (Festival founder) with Cindy Drukier and Jan Jekielek (producers)
"When we started working on Finding Manny, we never imagined we'd win one of the top awards at one of the top film fests, WorldFest Houston! Congrats Manny,
Fred, Cindy, Kacey, Arek, Garret,Laurie, Wendy, Gordon, Stephen... and all else involved!!
Cin...
The Garden State Film Festival March 24 – 28, 2021 is New Jersey's Premier Independent Film Festival®.
The Garden State Film Festival [GSFF] is a global destination festival that enhances the quality of life in New Jersey by stimulating economic growth through the arts (over 9 million), investing in the creativity of students, making the arts accessible to undeserved populations, and preserving heritage arts.
(GSFF) showcases premier films, renowned and emergi...
Finding Manny is screening Saturday November 14 at the Alexandria Film Festival. The film, as Kacey Cox it s writer/director tags it, is a triumphant personal journey of a Shoah survivor.
Enjoy the Q&A with family producer tells us how.
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CROSSING THE SCREEN is an international film festival, meant to showcase innovative and independent forms of visual art from all over the world.
The Sussex-based film festival is devoted to discovering and celebrating unique voices and up-and-coming new cinema talents, who are not afraid to transcend traditional storytelling.
The inaugural edition was held at the Birley Centre in Eastbourne, East Sussex, in November 2016.
Its 2nd and 3rd editions took place in Eastbourne, in Nov...
A yearly tribute to cinema, the Alexandria Film Festival presents independent feature-length films and shorts of all genres by both emerging and established filmmakers. Our mission is to promote cinema as an important cultural, educational and entertainment asset to our highly engaged audience. We proudly showcase the historic city of Alexandria, Virginia as a dynamic and exciting venue for creating, exhibiting, and experiencing film.
Celebrating 14 years of independent film from around the w...
Dear Cindy,
Dear Kacey,
Dear Jan,
Oh, I am deeply impressed. This film "Finding Manny" is so very touching. It is a film about a quest, the quest of a whole family.
And it is a film on empathy, how a family does what they can (the very last minute) to understand their father/grandfather Manny and his family life at home in Poland and what he went through in the Shoah.
I have just watched it and I am sitting at my computer crying.
This is a completely different Ho...
Wonderful news from the Albuquerque Film & Music Experience (AFMX) which awarded Finding Manny Audience Choice Awards
The festival hosts over 7,000 attendees each year and presents a fusion of film, music and special events that create a unique and intimate experience for everyone in attendance.
AFMX brings together award-winning and up-and-coming filmmakers and musicians to showcase and celebrate film and music, and provide a platform for education, collaborati...
In its 4th year this interactive online film festival includes guaranteed distribution with Filmocracy for all winning films, and a chance to connect with other partnering distribution services.
Filmocracy is a gamified movie streaming platform that rewards users with virtual popcorn for discovering independent films. They have committed to helping their festival partners by building a virtual festival environment through which the energy & excitement of the festival experience is brought...
Brandon Plotnick hosted a Q&Afor the Indigo Moon Film Festival audience with the Finding Manny Team Kacey Cox (writer producer) Cindy Drukier and Jan Jekielek (producers)
IMFF is dedicated to celebrating the art of storytelling through film before a diverse audience. The festival will take place October 9 – 15, 2020
Of course COVID 19 has changed everything as well as our festival. Join us for our virtual festival...
In its 4th year this interactive online film festival includes guaranteed distribution with Filmocracy for all winning films, and a chance to connect with other partnering distribution services.
Filmocracy is a gamified movie streaming platform that rewards users with virtual popcorn for discovering independent films. They have committed to helping their festival partners by building a virtual festival environment through which the energy & excitement of the festival experience is broug...
Finding Manny has been selected for the 2020 Albuquerque Film & Music Experience (AFMX), taking place virtually September 22-27, 2020.
The film screened Thu, Sep 24th, 1:00 PM @ AFMX Virtual Festival
The Albuquerque Film & Music Experience (AFMX) presents a fusion of film, music and special events that create a unique and intimate experience for everyone in attendance.
Our Mission:
AFMX brings together award-winning and up-and-coming filmmakers and musicians to showca...
Kacey Cox
Director
Anastasia Lin: The Crown, The Unclaimed: Habeas Corpus
Jan Jekielek
Producer
Cindy Drukier
Producer
Kacey Oliver Cox
Producer
Joe Wang
Producer
Manny Drukier
Key Cast
“Manny”
Freda Drukier
Key Cast
“Freda”
Cindy...
Teaser - Finding Manny from Kacey Cox on Vimeo.
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Director Statement by Kacey Cox
“Finding Manny” is a story of optimism—one of the many unexpected discoveries that inspired me to tell this story.
It started by accident, in the spring of 2017. I received a phone call from the wife of a friend looking for a favour. Cindy was travelling to Toronto to visit her father, Manny Drukier, who planned to open a 70-year-old box of photos from his time during WWII—photos the family had never seen before. Cin...
Finding Manny Best from fests curated by Bruno Chatelin
The chance discovery of an online article sends a Holocaust survivor on an unexpected trip to visit the orphanage where he was rescued to after the war.
Manny Drukier narrowly escaped the war by jumping from a “death train” at age 16, finding refuge at a unique home for orphans and displaced children. 71 years later, Manny—who lives in Toronto—is tracked down by a German researcher wh...
