THE WOMAN FROM HAMBURG Movie to Receive Oscar Qualifying Run in Los Angeles

The Woman From Hamburg, a new film from Writer/Director Michael Masarof, will receive an exclusive one-week Academy Award qualifying run. Audiences can see the movie from Friday September 27 through Thursday Oct 3 at Lumiere Cinemas at Music Hall 3 in Beverly Hills. A Q+A will follow the Sunday, September 29 1:10 PM screening featuring Masarof and lead actor Jenette Goldstein moderated by Short Film Oscar® winner Luke Matheny.

The movie also stars rising Israeli actress, Einat Holland, Jenette Goldstein (Terminator 2, Titanic), and PEARL GOLD (Leopoldstadt on Broadway).

The Woman From Hamburg (based on real life events) tells the story of Regina, a young Jewish woman who in 1943 Poland has lost her entire family and is rescued by a young childless couple, Jan and Barbara and given shelter in their closet. Over time, Regina grows close with the couple, and Barbara and she are forced to make sacrifices to stay alive. Many years later, Helusia, fathered by Jan, embarks on a quest and makes a discovery that upends the lives of all involved.

Writer/Director Michael Masarof says : It was important to make this film at a time when anti-semitism is on the rise. To tell the truth, the hard truth of what it was like to survive the Holocaust and pass that through generations. How the Jewish people move on, but never forget as hard as that is. To share that story today with the world is vitally important and to do it through the eyes of Jewish women makes more sense in today’s world where women's rights are increasingly taken away. It was also important to tell the story using actors that are Jewish. I thought it was important to show who we truly are without hiding. To be proud of the bravery and forthrightness of our mothers and sisters.

Selected by Film Independent and Claims Conference’s prestigious Holocaust "Always Remember" Series, to air this November, see the movie on the big screen before everyone else does in its 1 week Academy qualifying run.