Four Winters, A Story of Jewish Partisan Resistance & Bravery in WWII
Deep within the forests of World War II Poland, Lithuania, Belarus, and the Ukraine, more than 25,000 Jews fought back against the Nazis and their collaborators. Many of these Jewish partisans had witnessed the murders of their families and friends before escaping into the forest. Often based in mere holes in the ground and armed with whatever weapons they could build, trade or steal, Jewish men and women organized and fought, against the better-trained and better-equipped war machine that Hitler was rolling across Eastern Europe. The Jewish Partisans executed tactical missions including blowing up trains, bridges, police stations, and telegraph lines. They carried out dangerous assignments, whenever possible carrying two grenades, one for their target and one for themselves in case of capture. By 1944, Jewish Partisan vigilance had made the forests so dangerous that Nazi soldiers were afraid to enter.
To the haunting question: “Why didn’t Jews fight back?” This film will answer: “They did.”
While dramatizations like Defiance and Inglorious Basterds have come out of Hollywood, there is a true story that urgently needs to be told. FOUR WINTERS will tell it, revealing through a new lens, an alternative portal through which to explore and understand the Holocaust. This new documentary film tells the story of those courageous Jewish fighters who, against unimaginable odds, fought back fiercely against Hitler’s war machine as it raged across Eastern Europe.
A documentary by Oscar, Emmy, Sundance & Cannes award winning filmmakers.
CURRENT SCREENINGS:
NOW PLAYING
MIAMI, FLORIDA
SILVERSPOT CINEMA
SCREENING: Friday, February 10th–16th
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA
PARADIGM CINEMAS: GATEWAY
SCREENING: Friday, February 10th–14th
DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA
MOVIES OF DELRAY
SCREENING: Friday, February 10th–16th
TICKETS https://tinyurl.com/4WintersDelray
LAKE WORTH, FLORIDA
MOVIES OF LAKE WORTH
SCREENING: Friday, February 10th–16th
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
SAN DIEGO JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL
SCREENING: Sunday, February 19th–1:00PM
TICKETS: https://tinyurl.com/4WintersSDJFF
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
WEST NEWTON CINEMA
SCREENING: Friday, February 24th–March 2nd
Q&As w/ Director Julia Mintz to be announced
Tickets Available Soon
BOULDER, COLORADO
BOULDER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
SCREENING: Friday, March 3rd–12:30PM
SCREENING: Sunday, March 5th–3:00PM
Q&As w/ Director Julia Mintz following the screenings
Tickets Available Soon
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
SEATTLE JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL
SCREENING: Sunday, March 19th–1:00PM
Tickets Available Soon
HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT
HARTFORD JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL
SCREENING: Sunday, March 19th–2:00PM
Tickets Available Soon
TORONTO, CANADA
HOTDOCS TED ROGERS CINEMA
SCREENING: Friday, March 24th–April 2nd
Q&As w/ Director Julia Mintz to be announced
Tickets Available Soon
COLUMBUS, OHIO
THE GATEWAY FILM CENTER
SCREENING: Friday, March 31st–April 2nd
Tickets Available Soon
CLEVELAND, OHIO
CLEVELAND CINEMATHEQUE
SCREENING: Sunday, April 2nd–Time TBD
Tickets Available Soon
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK
92nd Street Y
SCREENING: Monday, April 17th–7:30PM
Q&A w/ Director Julia Mintz following the screening
TICKETS: https://www.92ny.org/event/four-winters
BRYN MAWR, PENNSYLVANIA
BRYN MAWR FILM INSTITUTE
SCREENING: Sunday, April 16th–Time TBD
SCREENING: Tuesday, April 18th–Time TBD
SCREENING: Tuesday, May 2nd–Time TBD
Tickets Available Soon
NORTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS
ACADEMY OF MUSIC
SCREENING: Wednesday, April 19th–6:30PM
Q&A w/ Director Julia Mintz following the screening
Tickets Available Soon
WATERVILLE, MAINE
MAINE FILM CENTER – MAINE JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL
SCREENING: Saturday, April 22nd–Time TBD
Q&A w/ Director Julia Mintz following the screening
Tickets Available Soon
PORTLAND, MAINE
PORTLAND MUSEUM OF ART – MAINE JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL
SCREENING: Sunday, April 23rd–Time TBD
Q&A w/ Director Julia Mintz following the screening
Tickets Available Soon
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK
CENTER FOR JEWISH HISTORY, YIVO
SCREENING: Thursday, June 8th–7:00PM
Q&A w/ Director Julia Mintz following the screening
TICKETS: https://www.yivo.org/Four-Winters
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK
MUSEUM OF JEWISH HERITAGE
SCREENING: Thursday, September 7th–Time TBD
Q&A w/ Director Julia Mintz following the screening
Tickets Available Soon
SUFFERN, NEW YORK
ROCKLAND HOLOCAUST MUSEUM
SCREENING: Sunday, September 10th–Time TBD
Q&A w/ Director Julia Mintz following the screening
Tickets Available Soon
SAG HARBOR, NEW YORK
BAY STREET THEATER
SCREENING: Sunday, October 8th–Time TBD
Q&A w/ Director Julia Mintz following the screening
Tickets Available Soon
Please check back for updates on screenings near you! We will be announcing more 2023 screenings in the weeks to come. At this time, the film is playing at theaters and festivals across the country and around the world, and will be available for streaming in late 2023. Thank you for your patience while we take the film on the road!
Please contact Venues for more information.
