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FORGOTTEN TRANSPORTS RELEASED ON DVD

date:
15.01.2010

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Forgotten Transports, the internationally acclaimed four-part series completed by Lukáš Přibyl last year after a decade of painstaking research, has been released in a 4-disc DVD set. Meanwhile, Přibyl, graduate in history and political science, continues to gather praise and admiration for the series wherever he goes. The set is currently available only in Czech; other language versions will be released in the coming months.

[Press Release]

In addition to making an appearance at the ongoing Palm Springs IFF and the New York Jewish Film Festival, all four 90-min films are set to be screened at special events in Europe and the USA.

Following his attendance at the New York Jewish Film Festival, Lukáš Přibyl will be returning to New York a the end of March. Organized at a venue for 600 guests, the Manhattan screening of Forgotten Transports will host a number of notable guests, including Nobel Prize laureate Elie Wiesel.

Released January 15 on a 4-disc DVD set, Forgotten Transports (4 x 90 min) was made in twenty countries, using witness accounts in six languages. The released DVD includes Czech version only; other language editions will follow in the coming months. The collection is available at 860 CZK; to place an order please send an email to zapomenutetransporty@gmail.com.

FORGOTTEN TRANSPORTS

Created, written, researched and directed by – Lukáš Přibyl
Cinematography – Jakub Šimůnek
Editing – Vladimír Barák
Music – Petr Ostrouchov
Sound – Jan Čeněk
Producer – Lukáš Přibyl
Co-producer – Ondřej Trojan

The documentary series Forgotten Transports (4 x 90 minut) was made over a period of ten years in twenty countries and five contents. Composed of personal stories and perspectives, it paints a surprising picture of the Holocaust that reveals the range of tactics adopted by people exposed to the extremes of persecution and terror. The collection includes the following: Forgotten Transports to Latvia; Forgotten Transports to Estonia; Forgotten Transports to Belarus; Forgotten Transports to Poland.

For more details please visit www.forgottentransports.com.

Forgotten Transports to Poland is included in the 2009 editions of the East Silver market and East Silver TV Focus that work to promote and market East European documentary films.

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Anna Kaslová
East Silver
Cell: +420 777 211 077
T/F: +420 222 954 526
info@eastsilver.net

EAST SILVER Market, Oct 26 - 31, 2010
Skolska 12
110 01 Prague 1
Czech Republic

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