Ukrainian Film Series: Mr. Jones (Ages 14+)

Ukrainian Film Series: Mr. Jones (2019) by Agnieszka Holland, 118 minutes (Ages 14+)

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Director Agnieszka Holland’s award-winning narrative feature captures the curiosity and compassion that must have driven real-life journalist Gareth Jones and it’s the portrayal of this little-known heroic figure by James Norton that will most drive the viewer to connect with the film. Intrepid to the point of danger, Jones uncovered the truth about the Holodomor, the starvation of millions under Stalin’s regime in the early 30s. – Leslie Combemale.

Facilitator: Peter Gallo, an artist and academic, earned a PhD in the History of Art from Concordia University in Montreal. He teaches at Saint Michael’s College in Colchester, Vermont. His work appears in major collections around the world and is represented by Sean Horton (NYC) and the Anthony Reynolds Gallery (London).

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