17
Yom
Hashoah
Holocaust Remembrance
BIG SONIA
Thursday, May 2
Directed by Leah Warshawski
and Todd Soliday
93 Minutes l Documentary l USA l English
In the last store in a defunct shopping mall,
91-year-old Sonia Warshawski—great-
grandmother, businesswoman, and Holocaust
survivor—runs the tailor shop she’s owned for
more than thirty years. But when she’s served an
eviction notice, the specter of retirement prompts
Sonia to revisit her harrowing past as a refugee
and witness to genocide. A poignant story of
generational trauma and healing, BIG SONIA
also offers a laugh-out-loud-funny portrait of
the power of love to triumph over bigotry, and
the power of truth-telling to heal us all .
Presented in partnership with
the Virginia Holocaust Museum
“Filmed with great respect and palpable love for its subject, ‘BIG SONIA'
is one of those documentaries that seems to bring its own light—
just like the woman at its center. 4 stars out of 4."
– The Seattle Times