My Knees Were Jumping: Remembering the Kindertransports

This 1996 film is the first film to capture the Kindertransport story, chronicling the rescue of nearly 10,000 children from Nazi-occupied Europe and the devastating separations that followed. In recording her Viennese-born mother’s story, filmmaker Melissa Hacker reveals the isolation of the rescued children, and the way memories and fears were transmitted to the next generation. (Dir. by Melissa Hacker, 1996, US, 76 mins., Not Rated)

After the screening, stay for an intimate conversation with filmmaker Melissa Hacker and Beatrice Segal, a fellow daughter of a Kindertransport survivor.

This is a rental of The Loft Cinema. This film is presented as part of the 35th Annual Tucson J International Film Festival. You can find the full line-up at tucsonfilm2026.eventive.org.