DC/DOX Film Festival 2023

The Silent Witness

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Eaton Cinema

1201 K STREET NW, WASHINGTON, DC
Screening Information
Program

Shorts Program 2: Unbreakable Spirits

Date

June 16

TIME

12:30 pm - 2:45 pm

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Shorts Program 2: Unbreakable Spirits

Unbreakable Spirits showcases powerful stories of individuals who have endured – or are now enduring – the ravages of war, oppression, and other forms of global strife. Through their strength, resilience, and unwavering determination, these individuals face the unimaginable, or have triumphed over adversity, inspiring hope and resilience in themselves and those around them.

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Date:
June 16
Time:
12:30 pm - 2:45 pm EDT
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Venue

Eaton Cinema
1201 K STREET NW
WASHINGTON, DC 20005 United States
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June 16 @ 12:30 pm - 2:45 pm EDT

Shorts Program 2: Unbreakable Spirits

Unbreakable Spirits showcases powerful stories of individuals who have endured – or are now enduring – the ravages of war, oppression, and other forms of global strife. Through their strength, resilience, and unwavering determination, these individuals face the unimaginable, or have triumphed over adversity, inspiring hope and resilience in themselves and those around them.

Details

Date:
June 16
Time:
12:30 pm - 2:45 pm EDT
Website:
Visit Website →

Venue

Eaton Cinema
1201 K STREET NW
WASHINGTON, DC 20005 United States

The Silent Witness

Directors

George Kunhardt, Teddy Kunhardt

Executive Producers

Doug Blush

Producers

Matthew Henderson, Aleks Gezentsvey, Ari Fishman

Editors

Aleks Gezentsvey

Cinematographers

Bill Winters

The Silent Witness is a documentary about Tomiko Morimoto West’s horrifying experience as a 13-year-old girl in Hiroshima when the first atomic bomb dropped. The film details how she survived, what she witnessed, and how she was affected. West, now a ninety-one year old woman, has a message of peace.

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George Kunhardt

Co-Director, The Silent Witness

George Kunhardt is a three-time Emmy Award-winning Director and Producer at Kunhardt Films. He’s most recently served as an Executive Producer on the Apple TV+ series Lincoln’s Dilemma. Past films he’s produced include A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks (HBO, 2021); The Soul of America (HBO, 2020); True Justice: Bryan Stevenson’s Fight For Equality (HBO, 2019, Emmy Award and Peabody Award Winner); John McCain: For Whom The Bell Tolls (HBO, 2018, IDA Award Winner); King in the Wilderness (HBO, 2018, Emmy Award Winner and NAACP Image Award Nominated); The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee (HBO, 2017, PGA Award Nominated); Becoming Warren Buffett (HBO, 2017); Jim: The James Foley Story (HBO, 2016, Emmy Award Winner) and Living With Lincoln (HBO, 2015). Kunhardt graduated from Wheaton College as the college’s first film major. He is a founding board member of the Kunhardt Film Foundation. He lives in Bedford, New York with his wife Jackie and their sons George Jr and James.

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Teddy Kunhardt

Co-Director, The Silent Witness

Teddy Kunhardt is an award-winning filmmaker. He has received three Emmy Awards, including for his role as director and producer of the Emmy and Peabody-winning film True Justice: Bryan Stevenson’s Fight for Equality. Kunhardt’s recent projects include the documentary series Lincoln’s Dilemma for Apple TV+ and the award-winning documentary Fragments of Paradise, which premiered at the 2022 Venice Film Festival. His previous projects for HBO are A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon ParksObama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect UnionThe Soul of America, the IDA Award-winning John McCain: For Whom the Bell Tolls, Emmy winner King in the Wilderness, Emmy winner Jim: The James Foley Story among others. Kunhardt received his education at Skidmore College and the Institute of Culinary Education and is a founding board member and executive director of the Kunhardt Film Foundation. He lives in Chappaqua, New York with his wife Sarah, son Henry, and daughter Beatrice.