with René Balcer, Co-Director, and Carolyn Hsu-Balcer, Co-Executive Producer
Thu, Mar 15, 6:30–9 pm
Cheek Theater
This will be the Virginia premiere of René Balcer’s new documentary, Above the Drowning Sea (2017; 88 mins), the epic story of the dramatic escape of thousands of Jewish refugees from Austria to the welcoming sanctuary of Shanghai, China, on the eve of World War II. Chinese diplomat Ho Feng Shan heroically defied the Nazis…