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rning something about the world is among the risks of

nding the Silverdocs documentary film festival. From theting Iranian political climate during the 2009 presidential

tions in The Green Wave to the unique Dublin hair

n in Blue Rinse, there is no shortage of films that go

ond the scope of the United States.

festival kicks off Monday and runs through June 26, with

e 108 films being shown at various locations including the

Silver Theatre and the Discovery HD Theater in Silver

ng. Running alongside the festival is The Silverdocs

rnational Documentary Conference from Tuesday through

e 25.

all its eclecticism, some of Silverdocs' films also hit upon

l stories and issues, such as the tale of Silver Springdent Gus Goldberger in the film The Rescuers. Directed

Michael King, The Rescuers follows official Winston

rchill biographer and renowned historian Sir Martin Gilbert

Rwandan anti-genocide activist Stephanie Nyombayire

hey explore the stories of non-Jewish diplomats who

ed save thousands of Jewish lives during the Holocaust.

he film, Goldberger travels with his brother Leo

dberger to Copenhagen, Denmark, where he spent much

is childhood. He grew up in a family of six in a three-story

and his father served as a cantor in the local synagogue.

Still, 1943 marked a turning point for Denmark and the

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Tin Nguyen/The Gazette Old family photos and newspaperclippings tell the life of the Goldberger family and theirflight from Copenhagen in early Oct. 1943. Silver Springresident Gus Goldberger's family survival is featured in "The Rescuers," a documentary that is part of theSilverdocs film festival.

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Goldbergers. With a growing resistance movement and the

ernment's shutdown, Denmark was put under martial law. The change in power gave the Germans an opportunity to

d up Denmark's Jewish citizens and they planned to do so on Oct. 1, 1943.

rge Ferdinand Duckwitz was among the Germans informed by Werner Best, who organized the Gestapo, of the plan

eptember. An attach, Duckwitz tipped off Danish politicians, who in turn alerted the Jewish community.

h news of the roundup, the Goldbergers had no choice but to flee. It would be the second time they would attempt to

pe the Nazis since six Gestapo officers came to the Goldberger's door in the early morning of Aug. 29.

dberger's father heard the noise and instructed Goldberger and his two siblings to hide under his bed. His mother and

ngest brother were away in the countryside.

figured there was only one purpose and that would be to come after us, Goldberger recalls.

unately, the Gestapo's noise awoke an upstairs neighbor, who upon walking downstairs demanded to know the

e of the ruckus. She told the Gestapo all the Goldbergers were away.

Oct. 1, with roundup imminent, the Goldbergers tried to escape with another family, but their house was empty by the

the Goldbergers arrived. Twenty-four hours after that plan fell through and aided by a chance encounter of

dberger's father with a woman on a train who knew his work as a singer, the Goldbergers left Denmark in the hull of ang vessel en route to Sweden. The Goldbergers, including 9-year-old Gus, arrived in Sweden after switching to a

dish boat mid-water and eventually settled in Gothenburg. Thanks to Duckwitz, nearly 7,000 Jews escaped.

dberger's story is one of many in Michael King's film. The Emmy-award winning documentarian came up with the

s concept after producer Joyce D. Mandell mentioned having seen photos of some of these diplomats in an exhibit at

Island. While filming, King traveled with those spared by the rescuers to places such as Rhodes, Greece. In many

ances, the rescuers were breaking the policies of their own countries.

ere was no parade or marching band waiting for them or promotions, King says. There was a price to pay in making

oice for humanity.

g also found Stephanie Nyombayire. The young activist lost 100 members of her family during the Rwandan genocide

King felt her prescence in the film was necessary in showing a link between past and present.

needed a young voice that could talk to young people about the tragedies of the Holocaust. And also make it a

emporary story, not just a historical story, he says.

film will be screened at Silverdocs on June 22 and 23 and is presented in partnership with the United States Institute

eace.

s film really embodies the real essence and mission of the USIP and showcases how powerful documentary can be

hining a light on critical issues around peace building, festival director Sky Sitney says.

ey has worked with Silverdocs for the past six season, and as festival director for the last three. This year, she also

been heavily involved with the conference. With more than 60 panels, master classes, pitching forums and

kshops conducted by individuals from every facet of the movie industry, Sitney says a handful of the talks can even

gue those who are not filmmakers, but have curious minds.

have a doc talk that is looking at how these films are trying to intervene in various ways in the judicial process, or

they could be used almost as testimony or another form of witnessing, Sitney says.

erdocs also distributes surveys each year to ask patrons what they want to see improved in future conferences. This

, Sitney says the focus of the conference has been shifted, too.

hile we are certainly not going to ignore our entry-level filmmakers, what we did hear in our surveys was that there

an absence of really great content for the mid-career filmmaker, she explains.

such presentation will take place at 10 a.m. June 23 in the Fenton Room of the Silver Spring Civic Building. Titled A

ind-the-Scenes Guide to Capitol Hill for Filmmakers, the talk will be moderated by Will Jenkins, a staff member for

inia Senator Jim Webb. The goal of the speech is to show documentarians how they can access legislators and use

films as vehicles for change.

ctor Rachel Libert hopes the film Semper Fi: Always Faithful will act as just that when it screens at Silverdocs on

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21 and 25.

76-minute documentary shows the plight of former Marine drill instructor and Master Sergeant Jerry Ensminger as

nvestiages a long history of contaminated drinking water at the Marine training base Camp Lejeune in North

olina. Ensminger and his family moved from Lejeune in late 1975. Ten years later, Ensminger lost his 9-year-old

ghter to leukemia. Only years later in 1997, while watching the news, a story broke on the contamination, and

mger saw the first signs of an answer to his child's untimely death. Since then, Ensminger has collected a substantial

unt of evidence indicating several guilty parties in the contamination case through official Marine documents and

ide sources who worked at the camp. With a number of child-realted deaths and high rates of illnesses including an

zingly large number of male breast cancer victims with those connected to Lejeune, Ensminger believes his cause

past a case of paranoia.

minger has been appealing to legislators and speaking everywhere possible on the matter. The film shows the

ths he has gone to including participating in Congresional hearings and attending meetings with the EPA to discuss

harmful effects of chemicals such as PCE, which was found in the water in high levels, but has not yet been

sified officially as a known carcinogen.

pite his fortitude, Ensminger is still facing the hard truth that the organization he served for some 25 years has

sed to talk with him about his findings or help the soldiers who have suffered as a result from their time at Lejeune. A

e of betrayal strikes deep for Ensminger, but the motto Semper Fi still guides him.

take care of our own. I know that's alive and well down at the operating and union level, but I'm not dealing with

m in this situation, Ensminger says. What is really scary for me is that the people who hold the entire rank and file of

Marine Corps to those lofty standards can't live up to them themselves. It's a scary damn thought.

hown in the film, Lejeune is not unique, and there are other sites where contamination on military bases threatensurrounding areas and civilians, including Kirkland Airforce Base in New Mexico and even Fort Meade in

hington, D.C.

rt first started filming Ensminger in 2007 after meeting his sister while researching another project. Since their last

rding session in December, Ensminger has seen strides with allies on Capitol Hill and two pieces of legislation are

ently being discussed in the House of Representatives and the Senate. Still, she hopes her film shines a light on the

untability of the Department of Defense, which Ensminger says is the nation's largest polluter.

k the EPA to really hold the military to the same standards they're holding private industry and to really enable and

ort the EPA to have the teeth to go against the Department of Defense, she says.

h stories like Ensminger's and Goldberger's, Silverdocs seems to have captured the weight of the world on film.

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erdocs Film Festival runs from Monday to June 26. The Silverdocs International Documentary Conference runs from

sday through June 25 at the Silver Spring Civic Building, One Veterans Place.

mper Fi: Always Faithful screens at 4 p.m. June 21 at AFI Silver Theater 1, 8633 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, and

p.m. June 25 at AFI Silver Theater 3, 8633 Colesville Road, Silver Spring.

e Rescuers screens at 10:45 a.m. June 22 at the Discovery HD Theater, 1 Discovery Place, Silver Spring, and at

p.m. June 23 at the AFI Silver Theatre 2, 8633 Colesville Road, Silver Spring. Tickets are $11. Visit

w.silverdocs.com

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