SLAMDANCE’S TOP PRIZE goes to Chicago filmmakers Bob Hercules of Media Process Group and Cheryl Pugh . Their “Forgiving Dr. Mengele” won Slamdance’s Special Jury Recognition for Best Documentary Feature.
It was one of only nine docs selected to screen at Slamdance.
“Forgiving Dr. Mengele” tells the story of Eva Mozes Kor, a Holocaust survivor who took the controversial public position to forgive the Nazis.
In its limited theatrical release from First Run Features, “Dr. Mengele” plays a week at the Siskel Film Center beginning Feb. 24, before DVD release. It also will screen at the Miami, Atlanta and Harrisburg Jewish film festivals.
