In the 2021 animated film "Where is Anne Frank", director Ari Folman brings to life Kitty, Anne Frank's imaginary friend to whom she dedicated her iconic diary.
November 3, 2022
Featured on the November 3rd, 2022 edition of ARIZONA SPOTLIGHT with host Mark McLemore:
- A conversation with award-winning animation director Ari Folman about “Where is Anne Frank” , a new film that looks at the how the tragedy of the Holocaust has been both remembered and forgotten in contemporary culture.
In "Where is Anne Frank", director Ari Folman brings to life Kitty, Anne Frank's imaginary friend to whom she dedicated her iconic diary.
VIEW LARGER The Arizona Center for Judaic Studies will host a screening of "Where is Anne Frank" with director Ari Folman on Sunday, Nov. 6th, 2022 at The Loft Cinema.
- And, in a thought-provoking essay, Adiba Nelson reveals a rarely discussed result of overturning Roe v. Wade that endangers the lives of women and girls, including her own daughter who lives with special needs. Click here to read the full contents of Adiba Nelson's article on the unsung dangers of the overturning of Roe v. Wade
Adiba Nelson with her daughter Emory.
Courtesy of Adiba Nelson
- Political journalist Molly Ivins blazed a trail of truth from the 1970s to the 2000s, never backing down from a fight whether it was in Texas or Washington, DC. Mark talks with Betsy Kruse Craig about playing the outspoken firebrand in Invisible Theatre’s new production of “Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins.”
VIEW LARGER Betsy Kruse Craig as Molly Ivins in "Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins" playing at Invisible Theatre's through Nov. 13, 2022. Courtesy of Kathleen Dreier / Creatista
VIEW LARGER Betsy Kruse Craig as Molly Ivins in "Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins" playing at Invisible Theatre through Nov. 13, 2022. Courtesy of Kathleen Dreier / Creatista
VIEW LARGER Trystan Garcia as “The Helper" alongside Betsy Kruse Craig as Molly Ivins in "Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins" playing at Invisible Theatre's through Nov. 13, 2022. Courtesy of Kathleen Dreier / Creatista
- Quintessential New York comedian Colin Quinn is best known for hosting Weekend Update on Saturday Night Live in the late 1990s, among his many film and TV roles. Quinn ponders the similarities and differences between all fifty united states in his new book “Overstated”, and he is on his way to visit the Rialto Theatre on November 10th.
VIEW LARGER Actor, comedian and writer Colin Quinn is best known for his work as an actor on Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update. His book "Overstated" discusses each of the 50 states, comparing the antics that shared by Americans. Courtesy of Mike LaVoie
VIEW LARGER "Overstated" by Colin Quinn is a state-by-state comparison exploring the similarities and differences Americans share.
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