Jan 21, 2010
NEWS RELEASE
The Colours of the Holocaust
Worldwide premier of film to be show at El Rey Theater
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Albuquerque, NM, January 4, 2010 – The worldwide premier of a new film marking the 65th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz will be shown at the El Rey Theater, 620 Central Ave. SW, on Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. The Colours of the Holocaust will be screened at museums, theaters and cultural centers around the world on the same date. Admission is free. Following the screening a reception will be held at the Holocaust and Intolerance Museum of New Mexico, 616 Central Ave. SW.
The Colours of the Holocaust is a film on the least known reasons for the world’s longest hatred, anti-Semitism, - the birth of Aryanism in Europe in the 19th century – on its shift to Nazism in the first half of the 20th century and on the impact of its consequences on the spiritual climate after the World War.
In the film, Finnish photographer Rax Rinnekangas opens the Internet at his studio in the working-class quarters of Helsinki and begins to ponder what ultimately sparked the genocide of Jews. From this question begins the journey of the artist’s mind and the photographs he has taken in numerous concentration camps to the roots of Aryanism. Addressed especially to new generations, The Colours of the Holocaust provides an interpretation by the artist, born after the Second World War, of the events that have most shaken and made a difference to the European identity during the 20th Century.
The Albuquerque screening is one of over 30 showings that will take place around the world in countries such as Mexico, Canada, Kosovo, Hungary and the United States. All screenings are taking place on January 27, 2010 as homage for peace.
The mission of the Holocaust and Intolerance Museum of New Mexico is to educate people about the Holocaust as well as to teach them about other genocides and forms of bullying that have affected people around the world. The Museum is partnering with the El Rey Theater and the Albuquerque/Bernalillo County Library System to bring this important film to Albuquerque.
For more information about this event please contact the Holocaust and Intolerance Museum of New Mexico at (505) 247-0606 or www.nmholocaustmuseum.org.
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