Friday, October 16 at 2:00PM
In Person
Movie Screening followed by Q&A
The Storyteller
at
Park Slope Library
Good Neighbors of Park Slope and the Park Slope Library are pleased to present a free screening of the ocumentary “The Storyteller” based on the book Family Declassified.
Author and GNPS member Katherine Fennelly and the director, Dylan Hirsh will be available for Q&A following the movie.
The Storyteller is a feature-length documentary that expands on Katherine Fennelly's book, Family Declassified: Uncovering My Grandfather's Journey from Spy to Children's Book Author. (Sunbury Press, 2023).
The film employs archival materials, interviews with historians and researchers, and
Cyanotype animation to explore the life of Francis Kalnay in the context of significant world events in the 20th century. Kalnay was an immigrant to the US from the war-torn Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1919 who became a high-level spy for the Allies in WWII, a a designer of houses in Mexico, a gourmand who published articles about cooking, and an award-winning children’s book author. Principal themes of the film are identity, hidden Jewish ancestry, the Hungarian Holocaust, and the immigrant experience in Europe, South America and the United States.
A full description of the book, a trailer for the movie and more information are available at: KatherineFennelly.com
Katherine is a retired academic whose work on immigration policy and public health has taken her to many of the countries where her late grandfather lived out his adventures.
When not tracking down classified documents and delving into family history, she volunteers for refugee service organizations, serves as a Spanish-English interpreter, and enjoys biking in Prospect Park and spending time with her daughters and granddaughters who live nearby.
Books will be available for purchase at the event.