The Night Witch
Director: Alison Klayman
Country: USA
Year of production: 2013
Duration: 4 min
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Subject:
- Human rights
- Women's rights
Audience:
- Students
- Pupils
- Teachers
Inclusive component:
Nadezhda “Nadia” Popova was a 19-year-old amateur pilot when World War II came to her doorstep. After the Nazis entered the Soviet Union in 1941, Nadia joined the all-female 588th Night Bomber Regiment of the Soviet Army, becoming one of the world’s first woman combat flight pilots.
director
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Alison Klayman
Alison Klayman was named as one of 20 Directors to Watch on a list of international filmmakers under 40 by the New York Times’ chief film critics A.O. Scott and Manohla Dargis. Her debut feature documentary, Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry, was shortlisted for an Academy Award, nominated for two Emmys, and earned Alison a Director's Guild of America nomination. It premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival where it won a Special Jury Prize.
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