S9.E3 ∙ Episode #9.3

February 14, 1942. Jacques, 15 years old, is stopped by the Gestapo in Compiegne for possession of a firearm. He is deported in Germany on June 18th. Following the Liberation, Jacques does not return. His mother, Emilia, searches for a trace of him for 30 years, but in vain.

As a child, Madeline would have done anything for her dad. Then he went to war, and she never saw him again. Sixty-five years after his death in battle, Madeline travels 7000 km to visit his grave. She brings along a rock from the ranch to help make things right.

SILK AND RAGS:The Odyssey of Monique Fagan Smith evolved out of a decade-long friendship between film maker Rachael Romero, (In the Shadow of Eden) and the Jamaican artist Monique Fagan Smith as she lives (by choice) on the NYC streets--much as a mountainman might live on a mountain. The intimate footage shows the complexity of a remarkable woman's life, belying the 'homeless' stereotype and raising the questions: What is freedom ? What is home? What is family? What is accomplishment? What is wealth?

The untold story of the Greek Holocaust.

The 447th Bombardment Group flew 258 combat missions in the skies over Europe during World War II. Their history is representative of the 350,000 men who flew in the 8th Air Force. The film begins with a group of 447th veterans recounting their most memorable missions and life at their base in Rattlesden, England. After their stories are told, first time director Julie Gerisch encourages the men to look deeper into their souls - past the missions - and into the emotions that have remained inside them for over sixty years. The veterans wander back into the fog of war exploring the physical and emotional cost of combat. The relive the joy of V-E Day and reveal the pain of coming home with ghosts that continue to haunt them. The men celebrate their brotherhood and discuss the positive ways in which their military experience impacted them and shaped their lives. Their inspirational stories paint a portrait of courage beyond history, adding a new dimension to our understanding of their wartime experience and insight into the sometimes lonely hearts of heroes.

The lead up to the end of The Second World War that culminated in VJ Day.