999: THE FORGOTTEN GIRLS

USA  2024
Director: Heather Dune Macadam
English, Slovak, German & Hebrew with English subtitles
86 minutes

Documentary
In March 1942, 999 young Slovak Jewish women, mostly teenagers, told by their government that they were embarking on a volunteer work assignment, were instead illegally deported to Auschwitz on what was the first Jewish transport to the Nazi death camp. Who were these young women? Why were they chosen? How did a tiny handful survive over three grueling years in the death camps, against all odds? Best-selling author and historian Heather Dune Macadam has adapted her acclaimed book “999: The Extraordinary Young Women of the First Official Jewish Transport” into a powerful new documentary that sheds light on this little-known story, ensuring that these women will no longer be a historical footnote.

Winner: Human Rights Award, Hamptons Doc Fest 2023
Winner: Social Impact Award, Greenwich Int’d FF 2024999: THE FORGOTTEN GIRLS