MY HERO DOCUMENTARY TO SCREEN AT THE NEWSFEST

Eva Haller: A Work in ProgressMY HERO 

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Wendy Milette
Director MY HERO International Film Festival
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MY HERO DOCUMENTARY TO SCREEN AT THE NEWSFEST — TRUE STORIES INTERNATIONAL FILM AND WRITERS FESTIVAL    

OCTOBER 19, 2024 – LAGUNA BEACH, CA - Eva Haller: A Work in Progress, a MY HERO Project documentary has been selected to screen at the Ethos - Newsfest Film Festival. The film, directed by MY HERO Co-founder and Director Jeanne Meyers, will screen Friday November 8 at 1:00 pm at the Laemmle Theater in Santa Monica.

Eva HallerEva Haller 

The film is the story of Eva Haller, a 94-year old woman who, as a child, participated in the Hungarian resistance and lost her brother during the Holocaust. She vowed to live a life of helping others and fled her native Hungary, eventually making her way to the United States, where she has spent decades mentoring generations of activists, particularly women. Haller has been honored with numerous awards, including the inaugural Forbes Women Excellence in Mentoring Award, and has helped humanitarian organizations that include Asian Initiatives, Women for Women International, Free the Children and the Jane Goodall Institute. She is also a board member of The MY HERO Project.

The NewsfestThe Newsfest 

The Newsfest launched in 2019 and is open to documentarians, news professionals or filmmakers whose work depicts an authentic news event through a narrative film or screenplay. Participants range in age from students to adults. Eva Haller: A Work in Progress will screen and compete in two categories — MOST INSPIRING and BEST DOCUMENTARY/NEWS STORY 20 to 60 MINUTES. 

Work will be judged by noteworthy news and entertainment professionals. Winning entries will be televised in the Los Angeles market.