This is a film-and-discussion program about the movie version of Louise Borden‘s book The Journey that Saved Curious George. The delightful film Monkey Business: The Adventure of Curious George’s Creators explores the extraordinary lives of Hans and Margret Rey, the authors of the beloved Curious George children’s books. See the film, then join filmmaker Ema Ryan Yamazaki and historian Dr. Susan Zuccotti for a lively discussion.
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Raised in Osaka, Japan, by a Japanese mother and British father, filmmaker EMA RYAN YAMAZAKI grew up navigating between Japanese and Western cultures. After graduating from NYU, she became the assistant to documentary mogul Sam Pollard. Her work has been shown on HBO, PBS, CNN, and numerous festivals around the world. Her first feature documentary, Monkey Business: The Adventures of Curious George’s Creators, premiered at the LA Film Festival and won the Audience Award at the Nantucket Film Festival. She lives in Japan.
Historian DR. SUSAN ZUCCOTTI is the author of the groundbreaking book The Holocaust, the French and the Jews. She holds a PhD in Modern European History from Columbia University. She has won a National Jewish Book Award and the Premio Acqui Storia – Primo Lavoro for Italians and the Holocaust (1987). She also received a National Jewish Book Award and the Sybil Halpern Milton Memorial Prize of the German Studies Association for Under His Very Windows (2000) on Pope Pius XII and the Holocaust. She has taught courses on Holocaust history at both Barnard and Trinity Colleges. She has appeared as a historical expert in numerous documentary films.