Event

Flory's Flame @ SLIFF

Flory's Flame
Curt Fissel, U.S., 2014, 58 min.
Sunday, Nov. 8, 5 p.m., KDHX
"Flory's Flame" tells the compelling story of renowned 90-year old Sephardic composer and performer Flory Jagoda. The documentary interlaces Flory's personal narrative with selections from her moving September 2013 Celebration Concert at the U.S. Library of Congress. A National Heritage Fellow -- the highest honor given by the U.S. to traditional artists -- Flory was born in Sarajevo to a musical family whose roots stretched back to Spain for hundreds of years before the Jewish expulsion during the Inquisition in 1492. Living in small Jewish communities in Bosnia over the ensuing centuries, the family lovingly passed down the songs and lyrics of their culture, ultimately reaching Flory, the only member of her family to survive the Holocaust. Flory has spent her career composing, recording, and performing this music worldwide, which culminated in the sold-out Celebration Concert, where she was joined onstage by 25 musicians with whom she has performed over the years. "Flory's Flame" features selections from that concert and interviews with Flory, family members, and colleagues about her challenging but ultimately triumphant life path and her mission to ensure the continuation of her family's cultural legacy through her music.
Sponsored by Nancy & Ken Kranzberg