Then They Came for Me playing at the Avon Cinema Sunday, May 6 Moses Brown School Seniors Ari Heckman and Jessica Fain, both of Providence, have written and produced a documentary film based on interviews with Rhode Island survivors of Armenian, Nazi, and Cambodian genocide. The student-initiated project was funded through a grant from the Moses Brown School Class of 1948 Award for Independent Study and Inquiry. The grant, established in 1998 as a gift to the school from the 50th Reunion class, recognizes individual scholastic initiative and creativity.
Numerous students apply for the funds each year.
Fain and Heckman were motivated by a desire to learn about genocide, and then to share their findings with other young people. Following the screening at the Avon, the student filmmakers hope to make the tape available to schools and libraries throughout the area, including the Rhode Island Holocaust Museum. Then They Came for Me was narrated by Trinity Repertory actress Rose Weaver, who is also a drama teacher at Moses Brown School. The film was edited by Devin Lefreniere. For more information, phone 831-7350 ext.