''Inside Hana's Suitcase'' is a Canadian documentary film, directed by

Larry Weinstein Larry Weinstein (born 1956) is a Canadian film director of theatrical and television documentaries, performance films, and dramas. The majority of his films centre on musical subjects and the depiction of the creative process, while his other sub ...

and released in 2009. Adapted in part from

Karen Levine Karen Levine (born 1955) is a Canadian radio producer and writer. Her radio documentaries have won two Peabody Awards. She has worked for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) for over thirty years, working on shows such as '' The Sunday ...

's book ''Hana's Suitcase'', the film centres on the story of

Hana Brady Hanička "Hana" Brady (born Hana Bradyová; 16 May 1931 – 23 October 1944) was a Czechoslovak Jewish girl murdered in the gas chambers at German concentration camp at Auschwitz, located in the occupied territory of Poland, during the Holocaus ...

, a young Czechoslovak Jewish girl who died in the

Holocaust The Holocaust, also known as the Shoah, was the genocide of European Jews during World War II. Between 1941 and 1945, Nazi Germany and its collaborators systematically murdered some six million Jews across German-occupied Europe; a ...

, including the reminiscences of George Brady, her sole surviving brother who emigrated to Canada following the war. The film premiered in February 2009 at the

Victoria Film Festival The Victoria Film Festival is a publicly attended film festival in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada running for ten days in February. The festival shows both Canadian and international films and unreels 150 films with 55 Features on 6 screens ...

. It was subsequently screened at the 2009

Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival The Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival is the largest documentary festival in North America. The event takes place annually in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The 27th edition of the festival took place online throughout May and June ...

, where it was second runner-up for the Hot Docs Audience Award. It was commercially released in November 2009, and was broadcast by

CBC Television CBC Television (also known as CBC TV) is a Canadian English-language broadcast television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster. The network began operations on September 6, 1952. Its French-l ...

in March 2011. The film received a

Genie Award The Genie Awards were given out annually by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to recognize the best of Canadian cinema from 1980–2012. They succeeded the Canadian Film Awards (1949–1978; also known as the "Etrog Awards," for scu ...

nomination for Best Feature Length Documentary at the

30th Genie Awards The 30th Genie Awards were presented on April 12, 2010 to honour films released in 2009.Canadian Press The Canadian Press (CP; french: La Presse canadienne, ) is a Canadian national news agency headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. Established in 1917 as a vehicle for the time's Canadian newspapers to exchange news and information, The Canadian Pre ...

, March 1, 2010.

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