Chicago, IL. May 27, 2008 - The Polish American Awareness Foundation (PAAF) is proud to have recently united an accomplished group of filmmakers, authors, historians, and philanthropists to bring to screen a long-overdue story of righteous humanity. 

Author E. Thomas Wood has joined veteran screenwriter William Akers and Oscar-nominated director Hanna Polak in the creation of the first English-language feature-length documentary conveying the memory and legacy of Jan Karski.

Said Wood, co-author of the biography Karski: How One Man Tried to Stop the Holocaust (Wiley, 1994), "I'm thrilled at the prospect of helping to share Jan Karski's message of humanitarian concern and moral action. It is a message as relevant today as ever before."  In addition to his services as a screenwriter, the author will also contributed over five hours of filmed interview footage to the project, the last recordings of the films driving character.  Karski passed away in 2000 at 86. 

With the film’s theatrical release slated for Fall 2009, the PAAF and its partners hope disseminate a message of proactivity in the face of crimes against humanity, while furthering still-needed reconciliation efforts between Poles and Jews.

Jan Karski Documentary - click here to read more about the project

For more information conctact Michael Raspatello at (US)734.883.6070