Film director, producer, writer Matej Mináč graduated in film directing at the Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts in Bratislava. He’s well known for his trilogy of films about the British rescuer Sir Nicholas Winton and films about his mother, a famous photographer by the name of Zuzana Minácová, and has received over 70 awards for his films.
In 1939, Sir Nicholas Winton personally and by his own initiative saved the lives of 669 children from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia and brought them across Hitler’s Germany to Britain. For nearly 50 years, he told no one of his incredible operation. The story only emerged in 1988, after Sir Nicholas’s wife found an old scrapbook in their attic, featuring pictures of the children Sir Nicholas had rescued.
Today he is often called “Britain’s Schindler.” Winton is an immensely compelling symbol of how the care of one man can truly make a difference in the lives of many.
Nicky’s Family is a gripping documentary from the international, Emmy Award-winning film director Matej Mináč about this incredible story. The film features dramatic reenactments and never-before-seen archival footage, as well as interviews with a number of rescued children, Sir Nicholas Winton himself, His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Nobel Prize Laureate Elie Wiesel. Nicholas Winton’s fascinating story continues to inspire people to make the world a better place.
Welcome to the Scientology Network Documentary Showcase
Fundamental to Scientology is a humanitarian mission of extraordinary scope, now extending to some 200 nations. Included therein are programs for human rights, human decency, literacy, morality, drug prevention and disaster relief.
For this reason, the Scientology Network provides a platform for Independent filmmakers who embrace a vision of building a better world.
