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Inspired by grandmother’s silence, former G.N. resident to direct film By A dA m L i d g e t t Filmmaker, actor and Great Neck native Daniella Rabbani said she originally set out to make a film telling the story of her grandmother’s time in the Holocaust — the only problem was her grandmother never talked about it. So instead, Rabbani said, she will tell the story of a character similar to herself who must interview an estranged grandmother about her experience in the Holocaust to finish her thesis on genocide and film studies, “Having grown up in Great Neck with [Holocaust] survivors, I was exposed to these stories early on, but never of my own grandparents,” Rabbani said. “I’m one of many third generation survivors. We carry a responsibility to educate and inform and yet we don’t have the answers.” Rabbani is set to direct the
film, which is titled “Oma” — if the filmmakers can raise the money As of Tuesday, the project had raised $11,332 of the $20,000 the filmmakers are looking to raise through the website Seed & Spark. The film is written by Melissa Jane Osborne and produced by Mike Mayhurst. Rabbani describes the film as a story of inherited trauma and secrets. The original idea, she said, was to interview her 94-year-old grandmother, who now lives in an assisted living home in the Riverdale section of the Bronx, But as the writing process moved forward, Rabbani said, there were too many gaps in her grandmother’s history to do a complete retelling of her life. “There were too many roadblocks where we couldn’t actually base it on my grandmother,” RabContinued on Page 51
The Great Neck Park District invites residents to a campfire and marshmallow roast at Kings Point Park. Photo courtesy of the Great Neck Park District. See more on Page 42.
M-LFD firefighter celebrates 60 years with department By B i LL SAn Antonio
“He lived across the street and ran the gas station across from the firehouse,” said MorJoe Morris’ neighbor ris, 87. “It seemed like the right knocked on his door one day thing to do.” Morris had recently moved in 1955 and suggested he join the Manhasset-Lakeville Fire to the unincorporated Bayview neighborhood in Manhasset Department.
with his new bride, Anne, a Manhasset native. A Korean War-era veteran now working for the former Long Island Lighting Company, a precursor to the Long Island Power Authority, Morris went Continued on Page 62
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