Melissa Hacker’s groundbreaking film My Knees Were Jumping; Remembering the Kindertransports documents the little known story of the 10,000 Jewish children saved through the Kindertransport program after Kristallnacht.  In 256,000 Miles Away from Home, Hacker takes four of the survivors to trace the route they travelled to a safe haven. She directs a poignant short documentary of their memories on the train, the last values they learned from their parents, their accomplishments in life, and the legacies they are transmitting to the next generations. The characters’ ability to transcend trauma offers healing and hope to victims of racism and genocide. 

Eva Fogelman, PhD, writer and co-producer of Breaking the Silence: The Generation After the Holocaust and author of the Pulitzer Prize nominee Conscience and Courage:  Rescuers of Jews During the Holocaust.