Always Remember is a free film series designed to raise Holocaust awareness through cinema. Returning after a successful inaugural year, the series is expanding with a new initiative: Always Remember on the Road. This iteration broadens the reach of the program by pairing in-person community screenings with virtual screenings to reach audiences nationally and globally.

You’re invited to join us for an online screening of The Most Precious of Cargoes, followed by a pre-recorded conversation with director Michel Hazanavicius.

Once upon a time, a poor woodcutter and his wife lived in a great forest. Cold, hunger, poverty and a war raging all around them meant their lives were very hard. One day, the woodcutter’s wife rescues a child – a baby girl thrown from one of the many trains that constantly pass through the forest. This baby, this “most precious of cargoes,” will transform the lives of the poor woodcutter’s wife and her husband, as well as those whose paths the child will cross – including the man who threw her from the train. And some will try to protect her, whatever the cost. Their story will reveal the worst and the best in the hearts of men.

The film premiered at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival and played at over 40 film festivals worldwide.

The Most Precious of Cargoes is presented by © 2024 EX NIHILO – LES COMPAGNONS DU CINÉMA – STUDIOCANAL – FRANCE 3 CINÉMA – LES FILMS DU FLEUVE

 
2024, 81 minutes, color, French, Russian, and German with English subtitles | Written by Michel Hazanavicius & Based on a short story by Jean-Claude Grumberg | Directed by Michel Hazanavicius | Main Cast Jean-Louis Trintignant, Dominique Blanc, Grégory Gadebois, Denis Podalydès | Produced by Patrick Sobelman, Florence Gastaud | Executive Produced by Christophe Jankovic, Valérie Schermann
 

Registration Information

Even when they reach capacity, Film Lover and Secret Members are guaranteed access to all online screenings. Arts Circle Members are guaranteed access to all online and in-person screenings. Email membership@filmindependent.org for more.

All Film Independent Members and the general public can register for this online screening starting at 12:00 pm on Thursday, February 26. | Registration is free; one registration per individual
 

How to Watch

On the first day of screening availability, registrants will be emailed a secure link by our partner Vision Media to watch this title in the Film Independent Presents Online Screening Room.
 

Accessibility

Film Independent is committed to hosting events that are accessible. For inquiries regarding accessibility, or to request an accommodation, please contact us at accessibility@filmindependent.org or 323 556 9305.
 

Online Screening Policies

Availability window and registration capacity may vary; always register as early as possible to ensure access. Links are watermarked, nontransferable and may only be used by the individual who completed the registration. Limit one link per individual, per event.

Registrants are required to follow all rules and guidelines as laid out by Film Independent and/or its partners. If a guest has been registered for an event by a Member, these policies shall apply to that guest. Violation of policies may result in suspension or termination of Membership/access to future events.

Always Remember films, participants, availability window(s) and other details are subject to change without prior notice.