The Sounds of Film welcomes filmmaker Tim Roper, co-director of the powerful new documentary For the Living.

The film tells the extraordinary true story of Marcel Zielinski, a 10-year-old Holocaust survivor who, in January 1945, walked 60 miles by foot from Auschwitz-Birkenau to Krakow in search of his family. Decades later, hundreds of cyclists from around the world retraced his path in a moving event called Ride for the Living, an act of remembrance and empathy that continues to inspire participants each year.

For the Living draws profound parallels between Marcel’s journey and the modern world’s continuing struggle between dehumanization and compassion. Featuring moving interviews, historical footage, and stirring original music, the film explores how empathy can serve as humanity’s most powerful defense against hate and indifference.

The documentary screens at the Port Jefferson Documentary Series on October 23rd at 7 PM, with director Tim Roper and in attendance for a post-screening Q&A.

The Sounds of Film is America’s longest-running film, music, and ideas-themed radio show. For over 35 years, the program has entertained and inspired audiences throughout Long Island, Connecticut, and around the world online. Hosted by Tom Needham, the show has featured an extraordinary range of guests, including Rory Kennedy, D.A. Pennebaker, Dionne Warwick, Whit Stillman, Hal Hartley, Chuck D, Howard Shore, Carter Burwell, William H. Macy, and Wallace Shawn.