Narrated by Joan Allen, Blessed Is the Match is the first documentary feature about Hannah Senesh, the World War II-era poet and diarist who became a paratrooper, resistance fighter and modern-day Joan of Arc. Safe in Palestine in 1944, Hannah joined a mission to rescue Jews in her native Hungary. Hannah parachuted behind enemy lines, was captured, tortured, and ultimately executed by the Nazis.
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Roberta Grossman is an award-winning filmmaker who has directed and produced more than 50 hours of film and television. Credits include Seeing Allred, Who Will Write Our History, and Blessed Is the Match. She is the founder and co-executive director of Jewish Story Partners and a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences.