Currahee Military Weekend The Girl Who Wore Freedom

Press Release

Release: Immediate
Contact: Tami Mayhugh, 706.244.0039
Date: September 26,2023
RE: Currahee Military Weekend The Girl Who Wore Freedom

Toccoa, GA – The award-winning documentary, The Girl Who Wore Freedom, will have two showings at the Historic Ritz Theatre on Thursday, October 5 th as part of the 2023 Currahee Military Weekend events. Both the 2pm and 7pm screenings will be followed by a question and answer session with the movie’s director and producer, Christian Taylor.

In the first chapter of this documentary series, we follow the German occupation of Normandy and the liberation of the French people, told through stories of the French who lived through this turbulent time and still speak of a love affair that bonds generations of Free French to their American liberators to this
day.

One little girl’s story exemplifies how the French saw – and still remember – the bravery and heroism of the American GIs and demonstrates why the United States has always taken part in protecting and liberating any who are oppressed. Her name is Dany Patrix, The Girl Who Wore Freedom, and she is the
thread that weaves us throughout this story. The people of Normandy still remember and appreciate to this day the sacrifices that were made, and celebrate these memories annually. As we have seen, when Americans experience this love, they are touched by it.

Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at the box office before each showing. All proceeds benefit the Stephens County Historical Society. Please contact Tami Mayhugh at 706-244-0039 with any questions.

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