Film Screening and Discussion: The Storyteller
Friday, October 16, 2026 · 2:00 PM EDT · Park Slope Library · Brooklyn, NY
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Join us for a screening of The Storyteller, followed by a discussion with the author of the book behind the film. The Storyteller is a feature-length documentary that expands on Katherine Fennelly's book, Family Declassified: Uncovering My Grandfather's Journey from Spy to Children's Book Author. The film employs archival materials, interviews with historians and researchers, and Cyanotype animation to explore the life of Francis Kalnay in the context of significant world events in the 20th century. Kalnay was an immigrant to the US from the war-torn Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1919 who became a high-level spy for the Allies in WWII, a designer of houses in Mexico, a gourmand who published articles about cooking, and an award-winning children’s book author. He learned to design houses after spending time in Argentina with two older brothers (Andrés and Jorge Kalnay) who were renowned architects there. Registration is encouraged.
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