Join Fishing Heritage Center and New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park for our first free Dock-u-mentary film screening of the fall 2026 season!
On Fri., 10/16, at 7:00pm, we will be screening the 2020 documentary film The Jump. In 1970, off the shore of Martha’s Vineyard, Lithuanian radio operator Simas Kudirka jumped from a Soviet ship onto a US Coast Guard vessel in a desperate bid for freedom. Denied asylum by the American crew, Simas was sentenced to a Soviet labor camp for treason, sparking an international outcry. His dramatic case set off a chaotic series of events, leading to one of the biggest muddles during the Cold War. The screening will take place at the National Park’s auditorium at 33 William Street in downtown New Bedford. Doors open at 6:30pm.
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