Avisionarypoetwhofeltthatshehadbeenchosenforaspecialmission,HannahSeneshleftthePalestinekibbutzshehadhelpedtobuildandparachutedintohernativeHungarytorescuevictimsoftheHolocaustatthetailendofthewar.Shewascaught,imprisoned,tortured,andkilledatage23.Avisuallypoeticfilmandlovelettertoit'ssubject,SongofHannahcombinesintimateinterviewswithafellowprisoninmate,hermissioncommander,andfamilymembers,andweavesthemwithHannah'spoemsandwritingsaswellaswiththevoicesofstudentsataschoolfoundedinhername.Thesestudentskeepherspiritalivetoday,andSongofHannahembracesthemasstorytellers,challengingyoungpeopletocontributetothecollectivememoryoftheirhistoryasthestudentstraceHannah'sstoryfromHungarytoIsraelandback,fromtheirhometownofBrooklyn,NewYork.