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Half The Town
HALF THE TOWN
US PREMIERE
Documentary, Germany 2015, 88 min
Director: Pawel Siczek
Producer: Nicole Leykauf
German and Polish with English subtitles
Photographer Chaim Bermans legacy of approximately 10,000 portraits on glass negatives remained undiscovered for decades, showing unidentified people from his everyday life Poles, Jews, and Germans who coexisted in almost complete freedom. These glass negatives are the basis of this film which attempts to reconstruct the life of its creator and a European era which is forever lost. When the Nazis invaded Kozienice, neighbors attempted to rescue him and his family and hid Berman in a tiny basement. This fascinating but tragic story is reconstructed through lively animation and new images developed from these rare historical negatives.
Q&A with producer Nicole Leykauf
In partnership with the Goethe Institut LA
Sponsored by the Consulate General of the Republic of Germany and the Consulate General of Poland in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the German-Polish Friendship Treaty
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LocationGoethe-Institut Los Angeles
5750 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 100
Los Angeles, CA 90036
United States
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| Wheelchair Accessible: No |
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