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| Women Filmmakers on the Creative Process and Aging |
| Walter Rosenblum: In Search of Pitt Street |
| USA, 1998, 16mm,
60 minutes English Director: Nina Rosenblum DC Premiere Monday, December 6, 1:00 pm Sunday, December 12, 12:00 pm |
| An intimate portrait of an important American photographer by his daughter, an accomplished filmmaker in her own right. Walter Rosenblum was born into the poverty of the Lower East Side but his interest in photography led him to the famous New York Photo League where he studied under Lewis Hine and Paul Strand. During World War II he was trained in filmmaking and landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day where he photographed the landing under fire. When the movie photographer on his three-man team was killed he took over the job and filmed the searing images from the liberation of Dachau. The experience of war gave all of Rosenblum’s work that followed a deep humanitarian angle. His photos of Spanish Civil War refugees, Haitians living under Papa "Doc" Duvalier, Astoria, Queens, the Lower East Side and East Harlem are part of a career that represents a search for community, humanity and the triumph of the human spirit. |
| Co-Sponsored by Lilith, The Independent Jewish Women’s Magazine |
Special Guest:
Nina Rosenblum, Director (December 12 only)
In Conversation with:
Susan Weidman Schneider, Editor-in Chief, Lilith Magazine
(December 12 only)
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