People On Sunday 2010

As a conclusion of the Joint Summer School of ifs international film school and UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television we will have an evening event on German-American Filmmaking – Past and Present at the Villa Aurora in Los Angeles on November 8th, 2011 at 8 pm with Eric Braeden, Wolfgang Petersen, and Christoph Bull.

• Actor Eric Braeden will be reading texts from the creators of the iconic silent film “Menschen am Sonntag” (People on Sunday), which include Billy Wilder, Robert Siodmak and Fred Zinnemann.

• We will present a short documentation entitled “Wolfgang Petersen – Mein Leben, mein Werk” in German, with English subtitles, written and directed by Gundolf S. Freyermuth, Professor for Comparative Media Studies at the International Film School in Cologne.

• The film will be followed by a panel discussion between Wolfgang Petersen and Professor Freyermuth.

• The evening will be accompanied by acclaimed organist Christoph Bull, who will present songs in the style of the time on organ, piano and voice.

More information: http://www.villa-aurora.org/index.php?page=event-calendar

Come and join us at the Goethe Institute in Los Angeles on Sunday, November 6, at 11:30 am:

“Menschen am Sonntag” – “People on Sunday 2010″

Premiere of the German-American Short Film Compilation by Filmmakers from UCLA and ifs