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Bombshell: the Hedy Lamarr Story

May 20, 2018 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

“Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story is a new documentary from writer-director Alexandra Dean that fascinates with its biographical zigs and zags…” — Ty Burr BOSTON GLOBE — 6:00pm: Reception with complimentary wine, beer, and cheese, 7:00pm: Film Screening.

After the film screens, there will be a panel discussion with Gerald Peary and Amy Geller. Gerald Peary is the director-writer of two acclaimed feature documentaries, FOR THE LOVE OF MOVIES: THE STORY OF AMERICAN FILM CRITICISM (2009) and ARCHIE’S BETTY (2015), both of which played at film festivals, museums, universities, and were televised on the Documentary Channel and WGBH-Boston respectively. Currently, he writes reviews for the website, THE ARTS FUSE and is the programmer of the Boston University Cinematheque. He is the author of eight books on cinema, including co-editing the pioneering “Women in Cinema: A Critical Anthology.”

Amy Geller is a long-time producer whose credits include: PBS/BBC broadcast docudrama MURDER AT HARVARD(2003), the Sundance Institute-supported narrative STAY UNTIL TOMORROW (2005), THE WAR THAT MADE AMERICA (2006), a four-hour PBS mini-series, and FOR THE LOVE OF MOVIES: THE STORY OF AMERICAN FILM CRITICISM (2009), which was broadcast in the US and abroad. Geller served as the president of Women in Film & Video New England and the Artistic Director of the Boston Jewish Film Festival, where she received a young Jewish leadership award. Her feature-length directorial debut THE GUYS NEXT DOOR, co-directed by Allie Humenuk, was released in 2016 and has been winning jury prizes and audience awards at film festivals across the country.

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Date:
May 20, 2018
Time:
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Cost:
$20
Event Category:
Website:
http://www.firehouse.org/see-a-show/269-bombshell

Venue

Firehouse Center for the Arts
Market Square
Newburyport, MA 01950 United States
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Phone
978-462-7336
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