November 14th, 2004
The American Film Institute
Helnwein's "Ninth November Night" at the American Film Institute Festival AFIFEST in Los Angeles
The ArcLight Hollywood
Directed by Henning Lohner
A documentary on the works of Austrian painter Gottfried Helnwein commemorating the Reichskristallnacht will bw screened on November 13th and 14th 2004. Noted Austrian artist Gottfried Helnwein, obsessed with the fact that his society could ignore the deaths of six million victims, dedicates his art to Holocaust remembrance. When the 50th anniversary of Kristallnacht passes without commemoration, he creates an heroic art installation. Co-stars Maximiliam Schell, Sean Penn, Jason Lee.

NINTH NOVEMBER NIGHT

[GERMA] Intl Shorts CompetitionGermany, 2004, 23 min, Color, 35 MMLA/NO PremiereDIR/MUS: Henning LohnerPROD: Henning Lohner, Gisela GuttmanDP: Darreb RystromED: Max CarlsonCast: Maximillian Schell, Sean Penn, Jason Lee

A heroic art installation of Holocaust rememberance is assaulted by vandals, living proof of hatred that refuses to die.

Screening Schedule

Sat, Nov 13 9:00 pm Los Angeles Film SchoolSun, Nov 14 1:00 pm Los Angeles Film School

Resources forNINTH NOVEMBER NIGHT[GERMA] Intl Shorts CompetitionPrint SourceDick GuttmanGuttman Associates118 S. Beverly Dr.Beverly Hills, CA 90212Phone: 310.246.4600Fax: 310.246.4601Email: guttmanpr@aol.com

NINTH NOVEMBER NIGHT
Screens as part of the German Shorts Program, Saturday November 13 at 9:00pm and Sunday November 14 at 1:00pm.
All Screenings are at the ArcLight Hollywood — 6360 Sunset Boulevard at Ivar
http://www.afi.com
Installation "Ninth November Night"

AFI AT ARCLIGHT ArcLight Hollywood

About AFI @ ArcLight6360 W. Sunset BoulevardLos Angeles, CA 90026Established in 2002, AFI at ArcLight is an ongoing program of film series, mini-festivals, retrospectives and special events presented by AFI in partnership with ArcLight Hollywood. AFI at ArcLight has recently presented series such as Latin Cinema Milestones, French Cinema Review, the LA Exhibition of Russian Cinema-an ambitious program of classic Russian cinema featuring new 35mm prints and electronic subtitles-a retrospective of director Stephen Frears and PERSPECTIVES, a festival dedicated to the inclusion of people with developmental disabilities. The 2004 season kicks off with the Jurlique Australian Film Festival.

Maximilian Schell