Witness 11 | |
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Directed by | Sean Mitchell |
Written by | Sean Mitchell |
Produced by | Helen Jang Mitchell and Sean Mitchell |
Starring |
Oleg Liptsin Paul Guadarrama |
Cinematography | Chris Lawing |
Music by | Larry Groupe |
Production company | Metaphora Studios |
Release date |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Witness 11 is a 2012 short drama film directed by Sean Mitchell and starring Oleg Liptsin, Paul Guadarrama and Matt Shelton. [1] It is based on the testimony of renowned German poet and playwright, Bertolt Brecht, during the height of the 1940s Red Scare. [2]
The film was shot in 2012 at the Berkeley City Club in Berkeley, California. [3]
Called before the House Un-American Activities Committee. [4] (HUAC) during their notorious Hollywood Ten [5] investigation, famed German playwright Bertolt Brecht must choose between betraying himself and his friends, and imprisonment. In the end, Brecht testified that he had never been a member of the Communist Party. [4]
Witness 11 | |
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Directed by | Sean Mitchell |
Written by | Sean Mitchell |
Produced by | Helen Jang Mitchell and Sean Mitchell |
Starring |
Oleg Liptsin Paul Guadarrama |
Cinematography | Chris Lawing |
Music by | Larry Groupe |
Production company | Metaphora Studios |
Release date |
|
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Witness 11 is a 2012 short drama film directed by Sean Mitchell and starring Oleg Liptsin, Paul Guadarrama and Matt Shelton. [1] It is based on the testimony of renowned German poet and playwright, Bertolt Brecht, during the height of the 1940s Red Scare. [2]
The film was shot in 2012 at the Berkeley City Club in Berkeley, California. [3]
Called before the House Un-American Activities Committee. [4] (HUAC) during their notorious Hollywood Ten [5] investigation, famed German playwright Bertolt Brecht must choose between betraying himself and his friends, and imprisonment. In the end, Brecht testified that he had never been a member of the Communist Party. [4]