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Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg (short)
Monday, April 27, 6:30 PM at SIFF CINEMA AT MCCAW HALL
Director(s): Aviva Kempner
Country: United States
Year: 2007
Length: 20 MINUTES
Format: Short
Language: English
Aviva Kempner shares with us the amazing life and career of Gertrude Berg, the creator, writer and star of The Goldbergs, a radio show that debuted in 1929 and subsequently became a popular weekly TV program (1949-1956). Berg pioneered the family sitcom that was to become TV's most enduring format - remarkably with an outwardly Jewish family that wore its immigrant heritage on its sleeve. Berg pushed the boundaries not only of television's possibilities, but also of women's roles in the entertainment industry. Kempner is completing the full-length documentary, of which this short is just a sample. We look forward to premiering her completed work in our festival in 2010. Plays with: At Home in Utopia.
PRINT SOURCE: Ciesla Foundation
WEBSITE: www.cieslafoundation.org
EMAIL: CieslaFdn@aol.com
ADDRESS:
3721 Jenifer St. NWWashington, DC, 20015, USA
PHONE: 202-362-5760
FAX: 202-686-5445
CONTACT:
Aviva Kempner, Filmmaker, akempner@aol.comLeah Ramsay, Associate Producer
Sponsors
Community Partners: Seattle Office for Civil Rights and Teamsters Local Union 117.
Sponsor: Balance Associates, Architects.
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