"13 Driver's Licenses" film screening & panel/tech talks

Presented by the Dept. of Entertainment Technology & CUNY Anti-Hate Initiative, City Tech

Free Admission, but RSVP

Door Opens 5:00 pm

Screening 5:30 pm - 6:00 pm

Panel & Tech Talks: 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Reception 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Come join us for a special screening of “13 Driver’s Licenses” (documentary, 27 min.) at City Tech. Free admission. The film was directed by City Tech’s Prof. Ryoya Terao from the Dept. of Entertainment Technology in collaboration with renowned film-industry professionals and faculty members from several CUNY colleges. After the film, there will be a panel discussion/tech talks with members of the film team. Thus far, the film has been selected at 50 film festivals in 20 countries and has received over 30 awards.

Synopsis: The discovery of 13 confiscated driver’s licenses from 1938 leads a small German town to face its past. With no other clue except for those licenses, a group of high-school students and their tenacious teacher research the fates of the 13 Jewish driver’s license holders. A year later, an unexpected turn takes place. The modern-day Germans and some of the Jewish descendants from overseas gather in 'their hometown,' and a fortuitous friendship begins.

CUNY faculty of the film project team

City Tech: David B. Smith, Ryoya Terao, Mar Trevino (Entertainment Technology) and Josh A. Kapusinski (Commercial Design)

Brooklyn College: Vinit Parmar (Film)

Baruch College: Elisabeth Gareis (Communication Studies)

City College: Paul Special (Music)

In addition, for our feature-length documentary in-progress, an expansion of "13 Driver's Licenses," we welcome Benito Mendoza (Computer Engineering) and two of our recent graduates, Jorge Peralta and Zakareia A. Masboob (Enetertainment Technology).

Mark Raker is the director of photography: https://www.markraker.com/bio

More info. on the film projects: https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/13dl/

Please follow the team on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/13dl_films/

The Dept. of Entertainment Technology, City Tech: https://entertainmenttechnology.org/

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

NYC College of Technology, New Academic Complex Theatre, ground level, 285 Jay Street, Brooklyn, United States