A SPECIAL THEATRICAL SCREENING: VALLEY OF PEACE @ GARDENA CINEMA
SEEfest invites you to attend:
A SPECIAL THEATRICAL SCREENING OF VALLEY OF PEACE
A bona fide Cannes classic, and a beloved gem, Slovenian film VALLEY OF PEACE made history when the lead actor,
John Kitzmiller, an American GI from WWII, was the very first Black actor ever to win Best Actor Prize
in Cannes, in 1957! Virtually unknown in the U.S., John Kitzmiller’s celebration has long been overdue for his
trailblazing path in the cinema of the 1950s and 60s.
Kitzmiller’s star turn and a timeless war time story crowned VALLEY OF PEACE one of the enduring
Cannes Classics and masterpieces about humanity in war times.
March 6, 2025
7:30pm
Gardena Cinema
14948 Crenshaw Blvd, Gardena, CA 90249
Free parking in the adjacent lot
1956, Slovenia; 82 min.
Directed by France Štiglic
Written by France Jamnik, Vladimir Koch, Ivan Ribič, France Štiglic
Starring: John Kitzmiller, Evelyn Wohlfeiler, Tugo Štiglic
Cinematography: Rudi Vaupotič
Editing: Radojka Tanhofer (Ivančević)
Composer: Marijan Kozina
During WWII in Slovenia, two orphaned children seeking the imaginary Valley of Peace run into a downed black American pilot who tries to protect them from the Germans until the Yugoslav Partisans can arrive.
SEEfest program and activities are supported, in part, by the California Arts Council, a state agency; Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture; by a grant from the Department of Cultural Affairs, City of Los Angeles; ELMA Foundation for European Movies in America, and California Humanities. We are deeply grateful for their continued support of our programs.
California Arts Council
ELMA
Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture
Department of Cultural Affairs, City of Los Angeles
California Humanities