JFilm and the Design Center present:
Mendelsohn’s Incessant Visions
SouthSide Works Cinema – 7 p.m.
“Mendelsohn’s Incessant Visions” is an award-winning documentary from Israeli director Duki Dror that illuminates the life of German Jewish Expressionist architect Erich Mendelsohn. A contemporary of Walter Gropius and Miese van der Rohe, Mendelsohn’s career followed the jagged trajectory of many German Jewish émigrés fleeing Nazism. Throughout his life he would continue to start over in a foreign land—working first in England, then Israel, and finally, America. The Einstein Tower, an early work, is one of the most important expressions of modern architecture. The film deftly juxtaposes Mendelsohn’s original designs and love letters written to his wife Luise with contemporary images, weaving together reflections from architects and locals who use these unique buildings today. “Mendelsohn’s Incessant Visions” is a testament to the integrity and timelessness of one architect’s visionary design.
In German and Hebrew with subtitles. (70 minutes)
Q&A with Kai Gutschow, Associate Professor, Carnegie Mellon University School of Architecture, and a vegetarian reception follow the film.
Buy tickets online
$10 general admission; $5 students
For more information: info@JFilmPgh.org or 412.992.5203
Tickets can be purchased with cash only at the door
