Marc Lapadula returns to Temple Beth Shalom with a presentation called, “Jewish Composers and the Story of America in Film.” This presentation will include a discussion of Jewish directors, actors, composers, and screenwriters as we explore powerful themes throughout American Film. Films that may be included are Twelve Angry Men, Judgement at Nuremberg, A Patch of Blue, To Kill a Mockingbird as well as others.
Tuesday, May 10, from 7:00-8:15 p.m.
All are welcome to join us for this free program via Zoom
RSVP to https://bit.ly/3uOzdN3 (by 05/06/2022-no exceptions please)
All are welcome to join TBS for this free program via Zoom. Please direct any questions/concerns about registering for this event to adulted@seashul.org
More about Marc Lapadula:
Lapadula, playwright, and screenwriter is an award-winning film producer and university lecturer. As Senior Lecturer at Yale University in The Film Studies Program, he has taught screenwriting seminars since 1992.
Marc produced the film Angel Passing, starring Hume Cronyn and Teresa Wright, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and won, among other awards, the grand prize at World Fest Houston. He also co-produced the film Mentor, starring Rutger Hauer (Blade Runner) that premiered at The Tribeca Film Festival.
In addition to Yale University, Marc taught screenwriting, playwriting and film analysis courses at Johns Hopkins and The University of Pennsylvania (where he created and ran both Universities’ screenwriting programs) as well as Columbia University’s Graduate Film School. He has led several Screenwriting Series at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC and been a consultant for film producers and studios, including New Line Films Studio. He has been an expert script analyst in major Hollywood lawsuits.