Witness 11

Witness 11
Witness 11
	Poster
Directed by	Sean Mitchell
Written by	Sean Mitchell
Produced by	Helen Jang Mitchell; Sean Mitchell
Starring	Oleg Liptsin; Paul Guadarrama
Cinematography	Chris Lawing
Edited by	Sean Mitchell
Music by	Larry Groupé
Production; company	Metaphora Studios
Release date	2012;
Running time	21 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Witness 11 is a 2012 short drama film directed by Sean Mitchell and starring Oleg Liptsin, Paul Guadarrama and Matt Shelton. It is based on the testimony of renowned German poet and playwright, Bertolt Brecht, during the height of the 1940s Red Scare.

The film was shot in 2012 at the Berkeley City Club in Berkeley, California.

Premise

Called before the House Un-American Activities Committee. (HUAC) during their notorious Hollywood Ten investigation, famed German playwright Bertolt Brecht must choose between betraying himself and his friends, and imprisonment. In the end, Brecht testified that he had never been a member of the Communist Party.

Cast

Oleg Liptsin as Bertolt Brecht
Paul Guadarrama as Robert E. Stripling
Matt Shelton as Dalton Trumbo
Tatjana Dzambazova as Helene Brecht
Dean Enciroli as J. Parnell Thomas
Philip Estrin as Green
John Scacco as Rep. Vail
Steven Mann as Herbert Biberman
Fritz Zimmerman as Baumgardt
David Rosenthal as John Howard Lawson
Bret Grantham as Bartley Crum
Juliet Hilton as Barbara Brecht

References

↑ Sanchez, Don (March 20, 2012). "Berkeley filmmaker raising money for short online". ABC 7 News. KGO-TV. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
↑ Davison, Casey (July 16, 2015). ""Witness 11" To Be Featured in St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase".
↑ Taylor, Tracey (March 20, 2012). "Film about Bertolt Brecht being shot at Berkeley City Club". Berkeleyside. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
1 2 Brecht HUAC hearing
↑ Ceplair, Larry (2011). Anti-Communism in Twentieth Century America: A Critical History. Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger. p. 77.

External links

Witness 11 at IMDb

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[Sanchez-1] Sanchez, Don (March 20, 2012). "Berkeley filmmaker raising money for short online". ABC 7 News. KGO-TV. Retrieved January 21, 2014.

[Davison-2] Davison, Casey (July 16, 2015). ""Witness 11" To Be Featured in St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase".

[Taylor-3] Taylor, Tracey (March 20, 2012). "Film about Bertolt Brecht being shot at Berkeley City Club". Berkeleyside. Retrieved January 20, 2014.

[HUAC2-4] 1 2 Brecht HUAC hearing

[5] Ceplair, Larry (2011). Anti-Communism in Twentieth Century America: A Critical History. Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger. p. 77.