Thu, Jan 29
|Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
Film: Imaginary Witness with The Great Dictator
In honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27, this program is presented in partnership with Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. This double feature of Imaginary Witness with The Great Dictator will feature a talkback with renowned Holocaust scholar, Michael Berenbaum.
Time & Location
Jan 29, 2026, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, LACMA West, 6067 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036, USA
About
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
Created for television at the turn of the 21st century, this powerful documentary examines Hollywood’s navigation of Jewish stories, Nazi Germany, and the horrors of the Holocaust before World War II; during the conflict; and its aftermath. Watch the trailer HERE.
The Great Dictator
One year before the US entered World War II, celebrated comedic actor and filmmaker Charles Chaplin released his first full-sound motion picture, playing a thinly veiled version of Austro-German dictator Adolf Hitler. To underscore the fine line separating the tyrant and the tormented, Chaplin plays two characters: dictator Adenoid Hynkel and a humble Jewish soldier and barber, slipping between roles with his unique and unmatched physicality. In the eight decades since its release, The Great Dictator has grown in acclaim and remains one of Chaplin’s most politically charged and important works.. Watch the trailer HERE.
Talk back between the films by Dr. Michael Berenbaum.
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