Date: Wednesday, May 13th
Reception 6pm | Film 7pm
Musical Community Partner: Stonewall Library & Archives
Featured Film: Cabaret (1972)
Details: The Broward County Film Society is collaborating with the Stonewall Library & Archives for this edition of FAB: REEL CONNECTIONS on the 1972 musical “CABARET”
Robert Kesten, Stonewall’s President & CEO chose “Cabaret”, which presents a look at Berlin and Germany as World War Two and the Nazis came into focus for the world. The fluidity of sexual orientation and activity, the unfiltered prejudices, the racism and antisemitism are so very close to today that sharing this film now is a reminder of what we are fighting for and the liberty we hope for. The film will be introduced by Robert Kesten.
Robert Kesten is a seasoned nonprofit executive with extensive experience in the for profit and
government sectors.
Kesten has had the unique experience of working on the break-up of the USSR on the ground in the Soviet Union and being in Tahrir Square during the Arab Spring in Egypt. This has given him a special understanding of human rights; democracy and the role education plays in the transformation of nations and their people.
These eclectic professional experiences comprising Kesten’s career, from writing and producing an award winning documentary film, producing concerts at venues from Madison Square Garden to Carnegie Hall, the 70th anniversary celebration of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the 50th Commemoration of Babi Yar, as well as an all-star cast in an original piece on Broadway, lecture series, briefing the White House on technology policy, organizing a federal Communications Commission task force and more, give him a depth of experience not often found, developing unique skills and abilities, and the underlying flexibility required to pull off these programs at the highest level make for an individual who can work with people from across all walks of life, bring
them together and change lives.
Kesten, having worked in human rights for the last two decades, conceived of the United Nations Decade on Human Rights Education (1995-2004), and runs the Shulamith Center for Human Rights Integration and Learning. He has worked extensively in capitals around the world, including Washington, DC, created the Director’s View Film Festival, and has worked with leading political leaders, entertainment figures, and business titans.
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