Hosted by B’nai B’rith Social Unit

Pre-show Cocktail instruction with bartender extraordinaire Reed Sandridge to make The Bees Knees:

You will need the following ingredients to mix along with Reed.

For The Bees Knees:

2 ounces gin

¾ oz fresh lime juice

½ oz honey syrup (equal parts honey and water)

Film introduced by Iggy Cortez, Mellon Assistant Professor in Cinema & Media Arts at Vanderbilt University

Carl Laemmle is a feature documentary about the extraordinary life story of Carl Laemmle, the German-Jewish immigrant who founded Universal Pictures, and saved over 300 Jewish families from Nazi Germany.

It was Laemmle as much as anybody who invented the modern movie business. Back in 1908, he led the fight against Thomas Edison’s ruthless attempts to monopolize the film industry. He also led the immigration of filmmakers to Hollywood where he founded Universal Pictures and created Universal City, an entire city built for the sole purpose of making movies.