The bona fide Cannes classic, and a beloved gem, Slovenian film Valley Of Peace is making its way to The Frida Cinema for a special FREE SCREENING courtesy of our friends at SEEfest! Doors open at 5:00PM and the film begins at 5:15PM!

John Kitzmiller, an American GI from WWII, was the very first Black actor ever to win Best Actor Prize in Cannes in 1957! Virtually unknown in the U.S., John Kitzmiller’s celebration has long  been overdue for his trailblazing path in the cinema of the 1950s and 60s. Kitzmiller’s star turn and a timeless war time story crowned Valley Of Peace one of the enduring Cannes Classics and masterpieces about humanity in war times.

Set during the final days of WWII, the story follows a young Slovenian boy and a German girl, both orphaned by bombing raids, as they embark on a quest to find a mythical “Valley of Peace.” Along the way they are joined by a black American pilot who has crash-landed behind German forces retreating from Italy. They represent a symbolic triangle of peace in this adventure happening in the middle of a war.

SEEfest program and activities are supported, in part, by the California Arts Council, a state agency; Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture; by a grant from the Department of Cultural Affairs, City of Los Angeles; ELMA Foundation for European Movies in America, and California Humanities. We are deeply grateful for their continued support of our programs.