Name: CAPTURING KENNEDY documentary screening + panel discussion
Start: 2025-02-16T15:15:00-05:00
End: 2025-02-16T17:45:00-05:00
Location: Regal Gallery Place

CAPTURING KENNEDY  documentary  screening + panel discussion

Since 1999, the DC Independent Film Festival (DCIFF) — the oldest independent film festival in Washington, DC — has showcased bold features, documentaries, shorts, animation, and experimental works from around the world. Reimagined in 2022 as an Annual Film Forum, DCIFF connects filmmakers and audiences through conversation, networking, and innovative programming in the Nation’s Capital.

DC Independent Film Festival (DCIFF)

The untold story of Jacques Lowe, a Holocaust survivor and young immigrant who, at just 28, became the personal photographer to JFK.

Regal Gallery Place

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DCIFF  brings the annual forum of films, workshops and discussions  to celebrate established and emerging talent in fiction, documentary and animation filmmaking. DCIFF --- keeping a truly independent spirit alive in the DMV for 26 years!

Overview: Capturing Kennedy shares the extraordinary untold story of Jacques Lowe, a Holocaust survivor and young immigrant who, at just 28, became the personal photographer to President John F. Kennedy. Drawing on newly uncovered historic interviews and unprecedented access to Lowe’s personal estate and archives, this documentary chronicles his remarkable journey from surviving the horrors of World War II to capturing some of the most iconic photographs of the Kennedy era. Through Lowe’s unique lens, Capturing Kennedy sheds light on one of the last untold chapters of the Kennedy Presidency and the young photographer whose images shaped it.Director Steele Burrow is an award-winning photographer and filmmaker who specializes in documentary, editorial, and fine art work. His photographs can be found in a number of international publications including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Vogue, Forbes, Outside, The Atlantic, and The Guardian.

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