ST. LOUIS FILMMAKERS SHOWCASE – WWII Documentary PATH OF THE PAST Screens Saturday

The 19th Annual Whitaker St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase, a presentation of the nonprofit Cinema St. Louis, serves as the area’s primary venue for films made by local artists. The Showcase screens works that were written, directed, edited, or produced by St. Louis residents or films with strong local ties. The Festival begins this Friday. All films screen at Washington University’s Brown Hall. The WWII Documentary PATH OF THE PAST screens Saturday July 13th at 1pm. There will be a post-film Q&A with director/subject Braczewski. A Facebook invite for the event can be found HERE.Ticket information can be found HERE.

The subject’s grandson tells the incredible true story of Pocahontas, Ill.’s Louis “Louch” Baczewski, a tank-crew member who miraculously survived the perilous journey through all five major campaigns of World War II’s European Theater. Part of the 3rd Armored Division, Baczewski and the other members of his Sherman tank crew stayed together from the hedgerow fighting in Normandy through the mud, cold, and snow of the Battle of the Bulge, eventually rolling into Germany itself. Of the 152 men in his company at the start of the trek, only Baczewski and 17 others survived.

Tickets for film programs from July 12-21 at Brown Hall are $13 each; $10 for students with valid and current photo ID and for Cinema St. Louis members with valid membership cards. No phone sales, but tickets can be purchased online at brownpapertickets.com. Direct ticketing links will be on the Cinema St. Louis website, or search for “St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase” on Brown Paper Tickets. There is a small service charge per ticket for online sales, which are limited to full-price tickets only.