The Story of Silvio Pedri’s Journey as a POW in WWII
Dear Sirs is a documentary film directed by Mark Pedri and produced by Carrie McCarthy that honors and remembers the history of those who fought in WWII by retracing the journey of American POW Silvio Pedri. Growing up, filmmaker Mark Pedri never heard Silvio’s story, but ten years after his grandfather’s death, Mark found an archive of old photos and letters that changed the rest of his life. The discovery inspired Mark and his wife Carrie to bike over 500 miles across Europe, piecing together the route that Silvio took in 1944, in an effort to illuminate his grandfather’s experiences and better understand the man who helped raise him.
The film centers around Silver Star recipient Silvio Pedri’s experience as a Prisoner of War. After being captured by the German army in France during the Battle of Metz in WWII, Silvio was then marched and transported by cattle car to a number of camps across Germany during the winter of 1944-45.
Dear Sirs is a 93-minute documentary film.
Watch the trailer here
The film will be shown in English with German subtitles.
Please register for the tickets via info@amerikazentrum.de
The tickets are for free – first come first serve!
Program:
5.30 PM Reception: Consul General Darion Akins gives opening remarks
5.45 PM Film Screening: Dear Sirs
7.15 PM Q&A: With the filmmakers Mark Pedri and Carrie McCarthy
Kindly supported by U.S. Embassy Berlin, U.S. Consulate General Hamburg, Auswärtiges Amt
Director Mark Pedri
Carrie McCarthy
