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Born. ( 1954-02-09) February 9, 1954 (age 70) Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Nationality. Canadian, American. Occupation (s) Writer, producer, director, showrunner, photographer. René Balcer (born February 9, 1954) is a Canadian-American television writer, director, producer, and showrunner, as well as a photographer and documentary film-maker.
René Balcer, writer-director of documentary Above the Drowning Sea, tells how the story of the escape of Jews from Nazi-controlled Europe to Shanghai on the eve of WWII, is an echo of history with parallels in today’s world. Shot across six countries, the documentary follows the personal journeys of Jewish refugees who came to Shanghai, and ...
Ms. Carolyn Hsu-Balcer memorized that her father once lived in Shanghai and at the time Chinese people and Jewish refugees were living in harmony with each other. At the end of the conversation, Mr. Balcer summarized, “The lesson that the film teaches is these people were not saved by any government or some big policy.
USA. 2017. 88 min. Above the Drowning Sea - Trailer from Rene Balcer on Vimeo. Above the Drowning Sea tells the story of the dramatic escape of European Jews from Nazi-controlled Europe to Shanghai on the eve of World War II. As Hitler’s forces sought to expel the Jews from Europe, the refugees desperately looked for a way out from what would ...
and Carolyn Balcer, the exhibition exemplifies the creativity and cultural hybridity Hasui’s work embodies. His art has been embraced by American and Japanese audiences alike for nearly a century. This exhibition is generously supported by Carolyn Hsu-Balcer and René Balcer E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation Christie’s The Japan ...
Oct 2, 2017 · Above the Drowning Sea, directed by Rene Balcer ... Carolyn Hsu-Balcer. Balcer got his career start in 1973, as a cameraman covering the Yom Kippur War for Canadian media outlets. He stumbled into ...
Carolyn Hsu-Balcer Art collector, designer, and philanthropist René Balcer Award-winning producer of Law & Order Introduced and moderated by: Professor Ying Qian Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures Columbia University Tuesday, November 28, 2017 5:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Butler Library, Room 203 To register, visit: bit.ly ...
