Films by Ira Beetz

Germany 2011, 78 min
by Kai Christiansen

The Universal Studios Hollywood will be celebrating their 100th birthday in 2012. Everybody knows the legendary film studios, but hardly anybody knows its founder: Carl Laemmle. Together with his niece, the actress Carla Laemmle, who was born in the same year as the dream factory 100 years ago, we embark on a fantastic journey through film history – featuring silent screen diva Mary Pickford, Phantom of the Opera Lon Chaney, Frankenstein Boris Karloff and Dracula Bela Lugosi. 100 YEARS HOL

160 min
by Ira Beetz, Christoph Weinert, Kai Christiansen, Achim Scheunert

The legendary Levi’s jeans, Heinz Tomato Ketchup, Boeing planes, precious Steinway pianos and the legendary Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York.“Pioneers Turned Millionaires” is a five-part series that delves deep into the stories of five German entrepreneurs who redefined American economy and left a major imprint on American culture.Five visionary entrepreneurs from the ‘old world’ redefined the economy of the ‘new world’ and left a major imprint on American culture. Levi Strauss, Henry E. Steinw