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SUMMARY:Calling Hedy Lamarr
DESCRIPTION:Image Credits: Mischief Films\nMay 10 | 7 pm\nPlease RSVP here ( https://www.eventbrite.com/e/film-calling-hedy-lamarr-tickets-629362037797 ).\n \nPlease join curator Dr. Danielle Spera ( https://www.daniellespera.at/ ) and us for the Finissage of our exhibition “Hedy Lamarr: Actress. Inventor. Viennese.” ( https://acfny.org/exhibition/hedy-lamarr-actress-inventor-viennese/ ). The event includes a screening of the documentary film “Calling Hedy Lamarr” ( https://www.austrianfilms.com/film/calling_hedy_lamarr ) by Georg Misch ( https://www.austrianfilms.com/director/georg_misch ).\n \nAfter two months at the ACFNY, our exploration of Hedy Lamarr’s life and work is coming to an end. We would like to express our sincere gratitude to the numerous visitors and are especially pleased that the media took great interest as well. We extend our sincere thanks to Dr. Susanne Raab ( https://www.bundeskanzleramt.gv.at/en/federal-chancellery/federal-minister-susanne-raab.html ), Minister for Women, Family, Integration and Media of the Republic of Austria who honored us with remarks at the opening of the exhibition as well as to Mag. Norbert Totschnig, MSc ( https://info.bml.gv.at/en/ministry/portrait-totschnig.html ), Minister for Agriculture, Forestry, Regions and Water Management of the Republic of Austria, who visited the exhibition during his presence in New York for the United Nations Water Conference 2023 ( https://sdgs.un.org/conferences/water2023 ), and Staatssekretärin Claudia Plakolm, who toured the exhibition with a group of New York Girl Scouts.\n \nAbout the Exhibition\n“Hedy Lamarr: Actress. Inventor. Viennese.” ( https://acfny.org/exhibition/hedy-lamarr-actress-inventor-viennese/ ) presents the famous Austro-American actress by specifically stressing her groundbreaking achievements as an inventor. It was only years after her famous screen career had ended that Lamarr achieved recognition for pioneering the technology that would become the basis for today’s WiFi, GPS, and Bluetooth communication systems.\nFor more information on the exhibition, click here ( https://acfny.org/exhibition/hedy-lamarr-actress-inventor-viennese/ ).\n \nAbout the Film “Calling Hedy Lamarr”\nA film about the world’s most beautiful woman, a Hollywood goddess and her forgotten breakthrough invention that revolutionized mobile phones. A film about a mother, an emancipated woman and a failed life. The Hedy Lamarr Story tells her tale as a fusion of modern myths, constructed legends and true stories.\n \n
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