UW Cinematheque - New Restorations and Special Presentations
Let There Be Light | USA | 1946 | DCP | 58 min. Director: John Huston
Event Details
Date
Friday, November 6, 2026
Time
6 p.m.
Location
4070 Vilas Hall
Description
Suppressed and unseen for decades, Huston’s powerful documentary chronicles the rehabilitation of psychologically traumatized World War II veterans, revealing the human cost of war with uncommon empathy. Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Craft/Work: A History of Occupational and Art Therapies, open in the Ebling Library Historical Reading Room from September 8 through December 17.
Cost
Free
Contact
Accessibility
We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations for this event. Please email jehealy@wisc.edu to make a disability-related accommodation request. Requests should be made by Friday, October 23, 2026, though reasonable effort will be made to support late accommodation requests.