About
April 22, 1904, in Berlin, made an apprenticeship as a metal worker after finishing school and worked in his job in Czechoslovakia and in Austria. In 1920, he went to Weimar"s Bauhaus for nine months and studied under Paul Klee, Wassily Kandinsky, and Laszlo Moholy-Nagy. From 1933 on, Pewas worked as a freelance commercial artist and created film posters and movie theatre adverts. In 1932, Pewas started a documentary film project about Alexanderplatz but was arrested by the Gestapo during filming in 1934 and his footage was confiscated. Suspected of high treason, Pewas was sent to jail twice. After his release, he continued to work as a commercial artist in the movie business.
Filmography
Kennzeichen Luftballon1967 · Director, Writer
Vormittag eines alten Herrn1962 · Director, Writer
Beruf oder Job?1961 · Director
Er ging an meiner Seite1958 · Director
Der nackte Morgen1956 · Director, Writer
Many Passed By1956 · Director
Herbstgedanken1951 · Director, Writer
Menschen - Städte - Schienen1949 · Director, Writer
Street Acquaintances1948 · Director
Wohin Johanna?1946 · Director, Writer
The Enchanted Day1944 · Director, Writer
Eine Stunde1941 · Director, Writer
Alexanderplatz Unawares1934 · Director