Paleontology Lesson and Timestamp Double Feature

Subtitle: 
New East Film Symposium
Activity Type: 
Film
Date: 
Monday, May 11, 2026 - 19:00 to 22:15
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Location: 
Posvar 1502

Part of the 2026 New East Film Symposium, Playscapes of the State: Childhood in Today's Cinema of Displacement

Paleontology Lesson: 

June 2023. Ukraine is fighting against Russian invasion. In Kyiv, a group of schoolchildren visits the Natural History Museum, guided by a teacher, who, as if by magic, transports the kids into a faraway world, where there is no war. (IMDB)

dir. Sergei Loznitsa, 2025

Timestamp:

Despite the war, school life continues in Ukraine, with students and teachers striving to continue learning even under constant threat. (IMDB)

dir. Kateryna Gornostai

UCIS Unit: 
Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies
European Studies Center
Other Pitt Sponsors: 
Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures
Film & Media Studies Program
Cultural Studies Program
Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences
Graduate Organization for the Study of Europe and Central Asia
Is Event Already in University Calendar?: 
Yes
University Calendar ID: 
52690784000096