Eat Sleep Die (ÄTA SOVA DÖ)

Activity Type: 
Film
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Date: 
Wednesday, March 26, 2014 - 19:15
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Location: 
McConomy Auditorium, Carnegie Mellon University Center, 5000 Forbes Ave.
Contact Person: 
Jolanta Lion
Contact Phone: 
4124456292
Contact Email: 
jola@cmu.edu
Event Web Site: 
http://www.cmu.edu/faces/films/eatsleepdie.html
Cost: 
$5 seniors and students | $8 workers

Eat Sleep Die (ÄTA SOVA DÖ), Directed by Gabriela Pichler
Sweden's 2014 Oscar Entry for the Best Foreign Language Film Award

Event Includes: Screening of Dr. Paul Goodman's short "Plant Closing"
Presented in Conjunction with: Humanities Scholars Program at Carnegie Mellon University.

"Gripping Swedish film captures the challenges for young workers in a troubled economy." —The Hollywood Reporter

To eat, sleep, and eventually die—work revolves around such basic human needs. This fascinating film reveals the harsh realities of unemployment: Raša is an Eastern European immigrant in Sweden, a hardworking young adult who suddenly is laid off from her food industry job. As the primary supporter and caregiver of her household, Raša must stand up against poverty and adapt to life's unexpected vicissitudes. Director Gabriela Pichler's documentary-like "cinema verité" take on Raša's life highlights her situation as only one among many similar ones. Eat Sleep Die is a striking portrait of the working class, a realistic examination into the life of those whose main aim is to make ends meet.

UCIS Unit: 
Global Studies Center
Non-University Sponsors: 
Humanities Scholars Program at Carnegie Mellon University.
World Regions: 
Europe