Saturday, February 7, 2015
Posvar Hall @ University of Pittsburgh, Room 1700
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
5:00 p.m. Reception with light refreshments (R.S.V.P. required 412-956-6000 or 412-531-2990)
6:00 p.m. The Final Mission (58 minutes)
During World War II, 46 American Bombers and 8 fighter planes crashed in Slovak
territory. 106 pilots died and approximately 370 were captured and taken to prisoner of
war camps. However, many succeeded in escaping thanks to the Slovaks who hid them.
They felt that they were risking their lives for us too, although many of them had no idea
that Slovakia even existed. The fate of these Americans in Slovakia is the story of the
fight for survival in the middle of an unknown country. The is the story of the will to not
give in to hopelessness, but to confront it without losing self respect.
7:15 p.m. November + 20 (26 minutes)
Events around November 1989 in Slovakia that brought about the collapse of
Communism in the country. A documentary for all who did not and will not forget, as
well as for those who did not have a chance to experience the drama.
Sunday February 8, 2015
Posvar Hall @ University of Pittsburgh, Room 1700
230 S. Bouquet St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
4:00 p.m. Nicky’s Family (96 minutes)
Nicky’s Family tells the nearly forgotten story of Nicholas Winton, an Englishman who
organized the rescue of 669 Czech and Slovak children just before the outbreak of the
World War II.
Nicky’s Family has earned rave reviews from audiences and critics around the world,
winning over 30 awards - including 14 audience awards from U.S. film festivals!
Saturday, February 14, 2015
Mt. Lebanon Public Library
16 Castle Shannon Blvd.
Pittsburgh, PA 15227
2:00 p.m. In the Shadow of Time (45 Minutes)
The documentary describes the life story of Emil Svec, who was imprisoned by the
Communists for 18 years. When he managed to flee across the Iron Curtain to freedom
in Austria in the crop-duster airplane in 1959, he never expected to be back. But three
years later, he was abducted by Communist spies dispatched from Prague.
Sunday February 15, 2015
St. Gregory Church
2005 Mohawk Road
Upper St. Clair, PA 15241
3:00 p.m. Bratislava’s 1988 Good Friday: Candle Manifestation (26 minutes)
The memorable and daring open demonstration against Communism when Christians in
Bratislava gathered to call for religious freedom more than a year before Central
European regimes collapsed. The documentary includes interviews with participants and
footage from secret police cameras as they tried to disperse the crowd.
Following the movie, there will be a question and answer session conducted by
Rev. Valerian Michlek on the religious persecution of the Catholic Church in Slovakia
during the Communist regime.
