FILM SCREENING & DISCUSSION: Burhan Qurbani's "Wir Sind Jung. Wir Sing Stark."

Activity Type: 
Film
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Presenter: 
Randall Halle, Chair, Department of German and Director, Film Studies Program; Moderator
Date: 
Thursday, October 20, 2016 - 18:30
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Location: 
Cathedral of Learning G24
Contact Person: 
Jaclyn Kurash
Contact Email: 
jaclynkurash@pitt.edu

The film presents a fictional account of the 1992 Rostock-Lichtenhagen riots and a critical examination of xenophobia and the political uncertainty surrounding immigration, integration, and asylum seekers.

A discussion will follow the film, moderated by Randall Halle, Chair, Department of German and Director, Film Studies Program.

To view the film trailer, visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVV5tujO4DA.

UCIS Unit: 
European Studies Center
Other Pitt Sponsors: 
Department of German
Non-University Sponsors: 
the German Information Center USA
Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany;