Film
HOVERLA Ukrainian American Film Festival
The Ukrainian Community of Western Pennsylvania (UCOWPA), in partnership with the University of Pittsburgh, cordially invites you to the “HOVERLA” Ukrainian American Film Festival – a multi-weekend event that begins this Saturday, October 5, 2013 at the Frick Fine Arts Auditorium in Oakland and will continue through October 26, 2013.
Sonja and the Bull (Sonja i bik)
What happens when modern concerns about animal rights clash with long-standing traditions? Director Vlatka Vorkapić presents one possibility in her film Sonja and the Bull (Croatian title: Sonja i bik).
Showing of "Hotel Rwanda"
The film "Hotel Rwanda" will be shown, followed by a discussion and refreshments.
Showing of "The Final Inch"
The film "The Final Inch" will be shown, followed by a discussion and refreshments.
Showing of "Half the Sky Pt. 2"
The film "Half the Sky Pt. 2" will be shown, followed by a discussion and refreshments.
Somewhere Between
Film Screening and Discussion
Global Health Film Series: Half the Sky, Part 1
The first part of this uplifting documentary follows Eva Mendes, Meg Ryan, and Gabrielle Union as they visit the countries of Sierra Leone, Cambodia, and Vietnam to hear the stories of women subjected to gender-based violence, sex trafficking, and a tireless struggle for equal rights to education. Join us to hear the inspiring stories of women around the world striving to change the world for the next generation of women.
Registration is not required. Each program in the series includes a featured film, a post-film discussion, and light refreshments.
Film Screening: Partners in Crime
Film Screening and Q&A with Indian Documentary Filmmaker Paromita Vohra
Screening: Partners in Crime (Paromita Vohra, India, 2011, 94 mins.)
The film explores music piracy in the Indian film industry and the "copyleft" and copyright debates it has generated. For reviews, see:
http://www.timeoutbengaluru.net/film/features/moral-compass
and
http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/we-are-pirates-all
Re-Imagining Class: Recent Russian Cinema (Russian Film Symposium)
DL= David Lawrence 106
PF= Pittsburgh Filmmakers
H= Hemingway’s
Mon 29 April 9am: 72 (DL)
Mon 29 April 2pm: 69 (DL)
Tues 30 April 9am: 66 (DL)
Tues 30 April 2pm: 70 (DL)
Wed 1 May 9am: 68 (DL)
Wed 1 May: roundtable: 47 (H)
Wed 1 May 7:30pm: 103 (PF)
Thurs 2 May 9am: 62 (DL)
Thurs 2 May 7:30pm: 107 (PF)
Fri 3 May 9am: 66 (DL)
Fri 3 May 2pm: 74 (DL)
Fri 3 May 7:30pm: 114 (PF)
Sat 4 May roundtable: 48 (H)
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