There will be a film showing from October 25-27th at the Harris Theater.

Friday, October 25th:
7:00pm Feast of Fire (Święto Ognia) 2023 dir. Kinga Dębska

Saturday, October 26th:
1:00pm Kulej. All that glitters isn’t gold
4:00pm Top Dog (Wodzirej) 1978 dir. Feliks Falk, Jerzy Stuhr retrospective.
6:00pm White Courage (Biała odwaga) 2024 dir. Marcin Koszałka

Sunday, October 27th:
1:30pm Mensch (2024) documentary dir. Paweł Wysoczański
4:00pm Camera Buff (Amator)

Harris Theater (https://trustarts.org/pct_home/visit/facilities/harris-theater)

Friday, October 25, 2024

7:00 PM- Feast of Fire (Święto Ognia) 2023 dir. Kinga Dębska
Opening Night Reception 94 min. Polish with English subtitles

As part of the AIU's biennial Social Studies Symposium, ESC staff delivered a Powertalk titled "European Studies: Resources and Opportunities". This session allowed attendees to learn more about what Pitt's ESC has to offer them, from classroom resources to professional development opportunities and student programming.

From personal stories to expert tips, this session with European Studies Center alumni will provide you with insight and strategies for successfully seeking government and policy-oriented jobs in the DC area.

Speakers:

Please come join us for this Career Talk with
Christopher Budick, Deputy Assistant of the Secretary Office of Legislative Affairs, U.S. Department of the Treasury

This Career Talk session is for students interested in national security, economic sanctions, congressional affairs, illicit finance, or working at the Treasury Department.

Lunch will be provided. RSVP by 10/25/2024 to Steve Lund at slund@pitt.edu.

The night of 9 November 1989 changed the world. This evening happened as a link in a global chain of events. On the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, come talk with our panelists about how it impacted them and the world we live in.

Eat pizza and discuss with Randall Halle (moderator), Stephen Brockmann (CMU), Max Trecker, Dániel Mikecz, Sabine Von Dirke, and Nancy Condee.

Veljko approaches the question through his experience of making Cinema Laika and living in a small Finnish community (Veljko is Croatian and lives in France). The talk will explore how cultural spaces like movie theaters contribute to local identity and social cohesion.
Veljko will reveal how he constructed this documentary with elements of fiction, resulting in a form that could be called <> (Fiction of the Real). He's also got stories to tell of sharing a construction site with the master of Finnish cinema, Aki Kaurismaki (Fallen Leaves)

Unmasking Prejudice: Confronting Antisemitism, Islamophobia, and Racism Across Europe Lecture Series:

With filmmaker Veljko Vidak in attendance! Following Q&A with Vidak, we'll screen ARIEL (1988) by Aki Kaurismäki.

Following the film, Cinema Laika,