Events in UCIS

Sunday, April 2

2:00 pm Cultural Event
Chinese American Experiences in Pittsburgh: The Past, Present and Future
Location:
Frick Fine Arts Auditorium and Cloister
Sponsored by:
Global Hub and Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs along with Chinese Heritage Committtee
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This forum is organized and sponsored by the Chinese Heritage Room Committee of the Chinese Nationality Room of the Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs, University Center for Internatioal Studies, University of Pittsburgh.

Chinese Heritage Room Committee of the Chinese Nationality Room was established in 1939. It has since served as a hub for promoting Chinese scholarship and culture at the University of Pittsburgh and the surrounding communities. For details, please visit the Chinese Nationality Rooms website https://www.nationalityrooms.pitt.edu/committees/chinese-room-committee

At this event, the Chinese Heritage Committee will present the history of the early Pittsburgh Chinatown and the contribution of the Chinese immigrants to the Southwest Pennsylvania. Local community leaders are invited to speak about their role in building a more diversified and equitable communities around the region.

Free to public. Seating is limited, please register at link to attend.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/chinese-american-experiences-in-pittsburgh-...

2:00 pm Lecture
Kukucka Lecture
Location:
Zoom
Sponsored by:
Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies and European Studies Center along with Department of History and Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures
3:00 pm Film
BALCONY Movie Screening
Location:
CMU, McConomy Auditorium
Sponsored by:
Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies and European Studies Center along with Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures, Kosciuszko Foundation and Polish Falcons of America
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Winner of the Eagle for Best Documentary at the Polish Film Awards, The Balcony Movie is a provocative experiment that tests the form of documentary and the cinematic power of the passerby. The film limits its scope, capturing only what can be seen from the director’s own balcony, yet Łoźinski is able to capture insights about the world both banal and profound. Following a cast of characters which changes each hour and each day, we hear stories from personalities that easily remind us of ourselves, from those who are in a rush to their next appointment to those of us who wouldn’t mind being in the spotlight for a moment. Above all, the film reminds us of our own place in the world and asks us what we would say when we came across the balcony, if anything at all.

Born in 1965 in Warsaw, Paweł Łoziński is a director, cameraman, and producer of distinct and emotionally charged films. Before film, he worked as a carpenter, as a warehouseman, and as a fence painter, yet film won out overall. He is a graduate of the Directing Department at the Film School in Łódź, and found international recognition for his work with his debut documentary Birthplace in 1992. His latest film, The Balcony Movie, is considered innovative as it explores the mundane, a theme often untouched by the documentary form.