Stories That Matter Presents "The Cycle of Love"
About this Event
Stories that Matter presents a special screening of The Cycle of Love, an inspiring, heartwarming and epic true-life adventure directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Orlando von Einsiedel (The White Helmets). In the film, a young Indian street artist embarks on an extraordinary 6,000-mile bicycle journey from India to Sweden in 1977 to demonstrate his love and devotion. The film explores the depth of love, the courage to overcome social and cultural barriers, and what it means to risk everything for what your heart tells you.
The screening will be followed by a panel discussion featuring director von Einsiedel and Anand Pandian, the Krieger-Eisenhower Professor of Anthropology and Director of Graduate Studies at the Johns Hopkins Krieger School of Arts and Sciences. The discussion will be moderated by Sig Libowitz, director of the Johns Hopkins Graduate Film and Media Program.
Please note: Registration does not guarantee admission. Theater seating is limited and first come, first served. Overflow seating may be available.
When: Monday, Nov. 30, at 6:00 p.m.
5:00 p.m. — Check-in opens
6:00 p.m. — Program begins
7:40 p.m. — Screening concludes and panel discussion begins
8:30 p.m. — Event concludes
Where: Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center Theater
555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Check In:
• A photo ID is required for entry.
• Each attendee must have a ticket registered in their own name. If you reserved a ticket for someone else, please ensure their name and information are correctly entered.
• A printed ticket is not needed.
• Please note that registration does not guarantee admission. Theater seating is first-come, first-served. Guests are encouraged to arrive early. Overflow seating may be available.
ABOUT THE FILM:
In 1977, PK, a 23-year-old Delhi street artist from a poor, ‘untouchable’ family, picked up a handful of paintbrushes and a second-hand bicycle and set off across 6000 miles and nearly a dozen countries. His mission: to find Lotta, the woman who had captured his heart on a visit to India.
PK knew their meeting was fate. When he was still a baby, an astrologer left his parents with a prophecy: “You will marry a girl who is not from the village, not even from this country, she will be musical, own a jungle and be born under the sign of the ox.” Lotta was born in May, and she played the recorder and piano. When PK asked her if she owned a jungle, she replied, “not a jungle, but a forest.” He knew this was his destiny. Charmed by his smile, creativity and gentleness, Lotta accepted his offer to show her around India, and, over her two-month visit, they fell hopelessly in love, despite caste, nationality, and everything else.
A love story like no other from the multiple Academy Award-winning team behind The White Helmets, Virunga and Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're a Girl).
for The Cycle of Love (Source: Dogwoof).
Credits: A Grain Media Production. A Kalabati Pictures Production. In Association with BD4. In Association with Tudip Entertainment and AMPL. In Association with Artemis Rising Foundation. In Association with Grace Labs. In Association with Waldesfriede Films. In Association with Purple Pebble Pictures.
ABOUT THE SERIES:
The Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center and the Johns Hopkins Krieger School of the Arts and Sciences Graduate Film and Media Program launched the Stories that Matter film screening series to present cinema at the intersection of art, scientific discovery, urgent social issues and international affairs. The series is designed to cultivate robust dialogue among filmmakers, scholars, students, government officials, policy stakeholders, and the public. Stories that Matter includes post-screening conversations with attending directors, actors, producers, screenwriters, editors, cinematographers, music composers, documentary participants, and expert panelists from across Johns Hopkins.
The curated program in the Stories that Matter series spans U.S. and international cinema including narrative features, documentaries, and short films. Screenings take place in the 375-seat state-of-the-art theater at the Hopkins Bloomberg Center. The series provides filmmakers from the U.S. and around the world the opportunity to present international cinema to D.C. audiences, including stakeholders in the U.S. government, the international diplomatic community, and Johns Hopkins students and alumni, at the Hopkins Bloomberg Center, situated at the epicenter of the U.S. capital, with sweeping views of the Capitol building and the National Gallery of Art.
Post-screening conversations with attending directors, actors, producers, screenwriters, editors, cinematographers, music composers, and documentary participants are moderated by Sig Libowitz, director of the Graduate Film and Media Program, and include experts from across Johns Hopkins.
Certain films will also be presented at Johns Hopkins campuses in Baltimore, Maryland and in Bologna, Italy.
The Cineteca di Bologna is partnering with the Johns Hopkins AAP Graduate Film and Media program to present the Stories that Matter series at the 358-seat, historic, and newly-restored Cinema Modernissimo in Bologna. Johns Hopkins SAIS Europe students and community members will be invited to attend and participate in all screenings at the Cinema Modernissimo alongside the Cineteca di Bologna audience.
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