USSR 30: Cinema after the Collapse
Schedule
Thu Nov 04 2021 at 07:00 pm to 09:30 pm
Location
USC School of Cinematic Arts, Ray Stark Family Theatre | Los Angeles, CA
About this Event
On the 30th anniversary of the fall of the USSR, this three-day program will provide a front-row seat to history, featuring films from various countries and filmmakers, scholars, activists, and other international thought leaders participating in discussions about life and filmmaking in the post-Soviet world.
The large-scale shifts in society that resulted from the dissolution of the Soviet Union will be represented and interpreted through feature, documentary, and short films. Such artistic responses to this pivotal political moment pose fundamental human questions, tackling the effects of displacement—physical, ideological, psychological, economic, spiritual—amidst the difficulty of interpreting arbitrary and constantly shifting borders. As the remnants of a fallen empire deal with the lingering effects of war, ethnic conflict, economic collapse, and new world orders, human dramas emerge as we come to terms with history, identity, community, and hope.
Schedule:
7 p.m.: (Russia, 2015. Directed by Sergei Loznitsa. Running Time: 74 min.)
Followed by a virtual panel discussion with the documentary’s director Sergei Loznitsa, critically acclaimed filmmaker and scholar Atom Egoyan, and Dr. Robert English, professor of international relations, Slavic languages, and literature at USC.
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COVID-19 Health and Safety:
- All attendees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or present a negative test taken within 72 hours of the start of the event. Verification and a photo ID required at check-in.
- This event will require masks for all attendees, vaccinated or unvaccinated.
- The University requires all persons accessing USC campuses to complete a symptom check on Trojan Check (trojancheck.usc.edu) prior to their visit. Trojan check must be shown at check-in.
Related event:
USSR 30: Cinema after the Collapse, Day 2
Friday, November 5, 2021, from 6 to 9:30 p.m.
Norris Cinema Theatre
USSR 30: Cinema after the Collapse, Day 3
Saturday, November 6, 2021, from 1 to 9:30 p.m.
Norris Cinema Theatre
Presented by USC Visions and Voices: The Arts and Humanities Initiative. Organized by the USC Dornsife Institute of Armenian Studies and USC Department of Slavic Languages and Literature. Co-sponsored by the USC School of Cinematic Arts, USC School of International Relations, and USC Armenian Students Association.
Photo: Gagik Harutyunyan, April 13, 1991. Published in his collection Shadows of Time: The Photographic Art of Gagik Harutyunyan 1970-1995 (Yerevan, 2017).
Where is it happening?
USC School of Cinematic Arts, Ray Stark Family Theatre, 900 West 34th Street, Los Angeles, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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