WHEN: October 17-21, 2016
The films by independent Russian movie makers will be screened in five cities of Texas: Houston, Dallas, Austin, College Station and Lubbock. Our partners are: University of Texas at Austin, University of Texas at Arlington – Dallas, SMU, Texas A&M – College Station, University of Houston, Texas Tech University, and The World Affairs Council of Greater Houston.
We present the following movies:
“My friend Boris Nemtsov”. Director Zosya Rodkevich
The film is an intimate portrait of Russian politician and opposition leader, Boris Nemtsov, who was assassinated in February, 2015 approximately 200 yards away from the Kremlin. Boris Nemtsov, former Vice-Prime Minister of Boris Yeltsin, was a notorious and uncompromising adversary of the Putin-led Russian government. His assassination triggered rioting and protesting against murders of opponents in Russia today. This film about Nemtsov is a tribute to the memory of a young, talented, and brave man. The camera accompanies him during his pre-election journeys and also in less formal moments.
Zosya Rodkevich, the talented young movie director, the graduate of the School of Documentary Film and Theater of Marina Razbezhkina and Mikhail Ugarov, will present her movie and participate in Q/A session.
“Save My Speech Forever”. Director Roman Liberov
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgrF5Q_n4Fs
The documentary is a tragic life story of one of the greatest Russian poets, Osip Mandelstam – who died for the opportunity to write. The author, Roman Liberov, dedicates this film as a testament to the famous Russian poet/essayist by utilizing extracts from poems, letters and reviews, archival documents, and fiction as cinematic tools. Elements of documentary, animation, computer graphics, non-fiction, and puppet scenes that are used in this film, create a film language that does not fit into a specific genre.
The movie will be presented by Roman Sivozhelezov, director of photography.
Dates and Venues
DALLAS
October 17, 2016, 11 a.m.
“My friend Boris Nemtsov”
followed by Q/A with Zosya Rodkevich
SMU, Huitt-Zollars Pavilion, Embrey 115
Admission: free
October 17, 2016, 5:00 p.m.
“Save My Speech Forever”
followed by Q/A with Roman Sivozhelezov
University of North Texas – Denton, ART, Room 223
Admission: free
October 18, 2016, 12:00 p.m.
“Save My Speech Forever”
followed by Q/A with Roman Sivozhelezov
University of Texas at Arlington, Language Acquisition Center, 3rd floor Trimble Hall
Admission: free
LUBBOCK
October 18, 2016, 5:30 p.m.
“My friend Boris Nemtsov”
followed by Q/A with Zosya Rodkevich
Texas Tech University at Lubbock, International Cultural Center Auditorium – 601 Indiana Ave.
Admission: free
AUSTIN
October 19, 2016, 5:00 p.m.
“My friend Boris Nemtsov”
followed by Q/A with Zosya Rodkevich
University of Texas at Austin, College of Liberal Arts Building, Glickman Conference Center, Room 1.302E
Admission: free
COLLEGE STATION
October 19, 2016, 7:00p.m.
“Save My Speech Forever”
followed by Q/A with Roman Sivozhelezov
Texas A&M, MSC 2406A
Admission: free
HOUSTON
October 20, 2016
6:00p.m.
“Save My Speech Forever”
followed by Q/A with Roman Sivozhelezov
University of Houston, AA AUD 2
Admission: free
Registration: 6:30 PM, Film: 7:15 – 9:00 PM
“My friend Boris Nemtsov”
followed by Q/A with Zosya Rodkevich
Sundance Cinemas – Downtown (Bayou Place), 510 Texas Avenue
Houston, Texas 77002
Admission: Non-members – $17, members – $12.
October 21, 2016, 7:30p.m.
“Save My Speech Forever”
followed by Q/A with Roman Sivozhelezov
RCC Our Texas (2337 Bissonnet Houston, TX 77005)
Sponsors & Partners:
          Victoria Filippov , Attorney at Law Russian Culture Society & McDowell Center for Critical Languages and Area Studies Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies at The University of Texas at Austin Texas Tech Office of International Affairs & The CHFoundation Department of International Studies, Texas A&M     |
