Film Screening & Discussion: Finding Babel

Please join us for a screening of the documentary film Finding Babel (2016), followed by a Q&A with its director, David Novack.

Run time: 89 minutes

75 years after subversive Soviet writer Isaac Babel’s execution for supposed criticism of the Communist Party, his grandson works to piece together the story of the grandfather he never knew and understand the author’s unique artistic style.

David Novack is the director of Finding Babel. He is perhaps best known for the documentary he wrote, produced, and directed, Burning the Future: Coal in America. He has made a name for himself in the world of social commentary. He also received recognition as an advocate for human rights after producing Kimjongilia, a documentary about North Korean refugees.

From Columbia’s Harriman Institute.