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Short films: Mind the Wall!
Monday, December 2, 2019 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Screening of animated short films from Central and Eastern Europe reflecting on the year 1989. Come and take a peek through the Wall.
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Iron Curtain which physically and ideologically divided Europe during the Cold War, Hungarian Cultural Center in New York invites you to Bohemian National Hall to see a hand-picked selection of top-shelf auteur animated short films.
Screening order:
“Scones” (1984) by Gyula Nagy, Hungary, running time: 9min.
“Easter Greetings” (1987) by Béla Weisz, Hungary, running time: 2min.
“The Race” (1989) by Marek Serafiński, Poland, running time: 12min.
“Mind the Steps!”(1989) by István Orosz, Hungary, running time: 6min.
“The Death of Stalinism in Bohemia” (1990) by Jan Švankmajer Czecho-Slovakia, UK, running time: 10min.
“In the Box” (1999) by Michal Struss, Slovakia, running time: 6min.
“Untravel” (2018) by Nikola Majdak Jr., Ana Nedeljković, Serbia, Slovakia, running time: 10min.”
“Esterhazy” (2008) by Izabela Plucińska, Germany, Poland, running time: 25min.
The films will be introduced by Eszter Polonyi, Visiting Assistant Professor in the History of Art and Design of the Pratt Institute.
Venue: Bohemian National Hall, 1st Floor Cinema
Free and open to the public. Seats are limited, on first-come, first-served basis. Register online through Eventbrite.
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