Three Songs About Motherland and A Taste of Freedom
The University of Massachusetts Amherst Interdepartmental Program in Film Studies' 16th Annual Massachusetts Multicultural Film Festival "Beyond Walls" presents Three Songs About Motherland and A Taste of Freedom.
Three Songs About Motherland was directed by Marina Goldovskaya, USA/Russia, in 2008. It is 40 minutes long, and is in Russian with English subtitles.
Distinguished filmmaker Goldovskaya, head of UCLA's documentary program in the School of Theater, Film & Television, portrays the dramatic collision between past, present, and future in today's Russia, from the pioneers of Far East Komsomolsk to the promise of oil-rich Siberia, culminating in an investigation of the 2006 assassination of courageous journalist Anna Politkovskaya. This is the New England premiere.
A Taste of Freedom was also directed by Marina Goldovskaya, USA/Russia, in 1991. It is 46 minutes long, and is in Russian with English subtitles.
An intimate portrait of Muscovites in the aftermath of the collapse of the Soviet Union and the early effects of perestroika, this documentary follows journalists Sasha Politkosvky and Anya Politkovskaya whose daily existence reflects the turmoil and uncertainty of the time.
There will be an introduction by Jane Taubman, Russian, Amherst College. The director will be present for discussion.
About the festival:
The 16th Annual Massachusetts Multicultural Film Festival showcases innovative major studio releases and independent films exploring life in the post-socialist, post-communist era since 1989, the fall of the Berlin Wall, the end of the Soviet Union and its satellite East bloc regimes, and the opening of China. In fourteen events from February 11 to May 6, 2009, we feature provocative and entertaining films from Romania, Hungary, Russia, Cuba, Hong Kong, Israel, Lebanon, Korea, Germany, Turkey, China, and the Czech Republic. With a special focus on children and youth, several world and national premieres, visiting filmmakers, and a distinguished lecture, the Festival promises to engage audiences in lively debate and discussion.
Directions & Parking
Amherst College is located at the corner of Route 9 and Route 116 in Amherst. Stirn Auditorium is located next to the Mead Art Museum on campus, off the east side of the main quadrangle.
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