The Eur-Asian Border Lab team is happy to introduce a new series of events taking place this fall semester, that invites discussion around borders in relation to art: borders in films. The series will take place in three screenings, which are free, in English, and open to everyone (including non-TLU students and staff). The screenings start at 18h30 in room M-213 at Tallinn University, and are expected to finish before 21h.
The screening dates are: 27th SEPTEMBER, 18th OCTOBER, 29th NOVEMBER.
SCREENING 1
The first screening will take place on Friday 27th September at 18h30 in M-213 at Tallinn University with In the Crosswind (2014) by Estonian director Martti Helde. The screening will be followed by a Q&A session with special guests: Dr. Emilia Diana Popa, a research fellow at Tallinn University specialized in film and cultural memory, and Nikolai Ostašov, a member of the team at Vabamu Museum of Occupations and Freedom.
Synopsis:
In 1941, Soviet occupiers removed tens of thousands of people in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania from their homes and sent them to prison camps or to Siberia. This is the story of Erna, an Estonian woman, and her young daughter, who struggle to find her way home after facing these horrific events. [source: MUBI]
Facebook event link: https://www.facebook.com/share/YqBqPE1rTiZ7wLnZ/
SCREENING 2
The first screening will take place on Friday 18th October at 18h30 in M-213 at Tallinn University with Ode to My Father (2014) by Korean director Yoon Je-kyoon. The screening will be followed by a Q&A session with special guest Rüüt Kaljula, a Junior Research Fellow at the Estonian Foreign Policy Institute at the ICDS (International Center for Defence and Security) specialized in East Asian politics.
Synopsis:
Amid the time of the Korean War, a young boy’s vow to take care of his family marked the beginning of a lifelong promise spanning 60 years. [source: MUBI]
Facebook event link: https://www.facebook.com/share/XMe1z6w1SKErPByk/
SCREENING 3
The first screening will take place on Friday 29th November at 18h30 in M-213 at Tallinn University with Yuma (2012) by Polish director Piotr Mularuk. The screening will be followed by a Q&A session with special guests Alicja Fafjer, a border scholar from the University of Eastern Finland, who has written an article on the role of borders in Yuma, and Estonian film director Jaak Kilmi, who has explored the themes of border crossings in several of his films.
Synopsis:
A story about the rise and fall of Zyga – a Polish kid in his early twenties, who wants to take charge of his life after the fall of communism, but in a time of chaos and moral anarchy, unwillingly becomes a gangster. [source: MUBI]
Facebook event link: https://www.facebook.com/share/y6V5ReHmh5hC5gw1/
More information on the special guests will soon be announced.
For any inquiries, please contact djahane@tlu.ee