FILM

Russian Cultural Center “Our Texas” is pleased to announce its 3rd Annual Russian Documentary Film Showcase in Texas “Images of Russia”.  The latest works of independent Russian movie makers will be screened in four cities in Texas – Houston, Dallas, Austin and College Station.

We will present the following movies:  “Revolution that wasn’t” (2008) by talented young director Aliona Polunina,  “Our Motherland” by internationally renowned film-maker Vitaly Mansky, “Strolls with Brodsky” by E. Yakovich and A. Shishov, “The nine forgotten songs” by Galina Krasnoborova, “Hostages of the Future” by Roman Carmen Jr. and Andrey Shemyakin and “Chagall’s Passions” by Andrey Melnikov.

The major Texas universities will participate and host the movie screenings: University of Texas at Austin, Texas A&M, South Methodist University at Dallas and Houston Baptist University. Each movie presentation will be accompanied by a lecture and Q/A session with our honored guests.

Our guests are: director Aliona Polunina - author of “Revolution that wasn’t”, and Andrey Shemyakin – the well-known movie critic, film scholar, producer, and the author and host of “Documentary Camera” TV program.

The Documentary Film Showcase schedule:

October 19: “Revolution that wasn’t”- UT/Austin.
October 20: “Hostages of the Future”, “Chagall’s Passions”- SMU/Dallas
October 21: “Revolution that wasn’t”– Texas A&M/College Station
October 22: “Our Motherland” – Houston Baptist University
October 23: “Strolls with Brodsky”, “The nine forgotten songs” and “Chagall’s Passions” - Houston Baptist University
October 24: “Revolution that wasn’t” - Houston Baptist University

Pictured Above:  Film still from Revolution that Wasn’t.