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SUMMARY:Romanian Literature\, Art\, And Film Course
DESCRIPTION:Initiated by two dedicated scholars\, Otilia Baraboi and Ileana Marin\, Romania Transformed is funded by the American Romanian Cultural Society. The tuition fees from the Romanian in the High School program and part of the campaign for the Romanian Film Festival\, alongside private donors\, make this course possible. Thank you\, we could not have done without your support!  \nCourse Description: Romanian Literature\, Art\, And Film: One Century Of Cultural Transformations \nSituated at the border between the East and West\, Romania embodies the co-existence of cultural paradoxes informing major artistic trends and ideologies during the last 100 years. The course investigates the roots of surrealism\, dadaism\, theatre of the absurd\, as well as practices of resistance against totalitarian regimes\, and women’s roles in forging a new democratic society. The students will learn about New Romanian Cinema and will have the unique possibility to attend the 6th edition of the Romanian Film Festival in Seattle at SIFF Cinema Uptown (November 15-17) and meet with Romanian film directors and actors. Taught in English\, no knowledge of Romanian is required. \nOtilia Baraboi\, Ph.D.\notilia.baraboi@arcsproject.org \n\n\nBefore coming to Seattle in 2000 from Romania\, Otilia worked as a literary journalist and published short-fiction\, translations and articles. She holds university degrees in French and English literatures from Romania\, Switzerland\, and the US. She has a Ph.D. on the politics of translation from the University of Washington\, where she taught French language and literature for 17 years\, and where she is currently co-teaching a course on Romanian literature and film. In 2013\, she co-founded ARCS and was President of the Board for five years before becoming ARCS’ first Executive Director. For Otilia\, ARCS has been a wonderful opportunity to remain connected with the vibrant culture of her birthplace\, while contributing to the artistic and cultural vitality of the Pacific Northwest. As part of her work\, Otilia has been managing the Romanian Film Festival in Seattle and ARCS community-based school for Romanian heritage students\, as well as more than 300 cultural and educational events over the past 9 years. Her priorities are to create sustainable\, community-building programs and partnerships\, as well as develop ARCS’ brand identity in accordance with its mission and values. Most of all\, Otilia hopes that her work will have a direct\, long-lasting impact on the ways in which future generations will define\, celebrate and pass on their heritage. Otilia is also the President of the Ethnic Heritage Council of the Pacific Northwest and a board member of Romanian United Fund.
URL:https://arcsproject.org/event/romanian-literature-art-and-film/
LOCATION:University of Washington\, 1410 NE Campus Pkwy\, Seattle\, WA\, 98195\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Heritage
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SUMMARY:The Romanians: 30 Years of Cinema Revolution
DESCRIPTION:We are proud to partner with Making Waves in NY\, Northwest Film Forum and SIFF to bring you a retrospective of Romanian cinema that will be touring the US between November 2019-May 2020\, starting with Film Forum New York and BAMPFA Berkeley CA. \nSpanning the 30 years since the 1989 Romanian Revolution\, this comprehensive showcase is curated by Making Waves and presents 30 representative titles from the recent history of Romanian cinema\, among which we picked a selection of films that have never been screened in Seattle. \nHistory is the running theme in most films. In the 1990s\, directors who found themselves freed from the tyranny of censorship rushed out in the open to tell stories from the recent past. In the following two decades\, younger directors went back in time on their own terms and came up with a fresh perspective on the communist era. Even when they chronicled the present in sharp slices of life\, the dark shadows of the past still permeated their contemporary stories\, like familiar ghosts. In 2005\, a three hour-long black comedy about a dying man\, The Death of Mr. Lăzărescu (dir. Cristi Puiu)  was part of the birth of an artistic revolution that ignited an ever-growing international interest in an outstanding generation of filmmakers. It also triggered the rediscovery of past highlights which offered a genealogy for what critics came to call the Romanian New Wave. \nNewer films dig into the more distant though equally relevant past\, and there is also escapism\, mostly in genre formats. But despite its apparent diversity\, this vast retrospective works best as a history lesson served in the most entertaining form: movies. \nVisit The Romanians: 30 Years Of Cinema Revolution for more details about the entire program of the retrospective. \nThe Romanians: 30 Years of Cinema Revolution is organized by the Making Waves Film Festival and Cinema Projects. Produced by Corina Șuteu and Oana Radu\, and curated by Mihai Chirilov\, David Schwartz (Cinema Projects) and Corina Șuteu.  \nThe U.S. Tour is made possible by the support of Adrian Ghenie\, Șerban Savu and Galeria Plan B\, Moebius Gallery\, Alexandre Almajeanu and Gentica Foundation\, Dacin Sara\, and numerous individual donors. \nCORONA VIRUS ALERT!!!! \nThis event was cancelled. We are now exploring the possibility of online screening. Thank you for your patience! \nWe hope our community will overcome these difficult times as soon as possible. STAY HEALTHY and protect the most vulnerable of us by keeping your social distance.
URL:https://arcsproject.org/event/the-romanians-30-years-of-cinema-revolution/
LOCATION:Northwest Film Forum\, 1515 12th Ave\, Seattle\, WA\, 98122
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191207T171500
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SUMMARY:Videograms of a Revolution
DESCRIPTION: \n* Co-presented with Northwest Film Forum and Making Waves New Romanian Cinema on the occasion of  The Romanians\, 30 Years Of Cinema Revolution\, a film series coming to NWFF and other Seattle locations in 2020\, dedicated to the Romanian Revolution of 1989! ** \nVideograms of a Revolution is a compilation and distillation of footage shot throughout the latter days of 1989 in Bucharest\, Romania\, as demonstrators in opposition to the regime of Nicolae Ceaușescu began to document a revolution in real time using the period’s most immediate means of communication: Television. As a vocal resistance began forming during Ceaușescu’s final speech on December 21st\, it became clear that a tide was shifting and this moment must be seized to spread the word. So demonstrators forcibly occupied the television station and began broadcasting uninterrupted for the next 120 hours with the explicit intent on overthrowing Ceaușescu and holding him accountable for his crimes. What played out was a revolution with such immediacy\, Ceaușescu was sentenced to death by execution on Christmas Day\, broadcasts still running live for this moment. \nHarun Farocki and Andrei Ujică’s remarkable film recreates this stream of broadcasts\, but more pointedly shows the power of technology when its handed over to the people\, and that news could in fact be delivered with an immediacy we almost take for granted these days. The impact of this revolution not only had a lasting impact for demonstrators all around the world\, but arguably changed how people all around the world engage with technology as a means of immediate communication and organization. \n“We get all of the broadcast glitches\, unedited feeds\, powergrabbing chaos\, and epochal please-stand-by ellipses; as civilians literally defend the TV station with combat rifles\, unidentified counter-revolutionary snipers hole up in massive and empty high-rise buildings the dictator had built and then abandoned. The sense of exhilarating liberation and history made as we watch is consistently leavened by the weird distance\, between citizens and their own revolt\, occupied by TV cameras and monitors. By the end of the week\, and the Ceausescus’ executions\, nothing is real – or historical – until it is seen on television.” – Michael Atkinson\, The Village Voice
URL:https://arcsproject.org/event/videograms-of-a-revolution/
LOCATION:Northwest Film Forum\, 1515 12th Ave\, Seattle\, WA\, 98122
CATEGORIES:Film
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SUMMARY:Can We Remember What Matters? A Photography Exhibit by Gabriela Cociuba
DESCRIPTION:We are happy to inaugurate our series of community storytelling events with a photography project by Romanian American artist Gabriela Cociuba. \nAs we draw close to the 30 year anniversary of the Romanian Revolution\, we hope that Gabriela’s “recycled” photographs will trigger engaging discussions about the ways in which we fabricate our memories. \nWhat are your memories of the Romanian Revolution or the the Fall of Communism? Where were you? Do you remember following the events from abroad on TV\, radio or the written press\, or where you there\, in the streets? Please join us and share your stories with us. \nGabriela’s exhibit was part of a larger project entitled “How to Remember What Doesn’t Matter”.\nMore details here: https://www.gabrielacociuba.com/projects#/how-to-remember-what-doesnt-matter/ \nJoin us for the opening reception December 21\, 7:30pm at Solo Bar in Seattle. The exhibit will be up through January 2020.
URL:https://arcsproject.org/event/can-we-remember-what-matters-a-photography-exhibit-by-gabriela-cociuba/
LOCATION:WA
CATEGORIES:Visual Arts
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