Russian Film at Yale invites you to discover contemporary Russia through the eyes of a talented new generation of emerging filmmakers. Tackling a range of contentious subjects — from homosexuality to police brutality — many of these films unleashed a storm of controversy in Russia and secured the reputation of their directors on the international circuit. Join us for the screenings — and stay tuned for the guest appearance of several of the film directors in person!
February 24, 7 pm: NAME ME (2014, 93 min)
Nigina Saifullaeva
In this coming of age story, two teenage girls trade places when one is afraid to meet her biological father. What begins as a joke turns into a psychological drama revealing aspects of the girls’ characters that they had no idea existed.
Introduction by Anastasia Kostina, Film and Media Studies & Slavic Languages and Literatures, Yale.
Sponsored by The European Studies Council, with a Russian Studies grant from the Carnegie Foundation, The MacMillan Center, the Whitney Humanities Center, Yale Film and Media Studies, and the Yale Slavic Film Colloquium.