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Carpatho-Rusyn Society

New York Chapter

Presents 

The Rusyn Experience in Films: Jakub and Ladomirova

Saturday, January 16, 2010 at 2pm

at

The New York Public Library, Mulberry Street Branch
10 Jersey Street (between Lafayette&Mulberry Sts)
Manhattan, New York 10012

212-966-3424

You are cordially invited to attend a showing of two short films
on the Rusyn experience. A discussion will follow each film where viewers have the opportunity to make comments and ask questions.

JAKUB

Jakub is a documentary film about Rusyns who lived in the Maramuresh area of northern Romania and were asked by the Czechoslovak government to relocate to the Sudeten area of western Bohemia after World War II. The film was produced over a five year period and completed in 1992.The film focuses of the recollections by members of the community of an unusual character name 'Jakub'. In the process the viewer learns more about the community than Jakub. The film is notable for its beautiful camera work showing aspects of Rusyn life at the time.

Director/Writer: Jana Sevcikova
Release Date: 10 July 1992
Genre: Documentary
Language: Rusyn, Czech with English subtitles
Color: Black and White
Time: 65 minutes

MURDER BALLADS AND LEGENDS FROM LADOMIROVA

Ladomirova is a film of eight remembrances of past events occurring in Ladomirova spanning from World War I to the collectivization process after World War II. Ladomirova is a town located in the Svidnik District of northeast Slovakia.  While some memories were joyful others were scarred by the past events which took place in the community.

Director/Writer: Peter Kerekes
Release Date: 1998
Genre: Documentary
Language: Rusyn, Slovak with English subtitles
Time: 54 minutes

Admission is free. Refreshments will be served and all are welcome!

Directions:

 MTA Subway: B,D,F,V to Broadway/Lafayette stop Subway 6 to Bleeker

MTA Bus:     M103 to Third Ave/Houston St. stop

M5 - Southbound on Fifth Ave to Houston St.

M6 - Southbound on Broadway to Houston St.

 

For more Information: email: jchanda@c-rs.org or call
609-882-4872 or visit our website at www.c-rs.org