Screening of Oscar-Winning Documentary Navalny

In the aftermath of the tragic death in prison of Russia's opposition leader Alexei Navalny, the Russian and East European Studies Program and the Slavic Club will be hosting a screening of the Oscar-winning documentary film Navalny from 6:30-8 p.m., Thursday, February 29, 2024 in Fahy Hall, 236. The screening will be followed by Q&A and discussion with Professor Nathaniel Knight, REESP director, Professor Maxim Matusevich, History Department chair, and Professor Tatiana Shiloff, from the Russian Language Program.

Navalny is a 2022 American documentary film directed by Daniel Roher. The film revolves around Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and events related to his poisoning. It was produced by HBO Max and CNN Films. The film premiered on January 25, 2022 at the Sundance Film Festival, where it received critical and audience acclaim and won the Audience Award in the US Documentary competition and the Festival Favorite Award. It also won the Best Documentary Feature at the 95th Academy Awards, won the award for Best Political Documentary at the 7th Critics' Choice Documentary Awards and picked up best documentary at the 76th BAFTA awards ceremony.

This event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.

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