Remembering August '68 in Czechoslovakia: Before and After, Tue, Aug 13 at 7pm
Suzanna Halsey
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SAVE the DATE!
Tuesday, August 13, 2019, at 7:00 pm
Remembering August ’68: Before and After
Film Screening and Discussion
Bring your memories of August 21, 1968 in Czechoslovakia!
Czechoslovakia: Portrait of a Tragedy
A documentary film shot over six weeks before the Soviet-led invasion. It includes interviews with protagonists of the Prague Spring and people on the street, reflecting an overall sense of possibility and optimism rather than worries about suppression that
followed a few months later. The film was recently restored by The Wende Museum, thanks to the late Rudolf Perina, a consultant and interpreter during the filming who later became a US diplomat specialized in European East-West relations.
Directed by David Tucker (1968, 47min.)
Spýtaj sa vašich 68 (Ask at Home 68)
This documentary film is a result of an interactive project presenting memories of the events of August 21, 1968, that ordinary people across Slovakia, and Slovaks abroad, shared on a website. The film was broadcast on Slovak TV on the occasion of the 50th anniversary
of the invasion and projected simultaneously in public spaces in Bratislava, Banská Štiavnica, Košice, Zvolen, and Spišská Nová Ves.
Directed by Barbora Berezňáková (2018, 28min.)
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In cooperation with
the Consulate General of the Czech Republic, Consulate General of the Slovak Republic in New York
and The
Wende Museum of Cold War.
Adjunct Czech Language Instructor