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A SPECIAL THEATRICAL SCREENING: LIBERTATE (FREEDOM)

7:00 pm, The Albert & Dana Broccoli Theatre, SCA 112

Outside the Box (Office), SEEFest, and the USC Schwarzenegger Institute,
invite you to attend:

A SPECIAL THEATRICAL SCREENING OF LIBERTATE (FREEDOM)

Directed by Tudor Giurgiu
Screenplay by Cecilia Stefanescu, Tudor Giurgiu, and Nap Toader
Produced by Oana Giurgiu and Tudor Giurgiu

Followed by a discussion with Christian Grose,
Academic Director of the USC Schwarzenegger Institute
and Matthew Carey, Documentary Editor, Deadline

Moderated by Vera Mijojlić, Director of SEEfest 

7:00 P.M. on Tuesday, October 8th, 2024

The Albert & Dana Broccoli Theatre, SCA 112
George Lucas Building, USC School of Cinematic Arts Complex
900 W. 34th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90007


FREE ADMISSION. OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. RSVP REQUIRED.
RSVPs ARE NON-TRANSFERABLE.

FOOD AND DRINKS ARE STRICTLY PROHIBITED IN THE AUDITORIUM.

CLICK HERE TO RSVP

USC’s University Park Campus has limited entry points. If arriving by car, via public transit or on foot, entry is available at: McCarthy Way and Figueroa Street (24/7); McClintock Street and Jefferson Boulevard (24/7); and Watt Way and Exposition Boulevard (6 a.m. – 7 p.m. weekdays). Additionally, pedestrians and vehicles with reserved parking on Childs Way can enter at Exposition Boulevard and Pardee Way (6 a.m. – 7 p.m. weekdays).

Parking: On-campus parking at the University of Southern California is limited. We recommend buying a day pass for the Royal Street Structure, located at the intersection of Royal Street and W. Jefferson Blvd. Parking passes are $20/car. For more information about parking at USC, please visit USC Transportation Website:

https://transnet.usc.edu/index.php/daily-and-hourly-parking/
https://transnet.usc.edu/index.php/about-us/entrance-hours/


In the chaotic days of the December 1989 revolution that overthrew the Communist regime, the Transylvanian city of Sibiu becomes the scene of a violent assault on a Police unit that quickly escalates into a bloody confrontation between soldiers, policemen, civilian protesters, and representatives of the secret police. In a desperate attempt to escape the siege, Police Captain Viorel is captured by the army and thrown into an empty swimming pool along with hundreds of prisoners accused of being terrorists.

Provided courtesy of Synergetic Distribution. Running time: 109 minutes. In Romanian, with English subtitles.

SEEfest program and activities are supported, in part, by the California Arts Council, a state agency; Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture; by a grant from the Department of Cultural Affairs, City of Los Angeles; ELMA Foundation for European Movies in America, and California Humanities. We are deeply grateful for their continued support of our programs.

California Arts Council
ELMA
Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture
Department of Cultural Affairs, City of Los Angeles
California Humanities

SEEfest WRITERS SHOWCASE

10:00 am - 11:00 am, Zoom

Join SEEFest’s Writes 2024 cohorts for staged readings from six scripts fresh from the page! Saturday, May 11 @ 10 am PT Prepare to be transported by tales of love, war, sorrow, and laughter, all written by this year’s SEEFest screenwriters.  This is a virtual event on Zoom that features recorded readings of each script […]

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Balkan Music Motifs

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm, Goethe-Institut Los Angeles | 1901 West 7th Street #Suite A/B Los Angeles, CA 90057

An evening with guitar virtuoso and composer Miroslav Tadić and the leading ud performer and ethnomusicologist Münir Beken.   Friday, April 5, 2024 at 7 pmDoors open at 6:30 pm Please RSVP here for your free tickets. These two fantastic musicians will share with the audience their musical background and inspirations they draw on from […]

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Myths and Video Art

10:30 am, Paper or Plastik Cafe, 5772 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles

Conversation with Slovenian-American experimental film artist Nataša Prosenc Stearns and community members. Slovenian-born visual artist and filmmaker Nataša Prosenc Stearns will present her latest works, Caryatids, a collection of large prints featuring architectural columns that take the form of standing female figures. The exhibition, which runs from March 21 to June 16 at Mauro Café, 8112 Melrose […]

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Caryatids: Multimedia Exhibition of Nataša Prosenc Stearns

- 6:30 pm, Mauro Café, 8112 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, CA

The opening artist reception will occur on March 21, 2024, 6 pm – 8 pm Slovenian-born visual artist and filmmaker Nataša Prosenc Stearns will present her latest works, Caryatids, a collection of large prints featuring architectural columns that take the form of standing female figures. The exhibition, which runs from March 21 to June 16 […]

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Ukrainian Cinema & Expat Storytellers

3:00 pm, UCLA Bridges Theater

Presented by SEEfest Borderlands/Nowhere Dialogues Monday, January 22, 2024 @ 3 pmUCLA Bridges Theatre  Prolific producer Polina Herman, a recent transplant from Ukraine, is joined by fellow expat filmmakers to share perspectives on creating stories both personal and American. The event is hosted by the Department of Film, Television and Digital Media and will take […]

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SEEfest Borderlands/Nowherelands Dialogues

7:00 pm, UCLA Bridges Theatre 

Monday, Nov 13, 7 pm UCLA Bridges Theatre Screening of the award-winning documentary film When I Was a Boy, I Was a Girl (Serbia, 2013; short documentary; 30 min) Renowned Serbian filmmaker Ivana Todorovic is back in L.A. with hergroundbreaking film starring a transgender diva! The event is hosted by the Department of Film, Television and Digital Media […]

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The Future of Cinema

9:30 am

German-American Business Association/Film Initiative and South East European Film Festival, Los Angeles Cordially invite you to join us for an exciting and timely panel. How far can movies travel on the superfast freeway of technological wizardry? And how do we differentiate between hype, trends, and what is actually possible? What solutions, innovations, and probing of […]

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SEEfest Salon

On Sunday a lively group of performers came together at the SEEfest Salon to pay homage to prolific playwright and longtime supporter and champion of SEEfest, Will Manus. The program featured scenes from Will’s many beloved plays and special guests from the Galimatas Rebetika Trio. We are hugely grateful to all the wonderful artists for […]

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Interview with Vera Mijojlic 

4:30 pm, Global streaming

Global streaming SCENE72, an online community for film festival professionals across the globe, is hosting this live stream on Wednesday, May 31, at 4:30 pm PST. New Zealand-based and Toronto native, Damian Bartolomucci, head of growth marketing for SCENE72, will have a wide-ranging conversation with SEEfest founder and festival director Vera Mijojlic about the festival […]

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