U.S. EMBASSY PRESENTS AMERICAN DOCUMENTARY SHOWCASE
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The U.S. Embassy is pleased to announce that it will present an
American Documentary Showcase, featuring director David Hoffman and
documentary film expert Sandra Ruch, from October 14- 20, 2009, in
Yerevan. The Showcase will officially open on October 16 and will
continue until the end of November.
>From the first American feature-length documentary, Nanook of the
North, released in 1922, until today, documentary films describe
not only the human condition, but also contemporary events,
and record social and cultural phenomena. This Showcase offers a
broad, diversified look at life in the United States and American
values as seen by American documentary filmmakers. The Showcase also
demonstrates the role documentary films play in fostering understanding
and cooperation.
The American Documentary Showcase will include film screenings
at the National Gallery and the Moscow Movie Theater, with the
official opening on October 16, featuring David Hoffman’s film,
‘Sputnik Mania.’ The film screenings are open to the public and free
of charge. Hoffman and Ruch will also meet with local directors, host
workshops, and hold two master classes for film students. Additional
information, including information about master classes and a
full movie schedule, can be found on the U.S. Embassy website at
.The American Documentary Showcase is
sponsored by the U.S. Embassy, the U.S. State Department Bureau of
Educational and Cultural Affairs, Art Film Gallery, and the National
Gallery of Armenia. The program is part of an international tour.