Join us for the final film screening of the Baltic Film Series!
"Land of Songs" (2015)
Film screening with reception and
Q&A with director Aldona Watts
Land of Songs
In a region of Lithuania known as the "Land of Songs," five charming grandmothers are the bearers of their village's ancient folk singing tradition. Singing has nourished their lifelong friendships, and helped them to cope with decades of war and occupation. As the village's youth move away, the grandmothers struggle to keep their songs alive.
"Land of Songs" had its world premiere at the Vilnius International Film Festival in Vilnius, Lithuania and its U.S. premiere with the Margaret Mead Film Festival at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, where it was awarded the Margaret Mead Filmmaker Award Honorable Mention. "Land of Songs" was selected for Independent Filmmaker Project's 2014 Spotlight on Documentaries at Film Week in New York and is fiscally sponsored by San Francisco Film Society.
View landofsongs.com for more information.
http://hosted.verticalresponse...
Aldona Watts is a filmmaker interested in subjects relating to gender, music, and the intersections of folklore and counterculture. After releasing her first film "Land of Songs", she is currently working on new film projects in the Bay Area and New York. Aldona is an organizer at Her Girl Friday, a Brooklyn-based group that produces events for female-identified journalists and nonfiction storytellers. She hosted and produced a weekly radio show about punk music and culture that broadcasted in New York on WNYU FM and in Vilnius, Lithuania on Start FM, as well as from an undisclosed location in the Netherlands. She graduated from New York University with an Interdisciplinary B.A. in Gender Studies, Art, and Media Studies.
When: Monday, December 7, 2015
6:00-7:00 pm: Reception hosted by Consulate General of Lithuania in Los Angeles (Bishop Auditorium lobby)
7:00-8:00 pm: Screening of the film "Land of Songs" (Bishop Auditorium)
8:00-8:30 pm: Q&A with the film director Aldona Watts (Bishop Auditorium)
Where: Bishop Auditorium, Lathrop Library, 518 Memorial Way
Directions/Parking: Map, parking is free on campus after 4 pm. Closest parking may be found at The Oval parking area, on Lasuen Street in front of Bing Concert Hall, and on Memorial Way behind Lathrop Library.
RSVP. This event is free and open to the public. More Information or contact Liisi Esse.
The Baltic Film Series is co-sponsored by Stanford Libraries and Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies.
