NEFARIOUS RUSSIANS

THE NEFARIOUS RUSSIANS SOVIET COLLAPSE CINEMA SERIES 

Four weekends this summer in Brooklyn, Evgenia and Yasha will be screening different Russian films from the late 1980s and 1990s — all of them set in a decaying or collapsed Soviet society and focused on the plight of young women trying to survive.

These are cult Russian films, and it’s almost certain some of them have never been screened in American theaters.

These movies are not only a historic document. They are relevant to America today. America has entered its own age of decline — the signs are hard not to see. And as people who have lived through the decline and collapse of the USSR, Evgenia and Yasha see a lot of parallels between what happened there and what is happening now in the US. You could say Russia’s past is from America’s future — and these films give a glimpse into that past…a past that might be the future here.

All films will be shown with English subtitles.

There will be a discussion and a Q&A after each screening moderated by a surprise celebrity guest.

Location: Film Noir Theater. 122 Meserole Ave, Brooklyn.

Tickets: $25.

Space is limited. Buy tickets in advance.