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4:30pm: Film Treasures from The Ohio State University Libraries

Introduced by Tim Lanza and Sarah Hartzell, Ohio State Libraries

It is estimated that that The Ohio State University Libraries’ Special Collections hold tens of thousands of historic audiovisual items—many original or unique—on as many as 30 different formats. We’re thrilled to spotlight the library’s audiovisual preservation and digitization lab and the work that is done there to identify, preserve, and make accessible this massive amount of material. This program features works that have been digitized through an ongoing collaboration between the lab and the Ohio State Libraries’ Special Collections. It includes short films and excerpts about Columbus artist Elijah Pierce, computer animation pioneer Charles Csuri, footage of astronaut Alan Shepard following the first manned flight into space by an American, rare Antarctic expedition footage from the Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center, and more. (Program approx. 75 mins., DCP)

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7:00pm: Personal Belongings

(Steven Bognar, 1996)

A moving story of one family told against the backdrop of Eastern Europe’s political history from the codirector of the Oscar-winning American Factory.

The first feature-length documentary by Yellow Springs filmmaker Steven Bognar, Personal Belongings charts the odyssey of his father, Bela Bognar, a freedom fighter in the 1956 Hungarian Revolution who is adjusting to life in the American Midwest. The film follows the elder Bognar as he prepares to return to Eastern Europe for the first time in 40 years and the fallout this decision has on his family. We’re thrilled to present this new restoration almost 28 years after it first screened at the Wex! (63 mins., DCP)

Steven Bognar is best known for observational documentaries A Lion in the House (2006), The Last Truck (2009), and Academy Award-winner American Factory, all made with his partner, the late Julia Reichert. A Q&A with the director follows the screening.

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