Outdoor Screening: OYOYO (1980)
Part of the exhibition
Careful Crossings
Thursday, June 12
8pm–10pm
University College Quad
15 King’s College Circle
Please register on Eventbrite.
Join us for a rare international showing of Chetna Vora’s OYOYO (1980) to be held in the courtyard of University College.
OYOYO was the graduating project of the late filmmaker, depicting international university students in their dorms located in the former German Democratic Republic. The documentary traces moments of song and dance, intimate conversations, and personal interviews, and is reflective of how diasporic encounters may foster political solidarity in a transnational community.
This event is free and all are welcome.
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About the Artist
Chetna Vora studied directing in Potsdam-Babelsberg in the German Democratic Republic (GDR) from 1976 to 1982. In 1983, Vora returned to her birthplace in India and lived there with her family until she died in 1987. She is also remembered for her 1981 film Frauen in Berlin, which chronicles women’s lives in the GDR.
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Film Copyright:
OYOYO, Chetna Vora, Film and Television Academy of the GDR 1980
Digitisation and restoration of the Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF, supported by the Film Heritage Funding Programme, financed by BKM, Länder and FFA.
Image: Chetna Vora, OYOYO, Film and Television Academy of the GDR 1980. Digitisation and restoration of the Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF, supported by the Film Heritage Funding Programme, financed by BKM, Länder and FFA.
