Seats at the Table

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Matinee

Series/Themes: Historical and Political Themes, Spotlight on Virginia Filmmaking

Genre: Documentaries

Film Year: 2018

Locations: USA

Film Length: 89 min.

Languages: English

Director: Chris Farina.

Featuring: Andrew Kaufman.

At the University of Virginia, Andrew Kaufman has taught the acclaimed class Books Behind Bars: Life, Literature, and Leadership since 2010. Each week, students travel to a maximum-security juvenile correctional center to study Russian literature with incarcerated young people. Using the literature of Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky as a prism through which to share the stories of their lives, classmates—both UVA students and correctional center residents—convey their most intimate human experiences. As students break down their preconceptions about one another, they establish meaningful relationships, and are transformed by their discovery of shared humanity in such an unexpected place. Discussion with subjects from the film, Andrew Kaufman (UVA), and Andrew Block (Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice), moderated by director Chris Farina

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Sunday, November 4
2:00 PM
Newcomb Hall Theatre
Add To Calendar 20181104 14:00 20181104 16:15 America/New_York VFF: Seats at the Table

At the University of Virginia, Andrew Kaufman has taught the acclaimed class Books Behind Bars: Life, Literature, and Leadership since 2010. Each week, students travel to a maximum-security juvenile correctional center to study Russian literature with incarcerated young people. Using the literature of Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky as a prism through which to share the stories of their lives, classmates—both UVA students and correctional center residents—convey their most intimate human experiences. As students break down their preconceptions about one another, they establish meaningful relationships, and are transformed by their discovery of shared humanity in such an unexpected place. Discussion with subjects from the film, Andrew Kaufman (UVA), and Andrew Block (Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice), moderated by director Chris Farina

Supported by ScribeConcepts.com 

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