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CARPATHO-RUSYN SOCIETY
"Moj Nikifor" – a Polish-produced film Saturday, February 10, 2007 – 2:00 PM Movie Theater A – 104 Admission is free and refreshments will be served
The New Jersey Chapter and the World Film Society of Bergen Community College will co-host a showing and a discussion of the film “Moj Nikifor. Produced in 2004, this film has won numerous awards and tells the story of the last few year’s of this self-taught, illiterate Lemko naive artist of Krynica. He was born in a stable by his Deaf and mute mother and inherited his mother’s disability of having his tongue attached to his palate that made him unable to produce understandable speech. The film is told from the viewpoint of a struggling young artist who becomes Nikifor’s caretaker, sacrificing his own career and family life. The 97 minute film is in Polish with English subtitles. Jerry Chanda and Brian Pozun will introduce the film and provide commentary at its conclusion. For further information, send an E-mail to jchanda@bergen.edu or call him at (609) 882-4872. Directions: From northbound Garden State Parkway, take Exit 160 towards Fair Lawn. At the bottom of the exit ramp, turn left onto Passaic Street which becomes Paramus Road and go 2.3 miles to the college. Turn right and proceed to the main academic building (Section A, Parking Lot B). From southbound Garden State Parkway, take Exit 166 toward Westwood/Washington Twp. Turn right onto Highland Avenue and proceed to Linwood Avenue. Turn left on Linwood and go 1 mile to Paramus Road. Turn left on Paramus Road and go 2 miles to the college. Turn left and proceed to the main academic building (Section A, Parking Lot B). From Manhattan, take New Jersey Transit Bus # 163 that stops at the main entrance to the College.
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