Film: Mike Lerner and Maxim Pozdorovkin’s “Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer,” 2013

Still from Mike Lerner and Maxim Pozdorovkin’s documentary Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer, 2013. Image courtesy of HBO Documentary Films. 

Thursday, October 17 and 24, 2013
8 pm
Ring Auditorium

This documentary explores the story of the women in the infamous punk activist collective who made international headlines for their guerilla performance in Moscow’s Cathedral of Christ the Savior. The film examines Pussy Riot’s music, their movement, their approach to feminism and artistic freedom, and their protest of the relationship between church and state in Russia, as well as the trial and punishment of several members of the group. This expanded version contains footage not seen on HBO.

In Russian with English subtitles. 

Seating is limited and will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.

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