“Erase the Nation” Film Screening and Q&A
Monday, November 18, 2024 All day
Description
The Center for Freedom and Western Civilization will host a film screening of “Erase the Nation” followed by a Q&A with the film's creator, Tomasz Grzywaczewski, at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 18 at the Hamilton Theater, 7 Lebanon St. There is no cost for the film screening and the community is welcome to attend.Tomasz Grzywaczewski is a war journalist, non-fiction writer, and documentary filmmaker, with a focus on Central and Eastern Europe.He has been serving as a correspondent for the Chief Evening News Service on Polish public television (TVP1) reporting from Ukraine’s frontline. He has also been reporting from various conflict zones since 2015, including the war in Donbas, Turkish Kurdistan, and Nagorno Karabakh. Grzywaczewski has collaborated with various media outlets, including CBS News and Foreign Policy.Grzywaczewski is the author of the award-winning books: “The Erased Border” dedicated to the people who formed the multinational mosaic of the Second Polish Republic, “The Borders of Dreams”, devoted to the post-soviet unrecognized states, “Life and Death on the Dead Road” and “Across the Wild East” about extreme expeditions to Siberia.An expert in transatlantic relationships, he collaborates with various think tanks and research institutes. He completed a Certificate in Russian Security Studies at the Daniel Morgan Graduate School of National Security in Washington, D.C., and has spoken at institutions such as Georgetown University, Atlantic Council in Washington, D.C., and The Explorers Club in New York City.His recent documentary, "Erase the Nation", has been screened at international forums such as OSCE and UNESCO, as well as in cities worldwide. He has also directed and written scripts for the films including, “Belarus: Awakening” on the struggle of the Belarusian people against the dictatorship, and “Lithuania: In the Shadow of the Tower” about the heroism of Lithuanian people who restored their independence in 1990.