Personal Belongings (with Steven Bognar in person) + Papapapá

With Steven Bognar in person; Q&A with Marc Weiss, creator and first executive producer of P.O.V. 

Personal Belongings 
Dir. Steven Bognar. 1996, 63 mins. U.S. DCP. 

Papapapá  
Dir. Alex Rivera. 1995, 26 mins. U.S. Digital projection. 

The debut feature by Academy Award–winner Steven Bognar (American Factory) casts a wry, unflinching lens on his complicated father, Bela, a Hungarian émigré adjusting to life in the suburban midwestern United States. Bela participated in the 1956 Hungarian revolution, and the legacy of that struggle hangs heavy over him, his marriage, and his children. His announcement of a sudden return trip to his homeland sparks his son to pick up a camera and document the journey—and ensuing fallout. Paired with Sleep Dealer director Alex Rivera’s first short Papapapá, a movie- and pop culture–soaked essay in which he wrestles with the long shadow of Incan history as a first generation Peruvian American in NYC. The two films toured theaters together in 1996 under the banner “Papapalooza.”

Tickets: $15 / $11 senior and students / $9 youth (ages 3–17) / discounted for MoMI members ($7–$11). There is a $1.50 transaction fee per ticket for all online purchases. The cost of admission may be applied toward a same-day purchase of a membership. 

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