In The Rearview - dir: Maciek Hamela (2023, Poland/France/Ukraine)

Featuring a pre-show musical performance by renowned Ukrainian composer Alex Syedin and a virtual Q&A with director Maciek Hamela after the film.
When the Russian invasion of Ukraine began in 2022, many thousands of people became refugees in their own country, fleeing to safer areas. This documentary depicts some of those travelers on their journeys in an innovative way. Cameras were mounted inside the cars of volunteers who helped drive the refugees to safety, and this film shows the unfortunate Ukrainians as they tell their own stories as the cars bump along over confusing and unsafe routes. A remarkable document. Co-presented by Austin arts organization Dot Dot Dot Connect and Ukrainian National Women’s League of America (UNWLA) Branch #147 Austin and San Antonio. -- Write-up by the Austin Film Society

Film Trailer

Tickets can be bought online at this link.

Meetup Structure:
1: Meet at the lobby of the theater with other members prior to the screening. (Look for movie poster, Deserto Rosso: poster image link )

2: If you missed or arrived late then meet the Event Host who will wait for all the participants to converge in the lobby after the screening at the same spot.

3: The group will proceed to the designated hangout space for the discussion.

The Discussion Format:
1: Introductions (Names, favorite movies/directors etc.)
2: Each participant will share their one sentence that best captures the film. Imagine you had to pitch the film (you just watched) as an idea to some hypothetical producers, how would you summarize it in one line?
3: Open-ended discussion
4: Close-out and Rating: At the conclusion of the discussion, each participant will rate the film on the scale of four stars. Event Host will tally all the ratings and calculate the average rating and post it in the event's message board. Event Host will also write up a summary of the discussion and they will post it in the message board.