Free University
Szabad Egyetem
Student & Debut Competition
Jonathan Hunter
Hungary
2019
54min
Hungarian, English
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Imagine waking up as an “enemy of the people.” This was the reality waiting for students and staff of Central European University (CEU) as a coordinated legal and media apparatus began to demonise and eventually criminalise the Hungarian-American institution. The film follows students of CEU as they struggle against their exile by an increasingly authoritarian government. We follow their stories in a backsliding democracy and the consequences of democratic “red lines” being crossed with impunity.
Projections:
11.15. Friday 18:00
CEU - Auditorium
English Subtitle
Co-director:
Lucie Janotova
Producer:
Mackenzie Nelson
Co-producer:
Lucie Janotova
Production info:
Fahej Productions
Distribution info:
Fahej Productions, Jonathan Hunter, fahejproductions@gmail.com, thefreeuniversityfilm.com