JOSEPH BRODSKY: EPITAPH FOR A CENTAUR, SIX YEARS LATER Film Screening & Discussion

Joseph Brodsky: Epitaph for a

Centaur, Six Years Later

Film Screening & Discussion

Date:

Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Time:

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Location:

YIVO Institute for Jewish Research

15 West 16th Street

New York, NY 10011

Admission: Free

Registration is required.

Please go to the link bellow:

https://vilnacollections.yivo.org/Joseph-Brodsky

A screening of a short film examining the life of Joseph Brodsky, the celebrated Russian-Jewish American writer and Nobel Laureate and a Panel Discussion that will include Poetry in America Director and Host Elisa New, YIVO Executive Director Jonathan Brent, the Joseph Brodsky estate’s literary executor Ann Kjellberg, and founding director of Russian American Cultural Center and Lazar Khidekel Society Regina Khidekel.

Through analyses of two of Brodsky's evocative poems, “Epitaph for a Centaur” and “Six Years Later,” this 25-minute film encapsulates Brodsky's exploration of identity, belonging, and the passage of time. The film examines the paradoxical relationship between the U.S. and Russia during the Cold War, intricately portrayed through the symbolic figure of the centaur—a representation of Brodsky’s own multi-faceted existence as Russian, American, and Jewish. By delving into the intricate language of Brodsky’s poetry, this short film explores Brodsky’s Jewish identity, his legacy, and the political undertones of his writing.

Credit: Wendy Ultan

This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council.