CATE: Civil Status: Films by Alina Rudnitskaya, Thurs., Nov. 4 @ 6 p.m.

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Civil Status: Films by Alina Rudnitskaya Thursday, November 4, 6:00 p.m. Alina Rudnitskaya in person! Gene Siskel Film Center (162 N. State St. / 312.846.2600) Image: Still from "Bitch Academy" (Alina Rudnitskaya, 2008). Courtesy the artist. Often absurd and occasionally shattering, Alina Rudnitskaya's documentaries are tragicomic field notes on the bracing cultural and political changes of "New Russia." Produced largely through the storied St. Petersburg Documentary Studio, her films examine the day-to-day lives of her fellow citizens while illuminating their aspirations for and fantasies about the future. This evening, in a rare U.S. appearance, Rudnitskaya presents three films from her award-winning body of work. In Bitch Academy (2008), she follows a group of women who go back to school to become "strong women" by learning to seduce millionaire sugar daddies. Some revel in the school's provocative hands-on lessons while others grimly choke back tears-only hinting at the troubles they hope to escape-as they struggle to master this new form of empowerment. In Civil Status (2005), Rudnitskaya observes the everyday drama of work at the Civil Registry office, where the ladies-only staff transforms the joy, fury, and grief of new brides, divorcing husbands, and recent widows into bureaucratic procedure. And, in Besame Mucho (2006) she sketches an intimate portrait of an amateur choir in rural Tikhvin as they rehearse for group of Italian diplomats. In Russian with English subtitles. Alina Rudnitskaya, 2005-08, Russia, 35mm and Beta SP video, ca. 90 min (plus discussion). ALINA RUDNITSKAYA (1976, Zaozernyj, Russian Federation) is a director and scriptwriter. She received a degree from the Academy of Aerospace Engineering, St. Petersburg in 1997 and studied film directing at St. Petersburg's University of Culture and Arts from 1997-2001. Her short films, largely produced through the renowned St. Petersburg Documentary Studio, have garnered over thirty international awards prizes and have screened worldwide, including at the Oberhausen Film Festival, Germany; the International Film Festival Rotterdam, Netherlands; International Film Festival Vila do Conde, Portugal; Documentamadrid, Spain; the London Film Festival, UK; Transmediale, Berlin, Germany; and Silverdocs, Maryland, USA; among many others. She lives and works in St. Petersburg. CATE is organized by the School of the Art Institute's Department of Film, Video, New Media & Animation in collaboration with the Gene Siskel Film Center and the Video Data Bank . We have a blog! Visit us at www.saic.edu/cateblog. UPCOMING PROGRAMS 11/11 - Erie (Kevin Jerome Everson in person!) 11/18 - Reenactments (Curator Irina Botea in person!) 12/2 - The Unstable Object (Daniel Eisenberg in person!) LOCATION AND TICKETS Programs take place Thursdays at 6:00 p.m. at the Gene Siskel Film Center (164 N. State St.), unless otherwise noted. CATE is now FREE to SAIC students with a valid student ID. Tickets are $10 General public, $5 Film Center members, $7 students, and $4 SAIC faculty and staff and Art Institute of Chicago staff. Any person with a disability who would like to request an accommodation for this program should contact the Disability and Learning Resource Center at dlrc@saic.edu or 312.499.4278 as soon as possible to allow adequate time to make proper arrangements. About the School of the Art Institute of Chicago A leader in educating artists, designers, and scholars since 1866, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) offers nationally accredited undergraduate, graduate, and post-baccalaureate programs to nearly 3,200 students from across the globe. Located in the heart of Chicago, SAIC's educational philosophy is built upon a multidisciplinary approach to art and design, giving students unparalleled opportunities to develop their creative and critical abilities, while working with renowned faculty who include many of the leading practitioners in their fields. SAIC's resources include the Art Institute of Chicago and its new Modern Wing; numerous special collections and programming venues provide students with exceptional exhibitions, screenings, lectures, and performances. For more information, please visit www.saic.edu.

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