Movie Screening Tonight!!!

RIA was able to invite Nurbek Egen, who has come all the way from Kyrgyzstan to speak about his new movie "Manas Birth as a Premonition" in New York City. Manas is a great legendary hero, who united different Kyrgyz tribes and brought them peace and prosperity. His existence is accounted in an epic poem titled "Manas," which is 20 times longer than "The Odyssey" and "The Iliad" combined. While Kyrgyzstan has a rich cultural history, it is relatively unknown in the West. Most people know that it is a politically and economically unstable country, ousting two presidents in the last five years, one of which was last spring.

Tonight, you will get a chance to speak with the producers of the movie. In the movie, Nurbek Egen follows eight people from different social classes, who all hope that one day a great leader--a leader like Manas--will finally bring peace and prosperity to the nation.

Here are some links that may be of interest:

http://www.auca.kg/en/press_room/news_feature/news=603&PHPSESSID=979e1ab4ae78c88a4743a2f62f199f6f

http://bestkino.net/director/nurbek-yegen/

Please read more about the director here: http://bestkino.net/director/nurbek-yegen/

Please join RIA tonight in 304 Hamilton at 8 pm!