James Chressanthis will be screening his
extraordinary documentary “No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo and Vilmos” at
American missions and other venues in Vladistock and Moscow, in Russia, and in
Mongolia in September and October. The documentary chronicles the lives and
careers of legendary cinematographers Laszlo Kovacs and Vilmos Zsigmond. The
screenings are part of the American Documentary Showcase, a cooperative venture
sponsored by the Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of
State and the University Film & Video Association. Chressanthis began
producing the documentary in 2007 on the 50th anniversary of Kovacs and
Zsigmond arriving in the United States as political refugees in the wake of the
Russian army crushing an uprising against the communist regime in Hungary,
their native land.

Chressanthis will conduct workshops with
filmmakers in Mongolia and Russia.