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Gagarine

  • maysles documentary center 343 Malcolm X Boulevard New York, NY, 10027 United States (map)

Fanny Liatard and Jérémy Trouilh, 2020, 97min.

Gagarine is screening at 4:00pm and 7:30pm #IntheCinema in partnership with Unifrance and Uptown Flicks

Yuri, 16, has lived all his life in Gagarine Towers, a vast red brick housing project on the outskirts of Paris. From the heights of his apartment, he dreams of becoming an astronaut. But when plans to demolish his community’s home are leaked, Yuri joins the resistance. With his friends Diana and Houssam, he embarks on a mission to save Gagarine, transforming the estate into his own “starship”.

The 7:30pm screening will be followed by Q&A with filmmakers Fanny Liatard and Jérémy Trouilh

Earlier Event: December 2
Francophone Short Films
Later Event: December 9
So Late So Soon