IN CINEMA 

ECHOES OF JI.HLAVA: OLYMPIC HALFTIME SHOW
Tickets: $15 General Admission / $7 Reduced Price 
Wednesday, April 17th at 7PM

Haruna Honcoop, 2023, 77 min.

What impact do the Olympic Games have on their host cities? Athens, Tokyo, Beijing and Paris – cities that have changed the urban layout of entire neighborhoods for the Olympics, transforming their appearance forever. Unused sports stadiums are falling into disrepair and grass is growing over them, while public attention is focused on the construction of new stadiums costing billions, displacing thousands of residents who have to make way for them. The director travels to Olympic host cities to explore this unsustainable cycle, which has a devastating effect on the city's economy, the environment, and the lives of ordinary people.

“I think the ruins are alive, and in them the present, past and future all exist simultaneously.”

Post-screening discussion with filmmaker Haruna Honcoop

Olympic Halftime screens as part of Echoes of Ji.Hlava in NYC April 15-19, 2024