Personal Belongings
A moving story of one family told against the backdrop of Eastern Europe’s political history from the codirector of the Oscar-winning American Factory.
Film/Theater
The first feature-length documentary by Yellow Springs filmmaker Steven Bognar, Personal Belongings charts the odyssey of his father, Bela Bognar (Steven Bognar, 1996) , a freedom fighter in the 1956 Hungarian Revolution who is adjusting to life in the American Midwest. The film follows the elder Bognar as he prepares to return to Eastern Europe for the first time in 40 years and the fallout this decision has on his family. We’re thrilled to present this new restoration almost 28 years after it first screened at the Wex! (63 mins., DCP)
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Steven Bognar is best known for observational documentaries A Lion in the House (2006), The Last Truck (2009), and Academy Award-winner American Factory, all made with his partner, the late Julia Reichert. A Q&A with the director follows the screening.