Resistance In Color

Aurora Picture Show presents this special film program celebrating the centenary of one of the most colorful and revered figures in world cinema, Sergei Parajanov. Despite repeated censorship and persecution, Parajanov’s unique cinematic language, featured in masterpieces like The Color of Pomegranates (1969), has earned him worldwide recognition. This program will feature Parajanov’s rarely seen and recently restored short films Kiev Frescoes (1966), Hakob Hovnatanyan (1967), and Arabesques on the Theme of Pirosmani (1986). Georgian-American artist and Parajanov’s goddaughter, Ketuta Alexi-Meskhishvili will be in attendance to share her memories of the artist and present her own new experimental shorts Flush (2022) and INTERIOR (2024).