The American University of Paris invites you to a film screening of FREE TO ROCK, directed by Jim Brown, on February 1 in C-104.
FREE TO ROCKĚýexplores and examines the Cold War period of 1955 - 1991, and how the soft power of American rock & roll music from the WestĚýsignificantly weakened the Communist governments' ability to control the thoughts and activities of its youth.....and how, after three decadesĚýof dramaticĚýconflicts between the Iron Curtain teenagersĚýand the Kremlin/KGB (and their Eastern EuropeanĚýallies), the music and its culture contributed toĚýthe collapse of the totalitarian system behind the Iron Curtain.Ěý
FREE TO ROCKĚýhas been accepted for showcase at theĚýFIPA / Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels, inĚýBiarritz, France, this coming January 25Ěý- 29th, 2017.
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