Wednesday, February 28, 2018
5:30 PM
Maeder Hall, Andlinger Center for Energy + the Environment
FREE and open to public
Join Producer David Fialkow, PIIRS Director and Russia Expert Stephen Kotkin and Professor of Visual Arts in the Lewis Center for the Arts Su Friedrich for a special opportunity to hear about the making and implications of ICARUS, the documentary that uncovered the state-sponsored Russian doping scandal and got Russia banned from the 2018 Olympics. ICARUS was voted a top documentary at Sundance and sold to Netflix for what was reportedly the largest ever paid for a documentary out of Sundance.
Read more about Icarus’ story and impact in the New York Times here: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/03/movies/icarus-netflix-russia-olympic-doping.html
The full documentary is available here on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/80168079
This event is free and open to the public. No tickets or reservations are required.
Refreshments served.
This event is sponsored by Princo and General Catalyst.