Hannah Arendt Center and Office of Development and Alumni/ae Affairs present:
Hannah Arendt Facing Tyranny Screening and Discussion
Featuring Leon Botstein and Roger Berkowitz with Chana Gazit and Jeff Bieber
Monday, September 29, 2025
Campus Center, Weis Cinema
6:30 pm
This event occurs on:
Mon. September 29, 6:30 pm
Hannah Arendt: Facing Tyranny takes a closer look at one of the most fearless political writers of modern times. This is a rare opportunity to watch the film, which is being introduced by award-winning documentary producer/director/writer Chana Gazit, and hear a discussion with two of the experts interviewed in the film: Founder and Academic Director of the Hannah Arendt Center at Bard Roger Berkowitz, and Bard College President Leon Botstein, a former student and colleague of Arendt. Premiering on PBS nationwide Friday, June 27, 2025, the documentary is anchored in Hannah Arendt’s life experience, including her resistance against the Nazi regime, working to help Jewish children escape to Palestine, her relationship with the esteemed philosopher and Nazi Martin Heidegger and her time in a prisoner of war camp before fleeing to the United States.
The screening at Weis Cinema begins at 6p with discussion right after the film. Free and open to the public. Bard students, faculty, and staff are especially encouraged! The event is co-sponsored by the Office of Development and Alumni/ae Affairs and the President's Office.
THE POST-SCREENING DISCUSSION WILL BE RECORDED, AND WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE AT A LATER DATE.
Hannah Arendt: Facing Tyranny takes a closer look at one of the most fearless political writers of modern times. This is a rare opportunity to watch the film, which is being introduced by award-winning documentary producer/director/writer Chana Gazit, and hear a discussion with two of the experts interviewed in the film: Founder and Academic Director of the Hannah Arendt Center at Bard Roger Berkowitz, and Bard College President Leon Botstein, a former student and colleague of Arendt. Premiering on PBS nationwide Friday, June 27, 2025, the documentary is anchored in Hannah Arendt’s life experience, including her resistance against the Nazi regime, working to help Jewish children escape to Palestine, her relationship with the esteemed philosopher and Nazi Martin Heidegger and her time in a prisoner of war camp before fleeing to the United States.
The screening at Weis Cinema begins at 6p with discussion right after the film. Free and open to the public. Bard students, faculty, and staff are especially encouraged! The event is co-sponsored by the Office of Development and Alumni/ae Affairs and the President's Office.
THE POST-SCREENING DISCUSSION WILL BE RECORDED, AND WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE AT A LATER DATE.