EASTERN WESTERN: with Q&A featuring Alumni Filmmakers (AM’11, AB’13)

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February 28, 2026 | 5:00PM

Logan Center 201

Eastern Western is the feature narrative debut of UChicago alumni and sisters Biliana and Marina Grozdanova (AM’11, AB’13).

On the cusp of the 20th century, deep in the mountains of the American frontier, Igor, an immigrant and recent widower, struggles to raise his two-year-old son Ivo on his own. When his American friend Duncan decides to move his horse-breeding business and young family to California, Igor and Ivo join the wagon train headed West. After a series of encounters with both friend and foe, Duncan is left with a decision that will affect the family’s future forever.

Featuring a cast of non-professional actors and using techniques of documentary, the film offers a new perspective of the western genre by the Bulgarian-born sister filmmakers.

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