Join us for a special screening of a new and beautifully understated Western, as a widowed Eastern European immigrant and his young son journey westward with an American cowboy and his family, forging a lasting bond on the Western frontier.

Eastern Western is the story of a son raised by two fathers, one from the European East and one from the American West, set on the cusp of the twentieth century. Deep in the mountains of the American frontier, Igor, an immigrant and recent widower, struggles to raise his two-year-old son, Ivo, in the harshness of winter. When Duncan, an American horse rancher and friendly acquaintance, decides to move his horse-breeding business and 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 their future forever.

Followed by a Q&A with filmmakers Biliana and Marina Grozdanova

Directed by Biliana and Marina Grozdanova | Starring Igor Galijasevic, Leonardo Galijasevic, Duncan Vezain, Bonnie Vezain, and Walter Running Crane Jr.

The What Is a Western? Film Series explores the wide range of movies that can be considered Westerns, and the ways in which they shape our understanding of the American West. Each screening features a guest lecturer who introduces the film and explains its significance within the genre.