Odessa – 1905. Enraged with the deplorable conditions on board the armored cruiser Potemkin, the ship’s loyal crew contemplates the unthinkable – mutiny. Seizing control of the Potemkin and raising the red flag of revolution, the sailors’ revolt becomes the rallying point for a Russian populace ground under the boot heels of the Czar’s Cossacks. When ruthless White Russian cavalry arrives to crush the rebellion on the sandstone Odessa Steps, the most famous and most quoted film sequence in cinema history is born.

Director: Sergei Eisenstein
Runtime: 69 minutes

The Pittsburgh Composers Quartet (Patrick Breiner: tenor saxophone, clarinets; Adam Kantz: drums, electronics; Mark Micchelli: piano, keyboards; Ben Opie: saxophones, clarinets, electronics) draws on a variety of sources and techniques, ranging from traditional and free jazz to modern classical techniques.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

The program begins at 7:00 p.m. with opening remarks by Pittsburgh Silent Film Society founder Chad Hunter and an intro on the film by Jose Muniain, who taught Film History at the Art Institute, Point Park, and La Roche.