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Personal Belongings

(Steven Bognar, 1996)

Steven Bognar in person

New Restoration

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Black and white image of a young man holding a film camera standing next to an older man whose arms are crossed.

Feb 20, 2025 7:00 PM

Film/Video Theater

$8 members and adults 55 and over
$10 general public
$5 students

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Admission to all Cinema Revival screenings
$30 members and adults 55 and over
$42 general public
$15 students

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A moving story of one family told against the backdrop of Eastern Europe’s political history from the codirector of the Oscar-winning American Factory.

The first feature-length documentary by Yellow Springs filmmaker Steven Bognar, Personal Belongings charts the odyssey of his father, Bela Bognar, a freedom fighter in the 1956 Hungarian Revolution who is adjusting to life in the American Midwest. The film follows the elder Bognar as he prepares to return to Eastern Europe for the first time in 40 years and the fallout this decision has on his family. We’re thrilled to present this new restoration almost 28 years after it first screened at the Wex! (63 mins., DCP)

See the complete 2025 Cinema Revival lineup.

Steven Bognar is best known for observational documentaries A Lion in the House (2006), The Last Truck (2009), and Academy Award-winner American Factory, all made with his partner, the late Julia Reichert. A Q&A with the director follows the screening.

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Personal Belongings, courtesy of the filmmaker.

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FILM/VIDEO PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY
Ohio Humanities

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY
Rohauer Collection Foundation

WEXNER CENTER PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY
Greater Columbus Arts Council
The Wexner Family
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Mellon Foundation
Every Page Foundation
Ohio Arts Council, with support from the National Endowment for the Arts
CampusParc
Nationwide Foundation
Lois S. and H. Roy Chope Fund of The Columbus Foundation
The Columbus Foundation
Axium Packaging