A pivotal chapter in HHRF's 34 years of service is revealed in Árpád Szőczi's compelling documentary "Dracula's Shadow: The Real Story Behind the Romanian Revolution" debuting now across Canada and the U.S.

For the first time, Director/Producer Szőczi has gathered those who were involved in the unraveling of Nicolae Ceausescu's oppressive regime in Romania . This ninety-minute film tells the story of how one clandestine interview with Hungarian Protestant Minister László Tőkés in Timisoara changed history.

Throughout the month of May, audiences will have thirteen incredible opportunities see the award-winning documentary that - twenty years after the fall of communism - documents the truths behind the events that led up to 1989 Romanian revolution, through never before seen interviews with former top officials.

The chilling Cold War account begins with the secret mission of two French-Canadians - former Quebec Cabinet Minister Michel Clair and Radio-Canada reporter Réjean Roy - sent in March 1989 to Timisoara, Romania. They were sent to secretly videotape an interview with Tőkés, a leading member of Romania 's large Hungarian minority, under intense secret police surveillance. True Soviet-style intrigue and subterfuge ensued. The story of how those tapes were released has never been told, until now. No Western media would air the interview, but when Hungarian TV finally did, it led to the history-turning, secret police-defying demonstrations of December 15 where hundreds defended the dissident pastor. The film also discloses the names of former informers and spies, thanks to the Securitate files now being released.

Help HHRF write history again!

By coming to see the film you'll be helping the New York-based Hungarian Human Rights Foundation (HHRF) continue its important human rights mission. Proceeds will benefit the award-winning non-profit dedicated to improving the lives of Hungarian minorities in East Central Europe for the past 34 years. Featured in the film, the Foundation currently focused on the discriminatory language law in Slovakia restricting minority language rights.

Donations can be made securely online at www.hhrf.org. Seats can be reserved for all screenings

• by telephone (212) 289-5488 • email info@hhrf.org or • through Facebook.

Please be as generous as possible.

The director will be present at all screenings to answer questions and speak further about his fascinating two-year journey to produce the film.

The following is a list of the film's screenings. The film is shown in Hungarian with English Subtitles; unless otherwise noted:

Date	Town	Time	Place
Monday, May 3rd	Montreal, Quebec	7 pm	Hungarian United Church 50 Boulevard Graham Mont-Royal, PQ
Tuesday, May 4th	Ottawa, Ontario*	7 pm	Ottawa Hungarian Community Centre 43 Capital Drive Ottawa, ON
Friday, May 6th	Windsor, Ontario*	7:30	Hungarian Cultural Centre Mindszenty Hall 790 Hanna E Windsor, ON
Sunday, May 9th	Kelowna, BC*	4 pm	Okanagan Hungarian House 1670 Ross Road Kelowna, BC
Wednesday, May 12th	San Francisco, CA	7 pm	Woodside Priory 302 Portola Road Portola Valley, CA
Thursday, May 13th	San Diego, CA	7 pm	Hall of Nations 2191 Pan American Road West San Diego, CA
Friday, May 14th	Los Angeles, CA	6 pm	United Hungarian House 1975 West Washington Blvd. Los Angeles, CA
Saturday, May 15th	Seattle, WA**	7 pm	First Congregational Church of Bellevue 752 - 108th Ave NE Bellevue, WA
Sunday, May 16th	Toronto, ON	7 pm	Hungarian Canadian Cultural Centre 840 St. Clair Ave West Toronto, ON
Monday, May 17th	Cleveland, OH	6:30 pm	West Side Hungarian Reformed Church 15300 Puritas Avenue Cleveland, OH
Tuesday, May 18th	New Brunswick, NJ	7:30 pm	American Hungarian Foundation 300 Somerset Street New Brunswick, NJ
Thursday, May 20th	New York, NY	7 pm	New York Hungarian House 213 East 82nd Street New York, NY
Friday, May 21st	Wallingford, CT	7:30 pm	Hungarian Community Club 147 Ward Street Wallingford, CT

* Film is shown in Hungarian

** Film is shown in English

 

EurOnAir Productions Ltd. In Co-Production with DUNA TV.

www.romanianrevolutionfilm.com

www.hhrf.org