Mountain Rescuers and the Culture of Sovereignty

 A Screening of
The Volunteers: Mountain Rescue Brings Us Home
by Professor Emeritus Mark S. Weiner,
Rutgers University, U. S.

Filmmaker and former constitutional law professor Mark S. Weiner (Em. Rutgers University) will screen his feature-length documentary essay The Volunteers: Mountain Rescue Brings Us Home (106 minutes). On the surface, the film examines the surprising historical relationship between two civil society organizations: the mountain rescue services of Tyrol, Austria and Seattle, Washington. More deeply, it seeks to develop a political vision that blends liberal and conservative philosophical impulses by integrating local attachment and universal human solidarity. “Before you can save a stranger,” the film explains, “you first must love your home.”

The Volunteers: Mountain Rescue Brings Us Home headlined opening night of the 2024 Salzburg Mountain Film Festival on November 13, 2024, at Das Kino.

After the screening, audience members can engage in conversation with Prof. Weiner and his co-producer, David Ritsher. 

Speakers:

Prof. Mark S. Weiner: Producer, co-director, writer, and assistant editor
Mark Weiner is a former professor of constitutional law at Rutgers University, the author of multiple award-winning books, including The Rule of the Clan and Black Trials, and the Executive Director of the Telos-Paul Piccone Institute in New York.

David Ritsher: Co-producer, co-director, senior editor, and writer, David has produced and edited multiple pieces at the Center for Investigative Reporting, two of which won national Emmy Awards and two of which won Northern California Emmys. Most recently, he was credited as the “Wizard Behind the Curtain” for the documentary “The Grab." He was formerly coordinating producer/editor for the PBS series Frontline/World, which won multiple Emmy Awards, Webby Awards, and the Edward R. Murrow Award. His previous projects can be viewed here.

Moderatator:
Dr. Eric Hendriks, Visiting Fellow, Danube Institute

Language: English

Date: Monday, October 18, 2024, 5.30 PM
Venue: Lónyay-Hatvany Villa - 1. Csónak str., 1015 Budapest
(Entrance: Aranybástya Restaurant)

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