From the 1st Annual Glen Trotiner Endowed Lecture in Filmmaking, join us for a screening of Three Seasons and commentary from the film's director, Tony Bui.

The first film to receive both the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival, THREE SEASONS presents a variety of characters as they experience the past, present, and future of Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon) in the early days of “Đổi Mới,” the state capitalist market reforms initiated in 1986. Tony Bui, filmmaker, is currently Artist-in-Residence at Columbia University’s Weatherhead East Asian Institute and teaches in Columbia’s School of the Arts graduate film program.  

UAlbany’s Constitution Day and Great Dane Dialogue features a week of panels on navigating civil discourse in a divided society. Students will hear from journalists, advocates, and elected officials as they share perspectives on negotiation, collaboration, and civic engagement—offering real-world insights into building understanding, finding compromise, and strengthening democracy. 

Co-Sponsored by the Offices of Communications and Marketing, Inclusive Excellence, Student Affairs, First Year Experience, CATLOE, OGCR/Leading Questions, Rockefeller College, Interfaith Center, University Libraries and the New York State Writers Institute.

This event is cosponsored by New York State Writers Institute; the Departments of Sociology; Africana, Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies; the English Department’s Creative Writing Program and Young Writers Project; UAlbany’s Writing & Critical Inquiry Program (WCI) and the Honors College.

For a complete schedule of events, visit Great Dane Dialogue.