Miss GULAG, a film directed by New School Bachelor's Program alumni Maria Yatskova, will air on the documentary channel Monday, March 16, at 6:00 p.m.. and Friday, March 27 at 9:45 p.m. The film premiered at the Berlin Film Festival and has been shown at the International Human Rights Film Festival in Albania and the Salem Film Festival in Massachusetts. Miss GULAG was also chosen by the actress Christina Ricci and Glamour magazine to be a part of their online film festival celebrating women directors.

Yatskova was born in Moscow and immigrated to the United States with her mother and grandmother at the age of five. She is a journalist and filmmaker. Her article about prison camp UF 91/9 in Siberia titled, “Crime and Beauty,” appeared in the September 2006 issue of Marie-Claire magazine, and provided part of the vision behind Miss GULAG. For more information, visit the film’s website .