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\nBeneath the Helmet: From High School to the Home Front<\/strong>
\nWednesday, January 13<\/strong>
\nPresented by: Orit Yeret, Senior Lecturer, Program in Jewish Studies.
\nIsrael\/USA<\/strong> (2014) Dir: Wayne Kopping.<\/em><\/p>\n

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A coming-of-age story that follows\u00a0five Israeli high school graduates who are drafted into the Israeli army. At the age of 18, away from theirhomes, they undergo a demanding, journey, revealing the core of who they are andwho they want to be. English and Hebrew with English subtitles. 110 minutes. DVD.<\/div>\n
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Doomsday Book<\/strong>
\nWednesday, January 20
\n<\/strong>Presented by: Haerin Shin, Assistant Professor of English, Film Studies, and Asian Studies.
\n<\/em>South Korea <\/strong>(2012) Dirs: Kim Jee-woon, Yim Pil-sung.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"Three short\u00a0films present different events leading up to\u00a0The Destruction of Humanity: a zombie epidemic; a world where advanced machines emulate human\u00a0intellect and\u00a0spirituality; and a family stranded amidst the ruins after a meteor obliterates civilization. It won the top prize at the 2012 Fantasia Festival for its intelligence and originality. Korean with English subtitles. 115 minutes. Blu-ray. Presented in collaboration\u00a0with Cinema & Media Arts, Asian Studies, and English<\/em><\/p>\n

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Pandora\u2019s Promise<\/strong>
\nMonday, January 25<\/strong>
\nPresented by: Steve Krahn, Professor of the Practice of Nuclear Environmental Engineering; with Bethany Burkhardt, Research Engineer.<\/em>
\n USA\/UK<\/strong> (2013) Dir: Robert Sto\"\"<\/a>ne.<\/em><\/p>\n

From Chernobyl to Fukushima,\u00a0Pandora\u2019s Promise\u00a0provides a modern perspective on issues associated with nuclear power.Explores the journey of former antinuclear activists and weaves in illuminating footage from all over the world. Rated PG. 87 minutes. DVD. Presented in collaboration\u00a0with the 国产传媒 student chapter of the American Nuclear Society.<\/em><\/p>\n

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The Gleaners and I<\/strong>
\nWednesday, January 27<\/strong>
\nPresented by: Carolyn Taratko and J\u2019Nese Williams, EOS Project Fellows.<\/em>
\n France <\/strong>(2000) Dir: Agn\u00e8s Varda.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Pioneer of New Wave cinema,Varda creates an intimate portrait of people who gather left-over things \u2013 crops left after harvest, abandoned household goods, discarded food. Her study of gleaners, both urban andrural, is an exploration of waste, want, and changing Frenchvalues. French with English subtitles. Unrated. 82 minutes.DVD. Presented in collaboration with the EOS project.<\/em><\/div>\n
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Living Downstream<\/strong>
\nTuesday February 2<\/strong>
\nPresented by: Carwil Bjork-James, Assistant Professor of Anthropology.<\/em>
\n Argentina\/USA<\/strong> (2010) Dir: Chanda Chevannes.<\/em><\/div>\n
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Biologist Sandra Steingraber defines \u201cunderstanding the public story of cancer\u201d as her life\u2019s work. She calls public attention to the role of environmental pollutants in causing cancer even as she confronts her own diagnosis with the disease in a compelling environmental documentary that interrelates the personal, the scientific, and the political. English. Unrated. 85 minutes. DVD. Presented in collaboration with the EOS Project<\/em><\/div>\n
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M\u2014A City Looks for a Murderer<\/strong>
\n(Part of the Fritz Lang series)<\/em>
\nWednesday, February 3<\/strong>
\nPresented by: Lutz Koepnick, Gertrude Conaway 国产传媒 Professor of German, Cinema and Media Arts.<\/em>
\n Germany <\/strong>(1931) Dir: Fritz Lang.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"The story of a serial killer in Weimar-era Germany embodies the social criticism and terror of the time immediately before Nazi rule. German, with English subtitles. Unrated. 111 minutes. Blu-Ray. Presented in\u00a0collaboration with the Department of Germanic & Slavic Languages<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Cesar\u2019s Last Fast<\/strong>
\nMonday, February 8<\/strong>
\nPresented by: William Luis, Gertrude Conway 国产传媒 Professor of Spanish and Director of the Latino and Latina Studies Program.<\/em>
\n USA <\/strong>(2014) Dir: Richard Ray Perez.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Depicting the complicated history of Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers, the\u00a0film is the\u00a0first to grapple with his mixed legacy revealing both his creativity and his desire for total control. Said to bethe most complex portrayal of Chavez ever captured on\u00a0film. English. Unrated. 93 Minutes. Blu-ray.\u00a0Presented in collaboration with the Latino and Latina Studies Program.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Just Eat It<\/strong>
\nTuesday, February 9<\/strong><\/div>\n
Presented by: Beth A. Conklin, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Anthropology; and Linda Breggin, Adjunct Professor of Law, Senior Attorney for the Environmental Law Institute, and NRDC Nashville Food Waste Initiative Coordinator.<\/em>
\n Canada <\/strong>(2014) Dir: Grant Baldwin.<\/em><\/div>\n

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Filmmakers and food lovers Jen and Grant dive into the issue of food waste by pledging to live six months only on foods that would otherwise be thrown away. The duo reveals the core of this seemingly insignificant issue that is having devastating consequences around the globe. English. Unrated.75 minutes. Blu-ray.\u00a0Presented in collaboration with Students Promoting Environmental Awareness <\/em>and Responsibility (SPEAR)<\/em><\/div>\n
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Fury<\/strong>
\n(Part of the Fritz Lang series)<\/em>
\nWednesday, February 10<\/strong>
\nPresented by: Lutz Koepnick, Gurtrude Conway 国产传媒 Professor of German, Cinema and Media Arts; with Cynthia Porter, Doctoral Student in German.<\/em>
\n USA<\/strong> (1936) Dir: Fritz Lang.<\/em><\/div>\n

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Lang\u2019s\u00a0first\u00a0film made in the United States, follows the story of a man who narrowly escapes a lynch mob after being falsely accused of a crime and the revenge he seeks thereafter. Amidst the brewing war tensions raging in Europe during the time of the release of this\u00a0film,Lang uses the theme of mob mentality to criticize nationalistic group-think. English. No rating. 92 minutes. DVD.\u00a0Presented in collaboration with the Department of Germanic & <\/em>Slavic Languages.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Hannah Arendt<\/strong>
\nTuesday, February 16<\/strong>
\nPresented by: Carwil Bjork-James, Assistant Professor of Anthropology.<\/em>
\n Germany <\/strong>(2013) Dir: Margarethe von Trotta.<\/em><\/div>\n

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A brilliant, award-winning biopic of the influential German-Jewish philosopher and political theorist. Arendt\u2019s reporting on the 1961 trial of ex-Nazi Adolf Eichmann in\u00a0The New Yorker\u00a0introduced her now-famous concept \u201cthe banality of evil.\u201d Using footage from the Eichmann trial and weaving a narrative that spans three countries, von Trotta turns the often-invisible passion for thought into immersive, dramatic cinema.English and German with English subtitles. Unrated. 113 minutes. Blu-ray.\u00a0Presented\u00a0in collaboration with the Anthropology department.<\/em><\/div>\n
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Hangmen Also Die!<\/strong>
\n(Part of the Fritz Lang series)<\/em>
\nWednesday, February 17<\/strong>
\n Presented by: James McFarland, Assistant Professor of German, Cinema and Media Arts; with Zachary Feldman, doctoral student in German.<\/em>
\n USA <\/strong>(1943) Dir: Fritz Lang.<\/em><\/p>\n

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This\u00a0film noir drama relied on Bertolt Brecht\u2019s only Hollywood screenplay. Based on the historical assassination of the number two man in Hitler\u2019s SS and prominent architect of the Holocaust, Reinhard Heydrich, Lang explores the possibilities of resisting even the most brutal characters in history. English. No rating. 134 minutes. Blu-ray.\u00a0Presented in collaboration\u00a0with the Department of Germanic & Slavic Languages<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Cameraperson\u00a0(A Nashville Premiere)<\/strong>
\nThursday, February 18<\/strong>
\nPresented by: Kirsten Johnson, Visiting Director & Cinematographer.
\nUSA<\/strong> (2016). Dir: Kirsten Johnson.<\/p>\n

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Cinematographer Kirsten Johnson reaches into her vast trove of footage she has shot over decades. What emerges is a bold memoir and a revelatory interrogation of the power of the camera.Johnson is the cinematographer on some of the most important documentaries including\u00a0Citizenfour\u00a0and\u00a0The Invisible War.\u00a0Cameraperson comes to ILENS fresh from its debut at Sundance\u2019s \u201cNew Frontiers.\u201d English. Unrated.\u00a0Presented in collaboration with Cinema & Media Arts and the Curb Center.<\/em><\/p>\n

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License to Operate<\/strong>
\nTuesday, February 23<\/strong>
\nPresented by: Victor Anderson, Oberlin Theological School Chair, Professor of Ethics and Society; and Dale\u00a0P. Andrews, Distinguished Professor of Homiletics and Social Justice.<\/em>
\n USA <\/strong>(2015) Dir: James Lipetzky.<\/em><\/p>\n

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There is a growing distrust between members of the community and those who are meant to protect it. In Los Angeles, a group of former gang members have joined forces with community leaders and law enforcement on a mission to break the cycle of violence that they were once a part of creating. It is about how a few can change the direction of an entire city. English. 103 minutes. Unrated. Blu-Ray.\u00a0Presented in collaboration with the Graduate Department of Religion.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>The Whistleblower<\/strong>
\nWednesday, February 24<\/strong>
\nPresented by: Students Against Modern Slavery.<\/em>
\nCanada\/Germany\/USA <\/strong>(2010) Dir: Larysa Kondrac<\/em>ki.<\/p>\n

This ripped-from-the-headlines thriller was inspired by actual events involving police officer Kathryn Bolkovac. In 1999,she discovered a sex trafficking ring facilitated by private-contractor employer while serving as a United Nations Peacekeeper in post-war Bosnia and Herzegovina and struggled to break up the ring. English. 112 minutes. Rated R. Blu-ray.<\/p>\n

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Amy<\/strong>
\nTuesday, March 1<\/strong>
\nPresented by: Kathrine Drotos Cuthbert, Program Coordinator, Wellness Programs & Alcohol Education; with Andy Finch, Professor of the Practice of Human and Organizational Development; and Chance Allen, Instructor in Nursing.<\/em>
\n United Kingdom <\/strong>(2015) Dir: Asif Kapadia.<\/em><\/div>\n

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This moving documentary depicts the life, career, and premature death of British singer\/songwriter Amy Winehouse, chronicling her visible descent into troubled relationships, self-harm, eating disorders, and addiction, through unseen archival footage, personal testimonials, and unheard tracks. Post-screening panelof students and specialists in the\u00a0field of addiction will address becoming effectiveallies for each other. English. 128 minutes. Rated R. Blu-ray.\u00a0Presented in collaboration\u00a0with the McGill Project.<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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A Borrowed Identity<\/strong>
\nTuesday March 15<\/strong>
\nPresented by: Allison Schachter, Associate Professor of Jewish Studies.
\nIsrael\/Germany\/France<\/strong> (2014) Dir: Eran Riklis.<\/p>\n

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A gifted Palestinian-Israeli boy attends a prestigious Jewish boarding school, where he struggles with issues of language, culture, and identity. What begins as a realistic and compelling retelling of\u00a0Romeo and Juliet\u00a0becomes a fascinating criticism of identity, religion, and politics. Arabic, Hebrew, German with English Subtitles,English. 104 minutes. Blu-ray. Unrated. Presented in collaboration with the Jewish Studies Program.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Wadjda<\/strong>
\nWednesday, March 16<\/strong>
\nPresented by Hasina Mohyuddin, Ph.D. candidate in Community Research and Action;with Farishtay Yamin, A&S \u201817.<\/em>
\n Saudi Arabia\/Germany<\/strong> (2012) Dir: Haifaa al-Mansour.<\/em><\/p>\n

An enterprising Saudi girl enters a Koran\"\"<\/a> recitation competition at her school as a way to raise money to buy the green bicycle that has captured her interest. The\u00a0first feature-length\u00a0film made by a femaleSaudi director. Arabic with English subtitles. PG. 98 minutes. Blu-ray.\u00a0Presented in collaboration with the Margaret Cuninggim Women\u2019s Center<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Part\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0film\u00a0series\u00a0Revolution\u00a0& Realism,\u00a0based\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0exhibition\u00a0The Power of\u00a0Pictures: Early Soviet\u00a0Photography\u00a0and Film, on view at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts through July 4, 2016<\/em><\/div>\n

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Thursday, March 17<\/strong>
\nPresented by: Jason Strudler, Mellon Assistant Professor of Russian.<\/em>
\n USSR<\/strong> (1929) Dir: Dziga Vertov.<\/em><\/div>\n
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In this experimental documentary\u00a0film, Vertov offers an avant-garde view of urban life within the Soviet Union. Disregarding narrative, character,and traditional cinematic storytelling, he instead showcases his cutting-edge techniques in what has been described as a feature-length montage. In 2014\u00a0Sight & Sound\u00a0named it the best documentary of all time. Silent with English metatitles.No rating. 68 minutes. Blu-ray. Presented in collaboration with the Department of Germanic and <\/em>Slavic Languages, the Frist Center for Visual Arts, The Belcourt Theatre, and Third Man Records.<\/em><\/div>\n
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Ghost Writer<\/strong>
\nFriday, March 18<\/strong>
\nPresented by: Scott Juengel, Director, Cinema & Media Arts and Senior Lecturer in English; with Thomas McGrath, A&S \u201816.<\/em>
\n UK\/France\/Germany<\/strong> (2010) Dir: Roman Polanski.<\/em><\/div>\n

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One of Polanski\u2019s most cynical\u00a0films follows an author hired to complete the autobiography of a former British Prime Minister (a thinly disguised Tony Blair) after the mysterious death of the previous ghostwriter. In addition to being a thrilling mystery where everyone seems to be a part of the conspiracy, the\u00a0film is also a complex look at the relationship between truth and history, as well as a personal reflection on Polanski\u2019s own status as a controversial<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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public\u00a0figure. English. PG-13. 128 minutes.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Presented in collaboration with\u00a0Cinema & Media Arts.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Part\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0film\u00a0series\u00a0Revolution\u00a0& Realism,\u00a0based\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0exhibition\u00a0The Power of\u00a0Pictures: Early Soviet\u00a0Photography\u00a0and Film, on view at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts through July 4, 2016<\/em><\/div>\n

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Aelita: Queen of Mars\"\"<\/a><\/strong>
\nTuesday, March 22<\/strong>
\nPresented by: Jason Strudler, Mellon Assistant Professor of Russian.<\/em>
\n USSR <\/strong>(1924) Dir: Yakov Alexandrovich Protazanov.<\/em><\/div>\n

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Described as one of the\u00a0first science-fiction\u00a0films,\u00a0Aelita\u00a0chronicles an adventurer\u2019s journey to Mars where he leads an uprising alongside a beautiful and seductive queen. Showcases spectacular sets and costumes influenced by the Russian Constructivist movement. Silent with English meta-titles. No rating. 111 minutes.Blu-ray.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Presented in collaboration with the Department of Germanic and Slavic\u00a0Languages, the Frist Center for Visual Arts, The Belcourt Theatre, and Third Man Record<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Selma<\/strong>
\nWednesday, March 23<\/strong>
\nPresented by: Vanessa Beasley, Dean of the Martha River Ingram Commons and Associate Professor of Communications; and Mona Frederick, Executive Director of the Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities.<\/em>
\n USA <\/strong>(2014) Dir: Ava DuVernay.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Selma\u00a0chronicles the tumultuous three-month period in 1965, when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led a dangerous campaign to secure equal voting rights in the face of violent opposition. The epic march from Selma to Montgomery culminated in the Voting Rights Act of 1965, one of the most significant victories for the civil rights movement. English. Rated PG-13. 129 minutes. Blu-ray. Presented in collaboration with\u00a0the Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Mend<\/strong>
\nTuesday, March 29<\/strong>
\nPresented by: Scott Juengel, Director, Cinema & Media Arts and Senior Lecturer in English; with Nick Kline, A&S \u201816.<\/em>
\n USA <\/strong>(2015) Dir: John Magary.<\/em><\/p>\n

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A comic drama about rage,doubt, lust, madness, and other brotherly hand-me-downs. This wonderfully strange and acidic debut announces writer\/director John Magary as one of the most vibrant and energetic new faces in American cinema. English. Unrated. 110 min. Blu-ray. Presented in collaboration with Cinema & Media Arts.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Tangerine<\/strong>
\nWednesday, March 30<\/strong>
\nPresented by: Melanie Adley, Associate Director and Senior Lecturer,Women\u2019s & Gender Studies.<\/em>
\n USA <\/strong>(2015) Dir: Sean Baker.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Indie Spirit winner Sean Baker directed and co-wrote (with Chris Bergoch) Tangerine, which was shot entirely on three iPhone 5s.Over the course of the\u00a0film, Sin-Dee searches for the pimpwho broke her heart while Alexandra gets ready for her stage show. Introducesnewcomers and trans actresses Kitana Kiki Rodriguez and Mya Taylor. Rated R. 87 minutes. Blu-ray. \u00a0Presented in collaboration with Women\u2019s & Gender Studies, and LGBTQI Life<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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They Are We<\/strong>
\nWednesday, April 6<\/strong>
\nPresented by Gregory Melchor-Barz, Professor of Ethnomusicology and Faculty Head of North House.<\/em>
\n Cuba\/Sierra Leone\/Liberia\/Australia <\/strong>(2012) Dir: Emma Christopher.<\/em><\/div>\n

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Can a family separated by the transatlantic slave trade for 170 years use music and dance to\u00a0find their way back to each other? This is the story of survival against the odds and how determination and shared humanity can triumph over the bleakest of histories. Multiple languages with English subtitles. Unrated.77 minutes. DVD.\u00a0Presented in collaboration with North House, The Martha\u00a0Rivers Ingram Commons.<\/em><\/div>\n
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Le Monde du Silence\u00a0(The Silent World)<\/strong><\/div>\n
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\nPresented by: Jennifer Fay, Associate Professor of Cinema & Media Arts, and English; and Allistair Sponsel, Professor of History.<\/em>
\n France\/Italy<\/strong> (1956) Co-Dir: Jacques Cousteau and Louis Malle.<\/em><\/div>\n

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This pioneering French nature documentary follows renowned explorer Jacques-Yves Cousteau as he investigates aquatic habitats in various locations around the world. Featuring whales,sharks, and many other varieties of marine life, the\u00a0film doesn\u2019t shy away from the brutality present in the natural world, but it also paints a fascinating picture of underwater exploration, as Cousteau and his associates strive to reach previously unseen ocean depths. When the\u00a0film was re-mastered in 1990, Cousteau chose to leave in the scene depicting the mass killing of sharks in order to demonstrate how far society has come in its understanding and treatment of sharks.French with English subtitles. No rating. 86 minutes. Blu-ray. Presented in collaboration with Cinema & Media Arts, with the permission of the Cousteau Society.<\/em><\/div>\n
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Una Noche<\/strong>
\nWednesday, April 13<\/strong>
\nPresented by: Heraldo Falconi, Senior Lecturer in Spanish.<\/em>
\n Cuba\/UK\/USA <\/strong>(2012) Dir. Lucy Mulloy.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Trapped in the nervous desperation of Havana, Ra\u00fal dreams of escaping to Miami. When accused of assaulting a tourist, his only option is to\u00a0flee. He begs his best friend to help him reach the forbidden land 90 miles across the ocean. His friend is tested when he\u2019s torn between helping and protecting his twin sister. The\u00a0film follows one sweltering day, full of hope and tension, that burns to a shocking climax. Spanish with English subtitles and English. 89 minutes.Blu-ray.\u00a0Presented in collaboration with the AMIGOS student service organization.<\/em><\/p>\n

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My Joy<\/strong>
\nTuesday, April 19<\/strong>
\n Presented by Cassio de Oliveira, Lecturer in Russian.<\/em>
\n Ukraine <\/strong>(2010) Dir: Sergei Loznitsa.<\/em><\/p>\n

A truck driver takes a wrong turn\"\"<\/a> and\u00a0finds himself lost in a bleak Russian underworld,struggling to survive amidst violent reminders of the country\u2019s dark history. The\u00a0first\u00a0fiction\u00a0film by documentarian Loznitsa,\u00a0My Joy\u00a0is a mischievous, ultra-nihilistic parable of post-Communist Russia, shot by master cinematographer Oleg Muto (The Deathof Mr. Lazarescu; 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days). Russian with English subtitles. Unrated. 127 minutes. 35mm.\u00a0Presented in\u00a0collaboration with the department of Germanic & Slavic Languages<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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