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Spring Cultural Film Series
 

   “West Beirut” Feb. 19, 20, 21

Directed by Ziad Doueiri, France/Norway/Lebanon/Belgium, 1998, 105 m.

It’s 1975, and Beirut looks like a Middle Eastern version of “Saturday Night Fever”.  However, the teens at the center of this autobiographical film are coming of age just as civil war breaks out in their country.

Monday speaker: Nasser Chour, “Arabian Knights”

Co-sponsors: Arab & Islamic Studies, Communication, Core Humanities, English, Ethics, History, Peace & Justice, Psychology, Sociology, Theology and Religious Studies.

   “Maria Full of Grace” Feb. 26, 27, 28

Directed by Joshua Marson, USA/Columbia, 2004, 101 m.

This socially conscious drama focuses on a young Columbian woman who accepts a risky offer in order to escape her native country and live in the United States.

Monday speaker: Isabel Medina, “A Columbia Education”

Co-sponsors: Communication, Core Humanities, Criminal Justice, Education & Human Services, English, Ethics, History, Latin American Studies, Law School, Peace & Justice, Psychology, Sociology, Theology and Religious Studies, Women’s Studies.

   “Whale Rider” Mar. 19, 20, 21

Directed by Niki Caro, New Zealand/Germany, 2002, 101 m.

This is a magical realist tale about a headstrong young Maori girl (Keisha Castle-Hughes, the youngest Best Actress Academy Award nominee of all time).  A descendant of chieftains, she fights to fulfill a destiny her patriarchal tribe refuses to acknowledge.

Monday speaker: Elana Rose Starr, “Thar She Goes”

Co-sponsors: Communication, Core Humanities, Education & Human Services, Ethics, Peace & Justice, Philosophy, Psychology, Sociology, Theology and Religious Studies, Women’s Studies