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29TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL FILM SERIES (IFS)
Fall '17 Titles Announced
Classic. Contemporary. International.
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We're happy to announce our film lineup for Fall 2017. Now in our 29th year, the International Film Series continues to evolve in bringing free, enriching programming to the university and local Richmond community. Highlights for Fall 2017 include the annual African Film Weekend, which will feature films of African heroes, a film screening and concert with Tuareg musician/actor Mdou Moctar, an animated Japanese film, and much more - only at the International Film Series!
Please make your plans to attend now.
See you soon!
Fridays at 3 & 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 7:30 p.m. in Ukrop Auditorium.
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Elena
Dir. Petra Costa, Brazil/USA, 2012, 80 min.
Elena, a young Brazilian woman, travels to New York dreaming of becoming an actress. She leaves behind Petra, her younger sister, and a childhood spent hiding during the military dictatorship. Two decades later... (read more)
September 8 & 10
Friday afternoon introduction and post-film discussion led by Dr. Claudia Ferman, Associate Professor of Latin American Studies and Film Studies.
Please join us for a reception following the 3 p.m. screening, sponsored by the Friends of Boatwright Memorial Library.
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The Kaiser's Lackey (Der Untertan)
Dir. Wolfgang Staudte, GDR, 1951, 105 min.
This historical satire based on Heinrich Mann’s Der Untertan is among the greatest German films of all time. In Mann’s biting WWI-era critique of conservative Wilhelmine Germany, Diederich Hessling learns... (read more)
September 15 & 17
Friday afternoon introduction and discussion led by Dr. Kathrin Bower, Professor of German Studies and Film Studies.
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Maliglutit (Searchers)
Dir. Zacharias Kunuk, Canada, 2016, 94 min.
A unique revenge story (inspired by John Ford’s classic Western, The Searchers) in which an Inuk man and his band of maliglutit (followers) set out in the Arctic to find the marauders who ransacked his home and kidnapped... (read more)
September 22 & 24
Friday afternoon introduction and post-film discussion led by Dr. Monika Seibert, Professor of English.
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13TH ANNUAL
African Film Weekend:
The African Hero
This annual festival of contemporary film features a selection of the most highly-acclaimed work produced throughout Africa and the diaspora. The 2017 festival is presented by Dr. Kasongo Kapanga of the University of Richmond and guest curator Dr. Aliko Songolo of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
September 29 - October1
Festival and film schedule available online.
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SCREENING + CONCERT!
Rain the Color of Blue with a Little Red In It (Akounak Tedalat Taha Tazoughai)*
Dir. Christopher Kirkley, USA/Niger, 2015, 75 min.
A desert-blues musician competes with rivals, navigates the tender terrain of new love and confronts conflict with his father—in this riveting tribute to Prince’s Purple Rain set amidst the Tuareg music scene of Saharan Niger. Astride his... (read more)
October 6 & 8
*SCHEDULING NOTE:
FRIDAY: Only one screening – at 6 p.m. in Ukrop Auditorium followed by a concert with musician/actor Mdou Moctar at 7:30 p.m.
SUNDAY: Film screening (without concert) at 7:30 p.m.
Friday evening introduction and post-film discussion led by Dr. Andy McGraw, Associate Professor of Music and musician/actor Mdou Moctar. Presented in partnership with the Department of Music.
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Germany Year Zero
(Deutschland im Jahre Null)
Dir. Roberto Rossellini, Germany/Italy, 1948, 73 min.
The final film in Rossellini’s War Trilogy depicts a devastated Berlin seen through the eyes of a young boy. Living in a bombed-out apartment building with his ill father and siblings, Edmund is mostly left to wander unsupervised, getting ensnared in... (read more)
October 20 & 22
Friday afternoon introduction and post-film discussion led by Dr. Peter Lurie, Associate Professor of English and Film Studies Coordinator.
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Miss Hokusai
Dir. Keiichi Hara, Japan, 2015, 90 min.
This animated biopic presents the remarkable story of O-Ei, the daughter of Hokusai, one of the most revered artists of Japan. As all of Edo society flocks to see the work of the infamous artist Hokusai, O-Ei toils diligently in the studio to... (read more)
November 3 & 5
Friday afternoon introduction and post-film discussion led by Dr. Kris Kersey, Assistant Professor of Art History. Presented in partnership with University Museums and the exhibition Unexpected Smiles: Seven Types of Humor in Japanese Paintings.
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Fire at Sea (Fuocoammare)
Dir. Gianfranco Rosi, Italy/France, 2016, 108 min.
This Oscar-nominated documentary takes us on a journey to Lampedusa, a remote Mediterranean island that has become a major entry point for the current influx of refugees hoping to make a new life in Europe. Witness the devastation through... (read more)
November 10 & 12
Friday afternoon introduction and post-film discussion led by Dr. Lidia Radi, Associate Professor of French and Italian.
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INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK: LET'S GO DANISH!
The Infinite Happiness
Dirs. Ila Bêka & Louise Lemoine,
Denmark/France, 2015, 85 min.
Situated in the suburbs of Copenhagen, this film takes us to the heart of a contemporary housing development, considered to be a new model of success in Denmark— the giant “8 House”. Conceived as a personal video diary, the filmmakers recount... (read more)
November 17 & 19
Shown in conjunction with UR’s efforts to “go Danish” during the of celebration of International Education Week.
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About the Series
The IFS offers a program of films expertly curated by University of Richmond faculty with a mission to spark conversation and build bridges through meaningful dialogue. We invite audiences to join moderated post-film discussions and share insight. Free and open to the public, all films are screened in their original language with English subtitles. Sponsored by University of Richmond International Education and the Boatwright Memorial Library’s Media Resource Center. Learn more:
www.richmond.edu/ifs
(804) 289-8836
Venue and Screenings
Unless otherwise noted on the International Film Series webpage, via email or other special announcement, films are shown on Fridays at 3 and 7:30 p.m. and again on Sundays at 7:30 p.m. at the Robins School of Business in Ukrop Auditorium at the University of Richmond:
1 Gateway Road
University of Richmond, VA 23173
Navigating Campus
Campus maps and parking maps are available online. A limited number of visitor parking spaces are available in lot R10, adjacent to the auditorium. Visitors can also obtain a guest parking pass by calling (804) 289-8703, emailing the parking office, or by going online.
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The International Film Series is sponsored by the University of Richmond Office of International Education and Boatwright Memorial Library’s Media Resource Center. Films are curated and programmed by the International Film Series Committee:
Kathrin Bower, Jessica Chan, Abigail Cheever, Molly Fair, Claudia Ferman, Peter Lurie,
Francoise Ravaux-Kirkpatrick, and Michael Warchol.
International Film Series Media Sponsor:
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