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NOW SHOWING. . . SEPT. 10TH @5:30PM
STARRING MARLON BRANDO: JULIUS CAESAR (1953)
Snacks & drinks are provided!

Amélie, a Belgian toddler living in post-war Japan, gains the power to speak when her grandmother gives her a magical piece of chocolate. As Amélie uses her imagination to explore her world, her Japanese housekeeper guides Amélie into a deeper understanding of Japanese culture and her cross-cultural identity. In French and Japanese with English subtitles.

Amélie, a Belgian toddler living in post-war Japan, gains the power to speak when her grandmother gives her a magical piece of chocolate. As Amélie uses her imagination to explore her world, her Japanese housekeeper guides Amélie into a deeper understanding of Japanese culture and her cross-cultural identity. In French and Japanese with English subtitles.

Val works as a live-in housekeeper for a wealthy family in São Paulo, and has become deeply enmeshed in her employers’ family dynamics. When Val’s estranged daughter Jéssica comes to town to prepare for a crucial college exam, this carefully constructed world starts to unravel in surprising and darkly hilarious ways that probe Brazil’s class and gender dynamics. Presented as part of the Spanish Film Club series with the support of Pragda and the Secretary of State for Culture of Spain. In Portuguese with English subtitles.

Val works as a live-in housekeeper for a wealthy family in São Paulo, and has become deeply enmeshed in her employers’ family dynamics. When Val’s estranged daughter Jéssica comes to town to prepare for a crucial college exam, this carefully constructed world starts to unravel in surprising and darkly hilarious ways that probe Brazil’s class and gender dynamics. Presented as part of the Spanish Film Club series with the support of Pragda and the Secretary of State for Culture of Spain. In Portuguese with English subtitles.

In this documentary, director Julie Wyman explores her family history of “partial dwarfism” and works with a wide-ranging community of Little People to examine and celebrate their culture. The film uses artistic workshops, archival footage, and probing family interviews to portray dwarfism not as a problem to be erased through medical interventions, but as an identity to be celebrated. With the support of the Program in Medical and Health Humanities and the CHFA Dean’s Office. In English.

In this documentary, director Julie Wyman explores her family history of “partial dwarfism” and works with a wide-ranging community of Little People to examine and celebrate their culture. The film uses artistic workshops, archival footage, and probing family interviews to portray dwarfism not as a problem to be erased through medical interventions, but as an identity to be celebrated. With the support of the Program in Medical and Health Humanities and the CHFA Dean’s Office. In English.

Four actresses and a writer, playing versions of themselves, travel to an old mill in the Spanish countryside to rehearse a new play about fairy tales and princesses. As they work on the play, they learn about each other’s lives, explore the mill and the nearby town, and begin to break down the barriers between art and reality. Presented as part of the Spanish Film Club series with the support of Pragda and the Secretary of State for Culture of Spain. In Spanish with English subtitles.

Four actresses and a writer, playing versions of themselves, travel to an old mill in the Spanish countryside to rehearse a new play about fairy tales and princesses. As they work on the play, they learn about each other’s lives, explore the mill and the nearby town, and begin to break down the barriers between art and reality. Presented as part of the Spanish Film Club series with the support of Pragda and the Secretary of State for Culture of Spain. In Spanish with English subtitles.

Salsa is very much alive in this Colombian documentary, which traces the history of salsa music and dance from New York City, where Puerto Ricans and Cubans helped create the genre, to present-day Colombia, where the city of Cali keeps the beat alive with a lively performance and dance culture. Thrilling musical numbers and extensive interviews with salsa stars (including Panamanian superstar Ruben Blades) testify to the multinational, multicultural, living beat of salsa. Presented as part of the Spanish Film Club series with the support of Pragda and the Secretary of State for Culture of Spain. In Spanish with English subtitles.