Center for Global Studies at the University of Illinois is sponsoring two opportunities to view Global Lens 2010 films this Fall at the University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign. First at Allen Hall, then again at the University YMCA.
Global Lens 2010
International Films at Allen Hall
Selected Wednesdays at 7pm
Main Lounge of Allen Hall
1005 W. Gregory, Urbana
FREE!
August 25 – Adrift (Vietnam)
September 1 - Becloud (Mexico)
September 22 – Gods (Peru)
October 13 – Leo’s Room (Uruguay)
October 27 – Masquerades (Algeria)
November 3 – My Tehran For Sale (Iran)
November 10 – Ocean of an Old Man (India)
November 17 – Ordinary People (Serbia)
December 1 – The Shaft (China)
December 8 – Shirley Adams (South Africa)
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UNIVERSITY YMCA
LATZER HALL
EVERY THURSDAY - 5:30 PM
SEPTEMBER 30 — DECEMBER 9
corner of Wright St. & Chalmers St.
www.universityymca.org
217.337.1500
University YMCA Screening Dates and Titles
9/30: Adrift
10/7: Becloud
10/14: Gods
10/21: Leo’s Room
10/28: Masquerades
11/4: My Tehran for Sale
11/11: Ocean of an Old Man
11/18: Ordinary People
12/2: The Shaft
12/9: Shirley Adams
Sponsored by:
Center for Global Studies and University YMCA
Centers for: East Asian & Pacific Studies; Latin American &
Caribbean Studies; European Union; Russian, East European, & Eurasian Studies;
the Title VI Program of the US Department of Education;
and Krannert Art Museum and the University of Illinois Press.
Global Lens 2010 films:
ADRIFT (CHOI VOI), dir. Bui Thac Chuyen, Vietnam, 2009
A young wife, ignored by her immature spouse, is caught in a love triangle between her best friend and a handsome stranger during a languorous summer in Hanoi. (FIPRESCI-Venice International Film Festival; U.S. premiere)
BECLOUD (VAHO), dir. Alejandro Gerber Bicecci, Mexico, 2009
After years of separation, three boyhood friends reunite in Mexico City to overcome a tragedy that scarred their neighborhood, and childhood, years before. (Special Mention-Morelia International Film Festival)
GODS (DIOSES), dir. Josué Méndez, Peru, 2008
A wealthy industrialist's working-class fiancée plunges into the extravagance of her lavish new life as her future stepchildren self-destruct in a series of desperate attempts to escape their privileged upbringing. (Best Peruvian Feature-Lima Latin American Film Festival)
LEO'S ROOM (EL CUARTO DE LEO), dir. Enrique Buchichio, Uruguay, 2009
Shaken by a recent breakup, a troubled but handsome young man dreams of the future and cautiously explores his sexuality with the encouragement of an old friend and a sympathetic therapist. (Official Selection-San Sebastian International Film Festival)
MASQUERADES (MASCARADES), dir. Lyes Salem, Algeria, 2008
In a dusty Algerian village, a well-intentioned fib suddenly turns a gardener into a mogul, forcing him to choose between the happiness of his narcoleptic sister and his newfound celebrity. (Best Feature-Dubai International Film Festival; Algeria's official submission to the foreign language category of the 2009 Academy Awards)
MY TEHRAN FOR SALE, dir. Granaz Moussavi, Iran, 2009
An ailing actress fighting for political asylum, and waiting to clear Australian immigration, recounts her attempts to live, work and love in Tehran's thriving yet turbulent arts subculture. (Official Selection-Toronto International Film Festival; U.S. premiere)
OCEAN OF AN OLD MAN, dir. Rajesh Shera, India, 2008
In the devastating aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, an elderly British schoolteacher comes to grips with his own loss as he searches for missing students on the remote Indian islands of Andaman and Nicobar. (New Currents-Pusan International Film Festival; North American premiere; first film ever to be shot on India's Andaman and Nicobar islands)
ORDINARY PEOPLE, dir. Vladimir Perisic, Serbia, 2009
One quiet afternoon, a busload of young soldiers is unexpectedly forced to question the morality of their profession after being enlisted to execute civilian prisoners at a remote facility in the Serbian countryside. (Best Film-Sarajevo Film Festival)
THE SHAFT (DIXIA DE TIANKONG), dir. Zhang Chi, China, 2008
In three intertwined stories, a father, son and daughter fight to hold onto hope and family as they face the harsh realities of life in a poor western Chinese mining town. (New Directors/New Films)
SHIRLEY ADAMS, dir. Oliver Hermanus, South Africa, 2009
In the depressed Cape Town neighborhood of Cape Flats, a single mother contemplates her fate and cautiously accepts the help of an overeager social worker as she struggles to care for her paraplegic and suicidal son. (Best Actress-Durban International Film Festival)
The Global Lens film series, sponsored by the Global Film Initiative, is an annual, touring film program of narrative feature films from Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. For more information, visit www.globalfilm.org .