International Lens Film Series
Contagion
Tuesday, Jan. 20, 7:30pm, Sarratt Cinema
Presented by: Emily Nacol, Assistant Professor of Political Science.
USA, UAE (2011) Dir: Steven Soderbergh. Follows the rapid progress of an airborne virus that kills within days. As the epidemic grows, the worldwide medical community races to find a cure and control the panic that spreads faster than the virus itself. At the same time, ordinary people struggle to survive in a society coming apart. English, Mandarin, and Cantonese with English subtitles. 35mm. 107 mins. Partially funded by the Department of Political Science.
Mauvais Sang
Wednesday, Jan. 21, 7:30pm, Sarratt Cinema
Presented by: Lynn Ramey, Associate Professor of French and Nicolas Kline, Class of 2016.
France, Switzerland (1986) Dir: Leos Carax. A mysterious new disease is killing young people who make love without emotional involvement. While a serum has been formulated, it-s locked away and most of those suffering can-t get it. An electric mixture of French New Wave elasticity and the Coen Brothers- stark staging. 128 mins. French with English subtitles. DVD.
deepsouth
Thursday, Jan. 22, 7:30pm, Sarratt Cinema
Presented by: Petey Peterson, Program Coordinator of LGBTQI Life and Frank Dobson, Director of The Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center.
USA (2012) Dir: Lisa Biagiotti. Beneath layers of history, poverty and soaring HIV infections, four Americans redefine traditional Southern values in this documentary about the new American South and the people who inhabit its most quiet corners. English. DVD. 72 mins. Re scheduled from last semester in celebration of World AIDS Day (December 1). Partial funding provided by the Black Cultural Center and Office of LGBTQI Life.