International Lens Film Series
Silent Souls
Tuesday, April 14, 7:30pm, Sarratt Cinema
Presented by: Jason Strudler, Lecturer, Department of German
and Slavic Languages.
Russia (2010) Dir: Aleksey Fedorchenko. This mystical masterpiece about a lonely man who helps a widower perform last rites for his wife is a haunting and beautiful road-trip. A meditation on death and sex, it-s a melancholy and touchingly profound folk tale. Russian with English subtitles. 35mm. 78 mins. Partially funded by the Department of German and Slavic Languages and the Russian, East European, and Central Asian Club (REECA).
Hidden Pictures
Wednesday, April 15, 7:30pm, Sarratt Cinema
Presented by: Vanderbilt Psychological Counseling Center (PCC).
USA, China, France, India, South Africa (2013) Dir: Delaney Ruston. Ruston experienced the silence that surrounds mental illness from her own family experience. Learning that 450 million people globally have a mental health condition, she realizes their plight is the most hidden of all. Her journey uncovers stories in India, South Africa, China, France, and the US where powerful narratives involving bipolar illness, depression, schizophrenia and anxiety show the universality of our seemingly different worlds. English. DVD. 60 mins. Funding by PCC.
Contact:
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Marci Angevine
International Student & Scholar Advisor
p: 615.322.0203
e: marci.angevine@vanderbilt.edu