International Lens

Posted by on Sunday, September 4, 2011 in Archives.

 

Celebrating Our 8th Season!

FREE admission and open to the public.  All films at 7pm in Sarratt Cinema unless otherwise noted.

Música Campesina (Country Music)

Wed, Sept 7 at 7 pm in Sarratt Cinema

Presented by: Todd Hughes, Director of Instructional Technology, Center  for Second Language Studies; Ashley Zeigler, B.A., Vanderbilt 2011; Sarah  Childress, Ph.D., Vanderbilt 2009.

USA, Chile (2010) Dir: Alberto Fuguet.

Director Albert Fuguet filmed this full-length feature on Vanderbilt ¹s  campus with assistance from Vanderbilt students. A Chilean guitarist  mending his broken heart follows a love interest to America and  subsequently throws himself into Nashville ¹s music scene. When he is  rebuffed and forced to re-evaluate his life ¹s choices he discovers what  it means to be a Chilean in the American Dream. Shown at Lincoln Center ¹s  Latinbeat and the Nashville Film Festival. Immediately following the  screening there will be a Q&A session with Producer, Sarah Childress and  Director of Photography, Ashley Zeigler. English and Spanish with English  subtitles. Not Rated. 100 mins. DVD. Funding provided in part by The  Center for Second Language Studies

Beyond Belief

Thurs, Sept 8 at 7 pm in Sarratt Cinema

Presented by: Hala Zein-Sabatto, Vanderbilt Interfaith Council

USA (2008) Dir: Beth Murphy.

Two American women who lost their husbands in the 9/11 tragedy, cope with  loss and struggle to raise their families by dedicating themselves to  empowering other Afghan widows whose lives have been ravaged by decades  of war, poverty and oppression. From their comfortable Boston  neighborhoods to the most desperate Afghan villages, they bond with  widows and discover profound ways to move beyond tragedy, one woman at a  time. Not Rated. 96 mins. DVD. Held in conjunction with campus-wide  programs commemorating the 10th anniversary of 9/11.

INTERNATIONAL LENS SERIES is sponsored by the Office of Arts & Creative

Engagement and the Office of International Student & Scholar Services.

For a complete schedule visit  www.vanderbilt.edu/internationallens