Moving beyond just what a film is about, we’ll see how it's told – examining narrative structures, visual language, character development, and unique cultural nuances that shape the cinematic experience. Through films from various corners of the globe, we'll uncover how directors, writers, and cinematographers employ distinct artistic choices to offer a deeper appreciation for the universal craft of storytelling in its many global forms.

LECTURES:

1 My Motherland – France, 2023: France, a widow hears on the radio that an organization is asking for people willing to welcome eligible homeless migrants into their home. She decides, against her family’s objections, to welcome Reza, a young Afghan broken by war and exile. Two worlds meet, and they begin to hold each other’s hands. 91 min.

2.  The Source – France, 2011: A comedy/drama set in a village and centered on a battle of the sexes, where women threaten to withhold sexual favors if their men refuse to fetch water from a remote well. 135 min.

3. The Owners – Czechoslavakia, 2023:
A timely metaphor for failing democracy that takes a seriocomic look at the most local form of self-governance: the co-op apartment building meeting. With problems both large and small, absurd and touching, can the neighbors reach an agreement, or will the building become the casualty of their self-centered interests? 96 min.

4. Another Round – Denmark, 2023: When four high school teachers agree to consume higher levels of alcohol on a daily basis to see how it affects their social and professional lives, it becomes an intoxicating, touching, and thought-provoking drama about friendship, freedom, and the cost of drinking. (117 Min.)

Live In-Person with Video Catch-up. Available 2-3 business days after the live lecture.