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Jan 14-16: Baadasss!
A fascinating and heartfelt pseudo-documentary
by Mario Van Peebles, "Baadasssss!" focuses on the birth of his
father Melvin's film, "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song",
which was a landmark in African American cinema. |
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Jan 21-23: Moolaadé
This Senegalese film made an impression on many western directors
last year with its unsparing look at the practice of female
genital mutilation in Africa.
It tells the story of several girls who escape the procedure and are protected
by a kind village woman.
Co-sponsored by the Womyn's Center. |
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Jan 28-30: Control Room
A documentary about the Middle East's answer to CNN, Al Jazeera,
Control Room gives an accurate (and timely) look at what it's
like working for a news network
situated in the center of a tumultuous conflict.
Co-sponsored by CJME and EPU. |
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Feb 4-6: City of God
This stunning and violent film examines
in striking detail the daily life of gang members in Brazil.
One of 2003's best-reviewed movies, its directors,
Kàtia Lund and Fernando Meirelles, received an Oscar nomination for
their work.
Co-sponsored by SSDP |
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Feb 18-20: Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
Luis Bunuel's surreal look at the life of six members of the
French upper-middle class and their attempts to have dinner
together is a cinematic classic. |
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Feb 25-27: Open Water
This chilling tale, based on a true story,
tells of a young couple stranded at sea after a scuba-diving
trip. Shot on location with digital video, it was one of the
most thrilling films of 2003.
Co-sponsored by SAB. |
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Mar 4-6: Whale Rider
Eleven-year-old Pai is a member of a native
tribe in remote New Zealand. The film tells of her attempts
to become the spiritual leader and chief of the
village despite its patriarchal traditions. Keisha Castle-Hughes was nominated
for an Oscar for her work.
Co-sponsored by Little Sibs Weekend. |
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Mar 11-13: Wag the Dog
This biting satire of contemporary American politics stars
Robert DeNiro as a presidential advisor committed to getting
his boss's sexual indiscretions out
of the news and Dustin Hoffman as the Hollywood producer DeNiro hires to invent
a war.
Co-sponsored by College Democrats. |
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Apr 1-3: Battleship Potemkin
Sergei Eisenstein's revolutionary film blazed the path for
film editing. In addition, it tells the rousing story of a
group of Russian soldiers rebelling against
the poor condiditons under which they are forced to work. |
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Apr 8-10: Village of Dreams
This fantastical Japanese story is about a set of twins growing
up in post-war Japan. More a series of unrelated anecdotes
than a narrative, it shows the
boys as they are growing up, befriending a Japanese outcast, and, at one point,
meeting an imp. |
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Apr 15-17: Do the Right Thing
A controversial and landmark film for its time, this Spike
Lee movie has withstood the intervening years because of its
engaging characters and message about
racial politics in America. The story of the hottest day of the year in New
York's Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood, it explores tensions that eventually
lead to a race riot. |
