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Film Series: Abu-Assad’s ‘Paradise Now,’ April 11

Film Series: Abu-Assad’s ‘Paradise Now,’ April 11

The new Transcultural Encounters and Border Crossings Film Series presents Palestinian filmmaker Abu-Assad’s Paradise Now (2005) on Saturday, April 11, at 3 p.m. at the Athena Cinema. Admission is free. Paradise Now follows two Palestinian childhood friends who have been recruited for a strike on Tel Aviv and focuses on their […]

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April 1, 2015 at 9:30 pmEvents

Love and Hate | Spirituality, Sexuality, and Race on ‘Empire,’ April 14

Love and Hate | Spirituality, Sexuality, and Race on ‘Empire,’ April 14

The Between Love and Hate theme presents “The Devil Quotes Scripture: Intersections of Spirituality, Sexuality, and Race on Empire” on Tuesday, April 14, from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Faculty Commons on the third floor of Alden Library. Empire is the new Fox hit that drew 17 million viewers […]

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April 1, 2015 at 8:45 pmEvents

Film Series: Alex Rivera’s ‘Sleep Dealer,’ March 21

Film Series: Alex Rivera’s ‘Sleep Dealer,’ March 21

The new Transcultural Encounters and Border Crossings Film Series presents Alex Rivera’s Sleep Dealer (2009) on Saturday, March 21, at 3 p.m. at the Athena Cinema. Admission is free. In Sleep Dealer, when Memo Cruz’s family is victim of a drone attack he finds himself with no option but to head […]

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March 21, 2015 at 7:00 pmEvents

Transcultural Encounters and Border Crossings Film: ‘Unveiled,’ March 14

Transcultural Encounters and Border Crossings Film: ‘Unveiled,’ March 14

The new Transcultural Encounters and Border Crossings Film Series presents Unveiled (2005) by the German director Angelina Maccarone, an American filmmaker of a Peruvian background, on Saturday, March 14, at 3 p.m. at the Athena Cinema. Admission is free. In Unveiled, Fabria, prosecuted in Iran because of her love affair […]

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March 14, 2015 at 8:45 pmEvents

Film Series: ‘Children in No Man’s Land,’ Feb. 21

Film Series: ‘Children in No Man’s Land,’ Feb. 21

The new Transcultural Encounters and Border Crossings Film Series presents Children in No Man’s Land (2009), by a Panama-born, U.S.-based documentary filmmaker Anayansi Prado, on Saturday, Feb. 21, at 3 p.m. at the Athena Cinema. Admission is free. Children in No Man’s Land is is a documentary that uncovers the […]

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February 21, 2015 at 7:00 pmEvents

Transcultural Encounters and Border Crossings Film: ‘Dirt,’ Feb. 7

Transcultural Encounters and Border Crossings Film: ‘Dirt,’ Feb. 7

The new Transcultural Encounters and Border Crossings Film Series presents Dirt (2003) by American director Nancy Savoca, of Sicilian and Argentinian background, on Saturday, Feb. 7, at 3 p.m. at the Athena Cinema. Admission is free. Dirt is the story of Dolores Del Rosario, who lives with her husband and […]

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February 7, 2015 at 10:30 pmEvents

New: Transcultural Encounters and Border Crossings Film Series

Dr. Katarzyna Marciniak

With Dr. Michael Gillespie, Dr. Katarzyna Marciniak is curator of the new Transcultural Encounters and Border Crossings Film Series at the Athena this spring. Marciniak, Professor of English, specializes in transnational studies, and the film series’ theme reflects her scholarly interests. Gillespie is Assistant Professor of Film Theory, with the […]

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January 23, 2015 at 2:03 pmNews