International Lens Film Series
Reshipment
Monday, October 20, 7:30pm, Sarratt Cinema
Presented by: William Luis, Professor of Spanish and Director of the Program in Latino and Latina Studies; and Gloria Rolando, Filmmaker
Cuba (2014) Dir: Gloria Rolando. A documentary about a little-known chapter in the history of Cuba where Haitians were brought to the country as cheap labor to work in the sugar cane fields and coffee plantations in the beginning of the 20th century. Despite the discrimination suffered by the Haitians, the Creole language, voodoo and other musical and dance traditions remain in the cultural landscape of Cuba, even after the workers were shipped back to Haiti when they were no longer needed. Spanish with English subtitles. DVD. 59 minutes. Note: Filmmaker Gloria Rolando will be present at the screening and will lead a post-screening discussion.
How to Survive a Plague
Tuesday, October 21, 7:30pm, Sarratt Cinema
Presented by: Gregory Barz, Associate Professor of Musicology (Ethnomusicology), and Faculty Head of North House
USA (2012) Dir: David France. The story of two coalitions-ACT UP and TAG (Treatment Action Group)-whose activism and innovation turned AIDS from a death sentence into a manageable condition. Despite having no scientific training, these self-made activists infiltrated the pharmaceutical industry and helped identify promising new drugs, moving them from experimental trials to patients in record time. With never-before-seen archival footage from the 80s and 90s, France puts the viewer smack in the middle of the controversial actions, the heated meetings, the heartbreaking failures, and the exultant breakthroughs of heroes in the making. DVD. 110 minutes. Partial funding provided by North House, The Commons.
Salaam Bombay!
Wednesday, October 22, 7:30pm, Sarratt Cinema
Presented by: Samira Sheikh, Associate Professor of History, Asian Studies, and Islamic Studies
UK, India, France (1988) Dir: Mira Nair. After the boy Krishna is kicked out of his home and abandoned by the circus, he takes a train to Bombay where he joins a community of street kids and gets a job selling tea for a street bar. He befriends the heroin-addicted Chillum who sells drugs for the local dealer, and the girl Manju, the daughter of a prostitute. Krishna dreams on saving 500 rupees to return home, but life on the streets of Bombay is not easy. Mira Nair-s first feature was made with non-actors, including a number of street children. A superb film that gives a bird-s eye view into the plight of India-s urban street children. Hindi and English with English subtitles. DVD. 113 minutes.Partial funding provided by the Department of History.
Marci Angevine
International Student & Scholar Advisor
Vanderbilt University
e: marci.angevine@vanderbilt.edu