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International Film Series

The International Film Series (IFS) 

Thursdays @ 7:00 p.m.  

Beckman Auditorium, Ames Library 

All films are shown in their original language with English subtitles, unless listed otherwise.

Films are closely tied to courses or academic programs and open to the 91ÁÔÆæ community.  Faculty members present a short introduction to each film, and there are often group discussions after films. 

 

IFS Fall 2025 Schedule

SEP 11

Tambi¨¦n la lluvia [Even the Rain].
Dir. Ic¨ªar Bolla¨ªn. Spain, 2010.
Presented by Prof. Carmela Ferrad¨¢ns

OCT 2 

City of God [Cidade de Deus]. Dir. Fernando Meirelles & K¨¢tia Lund. Brazil, 2002.
Presented by Prof. Mariana Araujo  

OCT 9 

Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara. Dir. Zoya Akhtar. India, 2011.
Presented by Prof. Megha Anwer, Purdue Honors College

NOV 20 

El Laberinto del Fauno [Pan¡¯s Labyrinth]. Dir. Guillermo del Toro. Spain-Mexico, 2006.
Presented by Prof. Mariana Araujo and Prof. Carmela Ferrad¨¢ns

 

IFS Fall 2024 Schedule 

SEP 5

. Dir. Wendy J.N. Lee. 2013 (India, Nepal, USA) 
Presented by Dr. Abby Jahiel 

OCT 3

. Dir. Michael Radford, 1994 (Italy)
Presented by Dr. Carmela Ferrad¨¢ns 

OCT 10 

. Dir. Kim Mordaunt, 2013 (Laos) 
Presented by Dr. Abby Jahiel 

OCT 24 

Dir. Mstyslav Chernov, 2023 (Ukrane, US) Presented by Professor Lyuda Kizer 

 

IFS Spring 2024 Schedule 

FEB 1

 dir. Almudena Carracedo, 2018
Presented by Dr. Carmela Ferrad¨¢ns and the Resisting Dictatorship class/Supported by the 2023-2025 DoE UISFL Global Engagement Grant 

WED
FEB 7

dir. Kief Davidson and Richard Ladcani, 2005
Presented by Dr. Barbara Galindo and Dr. Carolyn Nadeau/Supported by the 2023-2025 DoE UISFL Global Engagement grant 

FEB 15

, dir. Guillermo del Toro, 2006
Presented by Dr. Carmela Ferrad¨¢ns and the Resisting Dictatorship class/Supported by the 2023-2025 DoE UISFL Global Engagement Grant 

FEB 22
, dir. Patricio Guzm¨¢n, 2011
Presented  (TBA) /Supported by the 2023-2025 DoE UISFL Global Engagement grant 
FEB 29

, dir. Patricio Guzm¨¢n, 2015
Presented  (TBA) /Supported by the 2023-2025 DoE UISFL Global Engagement grant 

APR 4

INST 260-Global Cinema Film Festival 
South Korean thrillers- , dir. Bong Joon-ho, 2019

APR 11

INST 260-Global Cinema Film Festival 

South Korean horror- , dir. Yeon Sang-ho, 2016

 

IFS Fall 2023 Scedule 

SEP 7

  dir. Michael Winterbottom, BBC Films 2002
Presented by INST 222 International Human Rights 

MON* SEP 25

Pema Tseden Film Festival (Tibet)
Picturing Tibet in the Modern World: The Work of Pema Tseden 
6:30 pm guest lecture:  Dr. Susan Dan Su (East Asian Languages and Civilizations, The University of Chicago).
7:30 pm film screening:  , dir. Pema Tseden; China, 2015, 2016.  

 
SEP 28 

Pema Tseden Film Festival (Tibet)
Picturing Tibet in the Modern World: The Work of Pema Tseden  
6:30 pm guest lecture: Dr. Harlan Chambers  (History and International & Global Studies, 91ÁÔÆæ). 
7:30 pm film screening: , dir. Pema Tseden; China, 2011. 

NOV 2

, dir. F. W. Murnau, Germany 1922
Nosferatu 100th annyversary edition. Backed by an orchestral performance of Hans Erdmann's 1922 score, this remastered HD edition of F.W. Murnau's  Nosferatu  offers unprecedented visual clarity and historical faithfulness to the original release version. 

NOV 30

, dir. Garry Keane and Andrew McConnel, 2019

Sponsored by 91ÁÔÆæ Amnesty International and INST260 Global Cinema 

 

IFS Spring 2023 Schedule 

JAN 26

Princess Mononoke, dir. Hayao Miyasaki , 1997
Presented by prof. Joanne Diaz 

FEB 23

Buena Vista Social Club, dir. Win Wenders, 1999
Presented by profs. Ferrad¨¢ns and Ponce 

MAR 2

El laberinto del fauno [Pan's Labyrinth] dir. Guillermo del Toro, 2006

MAR 23

Pedro Almod¨®var Film Festival-presented by LC246/SPAN 346 Visual Cultures of Modern Spain  
Matador [Matador], dir. Pedro Almod¨®var, 1986

MAR 30

Pedro Almod¨®var Film Festival-presented by LC246/SPAN 346 Visual Cultures of Modern Spain 
Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios [Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdonw], dir. Pedro Almod¨®var, 1988
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APR 6

 

Pedro Almod¨®var Film Festival-presented by LC246/SPAN 346 Visual Cultures of Modern Spain 
Todo sobre mi madre [All About my Mother], dir. Pedro Almod¨®var, 1999--Oscar Winner Best Foreign Language Film, 2000 

APR 13

Welcome, dir. Fhilippe Lioret, 2009
Presented by prof. Teodora Nikolova 
 

 

IFS Fall 2022 Schedule

SEP 29

14 Kil¨®metros.  Dir. Gerardo Olivares. Spain, 2007.
Presented by Prof. Carmela Ferrad¨¢ns and Global Titans-FYE

OCT 6

Tambi¨¦n la lluvia [Even the Rain]. Dir. Ic¨ªar Bolla¨ªn. Spain, 2010.
Presented by Prof. William Munro and PolSci 326 Globalization and Development 

OCT 13

ǧÄêÅ®ƒž, Sennen Joy¨± [Millenium Actress]. Dir. Satoshi Kon. Japan, 2002
Presented by Prof. Chisato Kojima
 

OCT 27

No . Dir. Pablo Larra¨ªn. Chile, 2012.
Presented by Prof. Carmela Ferrad¨¢ns and Span 303 Communicating Across Cultures in the Spanish-speaking World.

NOV 3

Wi?aypacha [Eternity]. Per¨², 2017
Presented by Prof. Edgar Lehr
 

NOV 10

µØÇò×îááµÄÒ¹Íí  [Long Day's Journey into Night] Dir. Bi Gan. China, 2018
Presented by Prof. Harlan Chambers

NOV 17

Bolivia. Dir. Adrian Caetano. Argentine/Duch, 2001
Presented by Prof. Lucia Luna-Victoria Indacochea and INST 222 International Human Rights 
 

 

IFS Spring 2022 Schedule

JAN 27

La Salsa Cubana  Rueda de Casino-movie with dance lesson
ntroduced by Profs Jessie Dixon-Montgomery and Chisato Kojima  

FEB 3

Let the Bullets Fly , directed by Jiang Wen, 2010
Introduced by Prof. Tom Lutze 

FEB 10

The Rocket, dir Kim Mordaunt, 2013
Introduced by Prof. Abby Jahiel 

FEB 17

Man with a Movie Camera, dir Dziga Vertov, 1929
Introduced by Prof. Meagan Smith

FEB 24

Buena Vista Social Club, dir. Win Wenders, 1999
Introduced by Prof. Adriana Ponce

MAR 3

Kamikaze Girls , dir. Tetsuya Nakashima, 2004
Introduced by Prof. Chisato Kojima  

MAR 31

War Don Don , dir. Rebecca Cohen, 2010
Introduced by Prof. William Munro 

APR 7

Motorcycle Diaries, dir. Walter Salles, 2004
Introduced by Professor Cutter

APR 14

In This World , dir. Michael Winterbottom, 2002
Introduced by Prof. William Munro

 

IFS Fall 2021 Schedule 

SEP 23

Tambi¨¦n la lluvia [Even the Rain], Dir. Ic¨ªar Bolla¨ªn, 2010   Bolivia/Spain

Introduced by Span 203, Span 314 and Global Titans 

SEP 30

Temblores [Tremors], Dir. Jayro Bustamante, 2019   Guatemala 
Introduced by Span 102 and 201

OCT 7

Chocolat, Dir. Claire Denis, 1988  Cameroon/France   
Introduced by Global Titans 

OCT 21

Gurumb¨¦: Canciones de tu memoria negra [Afro-Andalusian Memories], 2016 Documentary 

Introduced by Span 314 Iberian Culture and Civilization 

NOV 4

Afro-Samurai: Resurrection Dir. Takashi Okazaki, 2009 Japan

Introduced by LC 202 and Global Titans 

NOV 18 

Persepolis Dir. Vincent Paronnaud, Marjane Satrapi, 2007

Introduced by Humanities 104 and Global Titans 

DEC 2 

Women from the Lake of Scented Souls, Dir. Xie Fei, 1993 China 
Introduced by Prof. Tom Lutze