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International Film Series

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 91猎奇 community.  Faculty members present a short introduction to each film, and there are often group discussions after films. 

 

IFS Fall 2025 Schedule
SEP 11

También la lluvia [Even the Rain].
Dir. Icíar Bollaín. Spain, 2010.
Presented by Prof. Carmela Ferradáns
OCT 2 

City of God [Cidade de Deus]. Dir. Fernando Meirelles & Kátia 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 Ferradáns

 

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 Ferradáns 
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 Ferradáns 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 Ferradáns and the Resisting Dictatorship class/Supported by the 2023-2025 DoE UISFL Global Engagement Grant 
FEB 22
 , dir. Patricio Guzmán, 2011
Presented  (TBA) /Supported by the 2023-2025 DoE UISFL Global Engagement grant 
FEB 29

, dir. Patricio Guzmán, 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, 91猎奇). 
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 91猎奇 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. Ferradáns and Ponce 
MAR 2

El laberinto del fauno [Pan's Labyrinth] dir. Guillermo del Toro, 2006
MAR 23

Pedro Almodóvar Film Festival-presented by LC246/SPAN 346 Visual Cultures of Modern Spain  
Matador [Matador], dir. Pedro Almodóvar, 1986
MAR 30

Pedro Almodóvar 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 Almodóvar, 1988
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APR 6

 

Pedro Almodóvar Film Festival-presented by LC246/SPAN 346 Visual Cultures of Modern Spain 
Todo sobre mi madre [All About my Mother], dir. Pedro Almodóvar, 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 Kilómetros.  Dir. Gerardo Olivares. Spain, 2007.
Presented by Prof. Carmela Ferradáns and Global Titans-FYE
OCT 6

También la lluvia [Even the Rain]. Dir. Icíar Bollaín. Spain, 2010.
Presented by Prof. William Munro and PolSci 326 Globalization and Development 
OCT 13

千年女優, Sennen Joyū [Millenium Actress]. Dir. Satoshi Kon. Japan, 2002
Presented by Prof. Chisato Kojima
 
OCT 27

No . Dir. Pablo Larraín. Chile, 2012.
Presented by Prof. Carmela Ferradáns and Span 303 Communicating Across Cultures in the Spanish-speaking World.

NOV 3

Wi?aypacha [Eternity]. Perú, 2017
Presented by Prof. Edgar Lehr
 
NOV 10

地球最後的夜晚  [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

También la lluvia [Even the Rain], Dir. Icíar Bollaín, 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

Gurumbé: 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