The majority of the films are accompanied by critical, contextualizing introductions by scholars and filmmakers. All events— screenings, introductions, audience Q&As and conversations with filmmakers and guests—are free and open to the public. Unless otherwise noted, all events begin at 7:30pm.

Schedule of Events

February 21, 2024

When Spring Came to Bucha
(2022, Mila Teshaieva and Marcus Lenz, Ukraine, 64 min, in Ukrainian and Russian w/ English subtitles)

February 28, 2024

Goodbye Julia
(2023, Mohamed Kordofani, South Sudan, 120 min, in Arabic w/ English subtitles)

March 6, 2024

No Winter Holidays
(2023, Rajan Kathet and Sunir Pandey, Nepal, 79 min, in Nepali w/ English subtitles) & A Mother Youngsoon (2022, Lee Chang-jun, South Korea, 85 min, in Korean w/ English subtitles)

March 13, 2024

DEFA Chilean Short Movies
Chile (Chile, 1975, dirs. Juan Forch, Jörg Herrmann, 2 min, color, silhouette animation, in German with English subtitles)
Chile Lives (Chile lebt, 1976, dirs. Michael Börner, Juan Forch, 2 min, color, animation, in German with English subtitles)
La Brigada – A Mural for the Unidad Popular in Dresden (Brigada – Ein Beitrag zur Solidarität anläßlich der 16. Arbeiterfestspiele 1976 in Dresden, 1976-77, dirs. Juan Forch, Rolf Hofmann, 11 min, color, doc, in German with English subtitles)
Lautaro (Lautaro, 1977, dir. Juan Forch, 18 min, color, cutout animation, in German with English subtitles)
Neutron Peace? (Neutronenfrieden?, 1977, dir. Juan Forch, 3 min, color, cut-out animation, no dialogue)
Nobody Can Stop the Revolution (Die Revolution kann keiner aufhalten, 1976, dir. Juan Forch, 6 min, color, animation, in German with English subtitles)
Rosaura (Rosaura, 1978, dir. Lothar Barke, 6 min, color, animation, in German with English subtitles)

March 27, 2024

Rock.Paper.Grenade
(2022, Iryna Tsilyk and Artem Chekh, Ukraine, 93 min, Ukrainian w/ English subtitles)

April 3, 2024

20,000 Species of Bees
(2023, Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren, Basque Country, 128 min, Basque & Spanish w/ English subtitles)

April 10, 2024

Rapito
(2023, Marco Bellocchio, Susanna Nicchiarelli and Edoardo Albinati, Italy, 134 min, Italian w/ English subtitles)

April 17, 2024

Bir'em
(2022, Camille Clavel, France, 75 min, Arabic w/ English subtitles)

April 24, 2024

Anhell69
(2022, Theo Montoya, Columbia, 75 min, Spanish w/ English subtitles)

May 1, 2024

Sis Dies Corrents
(2021, Neus Ballús and Margarita Melgar, Catalonia, 85 min, Catalan & Spanish w/ English subtitles)

Date: February 21-May 1, 2024

Time: 7:30pm

Cost: Free

Location:
University of Massachusetts Amherst,
(UMass Amherst in the Isenberg SOM 137 auditorium)
181 Presidents Drive,
Amherst, MA 01003.

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