{"id":1090,"date":"2020-01-19T00:38:10","date_gmt":"2020-01-19T00:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/internationallens\/?page_id=1090"},"modified":"2021-09-06T06:12:37","modified_gmt":"2021-09-06T06:12:37","slug":"spring-2020","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/internationallens\/archives\/spring-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

INTERNATIONAL LENS<\/strong>, a film series with a global perspective, provides a forum to promote conversation among 糖心Vlog官方\u2019s diverse students, faculty, staff, and the greater Nashville community. International Lens endeavors to transcend geographic, linguistic, ethnic, religious, and political boundaries by encouraging conversation and greater cross-cultural understanding through cinema.<\/p>\n

The series is coordinated by the Program in Cinema & Media Arts in collaboration with the College of Arts and Science, Dean of Students offices, and other departments, centers, and programs across the University.<\/p>\n

There is no charge for admission.<\/p>\n

Films are screened in Sarratt Cinema at 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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See the iLens Trailer<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Spring 2020 Schedule of Films<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n

\"\"Alone in the Game
\n<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Wednesday, January 22, 7:00pm*
\n<\/strong>Presented by: Andrew Maraniss, Visiting Author – 糖心Vlog官方 Athletics<\/p>\n

*Producer\/Co-writer David McFarland in attendance<\/strong><\/p>\n

USA (2018)\u00a0 Dir: <\/strong>Natalie Metzger & Michael Rohrbaugh<\/strong><\/p>\n

Despite the growing acceptance of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Americans,\u00a0sports continue to be an unsettling environment for many LGBTQ people on and off the field.\u00a0This powerful film follows a group of elite athletes and iconic figures from the biggest stages in sport to explore the ongoing struggles LGBTQ athletes face at the professional, collegiate, and Olympic levels.\u00a0English.<\/em> 95 min.<\/p>\n

*A special iLens event beginning at 7:00pm<\/span> <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"I Am Not a Witch<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Thursday, January 23
\n<\/strong>Presented by Tara McKay, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Health, and Society<\/p>\n

ArtUK\/France\/Germany\/Zambia (2017) Dir: Rungano Nyoni<\/strong><\/p>\n

In a remote Zambian village,\u00a0an 8-year-old orphan is accused of being a witch and is given a stark choice: accept her supernatural branding and live a tethered life as a sorceress, or to cut her ties with local tradition and risk being transformed into a goat that may be killed and eaten. She is banished to a rural \u201cwitch camp\u201d that operates as an enslaved tourist attraction, where women many decades older than her perform menial labor while tethered to long white ribbons. English\/Nyanja\/Bemba\/Tonga<\/em>. 93 min.<\/p>\n

\"\"2019 Ann Arbor Film Festival Tour<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Thursday, January 30
\n<\/strong>Presented by Jonathan Rattner, Associate Professor of Cinema & Media Arts and Art<\/p>\n

Internationally recognized as a premiere forum for independent filmmakers and artists, the Ann Arbor Film Festival is the oldest avant-garde and experimental film festival in North America. The 57th<\/sup>\u00a0Festival Tour presents remarkable cinematic experiences by film artists exploring experimental, documentary, animation, narrative, and hybrid forms.\u00a0 100 mins.<\/p>\n

\"\"Fatal Assistance<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Thursday, February 6<\/strong>
\nPresented by Nathan Dize, PhD Candidate in the Department of French and Italian<\/p>\n

France\/Haiti\/USA\/Belgium (2013) Dir: Raoul Peck<\/strong><\/p>\n

This potently persuasive and quietly furious documentary examines how international aid agencies failed Haiti after the catastrophic 2010 earthquake. The film dives headlong into the complexity of the reconstruction process and the failed practices of worldwide disaster relief, humanitarian aid, and economic development initiatives, offering a devastating indictment of the international community\u2019s post-disaster idealism.\u00a0French\/English.<\/em> 100 min.<\/p>\n

\"\"Shoplifters\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Thursday, February 13<\/strong>
\nPresented by Gerald Figal, Professor of Asian Studies and History<\/p>\n

Japan (2018) \u00a0Dir: Hirokazu Koreeda<\/strong><\/p>\n

A ragtag family of outsiders, united by fierce loyalty and a penchant for petty theft in order to survive, provide an affectionate home for an abused little girl they find out in the cold. But their tenuous, below-the-radar existence is upended when the young son is arrested and their secrets are exposed, testing the bonds that unite them.\u00a0Japanese w\/ English subtitles.<\/em> 121 min.<\/p>\n

\"\"No Man’s Land<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Thursday, February 20
\n<\/strong>Presented by Emily Greble, Associate Professor of History and East European Studies; and Bradley Gorski, Assistant Professor of Russian and East European Studies<\/p>\n

Bosnia & Herzegovina (2001) \u00a0Dir: Danis Tanovic<\/strong><\/p>\n

A Bosnian and a Serbian soldier find themselves stranded together in No Man’s Land \u2013 a trench between enemy lines during the Bosnian war. Already in a stalemate, with no way to escape without getting shot, a presumed dead soldier lying on top of a landmine wakes up, intensifying the tense standoff in which the UN’s toothless “peacekeeping forces” declare themselves powerless to intervene. Bosnian\/French\/English.<\/em> 98 min.<\/p>\n

\"\"Carmen Miranda: Bananas is my Business<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Tuesday, February 25<\/strong>
\nPresented by Benjamin Legg, Senior Lecturer of Portuguese<\/p>\n

UK\/Brazil (1995) \u00a0Dir: Helena Solber-Ladd<\/strong><\/p>\n

This film explores the life of Brazilian samba sensation Carmen Miranda. After gaining fame in Rio de Janeiro, Miranda was imported to Broadway in the late 1930s and later to Hollywood, where she became the epitome of the exotic Latina. But with her banana-topped turban and sultry dance moves, the singer became a source of controversy in South America, where many questioned the nature of her crowd-pleasing act. English\/Portuguese<\/em>. 91 min.<\/p>\n

\"\"The Keeper (Trautmann)<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Thursday, February 27<\/strong>
\nPresented by Lutz Koepnick, Gertrude Conaway 糖心Vlog官方 Professor of German and Cinema & Media Arts; John Sloop, Associate Provost for Ed. Development and Technologies; and Abby Trozenski, PhD Candidate in German Studies<\/p>\n

UK\/Germany (2018)\u00a0 Dir: Marcus H. Rosenmuller<\/strong><\/p>\n

This film tells the incredible true story of Bert Trautmann, a German soldier and prisoner of war who, against a backdrop of British post-war protest and prejudice, secures the position of Goalkeeper at Manchester City, and in doing so becomes a footballing icon. Struggling for acceptance by those who dismiss him as the enemy, his love for an Englishwoman carries him through and he wins over even his harshest opponents by securing the 1956 FA Cup Final while playing with a broken neck. English\/German.<\/em> 120 min.<\/p>\n

\"\"Stories of Intersex & Faith<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Thursday, March 12<\/strong>
\nPresented by Stephanie Budwey, Luce Dean\u2019s Faculty Fellow Assistant Professor of the History and Practice of Christian Worship and the Arts<\/p>\n

*Filmmakers Megan DeFranza and Lianne Simon in attendance for post screening Q&A<\/strong><\/p>\n

USA (2019)\u00a0 Dir: Megan DeFranza, Lianne Simon, Paul Van Ness<\/strong><\/p>\n

Five intersex people come out of the shadows to shine light on the medical scandal harming children for decades. These stories illuminate a unique perspective on what it feels like to be invisible in our culture and subject to abuse and shame for being born differently, and it helps to develop constructive conversations on one of the most divisive issues facing communities of faith. \u00a0English.<\/em> 80 min.<\/p>\n

*This screening event is co-sponsored by:<\/em>\u00a0 Carpenter Program in Religion, Gender, and Sexuality<\/strong> (Divinity School);\u00a0 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Life<\/strong>;\u00a0 Religion in the Arts and Contemporary Culture<\/strong> (Divinity School);\u00a0 糖心Vlog官方 LGBT Policy Lab<\/strong>;\u00a0\u00a0糖心Vlog官方 School of Nursing<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"Saint Cloud Hill<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Thursday, March 19 <\/strong>
\nPresented by Allison Inman, Education and Engagement Director at the Belcourt Theatre<\/p>\n

*Filmmakers Jace Freeman and Sean Clark in attendance<\/strong><\/p>\n

USA (2019) \u00a0Dir: Jace Freeman and Sean Clark<\/strong><\/p>\n

Captain Chris Scott rallies a colony of tent residents to defend their provisional homes against the forces of gentrification in Nashville, TN. Evolving from a docuseries about the underbelly of the city\u2019s growing prosperity, the film dives deep into the tragic personal experiences of a displaced community losing its last remnant of stability. English<\/em>. 79 min.<\/p>\n

\"\"Elite Squad (Tropa De Elite)<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Thursday, March 26 <\/strong>
\nPresented by Marzia Milazzo, Assistant Professor of English<\/p>\n

Brazil\/USA\/Argentina (2007)\u00a0 Dir: <\/strong>Jos\u00e9 Padilha<\/strong><\/p>\n

In preparation for the pope\u2019s arrival, Captain Nascimento of BOPE squad is assigned to eliminate the risks of drug dealers in a dangerous slum in Rio de Janeiro, while also training two rookie cops to replace him upon retirement. This socially-conscious drama carries viewers inside of BOPE (Special Police Operations Battalion) for a scathing indictment of the cycle of violence that permeates Brazilian society. Portuguese with <\/em>English subtitles<\/em>. 115 min.<\/p>\n

\"\"Parasite<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Thursday, April 2<\/strong>
\nPresented by Haerin Shin, Assistant Professor of English, Cinema & Media Arts, Asian Studies<\/p>\n

South Korea (2019) Dir: Bong Joon-Ho<\/strong><\/p>\n

Meet the Park Family: the picture of aspirational wealth. And the Kim Family: rich in street smarts but not much else. Be it chance or fate, these two houses are brought together, with the Kim children ingratiating themselves into the Park\u2019s lives. Soon a symbiotic relationship forms between the two families until greed and class discrimination jeopardizes what the Kim\u2019s have cleverly banked on and a battle for dominance breaks out, threatening to destroy the fragile ecosystem between the Kims and the Parks.\u00a0Korean with English subtitles.<\/em> 132 min.<\/p>\n

\"\"Leto (Summer)<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Thursday, April 9 <\/strong>
\nPresented by Bradley Gorski, Assistant Professor of Russian and East European Studies<\/p>\n

Russia\/France (2018)\u00a0 Dir: Krill Serebrennikov<\/strong><\/p>\n

Set in the time just before the dawn of Perestroika, a love triangle emerges around a rock \u2018n\u2019 roll musician, his prot\u00e9g\u00e9 and his wife in 1980s Russia. The film is a fond tribute to the early years of Russian rock and the young people in the underground scene in Leningrad who were immersed in the music coming from the West, but stuck living in the strictures of Soviet Russia.\u00a0 Russian with English subtitles.<\/em> 126 min.<\/p>\n

\"\"25 Km\/h <\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Thursday, April 16 <\/strong>
\nPresented by Lutz Koepnick, Gertrude Conaway 糖心Vlog官方 Professor of German, Cinema & Media Arts<\/p>\n

Germany (2018)\u00a0 Dir: Markus Goller<\/strong><\/p>\n

Two estranged brothers reunite at their father\u2019s funeral and spontaneously decide to fulfill their childhood dream of traveling across Germany on their vintage motorbikes. So begins a journey from the Black Forrest to the Baltic Sea \u2013 never faster than 25 Km\/h, but always full of sex, drugs & Ping Pong. From exciting highs to comically dramatic lows, their incredible adventures allow the brothers to reconnect and give them the opportunity to rediscover themselves.\u00a0\u00a0German with English subtitles.<\/em> 116 min.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Films screen in Sarratt Cinema at 7:30pm unless otherwise noted.<\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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