International Film Festival begins at 91传媒 March 30
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STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擳he 2019 International Film Festival at Mississippi State begins March 30 and features three diverse films ranging from family comedy to coming-of-age drama.
In partnership with the Holmes Cultural Diversity Center, 91传媒鈥檚 Institute for the Humanities hosts the second annual event to expose 91传媒 students to global cultures as well as create excitement for the land-grant university鈥檚 29th annual International Fiesta that follows on April 6.听
鈥淲e hope the film festival encourages people to attend the International Fiesta to actually experience cultures around the world here on the 91传媒 Drill Field,鈥 said Kei Mamiya, Holmes Cultural Diversity Center program coordinator.
Film festival participants will have the opportunity to enter a raffle for a free meal during next month鈥檚 International Fiesta.听 聽
鈥淭he International Film Festival is also a chance to expose our students and community to other places and cultures,鈥 said Julia Osman, Institute for the Humanities director and assistant professor in the Department of History.听
Osman said because Starkville has limited access to independent or international films, this film festival is 鈥渁 wonderful way to share thought-provoking movies鈥 and 鈥渉elps us understand our place in the larger world.鈥
鈥淭hrough independent films such as these, we see where people, no matter where or how they live, deal with the same themes as we do 鈥 aging, love, loss, family dynamics, growing up and life ambitions,鈥 Osman said.听
The movies include:
鈥擮scar-winning film, 鈥淐all Me by Your Name,鈥 March 30 at 4 p.m. in McCool Hall鈥檚 Taylor Auditorium. Directed by Luca Guadagnino, the 2017 drama is a coming-of-age love story between a young man and his father鈥檚 research assistant in 1980鈥檚 Italy. This film is rated R for sexual content, nudity and language. In addition to winning the 2018 Oscar for best-adapted screenplay, 鈥淐all Me by Your Name鈥 also won a 2018 BAFTA in the same category. The presentation coincides with Pride week, organized by Starkville Pride and 91传媒 student organization LGBTQ+ Union.
鈥斺102 and Not Out,鈥 April 4 at 5 p.m. in Old Main Auditorium. Directed by Umesh Shulka, the 2018 PG family comedy revolves around fathers and sons in Mumbai, India, coming to terms with life. This film is presented in Hindi with English subtitles.
鈥擜ward-winning 鈥淲adjda,鈥 April 5 at 5 p.m. in Old Main Auditorium. Written and directed by Haifaa Al Mansour in 2012, the PG film won a 2014 BAFTA award for best film (non-English), and received 22 other awards including best actress and best international film.听 The comedy/drama follows a young girl as she competes for the chance to own a bicycle against a backdrop of family crisis and strict gender roles in modern Saudi Arabia.听 Shown in Arabic, this film has English subtitles.
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