Movie Screening: “La Manplesa: An Uprising Remembered”
On May 5th, 1991, people took to the streets of Washington D.C.’s Mount Pleasant neighborhood to protest the police shooting
Pollock Theater
Big Screen: “The Kingdom of Diamonds”
The Kingdom of Diamonds (Hirak Rajar Deshe) is Satyajit Ray’s 1980 follow-up to his acclaimed musical comedy The Adventures of Goopy and
Big Screen: “The Adventures of Goopy and Bagha”
Acclaimed Indian director Satyajit Ray’s 1969 film The Adventures of Goopy and Bagha (Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne) is a fantasy adventure musical
Global TV: Inspector Montalbano
Produced and broadcast by the national public broadcasting company RAI in Italy, Inspector Montalbano is a long-running police procedural series that has
“Exposing Muybridge” Screening and Discussion
Exposing Muybridge marks the first feature documentary to chronicle the fascinating tale of nineteenth-century photographer Eadweard Muybridge, the mysterious figure whose
Global TV: “Squid Game” Episode 6 Screening and Discussion
The Netflix smash hit Squid Game topped streaming charts worldwide in 2021 and found critical success for its biting social commentary and
“Timbuktu” Screening and Discussion
Timbuktu (2014) centers on the brief occupation of the city by militant Ansar Dine extremists. The occupying rebel force imposes a
1982
Writer/director Oualid Mouaness’s 2019 film 1982 tells the story of Israel’s invasion of Lebanon in June 1982 through the eyes of 11-year-old
Global TV: “Scenes from a Marriage” – Screening and Discussion
HBO’s Scenes from a Marriage is an ambitious English-language remake of a lauded 1973 Swedish miniseries by director Ingmar Bergman, which traces
Script to Screen: Jurassic Park
The classic blockbuster Jurassic Park has thrilled audiences for nearly thirty years. Adapted from a novel by science-fiction icon Michael Crichton, Jurassic Park
