Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Global Lens 2013 film series presented by Parkland Art Gallery


Global Lens is an annual, touring film series launched in 2003 by the Global Film Initiative to support the distribution of exceptional cinematic works from around the world. The Parkland Art Gallery and Office of Institutional Advancement sponsor the 2013 series.  To learn more, visit www.globalfilm.org.  Please note our location with theater-style seating and updated audio-visual equipment!

All films and popcorn are FREE! All shows begin at 6:30pm  Location: Parkland College, room C118 

BEIJING FLICKERS (You-Zhong) Dir. Zhang Yuan                                   

DATE   Thursday, December 12

96 minutes, China, in Mandarin, with subtitles in English
San Bao is a young man left behind by Beijing’s fabulous new wealth, having just lost his job, his apartment and the woman he loves (who’s left him for a richer man). Even Happiness, his dog, has run away from him. Lovelorn, self-destructive and desperately aimless, San Bao nevertheless has moments of euphoria amid his own despair, as he roams the sleek, shifting city with other soulful, cash-poor dreamers and misfits. Such heavenly losers form the vital spirit of Beijing in acclaimed director Zhang Yuan’s gorgeously gritty, angst-ridden portrait of youthful disaffection and perseverance in the teeth of heartbreak, ruthless inequality and unfeeling ambition.

Check our website for updates about additional programming, panel discussions and events relating to individual films: www.parkland.edu/gallery or call 217/351-2485. Co-sponsored by Parkland Art Gallery and International Student Services. This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency.
 

Global Lens 2013 film series presented by Parkland Art Gallery


Global Lens is an annual, touring film series launched in 2003 by the Global Film Initiative to support the distribution of exceptional cinematic works from around the world. The Parkland Art Gallery and Office of Institutional Advancement sponsor the 2013 series.  To learn more, visit www.globalfilm.org.  Please note our location with theater-style seating and updated audio-visual equipment!

All films and popcorn are FREE! All shows begin at 6:30pm  Location: Parkland College, room C118 


THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7

ABOUT 111 GIRLS (Darbare 111 Dokhtar)  Dir. Nahid Ghobadi & Bijan Zamanpira   

79 minutes, Iraq, Farsi/Persian and Kurdish, with subtitles in English
Discussion with Jennifer Saterlee after the film
A government official, carrying a message from Iran’s president, travels across Iranian Kurdistan with his driver and a young guide on a mission to stop 111 young Kurdish women from committing suicide in protest against conditions that have left them spinsters. Racing against the clock, they travel into territory simmering with resentment at official neglect and the hardship it has sown among a proud people. Against a dramatically colorful physical and human landscape, wistful longing mingles with dreamlike desire and absurdist humor as the three travelers meander helplessly in a land riddled with contradictions.

Check our website for updates about additional programming, panel discussions and events relating to individual films: www.parkland.edu/gallery or call 217/351-2485. Co-sponsored by Parkland Art Gallery and International Student Services. This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency