Sociocultural

Festival of Films in French  In Northern Italy, in the early 1900s, the Ughettos dream of leaving the region, where life has become unbearably difficult. As a fictional dialogue between grandmother Cesira and her grandson-director, the poignant animation film follows the family’s exile over three generations after they cross the Alps and settle in France. (Alain Ughetto, France and Italy, French and Italian w/English sub, 70min, 2022, Digital) Co-sponsored by the Department of Global Studies

Festival of Films in French  Explores the life of Simone Veil — the famous French figure who survived the Holocaust and went on to become a leading politician, human rights campaigner, and feminist — through a series of non-chronological memories.... Read More