Festival of Films in French In this courtroom drama based on the 2016 trial in Saint Omer of a French-Senegalese woman accused of infanticide, the convictions of Rama, a novelist expecting a child who attends the proceedings, falter as she listens to the witnesses‘ testimonies and the mother’s own wish to understand her actions. (Alice Diop, France, French w/English sub, 122min, 2022, Digital) Co-sponsored by the Department of Global Studies & the Institute of World... Read More

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