Thursday February 15, 2007
MovieMakers and Scholars Series: World Shorts
Thurs, Feb 15, 6:30-9:15 pm, Lumina Theater, Free and open to the public
English subtitles
Mariana Johnson, Assistant Professor of Film Studies, will be introducing "World Shorts," a series of international shorts from the the Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival 2006. The screening includes six films from Romania, Brazil, Rwanda, France, South Africa, and Thailand (total running time 100 minutes). Dr. Johnson will talk about the growing importance of international perspectives in both film scholarship and film production and, after the screening, will lead a discussion about the individual works. "World Shorts" is made possible with the generous support of the Cultural Services of the French Embassy and the French Ministry of Culture, The Office of International Programs, ACE, Foreign Languages and Literatures and Film Studies. Part of UNCW Intercultural Week
Brought to you by the Office of International Programs.
