Films will be shown in person on Wednesdays from 2:00 – 4:00 in the F&M Wilkens Science center, G-06.No prior registration required. Those who attend in person are also invited to sign up for the remote film discussions.
Remotely
Viewers will access the films through the KANOPY film streaming service
4Cs students, faculty, and staff can access the Wilkens Library Kanopy. Kanopy is also available through the Boston Public Library's ecard program and many local public libraries (Sandwich, Mashpee, Woods Hole, Wellfleet, P-Town.All residents of Massachusetts can register for a BPL ecard. Find out more here: http://www.bpl.org/ecard/.
Log in to your library account at any of these libraries, search for Kanopy and the current film, and watch it at your leisure before the Zoom discussion dates.
We will host a weekly Film Discussion, via Zoom, on Tuesdays from 4:00 – 5:00 pm.
Urban Hymn | U.K. | 2015
In Person: Sept. 4
Discussion: Sept. 10
A redemptive coming of age story about a wayward teen Jamie (Letitia Wright), who is encouraged by Kate, an inspiring and unconventional social worker to use singing as an escape from her troubled background. Jamie's loyalties soon become torn between Kate and her possessive and volatile best friend, Leann.Nominated for Most Promising Newcomer at the British Independent Film Awards.
Director(s): Michael Caton-Jones | 103 minutes | In English with closed captions.
Boy | New Zealand | 2010
In Person: Sept. 11
Discussion: Sept. 17
Acclaimed director Taika Waititi presents a creative coming-of-age comedy set in 1984, following an eleven-year-old Michael Jackson fanatic nicknamed "Boy."With his mother dead and father AWOL, Boy becomes the head of a household full of kids when his Nana leaves town for a funeral.Out of nowhere, Boy's Dad (Waititi) rolls up in a vintage car with his "gang" and turns Boy's life upside down. There are treasure hunts, fistfights, and falling-outs, as Boy grapples to learn why his Dad left the family so long ago.Waititi adopts a deadpan tone that's part Wes Anderson and part Flight of the Conchords, complete with child-like animations and hilarious re-enactments of Michael Jackson music videos. Boy is one of the most creative comedies you'll see all year.
Director(s): Taika Waititi | 87 minutes | In English with closed captions.
The Blue Caftan | Morocco | 2022
In Person: Sept. 18
Discussion: Sept. 24
Halim and Mina run a traditional caftan store in one of Morocco’s oldest medinas. In order to keep up with the commands of the demanding customers, they hire Youssef. The talented apprentice shows an utmost dedication in learning the art of embroidery and tailoring from Halim. Slowly Mina realizes how much her husband is moved by the presence of the young man.
Director(s): Maryam Touzani | 122 minutes | In Arabic with English subtitles.
Tomorrow | France | 2015
In Person: Sept. 25
Discussion: Oct. 1
Faced with a sense of powerlessness in the face of growing evidence of a coming mass human extinction, Mélanie Laurent (Inglorious Bastards) and activist Cyril Dion travel to ten countries where grassroots pioneers are reinventing their economies and democracies. From Detroit, where urban farms have transformed a dying city, to Copenhagen, where nearly 70% of the energy is renewable, to Kuttambakkan in India, where participative democracy allows different castes to work together, and to other communities around the world,TOMORROW engages the audience to consider what can and must be done to save our future.
Director(s): Mélanie Laurent and Cyril Dion | 119 minutes | In English and French with English subtitles.
Dancing in Jaffa | Israel | 2013
In Person: Oct. 2
Discussion: Oct. 8
Renowned ball-room dancer Pierre Dulaine takes his program, Dancing Classrooms, back to his city of birth, Jaffa, to teach Jewish and Palestinian Israelis to dance and compete together.The film explores the stories of four children forced to confront issues of identity, segregation, and racism.
Director(s): Hilla Medalia | 90 minutes | In Hebrew and Arabic with English subtitles.
The Other Son | Israel/Palestine | 2012
In Person. Oct. 9
Discussion: Oct. 15
A moving and provocative tale of two young men, one Israeli, the other Palestinian, who discover they were accidentally switched at birth, and the complex repercussions on themselves and their respective families.Winner of the Tokyo Grand Prix Award and the Award for Best Director at the Tokyo International Film Festival."Levy handles with aplomb what could easily have been a messy mix of emotions and politics."- John Anderson, Newsday
Director(s): Lorraine Levy | 105 minutes | In French, Arabic and Hebrew with English subtitles.
Saf | Turkey | 2018
In Person: Oct 16
Discussion: Oct. 22
Urban transformation in the area of Fikirtepe, Istanbul, is sweeping away the poor communities and Syrian refugees take shelter in deserted buildings. Kamil and his wife Remziye are threatened to lose their house. Being unemployed for a while, Kamil has no other choice than to secretly accept a job at the construction site. He is not only taking away the job from a Syrian refugee, but also working for the company that destroys his own area. Oppression and anxiety both in his neighbourhood and at work gradually transform him. When Kamil suddenly disappears, Remziye will have to face the consequences of his actions, which does not fit with the man she used to know. Yet she is not ready to give up.
Director(s): Ali Vatansever | 101 minutes | In Turkish with English subtitles.
The Worst Person in the World | Noreway | 2021
In Person: Oct. 23
Discussion: Oct. 29
Chronicling four years in the life of Julie, this modern story about the quest for love and meaning explores a young woman’s navigation of the troubled waters of her love life and career path, ultimately leading her to take a realistic look at who she really is.
Director(s): Joachim Trier | 128 minutes | In Norwegian with English subtitles.
Past Lives | Korea | 2023
In Person: Oct 30
Discussion: Nov. 5
Two childhood sweethearts, after decades apart, are reunited for one fateful week in New York as they confront notions of destiny, love, and the choices that make a life in this heartrending modern romance from filmmaker Celine Song.
Director(s): Celine Song | 105 minutes | In Korean and English with English subtitles.
To Life: A La Vie | France | 2014
In Person: Nov. 6
Discussion: Nov. 12
Helene, Lili and Rose met in Auschwitz, where the three twenty-year-old Jewish girls were deported. Thanks to German-speaking Dutch Lili, who was working in the camp kitchen, the two French girls survived.However, after the liberation of the camp, they lost touch. Lili went back to the Netherlands. Rose married a former deportee and settled down in Canada. Helene returned home to France, where she met an old childhood sweetheart, and married him, aware of his impotency caused by sinister doctors carrying out experiments on him in the concentration camp.Determined to find her old companions, Helene puts an ad in a deportees newspaper. Against all odds, the ad is answered and the women are reunited. The reunion takes place in Berck Plage in the north of France. The women rediscover each other, as well as help each other to overcome their Auschwitz demons.
Director(s): Jean-Jacques Zilbermann | 104 minutes | In French with English subtitles.
Becoming Astrid | Sweden | 2018
In Person: Nov. 13
Discussion: Nov. 19
Teenaged Astrid Lindgren, future author of Pippi Longstocking, leads a carefree life in rural Sweden. Eager to break free from her conservative upbringing, she accepts an internship at a local newspaper where she attracts the attention of its married editor. After Astrid becomes pregnant, she leaves home to give birth to a son, whom she reluctantly leaves with a foster mother. When the foster mother falls ill, Astrid uses her imagination and flair for storytelling to reconnect with her child.
Director(s): Pernille Fischer Christensen | 123 minutes | In Swedish with English subtitles.
Renoir | France | 2012
In Person: Nov. 20
Discussion: Nov. 26
Set on the French Riviera in the summer of 1915, Jean Renoir -- son of the Impressionist painter, Pierre-Auguste -- returns home to convalesce after being wounded in World War I. At his side is Andrée, a young woman who rejuvenates, enchants, and inspires both father and son.This historical drama screened at the Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for eight César Awards and Lumiere Awards.
Director(s): Gilles Bourdos | 111 minutes | n French with English subtitles.
Lost In Paris: Paris Pieds Nus | Canada | 2016
In Person: Nov. 27
Discussion: Dec. 3
Filmed in Dominique Abel and Fiona Gordon’s signature whimsical style, LOST IN PARIS stars the filmmakers as a small-town Canadian librarian and a strangely seductive, oddly egotistical vagabond.
Official Selection at the Telluride Film Festival. Winner of the Rare Pearl Award at the Denver International Film Festival. "A charming ode to Tati and Chaplin …" - indieWire
Director(s): Dominique Abel, Fiona Gordon | 82 minutes | In French and English with English subtitles.
