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International Film Series

The International Film Series (IFS) 

Thursdays @ 7:00 p.m.  

Beckman Auditorium, Ames Library 

All films are shown in their original language with English subtitles, unless listed otherwise.
Films are closely tied to courses or academic programs and open to the IWU community.  Faculty members present a short introduction to each film, and there are often group discussions after films. For information on IFS please contact professor Carmela Ferradans cferrada@iwu.edu

 

 

IFS Fall 2024 Schedule 

SEP 5

Yad Patra: A Green Odissey. Dir. Wendy J.N. Lee. 2013 (India, Nepal, USA) 
Presented by Dr. Abby Jahiel 

OCT 3

Il Postino/The Postman. Dir. Michael Radford, 1994 (Italy)
Presented by Dr. Carmela Ferradáns 

OCT 10 

The Rocket. Dir. Kim Mordaunt, 2013 (Laos) 
Presented by Dr. Abby Jahiel 

OCT 24 

20 Days in Mariupol Dir. Mstyslav Chernov, 2023 (Ukrane, US) Presented by Professor Lyuda Kizer 

 

 

 

IFS Spring 2024 Schedule 

FEB 1

The Silence of Others,  dir. Almudena Carracedo, 2018
Presented by Dr. Carmela Ferradáns and the Resisting Dictatorship class/Supported by the 2023-2025 DoE UISFL Global Engagement Grant 

WED
FEB 7

The Devil's Miner dir. Kief Davidson and Richard Ladcani, 2005
Presented by Dr. Barbara Galindo and Dr. Carolyn Nadeau/Supported by the 2023-2025 DoE UISFL Global Engagement grant 

FEB 15

El Laberinto del Fauno / Pan's Labyrinth, dir. Guillermo del Toro, 2006
Presented by Dr. Carmela Ferradáns and the Resisting Dictatorship class/Supported by the 2023-2025 DoE UISFL Global Engagement Grant 

FEB 22
Nostalgia de la Luz / Nostalgia f or the Light, dir. Patricio Guzmán, 2011
Presented  (TBA) /Supported by the 2023-2025 DoE UISFL Global Engagement grant 
FEB 29

El Botón de Nácar / The Pearl Button, dir. Patricio Guzmán, 2015
Presented  (TBA) /Supported by the 2023-2025 DoE UISFL Global Engagement grant 

APR 4

INST 260-Global Cinema Film Festival 
South Korean thrillers- Parasite , dir. Bong Joon-ho, 2019

APR 11

INST 260-Global Cinema Film Festival 

South Korean horror- Train to Busan , dir. Yeon Sang-ho, 2016

 

IFS Fall 2023 Scedule 

SEP 7

In This World   dir. Michael Winterbottom, BBC Films 2002
Presented by INST 222 International Human Rights 

MON* SEP 25

Pema Tseden Film Festival (Tibet)
Picturing Tibet in the Modern World: The Work of Pema Tseden  
6:30 pm guest lecture:  Dr. Susan Dan Su (East Asian Languages and Civilizations, The University of Chicago).
7:30 pm film screening:  Tharlo, dir. Pema Tseden; China, 2015, 2016.  

 
SEP 28 

Pema Tseden Film Festival (Tibet)
Picturing Tibet in the Modern World: The Work of Pema Tseden  
6:30 pm guest lecture: Dr. Harlan Chambers  (History and International & Global Studies, IWU). 
7:30 pm film screening: Old Dog, dir. Pema Tseden; China, 2011. 

NOV 2

Nosferatu, dir. F. W. Murnau, Germany 1922
Nosferatu 100th annyversary edition. Backed by an orchestral performance of Hans Erdmann's 1922 score, this remastered HD edition of F.W. Murnau's  Nosferatu  offers unprecedented visual clarity and historical faithfulness to the original release version. 

NOV 30

Gaza, dir. Garry Keane and Andrew McConnel, 2019

Sponsored by IWU Amnesty International and INST260 Global Cinema 

 

IFS Spring 2023 Schedule 

JAN 26

Princess Mononoke, dir. Hayao Miyasaki , 1997
Presented by prof. Joanne Diaz 
Official trailer link

FEB 23

Buena Vista Social Club, dir. Win Wenders, 1999
Presented by profs. Ferradáns and Ponce 

Official trailer link 

MAR 2

El laberinto del fauno [Pan's Labyrinth] dir. Guillermo del Toro, 2006
Official trailar link

MAR 23

Pedro Almodóvar Film Festival-presented by LC246/SPAN 346 Visual Cultures of Modern Spain  
Matador [Matador], dir. Pedro Almodóvar, 1986
Official trailer link

MAR 30

Pedro Almodóvar Film Festival-presented by LC246/SPAN 346 Visual Cultures of Modern Spain 
Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios [Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdonw], dir. Pedro Almodóvar, 1988
Official trailer link

APR 6

 

Pedro Almodóvar Film Festival-presented by LC246/SPAN 346 Visual Cultures of Modern Spain 
Todo sobre mi madre [All About my Mother], dir. Pedro Almodóvar, 1999--Oscar Winner Best Foreign Language Film, 2000 
Official trailer link

APR 13

Welcome, dir. Fhilippe Lioret, 2009
Presented by prof. Teodora Nikolova 
Official trailer link 

 

IFS Fall 2022 Schedule

SEP 29

14 Kilómetros.  Dir. Gerardo Olivares. Spain, 2007.
Presented by Prof. Carmela Ferradáns and Global Titans-FYE
Official trailer  link  

OCT 6

También la lluvia [Even the Rain]. Dir. Icíar Bollaín. Spain, 2010.
Presented by Prof. William Munro and PolSci 326 Globalization and Development 
Official trailer link  

OCT 13

千年女優, Sennen Joyū [Millenium Actress]. Dir. Satoshi Kon. Japan, 2002
Presented by Prof. Chisato Kojima
Official trailer link 

OCT 27

No . Dir. Pablo Larraín. Chile, 2012.
Presented by Prof. Carmela Ferradáns and Span 303 Communicating Across Cultures in the Spanish-speaking World.
Official trailer link

NOV 3

Wiñaypacha [Eternity]. Perú, 2017
Presented by Prof. Edgar Lehr
Official trailer link 

NOV 10

地球最後的夜晚  [Long Day's Journey into Night] Dir. Bi Gan. China, 2018
Presented by Prof. Harlan Chambers
Official trailer link

NOV 17

Bolivia. Dir. Adrian Caetano. Argentine/Duch, 2001
Presented by Prof. Lucia Luna-Victoria Indacochea and INST 222 International Human Rights 
Official trailer link 

 

IFS Spring 2022 Schedule

JAN 27

La Salsa Cubana  Rueda de Casino-movie with dance lesson
Introduced by Profs Jessie Dixon-Montgomery and Chisato Kojima  

FEB 3

Let the Bullets Fly , directed by Jiang Wen, 2010
Introduced by Prof. Tom Lutze 

FEB 10

The Rocket, dir Kim Mordaunt, 2013
Introduced by Prof. Abby Jahiel 

FEB 17

Man with a Movie Camera, dir Dziga Vertov, 1929
Introduced by Prof. Meagan Smith

FEB 24

Buena Vista Social Club, dir. Win Wenders, 1999
Introduced by Prof. Adriana Ponce

MAR 3

Kamikaze Girls , dir. Tetsuya Nakashima, 2004
Introduced by Prof. Chisato Kojima  

MAR 31

War Don Don , dir. Rebecca Cohen, 2010
Introduced by Prof. William Munro 

APR 7

Motorcycle Diaries, dir. Walter Salles, 2004
Introduced by Professor Cutter

APR 14

In This World , dir. Michael Winterbottom, 2002
Introduced by Prof. William Munro

 

IFS Fall 2021 Schedule 

SEP 23

También la lluvia [Even the Rain], Dir. Icíar Bollaín, 2010   Bolivia/Spain

Introduced by Span 203, Span 314 and Global Titans 

SEP 30

Temblores [Tremors], Dir. Jayro Bustamante, 2019   Guatemala 
Introduced by Span 102 and 201

OCT 7

Chocolat, Dir. Claire Denis, 1988  Cameroon/France   
Introduced by Global Titans 

OCT 21

Gurumbé: Canciones de tu memoria negra [Afro-Andalusian Memories], 2016 Documentary 

Introduced by Span 314 Iberian Culture and Civilization 

NOV 4

Afro-Samurai: Resurrection Dir. Takashi Okazaki, 2009 Japan

Introduced by LC 202 and Global Titans 

NOV 18 

Persepolis Dir. Vincent Paronnaud, Marjane Satrapi, 2007

Introduced by Humanities 104 and Global Titans 

DEC 2 

Women from the Lake of Scented Souls, Dir. Xie Fei, 1993 China 
Introduced by Prof. Tom Lutze