The Seidler
International
Film Festival
Presented by
The Department of Language and Literature in collaboration with
The College of Arts and Sciences and the Seidler Fund
Florida Gulf Coast University
February 6 – March 1, 2017
Sugden Welcome Center Theater (SWC 108) -Free admission
Monday, February 6th at 6:00 pm with Opening Reception at 5:00pm
DANS LA COUR / IN THE COURTYARD
This comedy follows middle-aged musician Antoine when he decides to end his career and
start working as the caretaker of an old Parisian building. Through the friendship that
emerges between Antoine and Mathilde (Catherine Deneuve), Salvadori finds the hope in a
world of loneliness and anxiety and gives France’s national icon Catherine Deneuve an
opportunity to display yet another facet of her extraordinary talent.
Wednesday, February 8th at 6:00 pm
PELO MALO / BAD HAIR
Bad Hair is the intimate story of a nine-year old child’s initiation to life and his difficult
journey marked by intolerance. Junior is a nine-year-old boy obsessed with straightening
his hair. In this bold film, Mariana Rondón give us a rare look into identity politics in Latin
America, particularly as it relates to racism and homophobia.
Monday, February 13th at 6:00 pm
DIE FREMDE / WHEN WE LEAVE
Die Fremde—which marks Feo Aladag’s debut as a producer, writer, and director—received
worldwide acclaim. Following the journey of a German/Turkish mother as she tries to take
care of her son, this film depics the difficulties for a woman to straddle different
communities with sometimes-conflicting value systems.
Wednesday, February 15th at 6:00 pm
MONSIEUR LAZHAR / MONSIEUR LAZHAR
Philippe Falardeau’s Monsieur Lazhar, based on a one-person play by Evelyne de la
Chenelière, explores the intricate process by which M. Lazhar earns the respect and trust of
his pupils; some, the children of immigrants or, like this devoted instructor, recent arrivals
to Quebec. Monsieur Lazhar is that rarest of movies about education, one that avoids clichés
and sentimentality, favoring instead honesty and clear-eyed compassion.
Monday, February 27th at 6:00 pm
TODOS SE VAN / EVERYBODY LEAVES
Sergio Cabrera’s movie brings to life the autobiographical novel of the same name by Cuban
writer Wendy Guerra. Nieve, an eight-year-old Cuban girl, is involved in the struggle of her
parents to get her custody. This story is a celebration of freedom and a confrontation to
authority that takes place in the '80s, in the midst of one of the worst economic crisis in
Cuba.
Wednesday, March 1st at 6:00 pm
WER FRÜHER STIRBT IST LÄNGER TOT / GRAVE DECISIONS
Wer früher stirbt ist länger tot is a story about a boy who thinks that he is responsible for his
mother's death. Yet, this movie is not a tragedy. Instead, Marcus H. Rosenmüller achieves
the feat to address death in a heartwarming way as we follow young Sebastian’s journey to
find immortality.