1ST AND 3RD THURSDAYS @ 5:30 PM
Protektor
Thursday, May 4 @ 5:30pm
2009 (Czech Republic) Drama. Czech w/ subtitles. 100 min.
Directed by Marek Najbrt Rated: NR
Emil, a radio reporter, is married to the beautiful Hana, an actress
whose new film has catapulted her into fame. As the Nazis come to
power, however, Hana's Jewish heritage precipitates her fall from
stardom to the bottom of the social ladder. In order to protect her,
Emil compromises himself collaborating with the new Nazi-controlled
state radio station. But as Emil starts enjoying the attention and
respect that had previously evaded him, his fidelity and loyalty towards his wife begin to
falter. © Film Movement
King of Devil’s Island
Thursday, May 18 @ 5:30pm
2010 (Norway) Drama. Norwegian w/ subtitles. 115 minutes.
Directed by Marius Holst Rated: NR
On the boys home Bastoy, Erling, a new inmate refuses to accept
the constant abuse. Rousing the rest of the boys out of their
resigned existence, he encourages them to fight to lift up their
spirits. When tragedy finally falls at the hand of the sadistic dorm
master, Erling leads his comrades in a courageous and vicious rebellion that will bring them
head to head with no less than the Norwegian Army. © Film Movement
The Auction
Thursday, June 1 @ 5:30pm
2013 (Canada) Drama. French w/ subtitles. 111 minutes.
Directed by Sébastien Pilote Rated: NR
A man of few words, Gaby manages his family's farm on his own,
despite his advancing age. When his eldest daughter, Marie,
appears at the family homestead to share that she's finally getting
divorced and in desperate need of money to keep the home where
she and her children live, Gaby's quiet life begins to unravel. In an effort to tend to his
children much the way he steadfastly tends to his farm, he'll be forced to make sacrifices he
never intended for the sake of those closest to him. © Film Movement
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May 4
Protektor
May 18
King of Devil’s Island
June 1
The Auction
June 15
Illegal
July 6
Corpo Celeste
Saturday, July 8 @ 2pm
Contact
July 20
If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle
August 3
Shun Li and the Poet
August 17
Teddy Bear
September 7
Only When I Dance
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Illegal
Thursday, June 15 @ 5:30pm
2010 (Belgium) Drama. French & Russian w/ subtitles. 95 minutes. Rated: NR
Directed by Olivier Masset-Depasse
Tania is a former teacher from Russia, living illegally in Belgium with her son, Ivan. One day she is stopped for
a routine check by the police and is arrested. Separated from Ivan, who manages to escape, she is placed in
an immigration detention center for women and children. While utterly refusing to face expulsion, Tania thus
begins a fight to preserve her dignity, identity and humanity, as well as find her son. © Film Movement
Corpo Celeste
Thursday, July 6 @ 5:30pm
2011 (Italy) Drama. Italian w/ subtitles. 100 minutes.
Directed by Alice Rohrwacher Rated: NR
Thirteen year-old Marta has recently moved back to southern Italy with her mother and older sister and
struggles to find her place, restlessly testing the boundaries of an unfamiliar city and the catechism of the
Catholic church. © Film Movement
Contact and a talk by Jill Tarter, former director of the SETI Institute
SPECIAL Saturday, July 8 @ 2pm
1997 (USA) Sci-Fi. 153 minutes. Rated: PG
Directed by Robert Zemeckis
Dr. Ellie Arroway (Jodie Foster), after years of searching, finds conclusive radio proof of intelligent aliens,
who send plans for a mysterious machine. Based on the book by Pulitzer-prize winning author and astronomer
Carl Sagan. The film, directed by Robert Zemeckis who also directed Forest Gump, came out shortly after
Sagan passed away. © Warner Bros.
If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle
Thursday, July 20 @ 5:30pm
2010 (Romania) Drama. Romanian w/ subtitles. 94 minutes.
Directed by Florin Serban Rated: NR
Silviu has only two weeks left before his release from a hostile juvenile detention center. But when his mother,
who abandoned him long ago, returns to take his younger brother away - a brother Silviu raised like a son those two weeks become an eternity. While his outcries for help fall on deaf ears, he finds himself mercilessly
taunted and harassed by the other inmates. © Film Movement
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