The International Film Series presents films from around the world. This semester's theme is "Global Elections."
Wednesday, September 14, 6:30pm, Wilder Pavilion
STREET FIGHT
2005, U.S., 83 min. by Marshall Curry
** with the Sustainability Film Series **
When a young unknown challenger named Cory Booker takes on the head of a powerful political machine, he discovers that sometimes elections are won and lost in the streets.
Tuesday, October 3, 6:45pm, Wilder Pavilion
NO
2012, Chile/France/Mexico, 118 min. by Pablo Larrain
** with the Sustainability Film Series**
When military dictator Augusto Pinochet calls for a referendum to decide his permanence in power in 1988, the leaders of the opposition persuade a young daring advertising executive - René Saavedra - to head their campaign. With limited resources and under the constant scrutiny of the despot’s watchmen, Saavedra and his team conceive of a bold plan to win the election and free their country from oppression.
Monday, November 7, 6:30pm, Wilder Pavilion
ORANGE REVOLUTION
2007, U.S./Ukraine, 106 min. by Steve York
Orange Revolution chronicles Ukraine’s 2004 presidential campaign, from one candidate’s poisoning to the intimidation of voters, acid-bombing of ballot boxes, and the political pressure put on election officials to count votes a certain way. The government’s contempt for the people’s choice brings nearly a million citizens into the streets of Kyiv for a 17-day around-the-clock protest.
Wednesday, December 7, 6:30pm, Wilder Pavilion
AN AFRICAN ELECTION
2011, Switzerland/U.S./Ghana, 89 min. by Jarrath and Kevin Merz
The 2008 presidential elections in Ghana, West Africa, serve as a backdrop for this documentary that looks behind-the-scenes at the complex, political machinery of a third world democracy struggling to legitimize itself to its first world contemporaries. At stake in this race are the fates of two political parties that will do almost anything to win.
The Bentley International FIlm Series is made possible by generous support from the Department of Global Studies, Department of English and Media Studies, Valente Center for the Arts & Sciences, Bentley Library, Office of Diversity and Inclusion, and Media and Culture Labs and Studio.
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