FILM@UC
now playing | fall 2018
All showings Thursday night at 7:00 p.m. in Macfarlane Auditorium. Admission is free.
All showings Thursday night at 7:00 p.m. in Macfarlane Auditorium. Admission is free.
August 30
The 12th Man
[2017, Denmark, dir. Harald Zwart , 135 mins.]
Jan Baalsrud, a Norwegian resistance fighter whose eleven comrades were captured and killed, escapes into the frozen wildness and must survive the nine week trek on foot to neutral Sweden relying on his own determination and the kindness of strangers, and with the Gestapo on his heels, in this incredible true fugitive story.
The 12th Man
[2017, Denmark, dir. Harald Zwart , 135 mins.]
Jan Baalsrud, a Norwegian resistance fighter whose eleven comrades were captured and killed, escapes into the frozen wildness and must survive the nine week trek on foot to neutral Sweden relying on his own determination and the kindness of strangers, and with the Gestapo on his heels, in this incredible true fugitive story.
September 6
An Act of Defiance
[2017, Netherlands, dir. Jan van de Velde, 123 mins.]
A riveting historical drama remembering the tenacious attorney Bram Fischer, who risked his career and freedom to defend ten political activists, including Nelson Mandela and members of his inner circle, who faced possible death sentences for conspiracy to commit sabotage during the summer of 1963 in Apartheid South Africa.
An Act of Defiance
[2017, Netherlands, dir. Jan van de Velde, 123 mins.]
A riveting historical drama remembering the tenacious attorney Bram Fischer, who risked his career and freedom to defend ten political activists, including Nelson Mandela and members of his inner circle, who faced possible death sentences for conspiracy to commit sabotage during the summer of 1963 in Apartheid South Africa.
September 13
Crown Heights
[2017, USA, dir. Matt Ruskin, 94 mins.]
The compelling true story of Carl King, who devoted years of his life working on appeals, seeking loans for lawyer fees, and learning the court system by becoming a legal courier, in the hope of securing justice for his friend, Colin Warner, who spent twenty years behind bars for a murder in Brooklyn he did not commit.
Crown Heights
[2017, USA, dir. Matt Ruskin, 94 mins.]
The compelling true story of Carl King, who devoted years of his life working on appeals, seeking loans for lawyer fees, and learning the court system by becoming a legal courier, in the hope of securing justice for his friend, Colin Warner, who spent twenty years behind bars for a murder in Brooklyn he did not commit.
September 20
On the Seventh Day
[2018, USA, dir. Jim McCay, 92 mins.]
Sundays on the soccer fields of Sunset Park are the only days of rest for bicycle delivery guys, construction workers, deli workers, and dishwashers who work long hours six days a week, until his boss informs team captain José that he must work on the day of the finals, threatening his job, his dignity, and his future.
On the Seventh Day
[2018, USA, dir. Jim McCay, 92 mins.]
Sundays on the soccer fields of Sunset Park are the only days of rest for bicycle delivery guys, construction workers, deli workers, and dishwashers who work long hours six days a week, until his boss informs team captain José that he must work on the day of the finals, threatening his job, his dignity, and his future.
September 27
The Divine Order
[2017, Switzerland, dir. Petra Volpe, 96 mins.]
When Nora, a quiet wife and mother, is forbidden by her husband from taking a part-time job she endures humiliation, threats, and the potential end to her marriage to convince the women in her village to go on strike in this funny and fierce film set in Switzerland in 1971, when women were still denied the right to vote.
The Divine Order
[2017, Switzerland, dir. Petra Volpe, 96 mins.]
When Nora, a quiet wife and mother, is forbidden by her husband from taking a part-time job she endures humiliation, threats, and the potential end to her marriage to convince the women in her village to go on strike in this funny and fierce film set in Switzerland in 1971, when women were still denied the right to vote.
October 4
The Organizer
[2017, USA, dir. Nick Taylor, 101 mins.]
This portrait of Wade Rathke, the founder of ACORN, explores the rise and downfall of the once powerful grassroots community organization as well as the lives of people who dedicate their lives to the often hidden, usually messy and always controversial job of building power for the powerless.
The Organizer
[2017, USA, dir. Nick Taylor, 101 mins.]
This portrait of Wade Rathke, the founder of ACORN, explores the rise and downfall of the once powerful grassroots community organization as well as the lives of people who dedicate their lives to the often hidden, usually messy and always controversial job of building power for the powerless.
October 11
The Workshop
[2017, France, dir. Laurent Cantet, 113 mins.]
A summer creative writing workshop run by an acclaimed novelist becomes an arena of literary, moral, and political debate for a diverse group of French teens when the casual racism and violent fantasies of one participant threatens to derail their collaborative murder mystery novel.
The Workshop
[2017, France, dir. Laurent Cantet, 113 mins.]
A summer creative writing workshop run by an acclaimed novelist becomes an arena of literary, moral, and political debate for a diverse group of French teens when the casual racism and violent fantasies of one participant threatens to derail their collaborative murder mystery novel.
October 18
Burma Storybook
[2017, Netherlands, dir. Petr Lom, 81 mins.]
Myanmar’s most famous living dissident poet, Maung Aung Pwint, awaits the return home of his long-lost son in a sublime documentary about a country emerging from years of military dictatorship as seen through the eyes and words of its poets.
Burma Storybook
[2017, Netherlands, dir. Petr Lom, 81 mins.]
Myanmar’s most famous living dissident poet, Maung Aung Pwint, awaits the return home of his long-lost son in a sublime documentary about a country emerging from years of military dictatorship as seen through the eyes and words of its poets.