Global Lens 2009
10 films from Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East
Thursdays at 7 pm
August 27 - October 29
University YMCA | Latzer Hall
The Global Lens 2009 is organized by the Center for Global Studies at the University of Illinois and the University YMCA. Additional Co-sponsors: Center for African Studies; European Union Center; Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies; Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies; Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center; and the Asian American Cultural Center at the University of Illinois; and by Parkland College, Champaign, Illinois.
Schedule
August 27
GETTING HOME (http://www.globalfilm.org/lens09/getting_home.htm)
Zhang Yang, China, 2007
September 3
I AM FROM TITOV VELES (http://www.globalfilm.org/lens09/i_am_from_titov_veles.htm)
Teona Strugar Mitevska, Macedonia, 2007
September 10
MUTUM (EDU) (http://www.globalfilm.org/lens09/mutum.htm)
Sandra Kogut, Brazil, 2007
September 17
MY TIME WILL COME (http://www.globalfilm.org/lens09/my_time_will_come.htm)
Víctor Arregui, Ecuador, 2008
September 24
THE PHOTOGRAPH (http://www.globalfilm.org/lens09/photograph.htm)
Nan Triveni Achnas, Indonesia, 2007
October 1
POSSIBLE LIVES (http://www.globalfilm.org/lens09/possible_lives.htm)
Sandra Gugliotta, Argentina, 2006
October 8
SLEEPWALKING LAND (http://www.globalfilm.org/lens09/sleepwalking_land.htm)
Teresa Prata, Mozambique, 2007
October 15
SONG FROM THE SOUTHERN SEAS (http://www.globalfilm.org/lens09/song_from_southern_seas.htm)
Marat Sarulu, Kazakhstan, 2008
October 22
THOSE THREE (EDU) (http://www.globalfilm.org/lens09/those_three.htm)
Naghi Nemati, Iran, 2007
October 29
WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD (EDU) (http://www.globalfilm.org/lens09/what_a_wonderful_world.htm)
Faouzi Bensaïdi, Morocco, 2006
About Global Film Initiative
The Global Film Initiative promotes cross-cultural understanding through the medium of cinema.
About Global Lens
Global Lens is an annual touring series of new and award-winning independent world cinema - selections from festivals such as Rotterdam, Berlin, Pusan, etc. - with which we hope to promote cross-cultural education and understanding. This year's lineup features 10 critically acclaimed films - from Indonesia and Iran to Kazakhstan and Brazil - and includes Macedonia's official submission to the Academy Awards, I Am From Titov Veles. The Global Lens film series is sponsored by the Global Film Initiative. For more information, visit http://www.globalfilm.org.
Global Lens Film Festival