Ackland Film Forum: “The Headless Woman” (2008, Argentina)
Varsity Theatre 123 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesAckland Film Forum | Spring 2019 Fantastic Voyage: Cinematic Journeys into the Brain Tuesday, 2 April 2019 | 7 PM Varsity Theatre, 123 E. Franklin Street The Headless Woman (2008, Argentina), Lucrecia Martel One of the leading filmmakers of New Argentine Cinema, Lucrecia Martel’s films explore the struggle of the bourgeoisie to keep up appearances even…
Ackland Film Forum: The Blessed
Varsity Theatre 123 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesAckland Film Forum: Recent Films by Arab Women Filmmakers Tuesdays, Oct 29, Nov 5, Nov 12, Nov 19 | 7 PM at the Varsity Theatre October 29, 2019: The Blessed Dir. Sofia Djama, Qatar, 2017 SYNOPSIS Algiers, a few years after the civil war. Amal and Samir have decided to celebrate their twentieth wedding anniversary…
Ackland Film Forum: Mussolini’s Sister
Varsity Theatre 123 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesAckland Film Forum: Recent Films by Arab Women Filmmakers Tuesdays, Oct 29, Nov 5, Nov 12, Nov 19 | 7 PM at the Varsity Theatre November 5, 2019: Mussolini's Sister Dir. Juna Suleiman, Palestine, 2018 Introductory Remarks by Yaron Shemer (Asian Studies, UNC-Chapel Hill) SYNOPSIS In a documentary with a dash of fiction, we enter…
Ackland Film Forum: Women Without Men
Varsity Theatre 123 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesAckland Film Forum: Recent Films by Arab Women Filmmakers Tuesdays, Oct 29, Nov 5, Nov 12, Nov 19 | 7 PM at the Varsity Theatre November 12, 2019: Women Without Men Dir. Shirin Neshat, Iran, 2009 Introductory Remarks by Ehsan Sheikholharam (Religious Studies, UNC-Chapel Hill) SYNOPSIS Made in collaboration with her partner, filmmaker Shoja Azari,…
Ackland Film Forum: 3000 Nights
Varsity Theatre 123 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesAckland Film Forum: Recent Films by Arab Women Filmmakers Tuesdays, Oct 29, Nov 5, Nov 12, Nov 19 | 7 PM at the Varsity Theatre November 19, 2019: 3000 Nights Mai Masri, Palestine, 2016 Introductory Remarks by Nadia Yaqub (Asian Studies, UNC-Chapel Hill) SYNOPSIS Inspired by a true story and shot in a real prison,…
Ackland Film Forum: “Paprika” “(Kon Satoshi, 2006, Japan)
Varsity Theatre 123 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesFebruary 3, 2020: Paprika Kon Satoshi, Japan, 2006 Introduced by Rick Warner, UNC Dept. of English & Comparative Literature 1h 30m A psychological thriller from one of Japan's greatest animators, "Paprika" is a tale that blurs the line between reality and nightmare. Dr. Atsuko Chiba works as a scientist by day and, under the code…
Ackland Film Forum Talk: “Intermedial Feeling: How Kon Satoshi Animates the Self”
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesTalk by Thomas Lamarre, Middle Eastern and Asian Studies, Duke University The animated films of Kon Satoshi are often praised for the depth of their psychological portrayals. But how exactly is psychological depth produced in animation? To answer this question, I propose to consider the production of depth in animation in general, in order to…
Ackland Film Forum: “Mother” (dir. Bong Joon-ho, 2009, South Korea)
Varsity Theatre 123 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesMother Bong Joon-ho, South Korea, 2009 Introduction by I Jonathan Kief, Assistant Professor of Korean Studies, UNC-Chapel Hill, Department of Asian Studies 2h 9m FILM SYNOPSIS An early murder mystery from the director of Academy Award-winning “Parasite” (2019), “Mother” offers an exquisitely complex narrative and the eccentric mix of suspense and comedy for which Bong…
Ackland Film Forum: “The Grandmaster” (dir. Wong Kar-wai, 2013, South Korea)
Varsity Theatre 123 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesThe Grandmaster Wong Kar-wai, Hong Kong, 2013 2h 2m FILM SYNOPSIS Wong Kar-Wai, best known for his films "In the Mood for Love" and "Chungking Express," is has been a fixture of international art cinema for two decades. Coming to filmmaking from a background in design, Wong's films are richly textured, stunningly photographed, often driven…
CANCELED: Ackland Film Forum: “Ash is Purest White” (dir. Zhangke Jia, People’s Republic of China, 2018)
Varsity Theatre 123 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesThe Ackland Art Museum has canceled this program as part of our response to the spread of coronavirus COVID-19 and based on recommendations from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Any additional updates will be posted on the Museum’s website. Ash is Purest White Zhangke Jia, People's Republic of China, 2018 Introduced by…