The International Cinema Series presents critically acclaimed and important films from around the world (including independent and artistic American films) almost every week. We show restorations of honored classics as well as contemporary films that have captured the attention of critics at recent film festivals.
If you require disability-related accommodations, please contact Nick Corrao at corraon@eckerd.edu preferably two weeks in advance of the film showing. A good faith effort will be made to accommodate all requests, including late requests.
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Fall 2024 Film Schedule
Friday, September 6, 2024, 7 p.m.
Robot Dreams
Directed by Pablo Berger (Spain, 103 minutes, 2023)
DOG lives in Manhattan and he’s tired of being alone. One day he decides to build himself a robot, a companion. Their friendship blossoms, until they become inseparable, to the rhythm of 80’s NYC. One summer night, DOG, with great sadness, is forced to abandon ROBOT at the beach. Will they ever meet again?
Academy Award nominee: Best Animated Feature
Friday, September 13, 2024, 7 p.m.
Last Things
Directed by Deborah Stratman (USA, 50 min, 2023)
Last Things looks at evolution and extinction from the perspective of the rocks and minerals that came before humanity and will outlast us. With scientists and thinkers like Lynn Margulis and Marcia Bjørnerud as guides and quoting from the proto-Sci-fi texts of J.H. Rosny, Deborah Stratman offers a stunning array of images, from microscopic forms to vast landscapes, and seeks a picture of evolution without humans at the center.
Friday, September 20, 2024, 7 p.m.
La Chimera
Directed by Alice Rohrwacher (Italy, Italian with English Subtitles, 130 min, 2023)
Everyone has their own Chimera, something they try to achieve but never manage to find. For the band of tombaroli, thieves of ancient grave goods and archaeological wonders, the Chimera means redemption from work and the dream of easy wealth. For Arthur, the Chimera looks like the woman he lost, Beniamina. To find her, Arthur challenges the invisible, searches everywhere, goes inside the earth – in search of the door to the afterlife of which myths speak. In an adventurous journey between the living and the dead, between forests and cities, between celebrations and solitudes, the intertwined destinies of these characters unfold, all in search of the Chimera.
Friday, September 27, 2024, 7 p.m.
2024 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour
Various Directors (International, with English subtitles, 110 min, 2024)
The 2024 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour is a 110-minute theatrical program of seven short films curated from the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, including three Festival Award–winning titles. The tour program is a sampling of Festival offerings and a testament to the unique storytelling potential that the format holds. Audiences can enjoy a mix of fiction, documentary, and animated shorts that are funny, sad, inspiring, and full of strong characters. Driven by innovation and experimentation, the Short Film Program seeks out filmmaking’s most original voices from around the world.
Friday, October 4, 2024, 7 p.m.
Les Yeux Sans Visage (Eyes without a Face)
Directed by Georges Franju (France, French with English subtitles, 88 min, 1960)
A surgeon causes an accident which leaves his daughter disfigured and goes to extreme lengths to give her a new face.
*Screened in partnership with the French discipline of Eckerd College and the EC Film Collective.
Friday, October 18, 2024, 7 p.m.
Delicatessen
Directed by Marc Caro & Jean-Pierre Jeunet (France, French with English subtitles, 99 min, 1991)
A post-apocalyptic surrealist black comedy about the landlord of an apartment building who occasionally prepares a delicacy for his odd tenants.
*Screened in partnership with the French discipline of Eckerd College and the EC Film Collective.
Friday, October 25, 2024, 7 p.m.
Titane
Directed by Julia Ducournau (France, French with English subtitles, 108 min, 2021)
TITANE: A metal highly resistant to heat and corrosion, with high tensile strength alloys, often used in medical prostheses due to its pronounced biocompatibility. Following a series of unexplained crimes, a father is reunited with the son who has been missing for ten years.
*Screened in partnership with the French discipline of Eckerd College and the EC Film Collective.
Friday, November 1, 2024, 7 p.m.
Handling the Undead
Directed by Theo Hvistendahl (Norway, Norwegian with English Subtitles, 97 min, 2024)
On a hot summer day in Oslo, the dead mysteriously awaken, and three families are thrown into chaos when their deceased loved ones come back to them. Who are they, and what do they want?
Friday, November 8, 2024, 7 p.m.
Evil Does Not Exist
Directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi (Japan, Japanese with English subtitles, 106 min, 2024)
Takumi and his daughter Hana live in Mizubiki Village, close to Tokyo. One day, the village inhabitants become aware of a plan to build a camping site near Takumi’s house, offering residents a comfortable escape to nature.
Friday, November 15, 2024, 7 p.m.
All Roads Taste of Salt
Directed by Raven Jackson (USA, 92 min, 2023)
A decades-spanning exploration of a woman’s life in Mississippi and an ode to the generations of people, places, and ineffable moments that shape us.
Friday, November 22, 2024, 7 p.m.
32 Sounds
Directed by Sam Green (USA, 98 min, 2022)
An immersive documentary and profound sensory experience from filmmaker Sam Green that explores the elemental phenomenon of sound. The film is a meditation on the power of sound to bend time, cross borders, and profoundly shape our perception of the world around us
