Fresno State’s CineCulture Series has officially kicked off its 2018 season. This film series’ mission is to promote cultural awareness through weekly film screenings and follow-up discussions.
Screenings are held Fridays at 5:30 p.m. (unless otherwise noted*) in the Peters Education Center Auditorium, which is west of the Save Mart Center in the Student Recreation Center building. Following each film will be a discussion led by someone connected to the film, or someone in the community.
All films are free and open to the public. Parking is not enforced after 4 p.m. on Fridays. You can visit the CineCulture website for more information.
2018 CineCulture Series lineup
*Sept. 7 (5 p.m.): “Shadow Magic” (2000)
- Discussant: Dr. Ed EmanuEl
- In English and Mandarin with English subtitles
- 116 minutes
Sept. 14: “Life After Life” (2018)
- Discussant: Tamara Perkins, director; Dr. Deidre Hill-Valdivia and Noel Valdivia, Sr., featured in the film
- 73 minutes
- Sponsors: Project Rebound, Criminology Department’s Corrections option, Cross Cultural and Gender Center
Sept. 21: “The Judge” (2017)
- Discussant: Erika Cohn, director
- In Arabic and English with English subtitles
- 76 minutes
- Sponsors: Kamal and Aimee Abu-Shamsieh and Muslim Spiritual Care Services
Sept. 28: “Finding Kukan” (2016)
- Discussant: Robin Lung, director
- 75 minutes
*Oct. 5 (5 p.m.): “Persona Non Grata” (2015)
- Discussant: Dr. Ed EmanuEl
- In Japanese with English subtitles
- 139 minutes
- Sponsors: Jewish Studies Program and the Jewish Studies Association
Oct. 12: “Iqaluit” (2016)
- Discussant: TBA
- In French, Inuktitut, and English with English subtitles
- 102 minutes
- Sponsors: French Program and the Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures
Oct. 19: “Homeland” (Né quelque part, 2014)
- Discussant: TBA
- In French and Arabic with English subtitles
- 117 minutes
- Sponsors: French Program and the Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures
Oct. 26: “RBG” (2018)
- Discussant: Donna Schuele, attorney, author, professor
- 98 minutes
- Sponsors: Jewish Studies Program and the Jewish Studies Association
Nov. 2: “Roots” (2016)
- Discussant: Lilit Martirosyan, producer
- In Armenian and English with English subtitles
- 80 minutes
- Sponsor: Armenian Studies Program
Nov. 16: “Dede” (2017)
- Discussant: Mariam Bakacho Khatchvani, director, and Teimuraz Chkvimiani, producer
- In Georgian with English subtitles
- 97 minutes
Nov. 30: “Silent Sacrifice” (2017)
- Discussants: Saburo and Marion Masada, featured in the film
- 117 minutes
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