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A couple sits down by a boat; in the background, an AI-generated futuristic-looking village is visible.

Hirschfield International Film Series: Memory of Princess Mumbi

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Film & Media Culture

Join us for pizza & popcorn at 6:30 PM.

“Memory of Princess Mumbi” directed by Damien Hauser, 2025.

In 2093, filmmaker Kuve visits Umata to document life after a war banned modern tech. Local filmmaker Mumbi challenges him to create without AI, leading him to discover beauty in life’s simple moments.

Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)

Open to the Public
A poster of "Frankenstein" depicting close-ups of the two main characters: Frankenstein and his creator. On the poster, it reads: Oscar Isaak, Jacob Elordi, Mia Goth, and Christoph Waltz. "Only monsters play God". A film by Guillermo Del Toro.

Hirschfield International Film Series: Frankenstein

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Film & Media Culture

“One of del Toro’s finest, this is epic-scale storytelling of uncommon beauty, feeling and artistry.” - The Hollywood Reporter.

Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro adapts Mary Shelley’s classic tale of Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but egotistical scientist who brings a creature to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation.

Join us outside Dana to celebrate with pizza and popcorn at 6:30 PM

Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)

Open to the Public

Hirschfield International Film Series - "Love"

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Film & Media Culture

“LDZ”
Norway, 2024

In defiance of societal norms, a pragmatic doctor and a compassionate nurse seek intimacy beyond the bounds of conventional relationships.
Written and directed by Dag Johan Haugerud.

Sponsored by the Hirschfield Film Endowment and the Film and Media Culture Department.

Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)

Open to the Public

A Real Pain: Screening followed by discussion

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Film & Media Culture

We are pleased to present “A Real Pain,” in observance of the April’s Holocaust Memorial Day, or Yom HaShoah. The Oscar winning film follows two American cousins as they travel to Poland to witness the place where their grandmother survived the Holocaust. The film addresses intergenerational trauma and the question of how best to remember tragedy in a serious, yet not too heavy-handed way—mixing humor and recognizable family dynamics with philosophical questions. Rabbi Danielle Stillman will lead a discussion after the movie for those who wish.

Axinn Center 232

Open to the Public