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Hirschfield International Film Series - “If Only I Could Hibernate”

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Zoljargal Purevdash’s debut film, If Only I Could Hibernate, is the first Mongolian film to be shown in Cannes’ official selection and Mongolia’s entry to this year’s International Film Oscar competition. This coming-of-age drama takes place during a harsh winter in Mongolia and follows Ulzii, an academically gifted teenager from a struggling family. His journey of overcoming the odds leads to a difficult decision between supporting his family and fulfilling his dreams.

Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)

Open to the Public

Hirschfield International Film Series - "Only the River Flows"

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Film & Media Culture

The October screening of the Hirschfield series features a Chinese film that premiered in the Official Selection of the Cannes Film Festival. Only the River Flows is an atmospheric thriller set in rural China, following a murder investigation that quickly leads to an obvious arrest and to many unanswered questions. Professor Chialan Sharon Wang will introduce the film, and the screening will be followed by a brief discussion led by Professor Nikolina Dobreva. Join us outside Dana to celebrate with pizza and popcorn at 6:30 PM

Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)

Open to the Public
Still photos from the video essay, QR code directing user to the Reality Frictions website along with the web address: https://realityfrictions.net.  The image also mentions two accolades the video essay has received, along with text stating, "What happens when reality meets fiction?"

Reality Frictions: A Feature-Length Video Essay, presented by director & writer Steve Anderson

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Film & Media Culture

Reality Frictions explores the intersection of fact and fiction on the screens of Hollywood, highlighting moments when images, people or events from the real world intrude on the cinematic one. Set against the historical backdrop of the current fascination with machine learning and generative AI, Reality Frictions also touches on the phenomena of deepfake videos, “latent histories” and image synthesis that reveal the reciprocal relationship of human and machine vision.

Axinn Center 232

Open to the Public

A Multi-Disciplinary Conversation with Henk Handloetgen, Co-Writer and Co-Director of the hit TV Series Babylon Berlin

German film director Henk Handloetgen, co-writer and and co-director of the hit TV-series “Babylon Berlin”, faculty, and student panelists will discuss the series’ lasting success, its aesthetic and historical contexts in Weimar German culture and modern film technology, and its relevance for the 21st century. Free and open to the public.

Robert A. Jones '59 Conference Room

Open to the Public
Film Poster for season 4 of TV series "Babylon Berlin"

Babylon Berlin, Season 4

Season 4 of the German hit series “Babylon Berlin” has finally arrived in the United States. Set in the early 1930s in Germany and the period of the National Socialists’ rapid rise to absolute power, season 4 once again follows police inspector Gereon Rath (Volker Bruch) and police assistant Charlotte Ritter (Liv Lisa Fries) as they try to solve a murder-mystery set in the streets of Berlin. However, it is Gereon’s slow surrender to the power of Fascism that really drives this season and the relationship between the two protagonists who were once on the same page …

Axinn Center 232

Open to the Public
Film Poster for season 4 of TV series "Babylon Berlin"

Babylon Berlin, Season 4

Season 4 of the German hit series “Babylon Berlin” has finally arrived in the United States. Set in the early 1930s in Germany and the period of the National Socialists’ rapid rise to absolute power, season 4 once again follows police inspector Gereon Rath (Volker Bruch) and police assistant Charlotte Ritter (Liv Lisa Fries) as they try to solve a murder-mystery set in the streets of Berlin. However, it is Gereon’s slow surrender to the power of Fascism that really drives this season and the relationship between the two protagonists who were once on the same page …

Axinn Center 232

Open to the Public
Film Poster for season 4 of TV series "Babylon Berlin"

Babylon Berlin, Season 4

Season 4 of the German hit series “Babylon Berlin” has finally arrived in the United States. Set in the early 1930s in Germany and the period of the National Socialists’ rapid rise to absolute power, season 4 once again follows police inspector Gereon Rath (Volker Bruch) and police assistant Charlotte Ritter (Liv Lisa Fries) as they try to solve a murder-mystery set in the streets of Berlin. However, it is Gereon’s slow surrender to the power of Fascism that really drives this season and the relationship between the two protagonists who were once on the same page …

Axinn Center 232

Open to the Public

Advanced Filmmaking Screening

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Film & Media Culture

The annual showcase of student work produced in Advanced Filmmaking. A Film and Media Culture Department event. Free.  

Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)

Open to the Public