U N I V E R S I T Y O F M A S S A C H U S E T T S A M H E R S T

Interdepartmental Program in Film Studies

22nd annual

massachusetts multicultural film festival

Dislocations

wednesday 4 february‘SOME KIND OF FUNNY PORTO RICAN?’: A CAPE VERDEAN AMERICAN STORY (dir Claire Andrade-Watkins, USA, 2006, 83 min)Through memories, music, and history, this documentary chronicles a vibrant community of immigrants from the Cape Verde Islands in the Fox Point section of Providence, Rhode Island faced with displacement by urban renewal and gentrification. Introduction by Debora Ferreira and Sid Ferreira, UMass. The director will be present. Co-sponsored by the Department of History’s Feinberg Family Distinguished Lecture Series.

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wednesday 25 march ROOTED IN PEACE(dir Greg Reitman, USA, 2014, 97 min)UMass Amherst alum Greg Reitman (‘93) presents a personal journey of discovery, seeking answers to humanity’s self-destructive cycles of waste, war, and violence in this fascinating documentary. Seeking counsel from famous luminaries and activists, the film asks us how we want to live on this planet and challenges us to examine our own values. Introduc-tion by Bruce Geisler, UMass. The director will be present. With special thanks to the Department of History.

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wednesday 15 aprilSELF MADE (Boreg)(dir Shira Geffen, Israel, 2014, 89 min, Hebrew and Arabic w/English subtitles)This provocative comedy follows an Israeli artist who loses her memory when her bed collapses and a Palestinian worker at the company that made the bed. As each woman’s personality emerges, their lives are increasingly, strangely entwined. In conjunction with the Pioneer Valley Jewish Film Festival. Introduction by Robin Blaetz, Mount Holyoke College.

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wednesday 29 aprilKISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN 30th Anniversary Celebration(dir Hector Babenco, USA, 1985, 120 min)This groundbreaking independent film follows the complex, developing relationship in a Latin American prison between two unlikely cell mates. A captivating vision of intrigue, sex, political dissidence, and obsessive love of movies—under oppressive, inhumane conditions. Introduction by Alexandra Keller, Smith College. The producer, David Weisman, will be present. Co-sponsored by the Film Studies Program, Smith College.

NOTE SPECIAL TIME AND LOCATION:5:00pm Smith CollegeWeinstein Auditorium, Wright Hall

wednesday 18 februarySTILL LIFE (三峡好人 Sānxiá hɵorén)(dir Jia Zhangke, Hong Kong/China, 2006, 111 min, Mandarin w/English subtitles)A sweeping drama of love and loss at a time of rapid modernization, set against the epic backdrop of the construction of China’s Three Gorges Dam. A miner and a nurse return home to salvage their crumbling marriages and discover what must be left behind. Introduction by Christine Ho, UMass. Comments by Yun-fei Ji, visiting artist, UMass, following the screening. Co-sponsored by the University Museum of Contemporary Art.

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wednesday 22 aprilTHE ISLAND OF ST. MATTHEWS(dir Kevin Jerome Everson, USA, 2013, 64 min)In documentary and poetic modes, this film honors loss in the wake of immutable forces. It recalls the devastation of a river flood that destroyed homes and heirlooms. Interspersed are recurring vignettes: a baptism, a water skier, and contemplative shots of calm water. Introduction by Hope Tucker, Hampshire College. The director will be present.

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wednesday 8 aprilFUTURELESS THINGS(이것이우리의 끝이다 igeos-iuliui kkeut-ida)(dir Kim Kyung-mook, South Korea, 2014, 107 min, Korean w/English subtitles)A day in the intertwined lives of young clerks at a convenience store. This comedy reveals the private joys and frustrations of often invisible people—a fascinating world of North Korean defectors, dreamers, and social outcasts in consumerist South Korea. Introduction by Changwook Kim, UMass.

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wednesday 11 marchTHE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA with the Berklee Silent Film Orchestra(dir Rupert Julian, USA, 1925, 93 min, silent)Lon Chaney’s iconic portrayal of a horribly disfigured composer who leads a menacing existence in the catacombs beneath the Paris Opera House. Seeking the love of a beautiful young prima donna, he kidnaps her and holds her hostage in his lair. This very special screening will feature live

accompaniment by the Berklee Silent Film Orchestra students, conducting and performing their own, original score for this classic silent film.Introductions by Martin Norden, UMass and Sheldon Mirowitz, Berklee College of Music. Live accompaniment by Berklee Silent Film Orchestra.

NOTE SPECIAL LOCATION: 7:30pm UMass AmherstBowker Auditorium

wednesday 11 februaryLIAR’S DICE (dir Geethu Mohandas, India, 2014, 104 min, Hindi w/English subtitles)This drama, told with subtle humor and an acute sense of local politics and economics, follows a young woman as she and her child journey from their home village along the Tibetan border to the urban sprawl of Delhi in search of her missing husband. Introduction by Ajay Sinha, Mount Holyoke College.

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All events are free and open to the public.

monday 9 februarySPECIAL LECTURE: “The Geography of Colour in 1960s Bombay Cinema”Ranjani Mazumdar is Professor of Cinema Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University. Author of Bombay Cinema: An Archive of a City (2007) and co-author of the forthcoming The Indian Film Industry (2015), she is also a documentary filmmaker with such films as Delhi Diary 2001 and The Power of the Image. Co-sponsored by the Department of Communication.4:00pm UMass AmherstN301 Integrat Learning Cente

wednesday 4 marchTRIANGLE(dir Costanza Quatriglio, Italy, 2014, 63 min, English & Italian w/English subtitles)This documentary parallels the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in New York with the knitwear factory building collapse in Barletta, Italy 100 years later, exploring the century-long journey of labor and industrialization in the western world.

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wednesday 25 februaryBert Williams’ LIME KILN CLUB FIELD DAY Project(dir Edwin Middleton, T. Hunter Hayes, & Sam Corker, Jr., USA, 1913, 53 min, silent)Legendary Caribbean American musical theater performer and recording artist Bert Williams (1874-1922) stars in this never-released film, its footage lost for a century. Discovered in the MoMA archives, this restoration of daily rushes and multiple takes represents the earliest known surviving feature film with a predominately black cast. A comedy of three young men vying for one woman’s affection. New England premiere. Introduction by Demetria Shabazz, UMass. Curatorial and Restoration Talk by Ron Magliozzi, Museum of Modern Art. Live piano accompaniment by Heather Reichgott.

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wednesday 1 aprilROCKS IN MY POCKETS(Akmeņi manās kabatās) (dir Signe Baumane, Latvia, 2014, 88 min)This animated feature is a funny film about depression. Fighting for her sanity, a young artist uses wit and imagination to confront the secrets of her family’s madness in this true story brimming with visual metaphors, surreal images, and a certain twisted sense of humor. Introduction by Olga Gershenson, UMass. The director will be present.

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VOICES FROM THE BOOTH (Kolot Mi-habudke מבודקה�קולות)(dir Lina Chaplin, Israel, 2014, 49 min, Hebrew and Russian w/English subtitles)They are seemingly ubiquitous, yet nearly invisible. Many of Israel’s security guards have immigrated to Israel and have taken work far different from the

professions of their former lives. The heroes of this documentary include former musicians, a writer, and a surgeon, all striving to remain creative and necessary in spite of dramatic shifts in location and professional standing. Introduction by Daniel Pope, UMass.

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Courtesy the artist; Trilobite-Arts DAC; Picture Palace Pictures

2015

22nd annual

massachusetts multicultural

film festival

Join us to celebrate 12 weeks of compelling cinema!

Dislocations

Interdepartmental Program in Film Studies / University of Massachusetts Amherst

Spring 2015

Presented by the Interdepartmental Program in Film Studies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Shawn Shimpach, Curator; Assistant Curators: Daniel Pope and Barry Spence.

For updated Festival program information, please consult our website: www.umass.edu/film

Festival screenings at UMass Amherst are free and open to the public. Unless otherwise noted, all screenings are held in the Isenberg School of Management Flavin Family Auditorium (137 SOM) at 7:30pm on Wednesday evenings.

A one-credit colloquium (COMM 296F) is available to under-graduate students. For information, please contact colloquium faculty supervisor Prof. Anne Ciecko, Communication, UMass Amherst, tel. (413) 545-6348, email: ciecko@comm.umass.edu

The festival is made possible by the generous support of many departments, programs, colleges, and individuals at UMass Amherst, the Five Colleges, and beyond. We wish to thank:

Major Sponsors: UMass Amherst: College of Humanities & Fine Arts, College of Social & Behavioral Sciences, UMass Arts Council, Arts in a Series; New England Public Radio.

With additional support from: UMass Amherst: University Museum of Contemporary Art, Fine Arts Center, Department of History and its Feinberg Family Distinguished Lecture Series, Department of Communication; Smith College Film Studies Program; Pioneer Valley Jewish Film Festival.

And with special thanks to: Museum of Modern Art, New York; Berklee Silent Film Orchestra, Berklee College of Music, Boston.

S448 Integrative Learning CenterUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst650 North Pleasant StreetAmherst, MA 01003-1100A 105164

Presented by the Interdepartmental Program in Film Studies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, the 22nd Annual Massachusetts Multicultural Film Festival, “Dislocations,” puts a spotlight on people who find themselves relocated, pushed aside, and otherwise threatened with invisibility by the forces of geo-politics and global economics. Hosting filmmakers, producers, archivists, and musicians, this year’s festival traverses the globe and the history of cinema to explore the ethical, ideological, moral, personal, and spatial issues that arise from an increasingly unjust distribution of wealth. The wide-ranging, eclectic body of international cinema in this year’s program represents the impact of dislocation as people, livelihoods, and perception itself are subject to movement, transformation, and displacement. All films are accompanied by critical introductions by scholars and filmmakers.

All events are free and open to the public.

22nd annual

massachusetts multicultural film festival

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