Extraordinary international and independent films.
Free and open to the public.
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Some of the works in this series may be inappropriate for children; many titles are unrated or have not been rated at the time of the screening.
Hirschfield is back!
Join us for our unique once-a-month event, at Dana Auditorium.
Come at 4:30 pm for pizza and snacks!
Q&A with co-director Michael T. Workman and Middlebury Professors
“The Encampments”
directed by Kei Pritsker and Michael T.
Axinn Center 232
Closed to the Public
“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
“Love”
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
Betania
Brazil, 2024
Written and directed by Marcelo Botta
This remarkable debut film is set in the north-east of Brazil, in a breathtaking scenery defined by endless sand dunes, and features mostly non-professional actors. The protagonist, Betania, has to move away from her community upon the death of her husband - and this disruption brings up all flavors of conflict, from the intra-familial struggles to the global issues of overtourism and ecological sustainability.
Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)
Open to the Public
No Other Land, 2024. Written, directed, produced and edited by Yuval Abraham, Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Rachel Szor.
For half a decade, Basel Adra, a Palestinian activist, films his community of Masafer Yatta being destroyed by Israeli occupation, as he builds an unlikely alliance with an Israeli journalist who wants to join his fight. Together, as part of a Palestinian-Israeli filmmaking collective, they created one of the most intense films of last year.
Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)
Open to the Public
1990s Hungary. The iron curtain has fallen, and Hungarians are free to travel Europe. But travel is expensive. A taste of freedom, but not enough to truly revel in it.
So, three Hungarian teens beat the system. Wild, fluid, and surreal animation tells the true story of Ákos, Laci and Petya as they begin to forge international train tickets that are easily manipulated due to an easy-to-remove ink: Pelican Blue. Matters turn dangerous for the youngsters when they unwittingly establish an underground crime syndicate and outrun the slow churn of the Hungarian Police. Watch an unforgettable tale of the battle between the law and the spirit of youth.
Come join us in Dana Auditorium @ 7 PM for an unforgettable experience, pizza, and the chance to win a prize! (Pizza served at 6:30).
“Pelikan Blue is the type of film that leaves a permanent smile on the viewer’s face” - Cineeuropa
“Transcends the medium of documentary” - Max Gibson ’25
“Had an absolute ball watching this” - Mu Paw ‘25
“One of the most engaging and interesting movies Hirschfield has seen” - Kalani Martial ‘25
“Visually inventive and completely immersive” - Graydon Hanson ‘25
“I am going to name my first-born child Pelikan Blue” - Ross Davis ‘27
Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)
Open to the Public
Director Philippe Lesage in attendance, Q and A to follow the screening.
Who by Fire
Canada, 2024
Directed by Philippe Lesage
A “beautiful, unusual coming of age story” (Guy Lodge, Variety) this ensemble character drama is both subtle and shocking in a most understated way.
Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)
Open to the Public
Directed by Mohammad Rasoulof
Germany, 2024
Investigating judge Iman grapples with paranoia amid political unrest in Tehran. When his gun vanishes, he suspects his wife and daughters, imposing draconian measures that strain family ties as societal rules crumble.
Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)
Open to the Public
“There is no other movie like Emilia Perez.”
-Vanity Fair
Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)
Open to the Public
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
