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Extraordinary international and independent films.
Free and open to the public.

New titles are being added regularly, so check back often, subscribe to ArtsMail and follow our Instagram page to stay informed about upcoming screenings.

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.

SCREENINGS AND EVENTS

Hirschfield is back!
Join us for our unique once-a-month event, at Dana Auditorium.
 

ALREADY SCREENED

  • Hirschfield International Film Series: Olivia and The Clouds

    This film explores love’s complexities through the Rashomon effect. Olivia, haunted by a past love, hides it under her bed. She trades flowers with this ghost in exchange for comforting rain clouds.

    Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)

    Open to the Public

  • Hirschfield International Film Series: The Voice of Hind Rajab

    In this 2025 Tunisian film directed by Kaouther Ben Hania, Red Crescent volunteers receive an emergency call. A 6-year old girl is trapped in a car under IDF fire in Gaza, pleading for rescue. While trying to keep her on the line, they do everything they can to get an ambulance to her.

    Arrive early at 6:30pm for free pizza, popcorn, and snacks!

    Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)

    Open to the Public

  • Hirschfield International Film Series - “No Other Choice”

    Come at 6:30pm for free pizza, popcorn, and snacks!
    “No Other Choice”
    directed by Park Chan-wook, 2025
    After being unemployed for several years, a man devises a unique plan to secure a new job: eliminate his competition.

    “A masterful work of cinema which might well be Chan-wook’s masterpiece.” - Time Out

    “A stunningly energetic and endlessly creative film that delights the mind and the eyes.” - Next Best Picture

    “Bleak, brilliant, and mordantly hilarious.” - Indiewire

    Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)

    Open to the Public

  • Hirschfield International Film Series: Memory of Princess Mumbi

    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

  • Hirschfield International Film Series: Frankenstein

    “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"

    “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

  • Hirschfield International Film Series - Betania

    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