Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)

In Won’t You Be My Neighbor?, Academy Award-winning filmmaker Morgan Neville looks back on the legacy of Fred Rogers, focusing on his radically kind ideas. (94 minutes).

In Paris in the early 1990s, a group of activists goes to battle for those stricken with HIV/AIDS, taking on sluggish government agencies and major pharmaceutical companies in bold, invasive actions. Sponsored by the Department of French. (143 minutes). A Hirschfield International Film Series event. Free.

Marina, a transgender woman who works as a waitress and moonlights as a nightclub singer, is bowled over by the death of her older boyfriend. The 2018 Academy Award Winner for Best Foreign Language Film of the Year. (104 minutes). A Hirschfield International Film Series event. Free.

Zama, an officer of the Spanish Crown born in South America, waits for a letter from the King granting him a transfer from the town in which he is stagnating, to a better place. His situation is delicate. He is forced to accept submissively every task entrusted to him by successive Governors who come and go as he stays behind. The years go by and the letter from the King never arrives. When Zama notices everything is lost, he joins a party of soldiers that go after a dangerous bandit. In Spanish with English subtitles. (1h 55min). Free.

Zama, an officer of the Spanish Crown born in South America, waits for a letter from the King granting him a transfer from the town in which he is stagnating, to a better place. His situation is delicate. He is forced to accept submissively every task entrusted to him by successive Governors who come and go as he stays behind. The years go by and the letter from the King never arrives. When Zama notices everything is lost, he joins a party of soldiers that go after a dangerous bandit. In Spanish with English subtitles. (1h 55min). Free.

Set against the vibrant landscape of South Florida, and featuring an astonishing ensemble of award-winning actors and breakouts alike, Waves traces the epic emotional journey of a suburban African-American family—led by a well-intentioned but domineering father—as they navigate love, forgiveness, and coming together in the aftermath of a loss. From acclaimed director Trey Edward Shults, Waves is a heartrending story about the universal capacity for compassion and growth even in the darkest of times. (2h 15min). Free.

Set against the vibrant landscape of South Florida, and featuring an astonishing ensemble of award-winning actors and breakouts alike, Waves traces the epic emotional journey of a suburban African-American family—led by a well-intentioned but domineering father—as they navigate love, forgiveness, and coming together in the aftermath of a loss. From acclaimed director Trey Edward Shults, Waves is a heartrending story about the universal capacity for compassion and growth even in the darkest of times. (2h 15min). Free.

In The Whistlers, not everything is as it seems for Cristi, a police inspector in Bucharest
who plays both sides of the law. Embarking with the beautiful Gilda on a high-stakes heist, both
will have to navigate the twists and turns of corruption, treachery and deception. A trip to the
Canary Islands to learn a secret whistling language might just be what they need to pull it off. (97 minutes). A Hirschfield International Film Series event. Free

In The Whistlers, not everything is as it seems for Cristi, a police inspector in Bucharest
who plays both sides of the law. Embarking with the beautiful Gilda on a high-stakes heist, both
will have to navigate the twists and turns of corruption, treachery and deception. A trip to the
Canary Islands to learn a secret whistling language might just be what they need to pull it off. (97 minutes). A Hirschfield International Film Series event. Free

As fascism spreads, German refugee Georg (Franz Rogowksi) flees to Marseille and assumes the identity of the dead writer whose transit papers he is carrying. Living among refugees from around the world, Georg falls for Marie (Paula Beer), a mysterious woman searching for her husband-the man whose identity he has stolen. Adapted from Anna Segher’s 1944 novel, Transit shifts the original story to the present, blurring periods to create a timeless exploration of the plight of the displaced people. In German, French, and French Sign Language with English subtitles.