Film & Media Culture

Dr. Romeo Aldea, father to high-school senior Eliza, is determined to help his daughter pass an exam that could change her life for good. “Graduation is an intricate, deeply intelligent film, and a bleak picture of a state of national depression in Romania.” –– Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian. (128 minutes) Admission: Free

Fatima, a Moroccan-born single mother living in France, works as a maid to provide for her daughters: 18-year old Nesrine, who is just beginning medical school, and 15-year old Souad, who is struggling with her teenage years. “Warm and insightful.” –– Justin Chang, Variety. Sponsored by the Department of French. (100 minutes) Admission: Free

Coral reefs around the world are vanishing at an unprecedented rate. A team of divers, photographers and scientists set out on a thrilling ocean adventure to discover why and to reveal the underwater mystery to the world. Admission: Free

A close look at several women attempting to find their way in the wide-open landscape of America’s northwest. “Certain Women will make one reconsider those seemingly slight encounters we have every day with those around us, and the effect they may have on others.” –– Jordan Raup, The Film Stage. (107 minutes) Free Admission: Free

Frankie, a teenager from the outer edges of Brooklyn, struggles to escape his troubled home life and reconcile his conflicting sexual desires. “Dark, dreamy and entirely engrossing.” –– David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter. (95 minutes) Admission: Free

Clara is a retired music critic and wealthy widow who engages in a battle with a company trying to buy her original two-story home in Recife, Brazil. Aquarius offers a “shrewd meditation on the way physical space elides with our identity” –– Jay Weissberg, Variety. (142 minutes) Admission: Free

In an attempt to escape her troubled home, Star, a teenage girl, joins a crew of traveling salespeople and gets caught in a whirlwind of law-breaking, partying, and love. “This might be the freshest film about young people in America since Larry Clark’s Kids.” –– Rory O’Connor, The Film Stage. (163 minutes) Admission: Free

Cynthia Nixon plays 19th-century American poet Emily Dickinson in Terence Davies’ biopic. “A textured examination of family life.” –– Melissa Anderson, The Village Voice. (125 minutes) Admission: Free

A powerful documentary exploring the history of racial inequality and injustice in the U.S. prison system. “It’s a crucial and stirring document — of racism and injustice, of politics and the big-picture design of America.” –– Owen Gleiberman, Variety. (100 minutes) Admission: Free

The students of From Page to Podcast will present their original fiction audio stories. Please join us for an intimate listening experience and discussion.