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Hirschfield International Film Series: Hit The Road

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Film & Media Culture
Hit the Road tells the story of a family that takes a road trip across the rugged landscape of Iran to drop their older son off at the border in order to leave the country. Despite the ebullient presence of their younger son, unspoken tensions arise and risks involving the elder son’s flight become increasingly evident as the family approaches its destination. In Persian and English with English subtitles. (1 hour 33 minutes.) Free. A Hirschfield International Film Series event.

Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)

Open to the Public
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Hirschfield International Film Series: Lingui, The Sacred Bonds

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Film & Media Culture
Celebrated Chadian director Mahamat-Saleh Haroun (A Screaming Man) makes a remarkable return to his home country with Lingui, The Sacred Bonds. Honest and poignant, this official submission to the 2022 Academy Awards is a stunning vision of female solidarity. In French with English subtitles. (1 hour 27 minutes.) Free. A Hirschfield International Film Series event. The most up-to-date information can be found on our website.

Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)

Open to the Public
Woman looking across a body of water at sunset

Hirschfield International Film Series: Lingui, The Sacred Bonds

Sponsored by:
Film & Media Culture
Celebrated Chadian director Mahamat-Saleh Haroun (A Screaming Man) makes a remarkable return to his home country with Lingui, The Sacred Bonds. Honest and poignant, this official submission to the 2022 Academy Awards is a stunning vision of female solidarity. In French with English subtitles. (1 hour 27 minutes.) Free. A Hirschfield International Film Series event. The most up-to-date information can be found on our website.

Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)

Open to the Public
Three children lying on a sofa

Hirschfield International Film Series: Stop-Zemlia

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Film & Media Culture
Navigating the emotional turmoil of waiting for life to begin while hanging around with classmates – a radical, authentic, and sensitive insight into the unsettling feeling of being young and an inside perspective on Ukrainian youth. In Ukrainian, English, Italian, and Russian with English subtitles. (2 hours 2 minutes.) Free. A Hirschfield International Film Series event. The most up-to-date information can be found on our website.

Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)

Open to the Public
Three children lying on a sofa

Hirschfield International Film Series: Stop-Zemlia

Sponsored by:
Film & Media Culture
Navigating the emotional turmoil of waiting for life to begin while hanging around with classmates – a radical, authentic, and sensitive insight into the unsettling feeling of being young and an inside perspective on Ukrainian youth. In Ukrainian, English, Italian, and Russian with English subtitles. (2 hours 2 minutes.) Free. A Hirschfield International Film Series event. The most up-to-date information can be found on our website.

Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)

Open to the Public
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Hirschfield International Film Series: Everything Everywhere All At Once

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Film & Media Culture
Directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, collectively known as Daniels, Everything Everywhere All At Once is a hilarious and big-hearted sci-fi action adventure about an exhausted Chinese American woman (Michelle Yeoh) who can’t seem to finish her taxes. In English, Mandarin, and Cantonese with English subtitles. (2 hours 12 minutes.) Free. A Hirschfield International Film Series event. The most up-to-date information can be found on our website.

Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)

Open to the Public
Movie poster

Hirschfield International Film Series: Everything Everywhere All At Once

Sponsored by:
Film & Media Culture
Directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, collectively known as Daniels, Everything Everywhere All At Once is a hilarious and big-hearted sci-fi action adventure about an exhausted Chinese American woman (Michelle Yeoh) who can’t seem to finish her taxes. In English, Mandarin, and Cantonese with English subtitles. (2 hours 12 minutes.) Free. A Hirschfield International Film Series event. The most up-to-date information can be found on our website.

Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)

Open to the Public
Two children on a playground

Hirschfield International Film Series: Playground

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Film & Media Culture
In this debut feature by writer-director Laura Wandel, the everyday reality of grade school is seen from a child’s-eye-view as an obstacle course of degradation and abuse. Transposing the gritty realism of such filmmakers as Jacques Audiard and the Dardennes Brothers to the inner world of kids, Wandel crafts an empathetic and visceral portrait of the cruelty of children, and the failure of adults to protect them. Shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best International Film. In French with English subtitles. (1 hour 12 minutes.) Free.

Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)

Open to the Public
Two children on a playground

Hirschfield International Film Series: Playground

Sponsored by:
Film & Media Culture
In this debut feature by writer-director Laura Wandel, the everyday reality of grade school is seen from a child’s-eye-view as an obstacle course of degradation and abuse. Transposing the gritty realism of such filmmakers as Jacques Audiard and the Dardennes Brothers to the inner world of kids, Wandel crafts an empathetic and visceral portrait of the cruelty of children, and the failure of adults to protect them. Shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best International Film. In French with English subtitles. (1 hour 12 minutes.) Free.

Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)

Open to the Public