BU Global Film Series
The BU Global Film Series: Celebrating Global Diversity at BU project was conceived to provide a fun and informative platform for cross-cultural dialogue at BU. The screenings will be facilitated by a BU expert with deep knowledge of the subject matter and country of the selected film. Only open to BU community.
Monday (11/18) - The Host (South Korea)
Monday, November 18
6:00 – 8:30pm
CGS 129
Jacob Sleeper Auditorium
Description:
The Host (Korean: 괴물; RR: Gwoemul; lit. “Monster”) is a 2006 South Korean monster film directed by Bong Joon-ho and starring Song Kang-ho, Byun Hee-bong, Park Hae-il, Bae Doona and Go Ah-sung.
Facilitator:
Lindsey Decker, Master Lecturer, Department of Film and Television, COM
Wednesday (11/20) - The Man Without a Past (Finland)
Wednesday, November 20
6:15 – 8:30pm
Kilachand Center, 610 Commonwealth Avenue
1st Floor Colloquium Room
Description:
The Man Without a Past (Finnish: Mies vailla menneisyyttä) is a 2002 Finnish comedy-drama film produced, written, and directed by Aki Kaurismäki.
Facilitator:
Jason Michelitch, Adjunct Assistant Professor in Film and Television, COM
Thursday (11/21) - The Color of Paradise (Iran)
Thursday, November 21
6:00 – 8:30pm
CGS 129
Jacob Sleeper Auditorium
Description:
The story of Mohammed, a blind Iranian boy and his father, Hashem, who is always oscillating between accepting his son as he is and abandoning him, as he represents a burden for him, after the loss of his wife.
Facilitator:
Sassan Tabatabai, Master Lecturer, World Languages & Literatures and Core Curriculum; Coordinator of Persian Language Program, CAS
Friday (11/22) - Su Zhou He (China)
Friday, November 22
6:00 – 8:30pm
CGS 129
Jacob Sleeper Auditorium
Description:
Suzhou River (Chinese: 苏州河; pinyin: Sūzhōu Hé) is a 2000 film by Lou Ye about a tragic love story set in contemporary Shanghai.
Facilitator:
Wen-Hao Tien, Assistant Director, Center for the Study of Asia, Pardee School of Global Studies
