Happening @ Michigan https://events.umich.edu/list/rss RSS Feed for Happening @ Michigan Events at the University of Michigan. Korean Cinema NOW | Days of Green/청산, 유수 (January 29, 2022 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/90412 90412-21670717@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, January 29, 2022 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Nam Center for Korean Studies

2020 | 90 Minutes | Shin Dong-Il

Free | Open to the public | In Korean with English subtitles

A taxi driver on the run from loan sharks and a woman who has just ran out of her father's funeral unexpectedly end up on a journey together.

Watch the Trailer: https://youtu.be/H19uhJ-rmM8

PLEASE NOTE: Starting Jan. 6, 2022 the Michigan & State Theaters will require proof of full COVID vaccination for ALL patrons over the age of five. Masks are required for all attendees and temperatures will be checked upon entry.

Click here to learn more about COVID safety at the MTF: https://michtheater.org/covid-safety-plan

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Film Screening Wed, 05 Jan 2022 15:07:45 -0500 2022-01-29T13:00:00-05:00 2022-01-29T15:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Nam Center for Korean Studies Film Screening Korean Cinema NOW | Days of Green/청산, 유수
Film Screening of Eternal Harvest (January 30, 2022 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/91673 91673-21681494@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, January 30, 2022 4:00pm
Location: North Quad
Organized By: Global Scholars Program

Between 1964 and 1973, the U.S. military dropped 4 billion pounds of explosives on Laos. This film introduces Laotians who lived through the bombing campaign and those who live with bombs in their fields today.

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Film Screening Fri, 28 Jan 2022 15:33:01 -0500 2022-01-30T16:00:00-05:00 2022-01-30T18:00:00-05:00 North Quad Global Scholars Program Film Screening North Quad
Korean Cinema NOW | Miracle/기적 (February 5, 2022 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/90414 90414-21670789@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 5, 2022 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Nam Center for Korean Studies

2020 | 117 Minutes | Lee Jang-hoon

Free | Open to the public | In Korean with English subtitles

"The Miracle" is a fictional movie based on a true story. Based in the 1980s, the film tells the story of Jun Kyung, the math prodigy high school student. He and his older sister live in the roadless countryside of North Gyeongsang Province. With the help of his girlfriend Ra Hee, Jun Kyung works together with Bo Kyung and the village people to create a train station.

Watch the Trailer: https://youtu.be/jwoQ04LDMUY

PLEASE NOTE: Starting Jan. 6, 2022 the Michigan & State Theaters will require proof of full COVID vaccination for ALL patrons over the age of five. Masks are required for all attendees and temperatures will be checked upon entry.

Click here to learn more about COVID safety at the MTF: https://michtheater.org/covid-safety-plan

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Film Screening Wed, 05 Jan 2022 15:08:12 -0500 2022-02-05T13:00:00-05:00 2022-02-05T15:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Nam Center for Korean Studies Film Screening Korean Cinema NOW | Miracle/기적
Not the Science Type (February 11, 2022 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/91826 91826-21683196@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 11, 2022 4:30pm
Location: Cooley Building
Organized By: Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences

Presented by the University of Michigan Chapter of Women in Nuclear.

Not The Science Type highlights four brilliant minds, showcasing women who break down boundaries within their fields—biology, engineering, science, and technology-based applications. The documentary features NERS alum Ciara Sivels. Join us for a special showing of Not The Science Type in honor of International Day of Women and Girls in Science.

Registration Required.

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Film Screening Tue, 01 Feb 2022 12:36:18 -0500 2022-02-11T16:30:00-05:00 2022-02-11T17:30:00-05:00 Cooley Building Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences Film Screening Not the Science Type
10 Things I Hate About You (February 12, 2022 6:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/92214 92214-21688194@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 12, 2022 6:30pm
Location: Mason Hall
Organized By: University Activities Center

We have a Valentine’s Day themed screening! What's not to love about 10 Things I Hate About You? This Saturday (2/12) at 6:30pm in room 2336 in Mason Hall! We can’t wait to see you all there!

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Film Screening Thu, 10 Feb 2022 16:08:19 -0500 2022-02-12T18:30:00-05:00 2022-02-12T20:00:00-05:00 Mason Hall University Activities Center Film Screening What's not to love?
Beautiful By Night Film Screening with Artist James Hosking (February 16, 2022 6:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/92053 92053-21686414@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 16, 2022 6:30pm
Location: 202 S. Thayer
Organized By: Institute for the Humanities

Join us for a screening of James Hosking's documentary Beautiful by Night. Includes a conversation with the artist and appearances by two of the film's protagonists: Olivia Hart and Donna Personna.

About the exhibition "Beautiful By Night" (in the Institute for the Humanities Gallery through Feb 21):
Artist James Hosking lived in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood from 2010 to 2018, during which time he developed the Beautiful By Night photo series and documentary film. The work is about the veteran drag performers at Aunt Charlie’s Lounge, a small bar that has had an outsized influence on San Francisco’s LGBTQ+ community for more than twenty years. Sadly, it is now the last gay bar in the area. The project captures the performers Donna Personna, Olivia Hart, and Collette LeGrande as they transform at home, backstage, and onstage. It is a candid exploration of aging, identity, and labor.

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Film Screening Thu, 10 Feb 2022 11:41:49 -0500 2022-02-16T18:30:00-05:00 2022-02-16T19:30:00-05:00 202 S. Thayer Institute for the Humanities Film Screening Beautiful By Night
Film Screening: Gone to the Village (February 17, 2022 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/91125 91125-21676752@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 17, 2022 6:00pm
Location: Michigan Union
Organized By: Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA

“Gone to the Village is a unique and powerful documentary, beautifully filmed, of the elaborate funerary rites for the Queen Mother of the Asante in Ghana. Leading Asante scholar Kwasi Ampene directs and narrates with the authority, gaze and sensitivity of a true insider, with stunning footage of the rich cultural traditions of the Asante people. Filmed on location in Kumase during the funeral, we witness traditions that have stubbornly and proudly resisted the onslaught of colonial rule and globalization. Through the film, we learn about the history of the Asante as well as the central role of women in this matriarchal society. The scenes of dance, song, drumming, proverbs, and dress code are of exceptional and exquisite beauty, unprecedented in the African continent.”

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Film Screening Thu, 20 Jan 2022 14:11:52 -0500 2022-02-17T18:00:00-05:00 2022-02-17T19:00:00-05:00 Michigan Union Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA Film Screening Photo of Asantehemaa Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem II, seated, with a pensive look on her face
Global Health Film Series: "Stop Filming Us" (February 17, 2022 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/90154 90154-21668488@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 17, 2022 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: U-M School of Nursing (UMSN) - Office of Global Affairs & WHO/PAHO Collaborating Center

Sponsored by:
U-M African Studies Center
U-M Center for Global Health Equity
U-M School of Nursing Office of Global Affairs/WHO/PAHO Collaborating Center
U-M Taubman Health Sciences Library

Based on the struggle of young people in Goma (Northeastern Congo) against the prevailing Western reporting about war and misery, Stop Filming Us investigates how these Western stereotypes are the result of a skewed balance of power. Stop Filming Us creates a cinematic dialogue between Western perceptions and the Congolese experience of reality. While the Congolese perspective becomes increasingly clearer in the film, questions arise about the perspective of the film itself; is a white director able to make a film about the new Congolese image or is it primarily a story created by his own Western perspective? Virtual viewing followed by a panel.

Register at: https://forms.gle/p91kAjsX6RLGPEYE9

Panelists
Alain Mukwege: Alain Mukwege is a Congolese born physician and a human right activist. His work was inspired by his father’s, Denis Mukwege, the2018 Nobel Peace prize recipient for his advocacy against sexual violence in conflicts. Alain Mukwege is a consultant for the Panzi Foundation, a non-profit organization working to provide interventions to improve the quality of care and life for victims of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo. He is also member of the advisory board of the International Center for Advanced Research and Training, a research center born from a collaboration between the University of Michigan and Panzi Hospital. He holds a Master a Clinical Research and Translational Science and his research interests lie in the development of mechanisms to improve women’s health in developing countries and to prevent gender-based violence. Presently living in Ann Arbor Michigan to prepare for a training in Obstetrics and Gynecology, His work also involves building partnerships between Western institutions and Panzi Hospital to help develop local Congolese capacities to address local problems. This drove collaborations notably with the University of Michigan and with World without Genocide. He believes that the cessation of violence against women would be indispensable in the advancement of healthy communities and that violence against women in addition to be a violation of basic human rights is also a global health hazard. Despite these challenges, he hopes to see and contribute in the advent of a fair, peaceful and prosperous society in Congo.

Mbala Nkanga: Dieudonné Christophe Mbala Nkanga is an Associate Professor of Theatre and Performance Studies in the department of Theatre and Drama at the University of Michigan. He is native of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and came to U-M with extensive experience as a teacher, director, and scholar.
He specializes in theatre history, performance theories, and world drama. His research interests include: politics and poetics of language in performance and popular arts in Central Africa, intercultural
ism and the performance of memory in world theatre and performance; the study of Jean Genet’s aesthetics of profanation and its relation with black theatre (object of a manuscript in progress); and the Mvett epic and its performance (book in preparation: Mvett: Performance, Cultural Memory, Identity Among the Fang). He is preparing the upcoming publication of his Performance, Rumor, and Audience: The Theatre of Resistance in Central Africa, 1990-2000 (Palgrave), African Theatre and Performance: History, Memory, and Forgetfulness (Francis and Taylor, upcoming in 2022) and an anthology of francophone African plays in translation.

Daniel Rivkin: Daniel Rivkin is a recovering journalist who has spent most of his career working around the world, in some 70+ countries. He was Reuters TV bureau chief in Brussels and Paris, eventually managing a global product line. Since leaving Reuters, he has been a strategic communications creator and consultant for NGOs, governments, corporations and international organizations. He has covered the news and worked with a number of entities in African countries for 30 years, including the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, AMREF Health Africa, Standard Chartered, A24 Media, and most recently with the Center for International Reproductive Health Training (CIRHT) at the University of Michigan. He is currently Senior Media and Outreach Strategist at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.

Co-Moderated by: Kevin McCawley, UMMS and Fiyinfoluwa Morenikeji, UMSN

Register at: https://forms.gle/p91kAjsX6RLGPEYE9

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Film Screening Wed, 09 Feb 2022 12:14:02 -0500 2022-02-17T18:00:00-05:00 2022-02-17T20:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location U-M School of Nursing (UMSN) - Office of Global Affairs & WHO/PAHO Collaborating Center Film Screening Stop Filming Us Global Health Film Series Panel
Black Wings Movie Night (February 18, 2022 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/92226 92226-21688332@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 18, 2022 6:00pm
Location: Chrysler Center
Organized By: Black Students in Aerospace

In honor of Black history month, join the Black Students in Aerospace (BSA) for a screening of the 2012 documentary "Black Wings" about Black aviators during World War II.

Join us on Friday February 18th at 6pm.

This event will be in-person in Room 220 Chrysler Center (2121 Bonisteel Blvd - next to Pierpont Commons on North campus)

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Film Screening Thu, 10 Feb 2022 19:28:04 -0500 2022-02-18T18:00:00-05:00 2022-02-18T20:00:00-05:00 Chrysler Center Black Students in Aerospace Film Screening BSA_Black_Wings_Movie_Night
Korean Cinema NOW | Sinkhole/싱크홀 (February 19, 2022 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/90415 90415-21670790@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 19, 2022 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Nam Center for Korean Studies

2021 | 117 Minutes | Kim Ji-hoon

Free | Open to the public | In Korean with English subtitles

A working class family move into a new condo purchased after 11 years of hard work. They throw a housewarming party to show his co-workers when overnight a heavy downpour creates an extremely deep sinkhole that engulfs the entire building.

Watch the Trailer: https://youtu.be/gS9Pogr35K4

PLEASE NOTE: Starting Jan. 6, 2022 the Michigan & State Theaters will require proof of full COVID vaccination for ALL patrons over the age of five. Masks are required for all attendees and temperatures will be checked upon entry.

Click here to learn more about COVID safety at the MTF: https://michtheater.org/covid-safety-plan

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Film Screening Wed, 05 Jan 2022 15:08:36 -0500 2022-02-19T13:00:00-05:00 2022-02-19T15:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Nam Center for Korean Studies Film Screening Korean Cinema NOW | Sinkhole/싱크홀
CHOP Film Series | "Beethoven in Beijing" Feature-length Documentary Film (February 21, 2022 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/91434 91434-21679573@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 21, 2022 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies

CHOP (China Ongoing Perspectives) Film Series, Michigan Theater with Director Jennifer Lin and discussant, Assoc. Prof. Tiffany Ng

Beethoven in Beijing, a feature-length documentary that premiered on PBS’s Great Performances, spotlights the resurgence of classical music in China through the legacy of the Philadelphia Orchestra, the first American orchestra to perform in the People’s Republic in 1973. At the invitation of President Richard Nixon and Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai, the orchestra harnessed the power of music to help dismantle decades of isolation between the two superpowers. Today, China is energizing the world of classical music with legions of young musicians, glittering new concert halls and a lineup of superstar artists and composers. This remarkable story—heralded by the Wall Street Journal as “a treat”—is brought to life through the Philadelphia Orchestra’s nearly half-century experience in China, featuring such charismatic personalities as Conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin, pianist Lang Lang, and Oscar-winning composer Tan Dun.

Purchase tickets here: https://michtheater.org/beethoven-in-beijing

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Film Screening Wed, 26 Jan 2022 15:05:41 -0500 2022-02-21T19:00:00-05:00 2022-02-21T21:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies Film Screening "Beethoven in Beijing" Feature-length Documentary Film
We Can Be Heroes Film Screening Event (February 22, 2022 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/90983 90983-21675131@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 22, 2022 5:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UM Addiction Center

On February 22, 2022, the U-M Addiction Center, Washtenaw Families Against Narcotics, and Under the Hood Productions invite you to bring a one-of-a-kind free event to the Michigan Theater on the evening of February 22, 2022, starting at 5:30 p.m. This event will include a:

• Documentary film screening of We Can Be Heroes, from acclaimed director Mike Ramsdell, Under the Hood Productions.The film follows Taylor “Machine Gun” Duerr as he fights his way to a national boxing title inside the ring, while fighting the demons of addiction out of the ring;

• Panel discussion on addiction stigma moderated by the Director of the U-M Addiction Center, Dr. Frederic C. Blow. Panelists include Taylor Duerr, Mike Ramsdell, treatment professionals, and community and national leaders;

• Curated art show featuring local and regional artists who have been affected by substance use disorders, reflecting their experience and their hope; and

• Free print copy of I’m Still a Person: The Stigma of Substance Use & Power of Respect, a workbook designed to help people take thoughtful action to address the stigma of addiction within themselves, their families, and their communities.

Learn more and get your free tickets! http://www.uthproductions.com/wecanbeheroes

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Film Screening Thu, 13 Jan 2022 16:44:54 -0500 2022-02-22T17:30:00-05:00 2022-02-22T21:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location UM Addiction Center Film Screening We Can Be Heroes Event
CAS Film Screening and Discussion | Contrapuntal Montage in the Films of Artavazd Peleshian (February 23, 2022 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/90398 90398-21670700@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 23, 2022 5:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Center for Armenian Studies

IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL EVENT

Amphitheatre, 4th Floor
Rackham Graduate School
915 E. Washington Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Or participate virtually by registering in advance for the webinar: https://myumi.ch/mxx7w

After registration, you will receive a confirmation email with instructions on how to join the webinar.

Virtual participants will be able to join the lecture at 5:30 PM, after the in-person screening of the film "The Seasons" (1975).

In 1971, the Armenian filmmaker Artavazd Peleshyan, who had already established a name for himself with found footage films such as “The Beginning” (1967) and “We” (1969), articulated his theory of contrapuntal montage in the short programmatic text “Montage-at-a-Distance, or: A Theory of Distance”. Building on the tradition of earlier Soviet directors such as Sergei Eisenstein and Dziga Vertov, Peleshyan postulated a form of montage that could create contrapuntal effects, not only when juxtaposed, but also at a distance from each other, through the use of formal repetitions and variations.

This talk gives an overview of Peleshyan’s theory of montage, and how it has been applied in films whose themes have ranged from the history of the Russian revolution (“The Beginning”), to Armenian national self-conscious (“We”), the space race (“Our Century,” 1982) and, in his most recent work, finished in 2021 after a three-decade hiatus from filmmaking, humanity’s relationship with the natural environment (“La Nature”). Additionally, the diverse influences that Peleshyan’s reinvigoration of the practice of cinematic montage has had on other filmmakers – notably Jean-Luc Godard and Chris Marker – will be explored.

Daniel Fairfax is assistant professor in film studies at the Goethe-Universität Frankfurt. He has recently published a two-volume history of the French film journal Cahiers du cinéma’s Marxist period, “The Red Years of Cahiers du Cinéma (1968-1973)” (Amsterdam University Press, 2021).

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us at caswebinars@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Film Screening Tue, 04 Jan 2022 10:09:27 -0500 2022-02-23T17:00:00-05:00 2022-02-23T19:00:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Center for Armenian Studies Film Screening Daniel Fairfax, Assistant Professor in Film Studies, Goethe Universität-Frankfurt
Korean Cinema NOW | Hard Hit/발신제한 (February 26, 2022 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/90417 90417-21670793@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 26, 2022 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Nam Center for Korean Studies

2021 | 94 Minutes | Kim Chang-ju

Free | Open to the public | In Korean with English subtitles

Sung-Kyu (Jo Woo-Jin) works as a manager at a bank branch. he sets off to drive his kids to school and then go to work, but he receives a phone call without a caller ID. The caller tells him "when you get out the car, a bomb will explode."

Watch the Trailer: https://youtu.be/97ci-XxXjsQ

PLEASE NOTE: Starting Jan. 6, 2022 the Michigan & State Theaters will require proof of full COVID vaccination for ALL patrons over the age of five. Masks are required for all attendees and temperatures will be checked upon entry.

Click here to learn more about COVID safety at the MTF: https://michtheater.org/covid-safety-plan

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Film Screening Wed, 05 Jan 2022 15:09:03 -0500 2022-02-26T13:00:00-05:00 2022-02-26T15:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Nam Center for Korean Studies Film Screening Korean Cinema NOW | Hard Hit/발신제한
Black Islam in the Americas Series. *Two Gods* Free Screening (March 4, 2022 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/92869 92869-21697509@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 4, 2022 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

This film screening is part of our “Black Islam in the Americas” Series, presented by the Global Islamic Studies Center (GISC) at the University of Michigan! This series will explore the history of Black Islam and the experiences of Black Muslim communities in the Americas, including North America, Latin America, and the Caribbean.

From March 4th-18th, you will have the opportunity to watch *Two Gods* (2020), a film by Zeshawn Ali and Aman Ali, on demand and for free. Pre-order your free tickets now: http://watch.eventive.org/gisctwogods

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*Two Gods* is the story of Hanif, a Black Muslim casket maker and ritual body washer in Newark, New Jersey, who takes two young men under his wing to teach them how to live better lives, illustrating the complexities of everyday Muslim community life.

​​Year: 2020 | Run Time: 82 minutes​​ | Language: English | Director: Zeshawn Ali | Producer: Aman Ali

An intimate documentary about faith, renewal, and healing, *TWO GODS* follows a Muslim casket maker and ritual body washer in New Jersey, as he takes two young men under his wing to teach them how to live better lives. Inside a corner casket shop in East Orange, laboring amid the sawdust and the long pine boxes, casket makers work with mentors in the Islamic burial tradition. Hanif, a Black Muslim casket maker who finds spiritual grounding in his work, brings two boys from the local community under his tutelage; 12-year-old Furquan and 17-year-old Naz, neither of whom have fathers at home. Hanif teaches Furquan and Naz the practices of Islamic burial rituals as they assist him with his work. Having formerly served time in prison, Hanif continues to grapple with past mistakes and new challenges, while his faith and community helps him guide his young charges on their own paths toward healing and embracing life.

Shot in a striking black-and-white, *TWO GODS* explores the juxtaposition of grief and the rituals of death with the vibrancy and potential of adolescence. The documentary turns an empathetic lens on Muslim American stories, ultimately crafting a moving portrait of both the intimate moments and the complexities of the everyday Muslim American experience.
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On March 17th, GISC will host *Two Gods* filmmakers Zeshawn Ali and Aman Ali for a filmmaker Q&A. This conversation will be moderated by local Detroit filmmaker and GISC Fellow Razi Jafri. RSVP: http://bit.ly/GISCTwoGods

Join us for the rest of the 'Black Islam in the Americas' series:

On March 29that 1:00 PM ET, GISC will host Dr. Su'ad Abdul Khabeer and Dr. Rasul Miller for a lecture on Black Islam in the Americas, with a focus on the United States. Dr. Su’ad Abdul Khabeer is a scholar, artist, activist, and author of* Muslim Cool: Race, Religion, and Hip Hop in the United States* (2016). She is an associate professor of American Culture and Director of the Arab and Muslim American Studies program at the University of Michigan. She received her Ph.D. in cultural anthropology from Princeton University, is a graduate of the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, and completed the Islamic Studies diploma program of the Institute at Abu Nour University (Damascus). In her most recent work, Umi’s Archive, Dr. Abdul Khabeer examines the intersections of official history and the untold stories of Black women and Black Muslims through the lens of her mother’s life. Umi means mother in Arabic, and Dr. Abdul Khabeer examines her mother’s photographic and literary archives, and so the digital exhibition series is Umi's Archive. The project sees everyday Black women as people who know things we all need to know. Dr. Rasul Miller's work looks into Black Muslim communities in the Atlantic world, Black radicalism and its impact on social and cultural movements in the twentieth-century U.S., Black internationalism, and West African intellectual history. Dr. Miller's current book project, *Black Muslim Cosmopolitanism: The Global Character of New York City's Black Muslim Movements*, examines the Black internationalist origins of early twentieth-century Black Sunni Muslim congregations in and around New York City, and the cultural and political orientations that characterized subsequent communities of Black Muslims in the U.S. who built robust, transnational networks as they actively engaged traditions and communities of Muslims on the African continent. RSVP: http://bit.ly/BlackIslamLect

This Black Islam in the Americas Series is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center, and cosponsored by American Culture, Arab and Muslim American Studies, the Center for Middle Eastern & North African Studies, the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the African Studies Center, the LSA Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and the International Institute all at the University of Michigan. This series is also brought to you by The Maydan at the George Mason University’s Ali Vural Ak Center for Global Islamic Studies, and the Muslim Studies Program at the Michigan State University. The film screening was made possible thanks to Good Docs.


Want to hear about similar events from U-M Islamic Studies? Sign up for the GISC Newsletter below! We send out a monthly newsletter in collaboration with the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, and the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum.

Join our Newsletter: https://myumi.ch/nbW83

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If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact islamicstudies@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Film Screening Thu, 17 Mar 2022 09:47:34 -0400 2022-03-04T13:00:00-05:00 2022-03-04T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening Two Gods poster
Black Islam in the Americas Series. *Two Gods* Free Screening (March 5, 2022 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/92869 92869-21697510@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, March 5, 2022 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

This film screening is part of our “Black Islam in the Americas” Series, presented by the Global Islamic Studies Center (GISC) at the University of Michigan! This series will explore the history of Black Islam and the experiences of Black Muslim communities in the Americas, including North America, Latin America, and the Caribbean.

From March 4th-18th, you will have the opportunity to watch *Two Gods* (2020), a film by Zeshawn Ali and Aman Ali, on demand and for free. Pre-order your free tickets now: http://watch.eventive.org/gisctwogods

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*Two Gods* is the story of Hanif, a Black Muslim casket maker and ritual body washer in Newark, New Jersey, who takes two young men under his wing to teach them how to live better lives, illustrating the complexities of everyday Muslim community life.

​​Year: 2020 | Run Time: 82 minutes​​ | Language: English | Director: Zeshawn Ali | Producer: Aman Ali

An intimate documentary about faith, renewal, and healing, *TWO GODS* follows a Muslim casket maker and ritual body washer in New Jersey, as he takes two young men under his wing to teach them how to live better lives. Inside a corner casket shop in East Orange, laboring amid the sawdust and the long pine boxes, casket makers work with mentors in the Islamic burial tradition. Hanif, a Black Muslim casket maker who finds spiritual grounding in his work, brings two boys from the local community under his tutelage; 12-year-old Furquan and 17-year-old Naz, neither of whom have fathers at home. Hanif teaches Furquan and Naz the practices of Islamic burial rituals as they assist him with his work. Having formerly served time in prison, Hanif continues to grapple with past mistakes and new challenges, while his faith and community helps him guide his young charges on their own paths toward healing and embracing life.

Shot in a striking black-and-white, *TWO GODS* explores the juxtaposition of grief and the rituals of death with the vibrancy and potential of adolescence. The documentary turns an empathetic lens on Muslim American stories, ultimately crafting a moving portrait of both the intimate moments and the complexities of the everyday Muslim American experience.
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On March 17th, GISC will host *Two Gods* filmmakers Zeshawn Ali and Aman Ali for a filmmaker Q&A. This conversation will be moderated by local Detroit filmmaker and GISC Fellow Razi Jafri. RSVP: http://bit.ly/GISCTwoGods

Join us for the rest of the 'Black Islam in the Americas' series:

On March 29that 1:00 PM ET, GISC will host Dr. Su'ad Abdul Khabeer and Dr. Rasul Miller for a lecture on Black Islam in the Americas, with a focus on the United States. Dr. Su’ad Abdul Khabeer is a scholar, artist, activist, and author of* Muslim Cool: Race, Religion, and Hip Hop in the United States* (2016). She is an associate professor of American Culture and Director of the Arab and Muslim American Studies program at the University of Michigan. She received her Ph.D. in cultural anthropology from Princeton University, is a graduate of the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, and completed the Islamic Studies diploma program of the Institute at Abu Nour University (Damascus). In her most recent work, Umi’s Archive, Dr. Abdul Khabeer examines the intersections of official history and the untold stories of Black women and Black Muslims through the lens of her mother’s life. Umi means mother in Arabic, and Dr. Abdul Khabeer examines her mother’s photographic and literary archives, and so the digital exhibition series is Umi's Archive. The project sees everyday Black women as people who know things we all need to know. Dr. Rasul Miller's work looks into Black Muslim communities in the Atlantic world, Black radicalism and its impact on social and cultural movements in the twentieth-century U.S., Black internationalism, and West African intellectual history. Dr. Miller's current book project, *Black Muslim Cosmopolitanism: The Global Character of New York City's Black Muslim Movements*, examines the Black internationalist origins of early twentieth-century Black Sunni Muslim congregations in and around New York City, and the cultural and political orientations that characterized subsequent communities of Black Muslims in the U.S. who built robust, transnational networks as they actively engaged traditions and communities of Muslims on the African continent. RSVP: http://bit.ly/BlackIslamLect

This Black Islam in the Americas Series is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center, and cosponsored by American Culture, Arab and Muslim American Studies, the Center for Middle Eastern & North African Studies, the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the African Studies Center, the LSA Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and the International Institute all at the University of Michigan. This series is also brought to you by The Maydan at the George Mason University’s Ali Vural Ak Center for Global Islamic Studies, and the Muslim Studies Program at the Michigan State University. The film screening was made possible thanks to Good Docs.


Want to hear about similar events from U-M Islamic Studies? Sign up for the GISC Newsletter below! We send out a monthly newsletter in collaboration with the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, and the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum.

Join our Newsletter: https://myumi.ch/nbW83

Islamic Studies Minor: https://myumi.ch/R5YnQ
Email islamicstudies@umich.edu

Masters Program: https://myumi.ch/v2gVP
Email MIRS-info@umich.edu

Stay tuned on our upcoming events by following our socials here:
Facebook: UmichGISC
Twitter: @umichgisc


If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact islamicstudies@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Film Screening Thu, 17 Mar 2022 09:47:34 -0400 2022-03-05T00:00:00-05:00 2022-03-05T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening Two Gods poster
Black Islam in the Americas Series. *Two Gods* Free Screening (March 6, 2022 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/92869 92869-21697511@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, March 6, 2022 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

This film screening is part of our “Black Islam in the Americas” Series, presented by the Global Islamic Studies Center (GISC) at the University of Michigan! This series will explore the history of Black Islam and the experiences of Black Muslim communities in the Americas, including North America, Latin America, and the Caribbean.

From March 4th-18th, you will have the opportunity to watch *Two Gods* (2020), a film by Zeshawn Ali and Aman Ali, on demand and for free. Pre-order your free tickets now: http://watch.eventive.org/gisctwogods

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*Two Gods* is the story of Hanif, a Black Muslim casket maker and ritual body washer in Newark, New Jersey, who takes two young men under his wing to teach them how to live better lives, illustrating the complexities of everyday Muslim community life.

​​Year: 2020 | Run Time: 82 minutes​​ | Language: English | Director: Zeshawn Ali | Producer: Aman Ali

An intimate documentary about faith, renewal, and healing, *TWO GODS* follows a Muslim casket maker and ritual body washer in New Jersey, as he takes two young men under his wing to teach them how to live better lives. Inside a corner casket shop in East Orange, laboring amid the sawdust and the long pine boxes, casket makers work with mentors in the Islamic burial tradition. Hanif, a Black Muslim casket maker who finds spiritual grounding in his work, brings two boys from the local community under his tutelage; 12-year-old Furquan and 17-year-old Naz, neither of whom have fathers at home. Hanif teaches Furquan and Naz the practices of Islamic burial rituals as they assist him with his work. Having formerly served time in prison, Hanif continues to grapple with past mistakes and new challenges, while his faith and community helps him guide his young charges on their own paths toward healing and embracing life.

Shot in a striking black-and-white, *TWO GODS* explores the juxtaposition of grief and the rituals of death with the vibrancy and potential of adolescence. The documentary turns an empathetic lens on Muslim American stories, ultimately crafting a moving portrait of both the intimate moments and the complexities of the everyday Muslim American experience.
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On March 17th, GISC will host *Two Gods* filmmakers Zeshawn Ali and Aman Ali for a filmmaker Q&A. This conversation will be moderated by local Detroit filmmaker and GISC Fellow Razi Jafri. RSVP: http://bit.ly/GISCTwoGods

Join us for the rest of the 'Black Islam in the Americas' series:

On March 29that 1:00 PM ET, GISC will host Dr. Su'ad Abdul Khabeer and Dr. Rasul Miller for a lecture on Black Islam in the Americas, with a focus on the United States. Dr. Su’ad Abdul Khabeer is a scholar, artist, activist, and author of* Muslim Cool: Race, Religion, and Hip Hop in the United States* (2016). She is an associate professor of American Culture and Director of the Arab and Muslim American Studies program at the University of Michigan. She received her Ph.D. in cultural anthropology from Princeton University, is a graduate of the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, and completed the Islamic Studies diploma program of the Institute at Abu Nour University (Damascus). In her most recent work, Umi’s Archive, Dr. Abdul Khabeer examines the intersections of official history and the untold stories of Black women and Black Muslims through the lens of her mother’s life. Umi means mother in Arabic, and Dr. Abdul Khabeer examines her mother’s photographic and literary archives, and so the digital exhibition series is Umi's Archive. The project sees everyday Black women as people who know things we all need to know. Dr. Rasul Miller's work looks into Black Muslim communities in the Atlantic world, Black radicalism and its impact on social and cultural movements in the twentieth-century U.S., Black internationalism, and West African intellectual history. Dr. Miller's current book project, *Black Muslim Cosmopolitanism: The Global Character of New York City's Black Muslim Movements*, examines the Black internationalist origins of early twentieth-century Black Sunni Muslim congregations in and around New York City, and the cultural and political orientations that characterized subsequent communities of Black Muslims in the U.S. who built robust, transnational networks as they actively engaged traditions and communities of Muslims on the African continent. RSVP: http://bit.ly/BlackIslamLect

This Black Islam in the Americas Series is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center, and cosponsored by American Culture, Arab and Muslim American Studies, the Center for Middle Eastern & North African Studies, the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the African Studies Center, the LSA Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and the International Institute all at the University of Michigan. This series is also brought to you by The Maydan at the George Mason University’s Ali Vural Ak Center for Global Islamic Studies, and the Muslim Studies Program at the Michigan State University. The film screening was made possible thanks to Good Docs.


Want to hear about similar events from U-M Islamic Studies? Sign up for the GISC Newsletter below! We send out a monthly newsletter in collaboration with the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, and the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum.

Join our Newsletter: https://myumi.ch/nbW83

Islamic Studies Minor: https://myumi.ch/R5YnQ
Email islamicstudies@umich.edu

Masters Program: https://myumi.ch/v2gVP
Email MIRS-info@umich.edu

Stay tuned on our upcoming events by following our socials here:
Facebook: UmichGISC
Twitter: @umichgisc


If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact islamicstudies@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Film Screening Thu, 17 Mar 2022 09:47:34 -0400 2022-03-06T00:00:00-05:00 2022-03-06T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening Two Gods poster
Black Islam in the Americas Series. *Two Gods* Free Screening (March 7, 2022 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/92869 92869-21697512@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 7, 2022 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

This film screening is part of our “Black Islam in the Americas” Series, presented by the Global Islamic Studies Center (GISC) at the University of Michigan! This series will explore the history of Black Islam and the experiences of Black Muslim communities in the Americas, including North America, Latin America, and the Caribbean.

From March 4th-18th, you will have the opportunity to watch *Two Gods* (2020), a film by Zeshawn Ali and Aman Ali, on demand and for free. Pre-order your free tickets now: http://watch.eventive.org/gisctwogods

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*Two Gods* is the story of Hanif, a Black Muslim casket maker and ritual body washer in Newark, New Jersey, who takes two young men under his wing to teach them how to live better lives, illustrating the complexities of everyday Muslim community life.

​​Year: 2020 | Run Time: 82 minutes​​ | Language: English | Director: Zeshawn Ali | Producer: Aman Ali

An intimate documentary about faith, renewal, and healing, *TWO GODS* follows a Muslim casket maker and ritual body washer in New Jersey, as he takes two young men under his wing to teach them how to live better lives. Inside a corner casket shop in East Orange, laboring amid the sawdust and the long pine boxes, casket makers work with mentors in the Islamic burial tradition. Hanif, a Black Muslim casket maker who finds spiritual grounding in his work, brings two boys from the local community under his tutelage; 12-year-old Furquan and 17-year-old Naz, neither of whom have fathers at home. Hanif teaches Furquan and Naz the practices of Islamic burial rituals as they assist him with his work. Having formerly served time in prison, Hanif continues to grapple with past mistakes and new challenges, while his faith and community helps him guide his young charges on their own paths toward healing and embracing life.

Shot in a striking black-and-white, *TWO GODS* explores the juxtaposition of grief and the rituals of death with the vibrancy and potential of adolescence. The documentary turns an empathetic lens on Muslim American stories, ultimately crafting a moving portrait of both the intimate moments and the complexities of the everyday Muslim American experience.
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On March 17th, GISC will host *Two Gods* filmmakers Zeshawn Ali and Aman Ali for a filmmaker Q&A. This conversation will be moderated by local Detroit filmmaker and GISC Fellow Razi Jafri. RSVP: http://bit.ly/GISCTwoGods

Join us for the rest of the 'Black Islam in the Americas' series:

On March 29that 1:00 PM ET, GISC will host Dr. Su'ad Abdul Khabeer and Dr. Rasul Miller for a lecture on Black Islam in the Americas, with a focus on the United States. Dr. Su’ad Abdul Khabeer is a scholar, artist, activist, and author of* Muslim Cool: Race, Religion, and Hip Hop in the United States* (2016). She is an associate professor of American Culture and Director of the Arab and Muslim American Studies program at the University of Michigan. She received her Ph.D. in cultural anthropology from Princeton University, is a graduate of the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, and completed the Islamic Studies diploma program of the Institute at Abu Nour University (Damascus). In her most recent work, Umi’s Archive, Dr. Abdul Khabeer examines the intersections of official history and the untold stories of Black women and Black Muslims through the lens of her mother’s life. Umi means mother in Arabic, and Dr. Abdul Khabeer examines her mother’s photographic and literary archives, and so the digital exhibition series is Umi's Archive. The project sees everyday Black women as people who know things we all need to know. Dr. Rasul Miller's work looks into Black Muslim communities in the Atlantic world, Black radicalism and its impact on social and cultural movements in the twentieth-century U.S., Black internationalism, and West African intellectual history. Dr. Miller's current book project, *Black Muslim Cosmopolitanism: The Global Character of New York City's Black Muslim Movements*, examines the Black internationalist origins of early twentieth-century Black Sunni Muslim congregations in and around New York City, and the cultural and political orientations that characterized subsequent communities of Black Muslims in the U.S. who built robust, transnational networks as they actively engaged traditions and communities of Muslims on the African continent. RSVP: http://bit.ly/BlackIslamLect

This Black Islam in the Americas Series is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center, and cosponsored by American Culture, Arab and Muslim American Studies, the Center for Middle Eastern & North African Studies, the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the African Studies Center, the LSA Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and the International Institute all at the University of Michigan. This series is also brought to you by The Maydan at the George Mason University’s Ali Vural Ak Center for Global Islamic Studies, and the Muslim Studies Program at the Michigan State University. The film screening was made possible thanks to Good Docs.


Want to hear about similar events from U-M Islamic Studies? Sign up for the GISC Newsletter below! We send out a monthly newsletter in collaboration with the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, and the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum.

Join our Newsletter: https://myumi.ch/nbW83

Islamic Studies Minor: https://myumi.ch/R5YnQ
Email islamicstudies@umich.edu

Masters Program: https://myumi.ch/v2gVP
Email MIRS-info@umich.edu

Stay tuned on our upcoming events by following our socials here:
Facebook: UmichGISC
Twitter: @umichgisc


If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact islamicstudies@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Film Screening Thu, 17 Mar 2022 09:47:34 -0400 2022-03-07T00:00:00-05:00 2022-03-07T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening Two Gods poster
Black Islam in the Americas Series. *Two Gods* Free Screening (March 8, 2022 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/92869 92869-21697513@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 8, 2022 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

This film screening is part of our “Black Islam in the Americas” Series, presented by the Global Islamic Studies Center (GISC) at the University of Michigan! This series will explore the history of Black Islam and the experiences of Black Muslim communities in the Americas, including North America, Latin America, and the Caribbean.

From March 4th-18th, you will have the opportunity to watch *Two Gods* (2020), a film by Zeshawn Ali and Aman Ali, on demand and for free. Pre-order your free tickets now: http://watch.eventive.org/gisctwogods

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*Two Gods* is the story of Hanif, a Black Muslim casket maker and ritual body washer in Newark, New Jersey, who takes two young men under his wing to teach them how to live better lives, illustrating the complexities of everyday Muslim community life.

​​Year: 2020 | Run Time: 82 minutes​​ | Language: English | Director: Zeshawn Ali | Producer: Aman Ali

An intimate documentary about faith, renewal, and healing, *TWO GODS* follows a Muslim casket maker and ritual body washer in New Jersey, as he takes two young men under his wing to teach them how to live better lives. Inside a corner casket shop in East Orange, laboring amid the sawdust and the long pine boxes, casket makers work with mentors in the Islamic burial tradition. Hanif, a Black Muslim casket maker who finds spiritual grounding in his work, brings two boys from the local community under his tutelage; 12-year-old Furquan and 17-year-old Naz, neither of whom have fathers at home. Hanif teaches Furquan and Naz the practices of Islamic burial rituals as they assist him with his work. Having formerly served time in prison, Hanif continues to grapple with past mistakes and new challenges, while his faith and community helps him guide his young charges on their own paths toward healing and embracing life.

Shot in a striking black-and-white, *TWO GODS* explores the juxtaposition of grief and the rituals of death with the vibrancy and potential of adolescence. The documentary turns an empathetic lens on Muslim American stories, ultimately crafting a moving portrait of both the intimate moments and the complexities of the everyday Muslim American experience.
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On March 17th, GISC will host *Two Gods* filmmakers Zeshawn Ali and Aman Ali for a filmmaker Q&A. This conversation will be moderated by local Detroit filmmaker and GISC Fellow Razi Jafri. RSVP: http://bit.ly/GISCTwoGods

Join us for the rest of the 'Black Islam in the Americas' series:

On March 29that 1:00 PM ET, GISC will host Dr. Su'ad Abdul Khabeer and Dr. Rasul Miller for a lecture on Black Islam in the Americas, with a focus on the United States. Dr. Su’ad Abdul Khabeer is a scholar, artist, activist, and author of* Muslim Cool: Race, Religion, and Hip Hop in the United States* (2016). She is an associate professor of American Culture and Director of the Arab and Muslim American Studies program at the University of Michigan. She received her Ph.D. in cultural anthropology from Princeton University, is a graduate of the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, and completed the Islamic Studies diploma program of the Institute at Abu Nour University (Damascus). In her most recent work, Umi’s Archive, Dr. Abdul Khabeer examines the intersections of official history and the untold stories of Black women and Black Muslims through the lens of her mother’s life. Umi means mother in Arabic, and Dr. Abdul Khabeer examines her mother’s photographic and literary archives, and so the digital exhibition series is Umi's Archive. The project sees everyday Black women as people who know things we all need to know. Dr. Rasul Miller's work looks into Black Muslim communities in the Atlantic world, Black radicalism and its impact on social and cultural movements in the twentieth-century U.S., Black internationalism, and West African intellectual history. Dr. Miller's current book project, *Black Muslim Cosmopolitanism: The Global Character of New York City's Black Muslim Movements*, examines the Black internationalist origins of early twentieth-century Black Sunni Muslim congregations in and around New York City, and the cultural and political orientations that characterized subsequent communities of Black Muslims in the U.S. who built robust, transnational networks as they actively engaged traditions and communities of Muslims on the African continent. RSVP: http://bit.ly/BlackIslamLect

This Black Islam in the Americas Series is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center, and cosponsored by American Culture, Arab and Muslim American Studies, the Center for Middle Eastern & North African Studies, the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the African Studies Center, the LSA Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and the International Institute all at the University of Michigan. This series is also brought to you by The Maydan at the George Mason University’s Ali Vural Ak Center for Global Islamic Studies, and the Muslim Studies Program at the Michigan State University. The film screening was made possible thanks to Good Docs.


Want to hear about similar events from U-M Islamic Studies? Sign up for the GISC Newsletter below! We send out a monthly newsletter in collaboration with the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, and the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum.

Join our Newsletter: https://myumi.ch/nbW83

Islamic Studies Minor: https://myumi.ch/R5YnQ
Email islamicstudies@umich.edu

Masters Program: https://myumi.ch/v2gVP
Email MIRS-info@umich.edu

Stay tuned on our upcoming events by following our socials here:
Facebook: UmichGISC
Twitter: @umichgisc


If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact islamicstudies@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Film Screening Thu, 17 Mar 2022 09:47:34 -0400 2022-03-08T00:00:00-05:00 2022-03-08T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening Two Gods poster
Black Islam in the Americas Series. *Two Gods* Free Screening (March 9, 2022 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/92869 92869-21697514@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 9, 2022 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

This film screening is part of our “Black Islam in the Americas” Series, presented by the Global Islamic Studies Center (GISC) at the University of Michigan! This series will explore the history of Black Islam and the experiences of Black Muslim communities in the Americas, including North America, Latin America, and the Caribbean.

From March 4th-18th, you will have the opportunity to watch *Two Gods* (2020), a film by Zeshawn Ali and Aman Ali, on demand and for free. Pre-order your free tickets now: http://watch.eventive.org/gisctwogods

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*Two Gods* is the story of Hanif, a Black Muslim casket maker and ritual body washer in Newark, New Jersey, who takes two young men under his wing to teach them how to live better lives, illustrating the complexities of everyday Muslim community life.

​​Year: 2020 | Run Time: 82 minutes​​ | Language: English | Director: Zeshawn Ali | Producer: Aman Ali

An intimate documentary about faith, renewal, and healing, *TWO GODS* follows a Muslim casket maker and ritual body washer in New Jersey, as he takes two young men under his wing to teach them how to live better lives. Inside a corner casket shop in East Orange, laboring amid the sawdust and the long pine boxes, casket makers work with mentors in the Islamic burial tradition. Hanif, a Black Muslim casket maker who finds spiritual grounding in his work, brings two boys from the local community under his tutelage; 12-year-old Furquan and 17-year-old Naz, neither of whom have fathers at home. Hanif teaches Furquan and Naz the practices of Islamic burial rituals as they assist him with his work. Having formerly served time in prison, Hanif continues to grapple with past mistakes and new challenges, while his faith and community helps him guide his young charges on their own paths toward healing and embracing life.

Shot in a striking black-and-white, *TWO GODS* explores the juxtaposition of grief and the rituals of death with the vibrancy and potential of adolescence. The documentary turns an empathetic lens on Muslim American stories, ultimately crafting a moving portrait of both the intimate moments and the complexities of the everyday Muslim American experience.
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On March 17th, GISC will host *Two Gods* filmmakers Zeshawn Ali and Aman Ali for a filmmaker Q&A. This conversation will be moderated by local Detroit filmmaker and GISC Fellow Razi Jafri. RSVP: http://bit.ly/GISCTwoGods

Join us for the rest of the 'Black Islam in the Americas' series:

On March 29that 1:00 PM ET, GISC will host Dr. Su'ad Abdul Khabeer and Dr. Rasul Miller for a lecture on Black Islam in the Americas, with a focus on the United States. Dr. Su’ad Abdul Khabeer is a scholar, artist, activist, and author of* Muslim Cool: Race, Religion, and Hip Hop in the United States* (2016). She is an associate professor of American Culture and Director of the Arab and Muslim American Studies program at the University of Michigan. She received her Ph.D. in cultural anthropology from Princeton University, is a graduate of the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, and completed the Islamic Studies diploma program of the Institute at Abu Nour University (Damascus). In her most recent work, Umi’s Archive, Dr. Abdul Khabeer examines the intersections of official history and the untold stories of Black women and Black Muslims through the lens of her mother’s life. Umi means mother in Arabic, and Dr. Abdul Khabeer examines her mother’s photographic and literary archives, and so the digital exhibition series is Umi's Archive. The project sees everyday Black women as people who know things we all need to know. Dr. Rasul Miller's work looks into Black Muslim communities in the Atlantic world, Black radicalism and its impact on social and cultural movements in the twentieth-century U.S., Black internationalism, and West African intellectual history. Dr. Miller's current book project, *Black Muslim Cosmopolitanism: The Global Character of New York City's Black Muslim Movements*, examines the Black internationalist origins of early twentieth-century Black Sunni Muslim congregations in and around New York City, and the cultural and political orientations that characterized subsequent communities of Black Muslims in the U.S. who built robust, transnational networks as they actively engaged traditions and communities of Muslims on the African continent. RSVP: http://bit.ly/BlackIslamLect

This Black Islam in the Americas Series is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center, and cosponsored by American Culture, Arab and Muslim American Studies, the Center for Middle Eastern & North African Studies, the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the African Studies Center, the LSA Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and the International Institute all at the University of Michigan. This series is also brought to you by The Maydan at the George Mason University’s Ali Vural Ak Center for Global Islamic Studies, and the Muslim Studies Program at the Michigan State University. The film screening was made possible thanks to Good Docs.


Want to hear about similar events from U-M Islamic Studies? Sign up for the GISC Newsletter below! We send out a monthly newsletter in collaboration with the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, and the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum.

Join our Newsletter: https://myumi.ch/nbW83

Islamic Studies Minor: https://myumi.ch/R5YnQ
Email islamicstudies@umich.edu

Masters Program: https://myumi.ch/v2gVP
Email MIRS-info@umich.edu

Stay tuned on our upcoming events by following our socials here:
Facebook: UmichGISC
Twitter: @umichgisc


If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact islamicstudies@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Film Screening Thu, 17 Mar 2022 09:47:34 -0400 2022-03-09T00:00:00-05:00 2022-03-09T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening Two Gods poster
Black Islam in the Americas Series. *Two Gods* Free Screening (March 10, 2022 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/92869 92869-21697515@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 10, 2022 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

This film screening is part of our “Black Islam in the Americas” Series, presented by the Global Islamic Studies Center (GISC) at the University of Michigan! This series will explore the history of Black Islam and the experiences of Black Muslim communities in the Americas, including North America, Latin America, and the Caribbean.

From March 4th-18th, you will have the opportunity to watch *Two Gods* (2020), a film by Zeshawn Ali and Aman Ali, on demand and for free. Pre-order your free tickets now: http://watch.eventive.org/gisctwogods

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*Two Gods* is the story of Hanif, a Black Muslim casket maker and ritual body washer in Newark, New Jersey, who takes two young men under his wing to teach them how to live better lives, illustrating the complexities of everyday Muslim community life.

​​Year: 2020 | Run Time: 82 minutes​​ | Language: English | Director: Zeshawn Ali | Producer: Aman Ali

An intimate documentary about faith, renewal, and healing, *TWO GODS* follows a Muslim casket maker and ritual body washer in New Jersey, as he takes two young men under his wing to teach them how to live better lives. Inside a corner casket shop in East Orange, laboring amid the sawdust and the long pine boxes, casket makers work with mentors in the Islamic burial tradition. Hanif, a Black Muslim casket maker who finds spiritual grounding in his work, brings two boys from the local community under his tutelage; 12-year-old Furquan and 17-year-old Naz, neither of whom have fathers at home. Hanif teaches Furquan and Naz the practices of Islamic burial rituals as they assist him with his work. Having formerly served time in prison, Hanif continues to grapple with past mistakes and new challenges, while his faith and community helps him guide his young charges on their own paths toward healing and embracing life.

Shot in a striking black-and-white, *TWO GODS* explores the juxtaposition of grief and the rituals of death with the vibrancy and potential of adolescence. The documentary turns an empathetic lens on Muslim American stories, ultimately crafting a moving portrait of both the intimate moments and the complexities of the everyday Muslim American experience.
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On March 17th, GISC will host *Two Gods* filmmakers Zeshawn Ali and Aman Ali for a filmmaker Q&A. This conversation will be moderated by local Detroit filmmaker and GISC Fellow Razi Jafri. RSVP: http://bit.ly/GISCTwoGods

Join us for the rest of the 'Black Islam in the Americas' series:

On March 29that 1:00 PM ET, GISC will host Dr. Su'ad Abdul Khabeer and Dr. Rasul Miller for a lecture on Black Islam in the Americas, with a focus on the United States. Dr. Su’ad Abdul Khabeer is a scholar, artist, activist, and author of* Muslim Cool: Race, Religion, and Hip Hop in the United States* (2016). She is an associate professor of American Culture and Director of the Arab and Muslim American Studies program at the University of Michigan. She received her Ph.D. in cultural anthropology from Princeton University, is a graduate of the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, and completed the Islamic Studies diploma program of the Institute at Abu Nour University (Damascus). In her most recent work, Umi’s Archive, Dr. Abdul Khabeer examines the intersections of official history and the untold stories of Black women and Black Muslims through the lens of her mother’s life. Umi means mother in Arabic, and Dr. Abdul Khabeer examines her mother’s photographic and literary archives, and so the digital exhibition series is Umi's Archive. The project sees everyday Black women as people who know things we all need to know. Dr. Rasul Miller's work looks into Black Muslim communities in the Atlantic world, Black radicalism and its impact on social and cultural movements in the twentieth-century U.S., Black internationalism, and West African intellectual history. Dr. Miller's current book project, *Black Muslim Cosmopolitanism: The Global Character of New York City's Black Muslim Movements*, examines the Black internationalist origins of early twentieth-century Black Sunni Muslim congregations in and around New York City, and the cultural and political orientations that characterized subsequent communities of Black Muslims in the U.S. who built robust, transnational networks as they actively engaged traditions and communities of Muslims on the African continent. RSVP: http://bit.ly/BlackIslamLect

This Black Islam in the Americas Series is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center, and cosponsored by American Culture, Arab and Muslim American Studies, the Center for Middle Eastern & North African Studies, the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the African Studies Center, the LSA Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and the International Institute all at the University of Michigan. This series is also brought to you by The Maydan at the George Mason University’s Ali Vural Ak Center for Global Islamic Studies, and the Muslim Studies Program at the Michigan State University. The film screening was made possible thanks to Good Docs.


Want to hear about similar events from U-M Islamic Studies? Sign up for the GISC Newsletter below! We send out a monthly newsletter in collaboration with the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, and the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum.

Join our Newsletter: https://myumi.ch/nbW83

Islamic Studies Minor: https://myumi.ch/R5YnQ
Email islamicstudies@umich.edu

Masters Program: https://myumi.ch/v2gVP
Email MIRS-info@umich.edu

Stay tuned on our upcoming events by following our socials here:
Facebook: UmichGISC
Twitter: @umichgisc


If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact islamicstudies@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Film Screening Thu, 17 Mar 2022 09:47:34 -0400 2022-03-10T00:00:00-05:00 2022-03-10T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening Two Gods poster
Screening of Coded Bias (March 10, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93256 93256-21702065@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 10, 2022 12:00pm
Location: North Quad
Organized By: School of Information

Join DEI @ UMSI in collaboration with North Quad Programming for an in-person screening of Coded Bias from 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Mar. 15 in North Quad 2435. Light prepackaged refreshments will be provided.

Register here: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/event/session/53856

Access the virtual Coded Bias screening room for the University of Michigan March 8-22 https://www.wmm.com/virtual-screening-room/coded-bias-watch-page-university-of-michigan-2/ with password codebias2346.

Don't miss the virtual Q&A session with Coded Bias director Shalini Kantayya from noon-1 p.m. on Wednesday, Mar. 16, hosted by DEI @ UMSI in collaboration with North Quad Programming. rEGISTER HERE: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/event/session/53857

Modern society sits at the intersection of two crucial questions: What does it mean when artificial intelligence (AI) increasingly governs our liberties? And what are the consequences for the people AI is biased against? When MIT Media Lab researcher Joy Buolamwini discovers that most facial-recognition software does not accurately identify darker-skinned faces and the faces of women, she delves into an investigation of widespread bias in algorithms. As it turns out, artificial intelligence is not neutral, and women are leading the charge to ensure our civil rights are protected.

Coded Bias explores the fallout of Joy Buolamwini´s startling discovery that facial recognition does not see dark-skinned faces and women accurately, and her journey to push for the first-ever legislation in the U.S. to govern against bias in the algorithms that impact us all.

Filmmaker Shalini Kantayya’s Coded Bias premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival to critical acclaim. Coded Bias was broadcast nationally on the Emmy-award-winning series Independent Lens and began streaming on Netflix globally in Spring 2021. The film won a SIMA Award for Best Director and has been nominated for a Critics’ Choice Award, and an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Documentary, among others.

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Film Screening Thu, 10 Mar 2022 12:30:55 -0500 2022-03-10T12:00:00-05:00 2022-03-10T13:00:00-05:00 North Quad School of Information Film Screening Coded Bias Film Screening
“What Does It Mean to Keep a Secret?” Film Series (March 10, 2022 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/91338 91338-21678238@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 10, 2022 4:00pm
Location: North Quad
Organized By: Judaic Studies

Join the Jean and Samuel Frankel Center for Judaic Studies for a hybrid film series on the topic of "Secrets."

Documenting Secret Origins
Dr. Deborah Porter, University of Washington, Seattle
March 10, 4pm
Hybrid
Zoom Registration: https://myumi.ch/G11Qg
North Quad Room 2435

Drawing from her research on the impact of family secrets on psychological functioning and organization, Dr. Porter approaches Michal Weits' Blue Box and Shir Newman's How to Say Silence as cultural objects that have much to offer researchers interested in human behavior and motivation. She calls attention to the films' tacit illumination of a cultural psychology that lies at the foundation of Israelite self-construal and expression. Situating these remarkable films within a broader context of transgenerationally transmitted trauma and a psychology of secrets enhances and deepens our appreciation of the films' palliative effect.


March 17, 4pm
Screening of "Blue Box" by Michal Weits
Chemistry Building Room 1800
Virtual stream registration: https://forms.gle/UMbR5kqQyYEvz5ay9
The link will be available to stream March 17-20


March 24, 4pm
Screening of "How to Say Silence" by Shir Newman
Chemistry Building Room 1800
Virtual stream registration: https://forms.gle/qPARJYoLajxT7jpL7
The link will be available to stream March 24-27


March 25, 12pm
Virtual Panel
Zoom Registration: https://myumi.ch/RWWR8
The film screenings will be followed by a virtual panel with Deborah Porter and both of the films' directors, Michal Weitz and Shir Newman.



Trained as a Sinologist, Deborah Porter's interdisciplinary research on the impact of shameful family secrets on cultural production spans a wide swath of time and geography, including Early China, and fifteenth-and sixteenth-century Western Europe, Russia and Korea. She has authored From Deluge to Discourse: Myth, History and the Generation of Chinese Fiction (SUNY 1996); Collective Trauma and the Psychology of Secrets in Transnational Film (Routledge 2018); and most recently The Evolution of Chinese Filiality: Insights from the Neurosciences (Routledge 2022).

Michal Weits is an Israeli documentary director and producer, studied at the Sam Spiegel Film & Television School. Former head producer of the leading Israeli documentary Channel 8 (HOT network), in charge of highly acclaimed films: "The Law in These Parts”, "5 Broken Cameras", "The Flat", and many more. In 2013 Weits Founded 'Tape Runners', an independent production company. ‘Tape Runners' titles include Production: "WALL" (director: Moran Ifergan), winner for the best documentary, DocAviv film festival 2017. Distribution: "The Decent One", "No Place on Earth" and more. BLUE BOX is Weits' debut film as a director.

Shir Newman, 30, is a director and photographer who graduated from Kibbutzim College in cinema. She is a founding member of “Bush” collective for queer-feminist art and works as a coordinator for community arts programs and gallery director.

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Film Screening Thu, 03 Mar 2022 16:44:45 -0500 2022-03-10T16:00:00-05:00 2022-03-10T18:00:00-05:00 North Quad Judaic Studies Film Screening Deborah Porter, Michal Weits, and Shir Newman
Black Islam in the Americas Series. *Two Gods* Free Screening (March 11, 2022 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/92869 92869-21697516@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 11, 2022 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

This film screening is part of our “Black Islam in the Americas” Series, presented by the Global Islamic Studies Center (GISC) at the University of Michigan! This series will explore the history of Black Islam and the experiences of Black Muslim communities in the Americas, including North America, Latin America, and the Caribbean.

From March 4th-18th, you will have the opportunity to watch *Two Gods* (2020), a film by Zeshawn Ali and Aman Ali, on demand and for free. Pre-order your free tickets now: http://watch.eventive.org/gisctwogods

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*Two Gods* is the story of Hanif, a Black Muslim casket maker and ritual body washer in Newark, New Jersey, who takes two young men under his wing to teach them how to live better lives, illustrating the complexities of everyday Muslim community life.

​​Year: 2020 | Run Time: 82 minutes​​ | Language: English | Director: Zeshawn Ali | Producer: Aman Ali

An intimate documentary about faith, renewal, and healing, *TWO GODS* follows a Muslim casket maker and ritual body washer in New Jersey, as he takes two young men under his wing to teach them how to live better lives. Inside a corner casket shop in East Orange, laboring amid the sawdust and the long pine boxes, casket makers work with mentors in the Islamic burial tradition. Hanif, a Black Muslim casket maker who finds spiritual grounding in his work, brings two boys from the local community under his tutelage; 12-year-old Furquan and 17-year-old Naz, neither of whom have fathers at home. Hanif teaches Furquan and Naz the practices of Islamic burial rituals as they assist him with his work. Having formerly served time in prison, Hanif continues to grapple with past mistakes and new challenges, while his faith and community helps him guide his young charges on their own paths toward healing and embracing life.

Shot in a striking black-and-white, *TWO GODS* explores the juxtaposition of grief and the rituals of death with the vibrancy and potential of adolescence. The documentary turns an empathetic lens on Muslim American stories, ultimately crafting a moving portrait of both the intimate moments and the complexities of the everyday Muslim American experience.
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On March 17th, GISC will host *Two Gods* filmmakers Zeshawn Ali and Aman Ali for a filmmaker Q&A. This conversation will be moderated by local Detroit filmmaker and GISC Fellow Razi Jafri. RSVP: http://bit.ly/GISCTwoGods

Join us for the rest of the 'Black Islam in the Americas' series:

On March 29that 1:00 PM ET, GISC will host Dr. Su'ad Abdul Khabeer and Dr. Rasul Miller for a lecture on Black Islam in the Americas, with a focus on the United States. Dr. Su’ad Abdul Khabeer is a scholar, artist, activist, and author of* Muslim Cool: Race, Religion, and Hip Hop in the United States* (2016). She is an associate professor of American Culture and Director of the Arab and Muslim American Studies program at the University of Michigan. She received her Ph.D. in cultural anthropology from Princeton University, is a graduate of the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, and completed the Islamic Studies diploma program of the Institute at Abu Nour University (Damascus). In her most recent work, Umi’s Archive, Dr. Abdul Khabeer examines the intersections of official history and the untold stories of Black women and Black Muslims through the lens of her mother’s life. Umi means mother in Arabic, and Dr. Abdul Khabeer examines her mother’s photographic and literary archives, and so the digital exhibition series is Umi's Archive. The project sees everyday Black women as people who know things we all need to know. Dr. Rasul Miller's work looks into Black Muslim communities in the Atlantic world, Black radicalism and its impact on social and cultural movements in the twentieth-century U.S., Black internationalism, and West African intellectual history. Dr. Miller's current book project, *Black Muslim Cosmopolitanism: The Global Character of New York City's Black Muslim Movements*, examines the Black internationalist origins of early twentieth-century Black Sunni Muslim congregations in and around New York City, and the cultural and political orientations that characterized subsequent communities of Black Muslims in the U.S. who built robust, transnational networks as they actively engaged traditions and communities of Muslims on the African continent. RSVP: http://bit.ly/BlackIslamLect

This Black Islam in the Americas Series is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center, and cosponsored by American Culture, Arab and Muslim American Studies, the Center for Middle Eastern & North African Studies, the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the African Studies Center, the LSA Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and the International Institute all at the University of Michigan. This series is also brought to you by The Maydan at the George Mason University’s Ali Vural Ak Center for Global Islamic Studies, and the Muslim Studies Program at the Michigan State University. The film screening was made possible thanks to Good Docs.


Want to hear about similar events from U-M Islamic Studies? Sign up for the GISC Newsletter below! We send out a monthly newsletter in collaboration with the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, and the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum.

Join our Newsletter: https://myumi.ch/nbW83

Islamic Studies Minor: https://myumi.ch/R5YnQ
Email islamicstudies@umich.edu

Masters Program: https://myumi.ch/v2gVP
Email MIRS-info@umich.edu

Stay tuned on our upcoming events by following our socials here:
Facebook: UmichGISC
Twitter: @umichgisc


If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact islamicstudies@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Film Screening Thu, 17 Mar 2022 09:47:34 -0400 2022-03-11T00:00:00-05:00 2022-03-11T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening Two Gods poster
Ukranian Shorts: Fundraiser Film Screening (March 11, 2022 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93281 93281-21702244@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 11, 2022 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

A $20 donation to Ukranian underground art collective FreeFilmers or the National Bank of Ukraine's Account for Armed Forces at the door admits you to this special fundraising screening of experimental shorts from Ukraine. See the event program for additional details.

This screening is a charity event in support of Ukrainian artists, filmmakers, and their families during the Russian aggression in Ukraine.

Freefilmers is an art group from Mariupol that makes documentaries and experimental films addressing social reality and human lives in the struggle for equality and freedom. Their activist films, created with the help of horizontal connections, raise issues of work, gentrification, and independent artistic practice.

Presented with support from the Stamps School of Art & Design MFA in Art Program.

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Film Screening Fri, 11 Mar 2022 09:57:21 -0500 2022-03-11T18:00:00-05:00 2022-03-11T20:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Film Screening Ukrainian Shorts Fundraiser poster with event information
Black Islam in the Americas Series. *Two Gods* Free Screening (March 12, 2022 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/92869 92869-21697517@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, March 12, 2022 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

This film screening is part of our “Black Islam in the Americas” Series, presented by the Global Islamic Studies Center (GISC) at the University of Michigan! This series will explore the history of Black Islam and the experiences of Black Muslim communities in the Americas, including North America, Latin America, and the Caribbean.

From March 4th-18th, you will have the opportunity to watch *Two Gods* (2020), a film by Zeshawn Ali and Aman Ali, on demand and for free. Pre-order your free tickets now: http://watch.eventive.org/gisctwogods

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*Two Gods* is the story of Hanif, a Black Muslim casket maker and ritual body washer in Newark, New Jersey, who takes two young men under his wing to teach them how to live better lives, illustrating the complexities of everyday Muslim community life.

​​Year: 2020 | Run Time: 82 minutes​​ | Language: English | Director: Zeshawn Ali | Producer: Aman Ali

An intimate documentary about faith, renewal, and healing, *TWO GODS* follows a Muslim casket maker and ritual body washer in New Jersey, as he takes two young men under his wing to teach them how to live better lives. Inside a corner casket shop in East Orange, laboring amid the sawdust and the long pine boxes, casket makers work with mentors in the Islamic burial tradition. Hanif, a Black Muslim casket maker who finds spiritual grounding in his work, brings two boys from the local community under his tutelage; 12-year-old Furquan and 17-year-old Naz, neither of whom have fathers at home. Hanif teaches Furquan and Naz the practices of Islamic burial rituals as they assist him with his work. Having formerly served time in prison, Hanif continues to grapple with past mistakes and new challenges, while his faith and community helps him guide his young charges on their own paths toward healing and embracing life.

Shot in a striking black-and-white, *TWO GODS* explores the juxtaposition of grief and the rituals of death with the vibrancy and potential of adolescence. The documentary turns an empathetic lens on Muslim American stories, ultimately crafting a moving portrait of both the intimate moments and the complexities of the everyday Muslim American experience.
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On March 17th, GISC will host *Two Gods* filmmakers Zeshawn Ali and Aman Ali for a filmmaker Q&A. This conversation will be moderated by local Detroit filmmaker and GISC Fellow Razi Jafri. RSVP: http://bit.ly/GISCTwoGods

Join us for the rest of the 'Black Islam in the Americas' series:

On March 29that 1:00 PM ET, GISC will host Dr. Su'ad Abdul Khabeer and Dr. Rasul Miller for a lecture on Black Islam in the Americas, with a focus on the United States. Dr. Su’ad Abdul Khabeer is a scholar, artist, activist, and author of* Muslim Cool: Race, Religion, and Hip Hop in the United States* (2016). She is an associate professor of American Culture and Director of the Arab and Muslim American Studies program at the University of Michigan. She received her Ph.D. in cultural anthropology from Princeton University, is a graduate of the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, and completed the Islamic Studies diploma program of the Institute at Abu Nour University (Damascus). In her most recent work, Umi’s Archive, Dr. Abdul Khabeer examines the intersections of official history and the untold stories of Black women and Black Muslims through the lens of her mother’s life. Umi means mother in Arabic, and Dr. Abdul Khabeer examines her mother’s photographic and literary archives, and so the digital exhibition series is Umi's Archive. The project sees everyday Black women as people who know things we all need to know. Dr. Rasul Miller's work looks into Black Muslim communities in the Atlantic world, Black radicalism and its impact on social and cultural movements in the twentieth-century U.S., Black internationalism, and West African intellectual history. Dr. Miller's current book project, *Black Muslim Cosmopolitanism: The Global Character of New York City's Black Muslim Movements*, examines the Black internationalist origins of early twentieth-century Black Sunni Muslim congregations in and around New York City, and the cultural and political orientations that characterized subsequent communities of Black Muslims in the U.S. who built robust, transnational networks as they actively engaged traditions and communities of Muslims on the African continent. RSVP: http://bit.ly/BlackIslamLect

This Black Islam in the Americas Series is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center, and cosponsored by American Culture, Arab and Muslim American Studies, the Center for Middle Eastern & North African Studies, the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the African Studies Center, the LSA Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and the International Institute all at the University of Michigan. This series is also brought to you by The Maydan at the George Mason University’s Ali Vural Ak Center for Global Islamic Studies, and the Muslim Studies Program at the Michigan State University. The film screening was made possible thanks to Good Docs.


Want to hear about similar events from U-M Islamic Studies? Sign up for the GISC Newsletter below! We send out a monthly newsletter in collaboration with the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, and the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum.

Join our Newsletter: https://myumi.ch/nbW83

Islamic Studies Minor: https://myumi.ch/R5YnQ
Email islamicstudies@umich.edu

Masters Program: https://myumi.ch/v2gVP
Email MIRS-info@umich.edu

Stay tuned on our upcoming events by following our socials here:
Facebook: UmichGISC
Twitter: @umichgisc


If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact islamicstudies@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Film Screening Thu, 17 Mar 2022 09:47:34 -0400 2022-03-12T00:00:00-05:00 2022-03-12T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening Two Gods poster
Black Islam in the Americas Series. *Two Gods* Free Screening (March 13, 2022 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/92869 92869-21697518@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, March 13, 2022 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

This film screening is part of our “Black Islam in the Americas” Series, presented by the Global Islamic Studies Center (GISC) at the University of Michigan! This series will explore the history of Black Islam and the experiences of Black Muslim communities in the Americas, including North America, Latin America, and the Caribbean.

From March 4th-18th, you will have the opportunity to watch *Two Gods* (2020), a film by Zeshawn Ali and Aman Ali, on demand and for free. Pre-order your free tickets now: http://watch.eventive.org/gisctwogods

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*Two Gods* is the story of Hanif, a Black Muslim casket maker and ritual body washer in Newark, New Jersey, who takes two young men under his wing to teach them how to live better lives, illustrating the complexities of everyday Muslim community life.

​​Year: 2020 | Run Time: 82 minutes​​ | Language: English | Director: Zeshawn Ali | Producer: Aman Ali

An intimate documentary about faith, renewal, and healing, *TWO GODS* follows a Muslim casket maker and ritual body washer in New Jersey, as he takes two young men under his wing to teach them how to live better lives. Inside a corner casket shop in East Orange, laboring amid the sawdust and the long pine boxes, casket makers work with mentors in the Islamic burial tradition. Hanif, a Black Muslim casket maker who finds spiritual grounding in his work, brings two boys from the local community under his tutelage; 12-year-old Furquan and 17-year-old Naz, neither of whom have fathers at home. Hanif teaches Furquan and Naz the practices of Islamic burial rituals as they assist him with his work. Having formerly served time in prison, Hanif continues to grapple with past mistakes and new challenges, while his faith and community helps him guide his young charges on their own paths toward healing and embracing life.

Shot in a striking black-and-white, *TWO GODS* explores the juxtaposition of grief and the rituals of death with the vibrancy and potential of adolescence. The documentary turns an empathetic lens on Muslim American stories, ultimately crafting a moving portrait of both the intimate moments and the complexities of the everyday Muslim American experience.
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On March 17th, GISC will host *Two Gods* filmmakers Zeshawn Ali and Aman Ali for a filmmaker Q&A. This conversation will be moderated by local Detroit filmmaker and GISC Fellow Razi Jafri. RSVP: http://bit.ly/GISCTwoGods

Join us for the rest of the 'Black Islam in the Americas' series:

On March 29that 1:00 PM ET, GISC will host Dr. Su'ad Abdul Khabeer and Dr. Rasul Miller for a lecture on Black Islam in the Americas, with a focus on the United States. Dr. Su’ad Abdul Khabeer is a scholar, artist, activist, and author of* Muslim Cool: Race, Religion, and Hip Hop in the United States* (2016). She is an associate professor of American Culture and Director of the Arab and Muslim American Studies program at the University of Michigan. She received her Ph.D. in cultural anthropology from Princeton University, is a graduate of the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, and completed the Islamic Studies diploma program of the Institute at Abu Nour University (Damascus). In her most recent work, Umi’s Archive, Dr. Abdul Khabeer examines the intersections of official history and the untold stories of Black women and Black Muslims through the lens of her mother’s life. Umi means mother in Arabic, and Dr. Abdul Khabeer examines her mother’s photographic and literary archives, and so the digital exhibition series is Umi's Archive. The project sees everyday Black women as people who know things we all need to know. Dr. Rasul Miller's work looks into Black Muslim communities in the Atlantic world, Black radicalism and its impact on social and cultural movements in the twentieth-century U.S., Black internationalism, and West African intellectual history. Dr. Miller's current book project, *Black Muslim Cosmopolitanism: The Global Character of New York City's Black Muslim Movements*, examines the Black internationalist origins of early twentieth-century Black Sunni Muslim congregations in and around New York City, and the cultural and political orientations that characterized subsequent communities of Black Muslims in the U.S. who built robust, transnational networks as they actively engaged traditions and communities of Muslims on the African continent. RSVP: http://bit.ly/BlackIslamLect

This Black Islam in the Americas Series is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center, and cosponsored by American Culture, Arab and Muslim American Studies, the Center for Middle Eastern & North African Studies, the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the African Studies Center, the LSA Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and the International Institute all at the University of Michigan. This series is also brought to you by The Maydan at the George Mason University’s Ali Vural Ak Center for Global Islamic Studies, and the Muslim Studies Program at the Michigan State University. The film screening was made possible thanks to Good Docs.


Want to hear about similar events from U-M Islamic Studies? Sign up for the GISC Newsletter below! We send out a monthly newsletter in collaboration with the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, and the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum.

Join our Newsletter: https://myumi.ch/nbW83

Islamic Studies Minor: https://myumi.ch/R5YnQ
Email islamicstudies@umich.edu

Masters Program: https://myumi.ch/v2gVP
Email MIRS-info@umich.edu

Stay tuned on our upcoming events by following our socials here:
Facebook: UmichGISC
Twitter: @umichgisc


If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact islamicstudies@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Film Screening Thu, 17 Mar 2022 09:47:34 -0400 2022-03-13T00:00:00-05:00 2022-03-13T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening Two Gods poster
Black Islam in the Americas Series. *Two Gods* Free Screening (March 14, 2022 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/92869 92869-21697519@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 14, 2022 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

This film screening is part of our “Black Islam in the Americas” Series, presented by the Global Islamic Studies Center (GISC) at the University of Michigan! This series will explore the history of Black Islam and the experiences of Black Muslim communities in the Americas, including North America, Latin America, and the Caribbean.

From March 4th-18th, you will have the opportunity to watch *Two Gods* (2020), a film by Zeshawn Ali and Aman Ali, on demand and for free. Pre-order your free tickets now: http://watch.eventive.org/gisctwogods

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*Two Gods* is the story of Hanif, a Black Muslim casket maker and ritual body washer in Newark, New Jersey, who takes two young men under his wing to teach them how to live better lives, illustrating the complexities of everyday Muslim community life.

​​Year: 2020 | Run Time: 82 minutes​​ | Language: English | Director: Zeshawn Ali | Producer: Aman Ali

An intimate documentary about faith, renewal, and healing, *TWO GODS* follows a Muslim casket maker and ritual body washer in New Jersey, as he takes two young men under his wing to teach them how to live better lives. Inside a corner casket shop in East Orange, laboring amid the sawdust and the long pine boxes, casket makers work with mentors in the Islamic burial tradition. Hanif, a Black Muslim casket maker who finds spiritual grounding in his work, brings two boys from the local community under his tutelage; 12-year-old Furquan and 17-year-old Naz, neither of whom have fathers at home. Hanif teaches Furquan and Naz the practices of Islamic burial rituals as they assist him with his work. Having formerly served time in prison, Hanif continues to grapple with past mistakes and new challenges, while his faith and community helps him guide his young charges on their own paths toward healing and embracing life.

Shot in a striking black-and-white, *TWO GODS* explores the juxtaposition of grief and the rituals of death with the vibrancy and potential of adolescence. The documentary turns an empathetic lens on Muslim American stories, ultimately crafting a moving portrait of both the intimate moments and the complexities of the everyday Muslim American experience.
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On March 17th, GISC will host *Two Gods* filmmakers Zeshawn Ali and Aman Ali for a filmmaker Q&A. This conversation will be moderated by local Detroit filmmaker and GISC Fellow Razi Jafri. RSVP: http://bit.ly/GISCTwoGods

Join us for the rest of the 'Black Islam in the Americas' series:

On March 29that 1:00 PM ET, GISC will host Dr. Su'ad Abdul Khabeer and Dr. Rasul Miller for a lecture on Black Islam in the Americas, with a focus on the United States. Dr. Su’ad Abdul Khabeer is a scholar, artist, activist, and author of* Muslim Cool: Race, Religion, and Hip Hop in the United States* (2016). She is an associate professor of American Culture and Director of the Arab and Muslim American Studies program at the University of Michigan. She received her Ph.D. in cultural anthropology from Princeton University, is a graduate of the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, and completed the Islamic Studies diploma program of the Institute at Abu Nour University (Damascus). In her most recent work, Umi’s Archive, Dr. Abdul Khabeer examines the intersections of official history and the untold stories of Black women and Black Muslims through the lens of her mother’s life. Umi means mother in Arabic, and Dr. Abdul Khabeer examines her mother’s photographic and literary archives, and so the digital exhibition series is Umi's Archive. The project sees everyday Black women as people who know things we all need to know. Dr. Rasul Miller's work looks into Black Muslim communities in the Atlantic world, Black radicalism and its impact on social and cultural movements in the twentieth-century U.S., Black internationalism, and West African intellectual history. Dr. Miller's current book project, *Black Muslim Cosmopolitanism: The Global Character of New York City's Black Muslim Movements*, examines the Black internationalist origins of early twentieth-century Black Sunni Muslim congregations in and around New York City, and the cultural and political orientations that characterized subsequent communities of Black Muslims in the U.S. who built robust, transnational networks as they actively engaged traditions and communities of Muslims on the African continent. RSVP: http://bit.ly/BlackIslamLect

This Black Islam in the Americas Series is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center, and cosponsored by American Culture, Arab and Muslim American Studies, the Center for Middle Eastern & North African Studies, the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the African Studies Center, the LSA Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and the International Institute all at the University of Michigan. This series is also brought to you by The Maydan at the George Mason University’s Ali Vural Ak Center for Global Islamic Studies, and the Muslim Studies Program at the Michigan State University. The film screening was made possible thanks to Good Docs.


Want to hear about similar events from U-M Islamic Studies? Sign up for the GISC Newsletter below! We send out a monthly newsletter in collaboration with the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, and the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum.

Join our Newsletter: https://myumi.ch/nbW83

Islamic Studies Minor: https://myumi.ch/R5YnQ
Email islamicstudies@umich.edu

Masters Program: https://myumi.ch/v2gVP
Email MIRS-info@umich.edu

Stay tuned on our upcoming events by following our socials here:
Facebook: UmichGISC
Twitter: @umichgisc


If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact islamicstudies@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Film Screening Thu, 17 Mar 2022 09:47:34 -0400 2022-03-14T00:00:00-04:00 2022-03-14T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening Two Gods poster
Black Islam in the Americas Series. *Two Gods* Free Screening (March 15, 2022 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/92869 92869-21697520@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 15, 2022 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

This film screening is part of our “Black Islam in the Americas” Series, presented by the Global Islamic Studies Center (GISC) at the University of Michigan! This series will explore the history of Black Islam and the experiences of Black Muslim communities in the Americas, including North America, Latin America, and the Caribbean.

From March 4th-18th, you will have the opportunity to watch *Two Gods* (2020), a film by Zeshawn Ali and Aman Ali, on demand and for free. Pre-order your free tickets now: http://watch.eventive.org/gisctwogods

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*Two Gods* is the story of Hanif, a Black Muslim casket maker and ritual body washer in Newark, New Jersey, who takes two young men under his wing to teach them how to live better lives, illustrating the complexities of everyday Muslim community life.

​​Year: 2020 | Run Time: 82 minutes​​ | Language: English | Director: Zeshawn Ali | Producer: Aman Ali

An intimate documentary about faith, renewal, and healing, *TWO GODS* follows a Muslim casket maker and ritual body washer in New Jersey, as he takes two young men under his wing to teach them how to live better lives. Inside a corner casket shop in East Orange, laboring amid the sawdust and the long pine boxes, casket makers work with mentors in the Islamic burial tradition. Hanif, a Black Muslim casket maker who finds spiritual grounding in his work, brings two boys from the local community under his tutelage; 12-year-old Furquan and 17-year-old Naz, neither of whom have fathers at home. Hanif teaches Furquan and Naz the practices of Islamic burial rituals as they assist him with his work. Having formerly served time in prison, Hanif continues to grapple with past mistakes and new challenges, while his faith and community helps him guide his young charges on their own paths toward healing and embracing life.

Shot in a striking black-and-white, *TWO GODS* explores the juxtaposition of grief and the rituals of death with the vibrancy and potential of adolescence. The documentary turns an empathetic lens on Muslim American stories, ultimately crafting a moving portrait of both the intimate moments and the complexities of the everyday Muslim American experience.
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On March 17th, GISC will host *Two Gods* filmmakers Zeshawn Ali and Aman Ali for a filmmaker Q&A. This conversation will be moderated by local Detroit filmmaker and GISC Fellow Razi Jafri. RSVP: http://bit.ly/GISCTwoGods

Join us for the rest of the 'Black Islam in the Americas' series:

On March 29that 1:00 PM ET, GISC will host Dr. Su'ad Abdul Khabeer and Dr. Rasul Miller for a lecture on Black Islam in the Americas, with a focus on the United States. Dr. Su’ad Abdul Khabeer is a scholar, artist, activist, and author of* Muslim Cool: Race, Religion, and Hip Hop in the United States* (2016). She is an associate professor of American Culture and Director of the Arab and Muslim American Studies program at the University of Michigan. She received her Ph.D. in cultural anthropology from Princeton University, is a graduate of the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, and completed the Islamic Studies diploma program of the Institute at Abu Nour University (Damascus). In her most recent work, Umi’s Archive, Dr. Abdul Khabeer examines the intersections of official history and the untold stories of Black women and Black Muslims through the lens of her mother’s life. Umi means mother in Arabic, and Dr. Abdul Khabeer examines her mother’s photographic and literary archives, and so the digital exhibition series is Umi's Archive. The project sees everyday Black women as people who know things we all need to know. Dr. Rasul Miller's work looks into Black Muslim communities in the Atlantic world, Black radicalism and its impact on social and cultural movements in the twentieth-century U.S., Black internationalism, and West African intellectual history. Dr. Miller's current book project, *Black Muslim Cosmopolitanism: The Global Character of New York City's Black Muslim Movements*, examines the Black internationalist origins of early twentieth-century Black Sunni Muslim congregations in and around New York City, and the cultural and political orientations that characterized subsequent communities of Black Muslims in the U.S. who built robust, transnational networks as they actively engaged traditions and communities of Muslims on the African continent. RSVP: http://bit.ly/BlackIslamLect

This Black Islam in the Americas Series is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center, and cosponsored by American Culture, Arab and Muslim American Studies, the Center for Middle Eastern & North African Studies, the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the African Studies Center, the LSA Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and the International Institute all at the University of Michigan. This series is also brought to you by The Maydan at the George Mason University’s Ali Vural Ak Center for Global Islamic Studies, and the Muslim Studies Program at the Michigan State University. The film screening was made possible thanks to Good Docs.


Want to hear about similar events from U-M Islamic Studies? Sign up for the GISC Newsletter below! We send out a monthly newsletter in collaboration with the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, and the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum.

Join our Newsletter: https://myumi.ch/nbW83

Islamic Studies Minor: https://myumi.ch/R5YnQ
Email islamicstudies@umich.edu

Masters Program: https://myumi.ch/v2gVP
Email MIRS-info@umich.edu

Stay tuned on our upcoming events by following our socials here:
Facebook: UmichGISC
Twitter: @umichgisc


If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact islamicstudies@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Film Screening Thu, 17 Mar 2022 09:47:34 -0400 2022-03-15T00:00:00-04:00 2022-03-15T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening Two Gods poster
Black Islam in the Americas Series. *Two Gods* Free Screening (March 16, 2022 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/92869 92869-21697521@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 16, 2022 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

This film screening is part of our “Black Islam in the Americas” Series, presented by the Global Islamic Studies Center (GISC) at the University of Michigan! This series will explore the history of Black Islam and the experiences of Black Muslim communities in the Americas, including North America, Latin America, and the Caribbean.

From March 4th-18th, you will have the opportunity to watch *Two Gods* (2020), a film by Zeshawn Ali and Aman Ali, on demand and for free. Pre-order your free tickets now: http://watch.eventive.org/gisctwogods

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*Two Gods* is the story of Hanif, a Black Muslim casket maker and ritual body washer in Newark, New Jersey, who takes two young men under his wing to teach them how to live better lives, illustrating the complexities of everyday Muslim community life.

​​Year: 2020 | Run Time: 82 minutes​​ | Language: English | Director: Zeshawn Ali | Producer: Aman Ali

An intimate documentary about faith, renewal, and healing, *TWO GODS* follows a Muslim casket maker and ritual body washer in New Jersey, as he takes two young men under his wing to teach them how to live better lives. Inside a corner casket shop in East Orange, laboring amid the sawdust and the long pine boxes, casket makers work with mentors in the Islamic burial tradition. Hanif, a Black Muslim casket maker who finds spiritual grounding in his work, brings two boys from the local community under his tutelage; 12-year-old Furquan and 17-year-old Naz, neither of whom have fathers at home. Hanif teaches Furquan and Naz the practices of Islamic burial rituals as they assist him with his work. Having formerly served time in prison, Hanif continues to grapple with past mistakes and new challenges, while his faith and community helps him guide his young charges on their own paths toward healing and embracing life.

Shot in a striking black-and-white, *TWO GODS* explores the juxtaposition of grief and the rituals of death with the vibrancy and potential of adolescence. The documentary turns an empathetic lens on Muslim American stories, ultimately crafting a moving portrait of both the intimate moments and the complexities of the everyday Muslim American experience.
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On March 17th, GISC will host *Two Gods* filmmakers Zeshawn Ali and Aman Ali for a filmmaker Q&A. This conversation will be moderated by local Detroit filmmaker and GISC Fellow Razi Jafri. RSVP: http://bit.ly/GISCTwoGods

Join us for the rest of the 'Black Islam in the Americas' series:

On March 29that 1:00 PM ET, GISC will host Dr. Su'ad Abdul Khabeer and Dr. Rasul Miller for a lecture on Black Islam in the Americas, with a focus on the United States. Dr. Su’ad Abdul Khabeer is a scholar, artist, activist, and author of* Muslim Cool: Race, Religion, and Hip Hop in the United States* (2016). She is an associate professor of American Culture and Director of the Arab and Muslim American Studies program at the University of Michigan. She received her Ph.D. in cultural anthropology from Princeton University, is a graduate of the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, and completed the Islamic Studies diploma program of the Institute at Abu Nour University (Damascus). In her most recent work, Umi’s Archive, Dr. Abdul Khabeer examines the intersections of official history and the untold stories of Black women and Black Muslims through the lens of her mother’s life. Umi means mother in Arabic, and Dr. Abdul Khabeer examines her mother’s photographic and literary archives, and so the digital exhibition series is Umi's Archive. The project sees everyday Black women as people who know things we all need to know. Dr. Rasul Miller's work looks into Black Muslim communities in the Atlantic world, Black radicalism and its impact on social and cultural movements in the twentieth-century U.S., Black internationalism, and West African intellectual history. Dr. Miller's current book project, *Black Muslim Cosmopolitanism: The Global Character of New York City's Black Muslim Movements*, examines the Black internationalist origins of early twentieth-century Black Sunni Muslim congregations in and around New York City, and the cultural and political orientations that characterized subsequent communities of Black Muslims in the U.S. who built robust, transnational networks as they actively engaged traditions and communities of Muslims on the African continent. RSVP: http://bit.ly/BlackIslamLect

This Black Islam in the Americas Series is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center, and cosponsored by American Culture, Arab and Muslim American Studies, the Center for Middle Eastern & North African Studies, the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the African Studies Center, the LSA Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and the International Institute all at the University of Michigan. This series is also brought to you by The Maydan at the George Mason University’s Ali Vural Ak Center for Global Islamic Studies, and the Muslim Studies Program at the Michigan State University. The film screening was made possible thanks to Good Docs.


Want to hear about similar events from U-M Islamic Studies? Sign up for the GISC Newsletter below! We send out a monthly newsletter in collaboration with the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, and the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum.

Join our Newsletter: https://myumi.ch/nbW83

Islamic Studies Minor: https://myumi.ch/R5YnQ
Email islamicstudies@umich.edu

Masters Program: https://myumi.ch/v2gVP
Email MIRS-info@umich.edu

Stay tuned on our upcoming events by following our socials here:
Facebook: UmichGISC
Twitter: @umichgisc


If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact islamicstudies@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Film Screening Thu, 17 Mar 2022 09:47:34 -0400 2022-03-16T00:00:00-04:00 2022-03-16T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening Two Gods poster
Black Islam in the Americas Series. *Two Gods* Free Screening (March 17, 2022 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/92869 92869-21697522@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 17, 2022 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

This film screening is part of our “Black Islam in the Americas” Series, presented by the Global Islamic Studies Center (GISC) at the University of Michigan! This series will explore the history of Black Islam and the experiences of Black Muslim communities in the Americas, including North America, Latin America, and the Caribbean.

From March 4th-18th, you will have the opportunity to watch *Two Gods* (2020), a film by Zeshawn Ali and Aman Ali, on demand and for free. Pre-order your free tickets now: http://watch.eventive.org/gisctwogods

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*Two Gods* is the story of Hanif, a Black Muslim casket maker and ritual body washer in Newark, New Jersey, who takes two young men under his wing to teach them how to live better lives, illustrating the complexities of everyday Muslim community life.

​​Year: 2020 | Run Time: 82 minutes​​ | Language: English | Director: Zeshawn Ali | Producer: Aman Ali

An intimate documentary about faith, renewal, and healing, *TWO GODS* follows a Muslim casket maker and ritual body washer in New Jersey, as he takes two young men under his wing to teach them how to live better lives. Inside a corner casket shop in East Orange, laboring amid the sawdust and the long pine boxes, casket makers work with mentors in the Islamic burial tradition. Hanif, a Black Muslim casket maker who finds spiritual grounding in his work, brings two boys from the local community under his tutelage; 12-year-old Furquan and 17-year-old Naz, neither of whom have fathers at home. Hanif teaches Furquan and Naz the practices of Islamic burial rituals as they assist him with his work. Having formerly served time in prison, Hanif continues to grapple with past mistakes and new challenges, while his faith and community helps him guide his young charges on their own paths toward healing and embracing life.

Shot in a striking black-and-white, *TWO GODS* explores the juxtaposition of grief and the rituals of death with the vibrancy and potential of adolescence. The documentary turns an empathetic lens on Muslim American stories, ultimately crafting a moving portrait of both the intimate moments and the complexities of the everyday Muslim American experience.
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On March 17th, GISC will host *Two Gods* filmmakers Zeshawn Ali and Aman Ali for a filmmaker Q&A. This conversation will be moderated by local Detroit filmmaker and GISC Fellow Razi Jafri. RSVP: http://bit.ly/GISCTwoGods

Join us for the rest of the 'Black Islam in the Americas' series:

On March 29that 1:00 PM ET, GISC will host Dr. Su'ad Abdul Khabeer and Dr. Rasul Miller for a lecture on Black Islam in the Americas, with a focus on the United States. Dr. Su’ad Abdul Khabeer is a scholar, artist, activist, and author of* Muslim Cool: Race, Religion, and Hip Hop in the United States* (2016). She is an associate professor of American Culture and Director of the Arab and Muslim American Studies program at the University of Michigan. She received her Ph.D. in cultural anthropology from Princeton University, is a graduate of the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, and completed the Islamic Studies diploma program of the Institute at Abu Nour University (Damascus). In her most recent work, Umi’s Archive, Dr. Abdul Khabeer examines the intersections of official history and the untold stories of Black women and Black Muslims through the lens of her mother’s life. Umi means mother in Arabic, and Dr. Abdul Khabeer examines her mother’s photographic and literary archives, and so the digital exhibition series is Umi's Archive. The project sees everyday Black women as people who know things we all need to know. Dr. Rasul Miller's work looks into Black Muslim communities in the Atlantic world, Black radicalism and its impact on social and cultural movements in the twentieth-century U.S., Black internationalism, and West African intellectual history. Dr. Miller's current book project, *Black Muslim Cosmopolitanism: The Global Character of New York City's Black Muslim Movements*, examines the Black internationalist origins of early twentieth-century Black Sunni Muslim congregations in and around New York City, and the cultural and political orientations that characterized subsequent communities of Black Muslims in the U.S. who built robust, transnational networks as they actively engaged traditions and communities of Muslims on the African continent. RSVP: http://bit.ly/BlackIslamLect

This Black Islam in the Americas Series is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center, and cosponsored by American Culture, Arab and Muslim American Studies, the Center for Middle Eastern & North African Studies, the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the African Studies Center, the LSA Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and the International Institute all at the University of Michigan. This series is also brought to you by The Maydan at the George Mason University’s Ali Vural Ak Center for Global Islamic Studies, and the Muslim Studies Program at the Michigan State University. The film screening was made possible thanks to Good Docs.


Want to hear about similar events from U-M Islamic Studies? Sign up for the GISC Newsletter below! We send out a monthly newsletter in collaboration with the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, and the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum.

Join our Newsletter: https://myumi.ch/nbW83

Islamic Studies Minor: https://myumi.ch/R5YnQ
Email islamicstudies@umich.edu

Masters Program: https://myumi.ch/v2gVP
Email MIRS-info@umich.edu

Stay tuned on our upcoming events by following our socials here:
Facebook: UmichGISC
Twitter: @umichgisc


If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact islamicstudies@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Film Screening Thu, 17 Mar 2022 09:47:34 -0400 2022-03-17T00:00:00-04:00 2022-03-17T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening Two Gods poster
“What Does It Mean to Keep a Secret?” Film Series (March 17, 2022 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/91338 91338-21678342@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 17, 2022 4:00pm
Location: Chemistry Dow Lab
Organized By: Judaic Studies

Join the Jean and Samuel Frankel Center for Judaic Studies for a hybrid film series on the topic of "Secrets."

Documenting Secret Origins
Dr. Deborah Porter, University of Washington, Seattle
March 10, 4pm
Hybrid
Zoom Registration: https://myumi.ch/G11Qg
North Quad Room 2435

Drawing from her research on the impact of family secrets on psychological functioning and organization, Dr. Porter approaches Michal Weits' Blue Box and Shir Newman's How to Say Silence as cultural objects that have much to offer researchers interested in human behavior and motivation. She calls attention to the films' tacit illumination of a cultural psychology that lies at the foundation of Israelite self-construal and expression. Situating these remarkable films within a broader context of transgenerationally transmitted trauma and a psychology of secrets enhances and deepens our appreciation of the films' palliative effect.


March 17, 4pm
Screening of "Blue Box" by Michal Weits
Chemistry Building Room 1800
Virtual stream registration: https://forms.gle/UMbR5kqQyYEvz5ay9
The link will be available to stream March 17-20


March 24, 4pm
Screening of "How to Say Silence" by Shir Newman
Chemistry Building Room 1800
Virtual stream registration: https://forms.gle/qPARJYoLajxT7jpL7
The link will be available to stream March 24-27


March 25, 12pm
Virtual Panel
Zoom Registration: https://myumi.ch/RWWR8
The film screenings will be followed by a virtual panel with Deborah Porter and both of the films' directors, Michal Weitz and Shir Newman.



Trained as a Sinologist, Deborah Porter's interdisciplinary research on the impact of shameful family secrets on cultural production spans a wide swath of time and geography, including Early China, and fifteenth-and sixteenth-century Western Europe, Russia and Korea. She has authored From Deluge to Discourse: Myth, History and the Generation of Chinese Fiction (SUNY 1996); Collective Trauma and the Psychology of Secrets in Transnational Film (Routledge 2018); and most recently The Evolution of Chinese Filiality: Insights from the Neurosciences (Routledge 2022).

Michal Weits is an Israeli documentary director and producer, studied at the Sam Spiegel Film & Television School. Former head producer of the leading Israeli documentary Channel 8 (HOT network), in charge of highly acclaimed films: "The Law in These Parts”, "5 Broken Cameras", "The Flat", and many more. In 2013 Weits Founded 'Tape Runners', an independent production company. ‘Tape Runners' titles include Production: "WALL" (director: Moran Ifergan), winner for the best documentary, DocAviv film festival 2017. Distribution: "The Decent One", "No Place on Earth" and more. BLUE BOX is Weits' debut film as a director.

Shir Newman, 30, is a director and photographer who graduated from Kibbutzim College in cinema. She is a founding member of “Bush” collective for queer-feminist art and works as a coordinator for community arts programs and gallery director.

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Film Screening Thu, 03 Mar 2022 16:44:45 -0500 2022-03-17T16:00:00-04:00 2022-03-17T18:00:00-04:00 Chemistry Dow Lab Judaic Studies Film Screening Deborah Porter, Michal Weits, and Shir Newman
Black Islam in the Americas Series. *Two Gods* Free Screening (March 18, 2022 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/92869 92869-21697523@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 18, 2022 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

This film screening is part of our “Black Islam in the Americas” Series, presented by the Global Islamic Studies Center (GISC) at the University of Michigan! This series will explore the history of Black Islam and the experiences of Black Muslim communities in the Americas, including North America, Latin America, and the Caribbean.

From March 4th-18th, you will have the opportunity to watch *Two Gods* (2020), a film by Zeshawn Ali and Aman Ali, on demand and for free. Pre-order your free tickets now: http://watch.eventive.org/gisctwogods

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*Two Gods* is the story of Hanif, a Black Muslim casket maker and ritual body washer in Newark, New Jersey, who takes two young men under his wing to teach them how to live better lives, illustrating the complexities of everyday Muslim community life.

​​Year: 2020 | Run Time: 82 minutes​​ | Language: English | Director: Zeshawn Ali | Producer: Aman Ali

An intimate documentary about faith, renewal, and healing, *TWO GODS* follows a Muslim casket maker and ritual body washer in New Jersey, as he takes two young men under his wing to teach them how to live better lives. Inside a corner casket shop in East Orange, laboring amid the sawdust and the long pine boxes, casket makers work with mentors in the Islamic burial tradition. Hanif, a Black Muslim casket maker who finds spiritual grounding in his work, brings two boys from the local community under his tutelage; 12-year-old Furquan and 17-year-old Naz, neither of whom have fathers at home. Hanif teaches Furquan and Naz the practices of Islamic burial rituals as they assist him with his work. Having formerly served time in prison, Hanif continues to grapple with past mistakes and new challenges, while his faith and community helps him guide his young charges on their own paths toward healing and embracing life.

Shot in a striking black-and-white, *TWO GODS* explores the juxtaposition of grief and the rituals of death with the vibrancy and potential of adolescence. The documentary turns an empathetic lens on Muslim American stories, ultimately crafting a moving portrait of both the intimate moments and the complexities of the everyday Muslim American experience.
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On March 17th, GISC will host *Two Gods* filmmakers Zeshawn Ali and Aman Ali for a filmmaker Q&A. This conversation will be moderated by local Detroit filmmaker and GISC Fellow Razi Jafri. RSVP: http://bit.ly/GISCTwoGods

Join us for the rest of the 'Black Islam in the Americas' series:

On March 29that 1:00 PM ET, GISC will host Dr. Su'ad Abdul Khabeer and Dr. Rasul Miller for a lecture on Black Islam in the Americas, with a focus on the United States. Dr. Su’ad Abdul Khabeer is a scholar, artist, activist, and author of* Muslim Cool: Race, Religion, and Hip Hop in the United States* (2016). She is an associate professor of American Culture and Director of the Arab and Muslim American Studies program at the University of Michigan. She received her Ph.D. in cultural anthropology from Princeton University, is a graduate of the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, and completed the Islamic Studies diploma program of the Institute at Abu Nour University (Damascus). In her most recent work, Umi’s Archive, Dr. Abdul Khabeer examines the intersections of official history and the untold stories of Black women and Black Muslims through the lens of her mother’s life. Umi means mother in Arabic, and Dr. Abdul Khabeer examines her mother’s photographic and literary archives, and so the digital exhibition series is Umi's Archive. The project sees everyday Black women as people who know things we all need to know. Dr. Rasul Miller's work looks into Black Muslim communities in the Atlantic world, Black radicalism and its impact on social and cultural movements in the twentieth-century U.S., Black internationalism, and West African intellectual history. Dr. Miller's current book project, *Black Muslim Cosmopolitanism: The Global Character of New York City's Black Muslim Movements*, examines the Black internationalist origins of early twentieth-century Black Sunni Muslim congregations in and around New York City, and the cultural and political orientations that characterized subsequent communities of Black Muslims in the U.S. who built robust, transnational networks as they actively engaged traditions and communities of Muslims on the African continent. RSVP: http://bit.ly/BlackIslamLect

This Black Islam in the Americas Series is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center, and cosponsored by American Culture, Arab and Muslim American Studies, the Center for Middle Eastern & North African Studies, the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the African Studies Center, the LSA Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and the International Institute all at the University of Michigan. This series is also brought to you by The Maydan at the George Mason University’s Ali Vural Ak Center for Global Islamic Studies, and the Muslim Studies Program at the Michigan State University. The film screening was made possible thanks to Good Docs.


Want to hear about similar events from U-M Islamic Studies? Sign up for the GISC Newsletter below! We send out a monthly newsletter in collaboration with the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, and the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum.

Join our Newsletter: https://myumi.ch/nbW83

Islamic Studies Minor: https://myumi.ch/R5YnQ
Email islamicstudies@umich.edu

Masters Program: https://myumi.ch/v2gVP
Email MIRS-info@umich.edu

Stay tuned on our upcoming events by following our socials here:
Facebook: UmichGISC
Twitter: @umichgisc


If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact islamicstudies@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Film Screening Thu, 17 Mar 2022 09:47:34 -0400 2022-03-18T00:00:00-04:00 2022-03-18T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening Two Gods poster
Sarafina! Movie Night (March 18, 2022 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/92541 92541-21692147@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 18, 2022 6:00pm
Location: Trotter Multicultural Center
Organized By: Institute for the Humanities

Join us Friday, March 18 for *Sarafina!* in the Sankofa Lounge at Trotter Multicultural Center ahead of South African Human Rights Day (Monday, March 21). There will be snacks and drinks, we encourage you to bring your own blanket and get cozy! Following the showing, there will be an opportunity for conversation about the movie and South African Human Rights Day. This event is hosted by Institute for the Humanities Public Humanities Interns, The Black Student Union, and The African Student Association.

*Sarafina! *is a 1992 movie based on Mbongeni Ngema's 1987 musical of the same name, which tells the story of students and their families involved in the 1976 Soweto Uprising against the implementation of Afrikaans as the language of instruction in schools. The film stars Leleti Khumalo, Miriam Makeba, John Kani, Ngema, and Whoopi Goldberg; Khumalo reprises her role from the stage performance.

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Film Screening Fri, 18 Feb 2022 10:29:37 -0500 2022-03-18T18:00:00-04:00 2022-03-18T20:00:00-04:00 Trotter Multicultural Center Institute for the Humanities Film Screening Sarafina! Movie Poster
CSEAS Film Screening. *The Donut King* (March 20, 2022 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/92873 92873-21697626@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, March 20, 2022 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Southeast Asian Studies

Film Screening
Sunday, March 20, 2:00 p.m., The State Theater, Ann Arbor

*The Donut King*
2020. 90 mins. Documentary. NR
Cambodian refugee Ted Ngoy builds a multi-million dollar empire by baking America’s favorite pastry — the donut.

Post-film discussion and Q&A with Melissa Borja, assistant professor of American Culture at the University of Michigan, where she is a core faculty member in Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies. Professor Borja researches migration, religion, race, and politics.

Free donuts provided by DJ’d Bakery—owners the Yams are proteges of The Donut King!

https://bit.ly/thedonutking

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Film Screening Tue, 01 Mar 2022 12:34:59 -0500 2022-03-20T14:00:00-04:00 2022-03-20T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Southeast Asian Studies Film Screening The Donut King
Film Screening + Discussion for the 60th Ann Arbor Film Festival (March 23, 2022 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/91705 91705-21681920@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 23, 2022 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Stamps Gallery is proud to present a screening of renowned filmmaker Mariam Ghani's new work. The screening will be followed by a Q&A between Ghani and Stamps Gallery Director, Srimoyee Mitra.

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Film Screening Mon, 31 Jan 2022 18:15:28 -0500 2022-03-23T15:00:00-04:00 2022-03-23T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Film Screening a video still from Mariam Ghani new film
UU Weekly Movie Night (March 23, 2022 6:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93386 93386-21704100@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 23, 2022 6:30pm
Location: Michigan Union
Organized By: Center for Campus Involvement

Join UU Weekly for a movie night! Come watch a Spider-Man movie with us, and participate in trivia for a chance to win prizes!

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Film Screening Fri, 18 Mar 2022 14:19:57 -0400 2022-03-23T18:30:00-04:00 2022-03-23T21:30:00-04:00 Michigan Union Center for Campus Involvement Film Screening UU Weekly Spider-Man Showing
“What Does It Mean to Keep a Secret?” Film Series (March 24, 2022 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/91338 91338-21678343@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 24, 2022 4:00pm
Location: Chemistry Dow Lab
Organized By: Judaic Studies

Join the Jean and Samuel Frankel Center for Judaic Studies for a hybrid film series on the topic of "Secrets."

Documenting Secret Origins
Dr. Deborah Porter, University of Washington, Seattle
March 10, 4pm
Hybrid
Zoom Registration: https://myumi.ch/G11Qg
North Quad Room 2435

Drawing from her research on the impact of family secrets on psychological functioning and organization, Dr. Porter approaches Michal Weits' Blue Box and Shir Newman's How to Say Silence as cultural objects that have much to offer researchers interested in human behavior and motivation. She calls attention to the films' tacit illumination of a cultural psychology that lies at the foundation of Israelite self-construal and expression. Situating these remarkable films within a broader context of transgenerationally transmitted trauma and a psychology of secrets enhances and deepens our appreciation of the films' palliative effect.


March 17, 4pm
Screening of "Blue Box" by Michal Weits
Chemistry Building Room 1800
Virtual stream registration: https://forms.gle/UMbR5kqQyYEvz5ay9
The link will be available to stream March 17-20


March 24, 4pm
Screening of "How to Say Silence" by Shir Newman
Chemistry Building Room 1800
Virtual stream registration: https://forms.gle/qPARJYoLajxT7jpL7
The link will be available to stream March 24-27


March 25, 12pm
Virtual Panel
Zoom Registration: https://myumi.ch/RWWR8
The film screenings will be followed by a virtual panel with Deborah Porter and both of the films' directors, Michal Weitz and Shir Newman.



Trained as a Sinologist, Deborah Porter's interdisciplinary research on the impact of shameful family secrets on cultural production spans a wide swath of time and geography, including Early China, and fifteenth-and sixteenth-century Western Europe, Russia and Korea. She has authored From Deluge to Discourse: Myth, History and the Generation of Chinese Fiction (SUNY 1996); Collective Trauma and the Psychology of Secrets in Transnational Film (Routledge 2018); and most recently The Evolution of Chinese Filiality: Insights from the Neurosciences (Routledge 2022).

Michal Weits is an Israeli documentary director and producer, studied at the Sam Spiegel Film & Television School. Former head producer of the leading Israeli documentary Channel 8 (HOT network), in charge of highly acclaimed films: "The Law in These Parts”, "5 Broken Cameras", "The Flat", and many more. In 2013 Weits Founded 'Tape Runners', an independent production company. ‘Tape Runners' titles include Production: "WALL" (director: Moran Ifergan), winner for the best documentary, DocAviv film festival 2017. Distribution: "The Decent One", "No Place on Earth" and more. BLUE BOX is Weits' debut film as a director.

Shir Newman, 30, is a director and photographer who graduated from Kibbutzim College in cinema. She is a founding member of “Bush” collective for queer-feminist art and works as a coordinator for community arts programs and gallery director.

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Film Screening Thu, 03 Mar 2022 16:44:45 -0500 2022-03-24T16:00:00-04:00 2022-03-24T18:00:00-04:00 Chemistry Dow Lab Judaic Studies Film Screening Deborah Porter, Michal Weits, and Shir Newman
“What Does It Mean to Keep a Secret?” Film Series (March 25, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/91338 91338-21678344@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 25, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Judaic Studies

Join the Jean and Samuel Frankel Center for Judaic Studies for a hybrid film series on the topic of "Secrets."

Documenting Secret Origins
Dr. Deborah Porter, University of Washington, Seattle
March 10, 4pm
Hybrid
Zoom Registration: https://myumi.ch/G11Qg
North Quad Room 2435

Drawing from her research on the impact of family secrets on psychological functioning and organization, Dr. Porter approaches Michal Weits' Blue Box and Shir Newman's How to Say Silence as cultural objects that have much to offer researchers interested in human behavior and motivation. She calls attention to the films' tacit illumination of a cultural psychology that lies at the foundation of Israelite self-construal and expression. Situating these remarkable films within a broader context of transgenerationally transmitted trauma and a psychology of secrets enhances and deepens our appreciation of the films' palliative effect.


March 17, 4pm
Screening of "Blue Box" by Michal Weits
Chemistry Building Room 1800
Virtual stream registration: https://forms.gle/UMbR5kqQyYEvz5ay9
The link will be available to stream March 17-20


March 24, 4pm
Screening of "How to Say Silence" by Shir Newman
Chemistry Building Room 1800
Virtual stream registration: https://forms.gle/qPARJYoLajxT7jpL7
The link will be available to stream March 24-27


March 25, 12pm
Virtual Panel
Zoom Registration: https://myumi.ch/RWWR8
The film screenings will be followed by a virtual panel with Deborah Porter and both of the films' directors, Michal Weitz and Shir Newman.



Trained as a Sinologist, Deborah Porter's interdisciplinary research on the impact of shameful family secrets on cultural production spans a wide swath of time and geography, including Early China, and fifteenth-and sixteenth-century Western Europe, Russia and Korea. She has authored From Deluge to Discourse: Myth, History and the Generation of Chinese Fiction (SUNY 1996); Collective Trauma and the Psychology of Secrets in Transnational Film (Routledge 2018); and most recently The Evolution of Chinese Filiality: Insights from the Neurosciences (Routledge 2022).

Michal Weits is an Israeli documentary director and producer, studied at the Sam Spiegel Film & Television School. Former head producer of the leading Israeli documentary Channel 8 (HOT network), in charge of highly acclaimed films: "The Law in These Parts”, "5 Broken Cameras", "The Flat", and many more. In 2013 Weits Founded 'Tape Runners', an independent production company. ‘Tape Runners' titles include Production: "WALL" (director: Moran Ifergan), winner for the best documentary, DocAviv film festival 2017. Distribution: "The Decent One", "No Place on Earth" and more. BLUE BOX is Weits' debut film as a director.

Shir Newman, 30, is a director and photographer who graduated from Kibbutzim College in cinema. She is a founding member of “Bush” collective for queer-feminist art and works as a coordinator for community arts programs and gallery director.

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Film Screening Thu, 03 Mar 2022 16:44:45 -0500 2022-03-25T12:00:00-04:00 2022-03-25T14:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Judaic Studies Film Screening Deborah Porter, Michal Weits, and Shir Newman
Film. What We Shared (March 27, 2022 1:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93436 93436-21704493@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, March 27, 2022 1:15pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies

NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE

Seven inhabitants of a de facto state on the Black Sea unfurl a web of stories about loss and displacement through the re-imaginings of dreams and memories of the 1992–93 war in Abkhazia. To question the unstable distinction between fact and fiction, these re-imaginings are interwoven with auto-fictional narration and archival materials that have been processed through an AI technology. The Black Sea permeating the film’s universe acts as a metaphor for both an idyllic holiday destination of utopian happiness as well as a perilous force.

Available online March 22-31 or in person at the Michigan Theater on March 27 at 1:15pm.

For a sneak peek, watch the trailer! https://vimeo.com/531298273

The director Kamila Kuc will also be giving a CREES Noon Lecture on March 23! Please see more details on the event here: https://myumi.ch/bRqrj

Visit the Ann Arbor Film Festival website for the full schedule and information about special events: https://www.aafilmfest.org/

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Film Screening Thu, 17 Mar 2022 17:08:44 -0400 2022-03-27T13:15:00-04:00 2022-03-27T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies Film Screening What We Shared film
Dissonance: "The Feeling of Being Watched" (March 28, 2022 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/93853 93853-21709042@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 28, 2022 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Information and Technology Services (ITS)

Dissonance is proud to present free viewing of The Feeling of Being Watched from March 28 to April 7, and on the afternoon of April 7 a discussion with film's director and Wallace House fellow Assia Boundaoui. Conversation will be facilitated by Wallace House Director Lynette Clemetson, and will be joined by Roya Ensafi and Tanisha Afnan.

About The Feeling of Being Watched
In the Arab-American neighborhood outside of Chicago where journalist and filmmaker Assia Boundaoui grew up, most of her neighbors think they have been under surveillance for over a decade. While investigating their experiences, Assia uncovers tens of thousands of pages of FBI documents that prove her hometown was the subject of one of the largest counter terrorism investigations ever conducted in the U.S. before 9/11, code named “Operation Vulgar Betrayal.” With unprecedented access, The Feeling of Being Watched weaves the personal and the political as it follows the filmmaker’s examination of why her community—including her own family—fell under blanket government surveillance. Assia struggles to disrupt the government secrecy shrouding what happened and takes the FBI to federal court to compel them to make the records they collected about her community public. In the process, she confronts long-hidden truths about the FBI’s relationship to her community. The Feeling of Being Watched follows Assia as she pieces together this secret FBI operation, while grappling with the effects of a lifetime of surveillance on herself and her family.

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Film Screening Wed, 23 Mar 2022 10:01:29 -0400 2022-03-28T00:00:00-04:00 2022-03-28T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Information and Technology Services (ITS) Film Screening The feeling of being watched poster
Dissonance: "The Feeling of Being Watched" (March 29, 2022 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/93853 93853-21709043@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 29, 2022 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Information and Technology Services (ITS)

Dissonance is proud to present free viewing of The Feeling of Being Watched from March 28 to April 7, and on the afternoon of April 7 a discussion with film's director and Wallace House fellow Assia Boundaoui. Conversation will be facilitated by Wallace House Director Lynette Clemetson, and will be joined by Roya Ensafi and Tanisha Afnan.

About The Feeling of Being Watched
In the Arab-American neighborhood outside of Chicago where journalist and filmmaker Assia Boundaoui grew up, most of her neighbors think they have been under surveillance for over a decade. While investigating their experiences, Assia uncovers tens of thousands of pages of FBI documents that prove her hometown was the subject of one of the largest counter terrorism investigations ever conducted in the U.S. before 9/11, code named “Operation Vulgar Betrayal.” With unprecedented access, The Feeling of Being Watched weaves the personal and the political as it follows the filmmaker’s examination of why her community—including her own family—fell under blanket government surveillance. Assia struggles to disrupt the government secrecy shrouding what happened and takes the FBI to federal court to compel them to make the records they collected about her community public. In the process, she confronts long-hidden truths about the FBI’s relationship to her community. The Feeling of Being Watched follows Assia as she pieces together this secret FBI operation, while grappling with the effects of a lifetime of surveillance on herself and her family.

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Film Screening Wed, 23 Mar 2022 10:01:29 -0400 2022-03-29T00:00:00-04:00 2022-03-29T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Information and Technology Services (ITS) Film Screening The feeling of being watched poster
Dissonance: "The Feeling of Being Watched" (March 30, 2022 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/93853 93853-21709044@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 30, 2022 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Information and Technology Services (ITS)

Dissonance is proud to present free viewing of The Feeling of Being Watched from March 28 to April 7, and on the afternoon of April 7 a discussion with film's director and Wallace House fellow Assia Boundaoui. Conversation will be facilitated by Wallace House Director Lynette Clemetson, and will be joined by Roya Ensafi and Tanisha Afnan.

About The Feeling of Being Watched
In the Arab-American neighborhood outside of Chicago where journalist and filmmaker Assia Boundaoui grew up, most of her neighbors think they have been under surveillance for over a decade. While investigating their experiences, Assia uncovers tens of thousands of pages of FBI documents that prove her hometown was the subject of one of the largest counter terrorism investigations ever conducted in the U.S. before 9/11, code named “Operation Vulgar Betrayal.” With unprecedented access, The Feeling of Being Watched weaves the personal and the political as it follows the filmmaker’s examination of why her community—including her own family—fell under blanket government surveillance. Assia struggles to disrupt the government secrecy shrouding what happened and takes the FBI to federal court to compel them to make the records they collected about her community public. In the process, she confronts long-hidden truths about the FBI’s relationship to her community. The Feeling of Being Watched follows Assia as she pieces together this secret FBI operation, while grappling with the effects of a lifetime of surveillance on herself and her family.

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Film Screening Wed, 23 Mar 2022 10:01:29 -0400 2022-03-30T00:00:00-04:00 2022-03-30T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Information and Technology Services (ITS) Film Screening The feeling of being watched poster
Global Health Film Series: "Gather" (March 30, 2022 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/90157 90157-21668496@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 30, 2022 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: U-M School of Nursing (UMSN) - Office of Global Affairs & WHO/PAHO Collaborating Center

Sponsored by
U-M Center for Global Health Equity
U-M School of Nursing Office of Global Affairs/WHO/PAHO Collaborating Center
U-M Taubman Health Sciences Library

Gather is an intimate portrait of the growing movement amongst Native Americans to reclaim their spiritual,political, and cultural identities through food sovereignty, while battling the trauma of centuries of genocide.

Virtual viewing followed by a discussion at 7:15 pm with Dr. Marilyn Roubidoux, MD, FACR Professor of Radiology Division of Breast Imaging at Michigan Medicine and Vice President of American Indian Health & Family Services in Detroit. Discussion moderated by School of Nursing MSN student Purnesh Joshi.

Register at: https://forms.gle/p91kAjsX6RLGPEYE9

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Film Screening Mon, 28 Mar 2022 13:36:05 -0400 2022-03-30T18:00:00-04:00 2022-03-30T20:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location U-M School of Nursing (UMSN) - Office of Global Affairs & WHO/PAHO Collaborating Center Film Screening Gather Global Health Film Series and Discussion Flier
Dissonance: "The Feeling of Being Watched" (March 31, 2022 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/93853 93853-21709045@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 31, 2022 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Information and Technology Services (ITS)

Dissonance is proud to present free viewing of The Feeling of Being Watched from March 28 to April 7, and on the afternoon of April 7 a discussion with film's director and Wallace House fellow Assia Boundaoui. Conversation will be facilitated by Wallace House Director Lynette Clemetson, and will be joined by Roya Ensafi and Tanisha Afnan.

About The Feeling of Being Watched
In the Arab-American neighborhood outside of Chicago where journalist and filmmaker Assia Boundaoui grew up, most of her neighbors think they have been under surveillance for over a decade. While investigating their experiences, Assia uncovers tens of thousands of pages of FBI documents that prove her hometown was the subject of one of the largest counter terrorism investigations ever conducted in the U.S. before 9/11, code named “Operation Vulgar Betrayal.” With unprecedented access, The Feeling of Being Watched weaves the personal and the political as it follows the filmmaker’s examination of why her community—including her own family—fell under blanket government surveillance. Assia struggles to disrupt the government secrecy shrouding what happened and takes the FBI to federal court to compel them to make the records they collected about her community public. In the process, she confronts long-hidden truths about the FBI’s relationship to her community. The Feeling of Being Watched follows Assia as she pieces together this secret FBI operation, while grappling with the effects of a lifetime of surveillance on herself and her family.

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Film Screening Wed, 23 Mar 2022 10:01:29 -0400 2022-03-31T00:00:00-04:00 2022-03-31T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Information and Technology Services (ITS) Film Screening The feeling of being watched poster
Masculinity and Film with Michigan Men (March 31, 2022 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93870 93870-21709203@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 31, 2022 8:00pm
Location: Palmer Commons
Organized By: Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center (SAPAC)

Join SAPAC's Michigan Men Program for an educational movie showing of "How to Train Your Dragon" and a dialogue surrounding ideas of masculinity in the film.
When:8-10pm
Where: Palmer Great Lakes North
Register: https://myumi.ch/DJzPy

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Film Screening Wed, 23 Mar 2022 12:44:14 -0400 2022-03-31T20:00:00-04:00 2022-03-31T22:00:00-04:00 Palmer Commons Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center (SAPAC) Film Screening Masculinity and Film flier with event description and details
Dissonance: "The Feeling of Being Watched" (April 1, 2022 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/93853 93853-21709046@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 1, 2022 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Information and Technology Services (ITS)

Dissonance is proud to present free viewing of The Feeling of Being Watched from March 28 to April 7, and on the afternoon of April 7 a discussion with film's director and Wallace House fellow Assia Boundaoui. Conversation will be facilitated by Wallace House Director Lynette Clemetson, and will be joined by Roya Ensafi and Tanisha Afnan.

About The Feeling of Being Watched
In the Arab-American neighborhood outside of Chicago where journalist and filmmaker Assia Boundaoui grew up, most of her neighbors think they have been under surveillance for over a decade. While investigating their experiences, Assia uncovers tens of thousands of pages of FBI documents that prove her hometown was the subject of one of the largest counter terrorism investigations ever conducted in the U.S. before 9/11, code named “Operation Vulgar Betrayal.” With unprecedented access, The Feeling of Being Watched weaves the personal and the political as it follows the filmmaker’s examination of why her community—including her own family—fell under blanket government surveillance. Assia struggles to disrupt the government secrecy shrouding what happened and takes the FBI to federal court to compel them to make the records they collected about her community public. In the process, she confronts long-hidden truths about the FBI’s relationship to her community. The Feeling of Being Watched follows Assia as she pieces together this secret FBI operation, while grappling with the effects of a lifetime of surveillance on herself and her family.

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Film Screening Wed, 23 Mar 2022 10:01:29 -0400 2022-04-01T00:00:00-04:00 2022-04-01T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Information and Technology Services (ITS) Film Screening The feeling of being watched poster
Dissonance: "The Feeling of Being Watched" (April 2, 2022 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/93853 93853-21709047@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, April 2, 2022 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Information and Technology Services (ITS)

Dissonance is proud to present free viewing of The Feeling of Being Watched from March 28 to April 7, and on the afternoon of April 7 a discussion with film's director and Wallace House fellow Assia Boundaoui. Conversation will be facilitated by Wallace House Director Lynette Clemetson, and will be joined by Roya Ensafi and Tanisha Afnan.

About The Feeling of Being Watched
In the Arab-American neighborhood outside of Chicago where journalist and filmmaker Assia Boundaoui grew up, most of her neighbors think they have been under surveillance for over a decade. While investigating their experiences, Assia uncovers tens of thousands of pages of FBI documents that prove her hometown was the subject of one of the largest counter terrorism investigations ever conducted in the U.S. before 9/11, code named “Operation Vulgar Betrayal.” With unprecedented access, The Feeling of Being Watched weaves the personal and the political as it follows the filmmaker’s examination of why her community—including her own family—fell under blanket government surveillance. Assia struggles to disrupt the government secrecy shrouding what happened and takes the FBI to federal court to compel them to make the records they collected about her community public. In the process, she confronts long-hidden truths about the FBI’s relationship to her community. The Feeling of Being Watched follows Assia as she pieces together this secret FBI operation, while grappling with the effects of a lifetime of surveillance on herself and her family.

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Film Screening Wed, 23 Mar 2022 10:01:29 -0400 2022-04-02T00:00:00-04:00 2022-04-02T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Information and Technology Services (ITS) Film Screening The feeling of being watched poster
Dissonance: "The Feeling of Being Watched" (April 3, 2022 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/93853 93853-21709048@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, April 3, 2022 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Information and Technology Services (ITS)

Dissonance is proud to present free viewing of The Feeling of Being Watched from March 28 to April 7, and on the afternoon of April 7 a discussion with film's director and Wallace House fellow Assia Boundaoui. Conversation will be facilitated by Wallace House Director Lynette Clemetson, and will be joined by Roya Ensafi and Tanisha Afnan.

About The Feeling of Being Watched
In the Arab-American neighborhood outside of Chicago where journalist and filmmaker Assia Boundaoui grew up, most of her neighbors think they have been under surveillance for over a decade. While investigating their experiences, Assia uncovers tens of thousands of pages of FBI documents that prove her hometown was the subject of one of the largest counter terrorism investigations ever conducted in the U.S. before 9/11, code named “Operation Vulgar Betrayal.” With unprecedented access, The Feeling of Being Watched weaves the personal and the political as it follows the filmmaker’s examination of why her community—including her own family—fell under blanket government surveillance. Assia struggles to disrupt the government secrecy shrouding what happened and takes the FBI to federal court to compel them to make the records they collected about her community public. In the process, she confronts long-hidden truths about the FBI’s relationship to her community. The Feeling of Being Watched follows Assia as she pieces together this secret FBI operation, while grappling with the effects of a lifetime of surveillance on herself and her family.

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Film Screening Wed, 23 Mar 2022 10:01:29 -0400 2022-04-03T00:00:00-04:00 2022-04-03T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Information and Technology Services (ITS) Film Screening The feeling of being watched poster
Dissonance: "The Feeling of Being Watched" (April 4, 2022 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/93853 93853-21709049@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 4, 2022 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Information and Technology Services (ITS)

Dissonance is proud to present free viewing of The Feeling of Being Watched from March 28 to April 7, and on the afternoon of April 7 a discussion with film's director and Wallace House fellow Assia Boundaoui. Conversation will be facilitated by Wallace House Director Lynette Clemetson, and will be joined by Roya Ensafi and Tanisha Afnan.

About The Feeling of Being Watched
In the Arab-American neighborhood outside of Chicago where journalist and filmmaker Assia Boundaoui grew up, most of her neighbors think they have been under surveillance for over a decade. While investigating their experiences, Assia uncovers tens of thousands of pages of FBI documents that prove her hometown was the subject of one of the largest counter terrorism investigations ever conducted in the U.S. before 9/11, code named “Operation Vulgar Betrayal.” With unprecedented access, The Feeling of Being Watched weaves the personal and the political as it follows the filmmaker’s examination of why her community—including her own family—fell under blanket government surveillance. Assia struggles to disrupt the government secrecy shrouding what happened and takes the FBI to federal court to compel them to make the records they collected about her community public. In the process, she confronts long-hidden truths about the FBI’s relationship to her community. The Feeling of Being Watched follows Assia as she pieces together this secret FBI operation, while grappling with the effects of a lifetime of surveillance on herself and her family.

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Film Screening Wed, 23 Mar 2022 10:01:29 -0400 2022-04-04T00:00:00-04:00 2022-04-04T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Information and Technology Services (ITS) Film Screening The feeling of being watched poster
Dissonance: "The Feeling of Being Watched" (April 5, 2022 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/93853 93853-21709050@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 5, 2022 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Information and Technology Services (ITS)

Dissonance is proud to present free viewing of The Feeling of Being Watched from March 28 to April 7, and on the afternoon of April 7 a discussion with film's director and Wallace House fellow Assia Boundaoui. Conversation will be facilitated by Wallace House Director Lynette Clemetson, and will be joined by Roya Ensafi and Tanisha Afnan.

About The Feeling of Being Watched
In the Arab-American neighborhood outside of Chicago where journalist and filmmaker Assia Boundaoui grew up, most of her neighbors think they have been under surveillance for over a decade. While investigating their experiences, Assia uncovers tens of thousands of pages of FBI documents that prove her hometown was the subject of one of the largest counter terrorism investigations ever conducted in the U.S. before 9/11, code named “Operation Vulgar Betrayal.” With unprecedented access, The Feeling of Being Watched weaves the personal and the political as it follows the filmmaker’s examination of why her community—including her own family—fell under blanket government surveillance. Assia struggles to disrupt the government secrecy shrouding what happened and takes the FBI to federal court to compel them to make the records they collected about her community public. In the process, she confronts long-hidden truths about the FBI’s relationship to her community. The Feeling of Being Watched follows Assia as she pieces together this secret FBI operation, while grappling with the effects of a lifetime of surveillance on herself and her family.

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Film Screening Wed, 23 Mar 2022 10:01:29 -0400 2022-04-05T00:00:00-04:00 2022-04-05T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Information and Technology Services (ITS) Film Screening The feeling of being watched poster
Dissonance: "The Feeling of Being Watched" (April 6, 2022 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/93853 93853-21709051@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 6, 2022 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Information and Technology Services (ITS)

Dissonance is proud to present free viewing of The Feeling of Being Watched from March 28 to April 7, and on the afternoon of April 7 a discussion with film's director and Wallace House fellow Assia Boundaoui. Conversation will be facilitated by Wallace House Director Lynette Clemetson, and will be joined by Roya Ensafi and Tanisha Afnan.

About The Feeling of Being Watched
In the Arab-American neighborhood outside of Chicago where journalist and filmmaker Assia Boundaoui grew up, most of her neighbors think they have been under surveillance for over a decade. While investigating their experiences, Assia uncovers tens of thousands of pages of FBI documents that prove her hometown was the subject of one of the largest counter terrorism investigations ever conducted in the U.S. before 9/11, code named “Operation Vulgar Betrayal.” With unprecedented access, The Feeling of Being Watched weaves the personal and the political as it follows the filmmaker’s examination of why her community—including her own family—fell under blanket government surveillance. Assia struggles to disrupt the government secrecy shrouding what happened and takes the FBI to federal court to compel them to make the records they collected about her community public. In the process, she confronts long-hidden truths about the FBI’s relationship to her community. The Feeling of Being Watched follows Assia as she pieces together this secret FBI operation, while grappling with the effects of a lifetime of surveillance on herself and her family.

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Film Screening Wed, 23 Mar 2022 10:01:29 -0400 2022-04-06T00:00:00-04:00 2022-04-06T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Information and Technology Services (ITS) Film Screening The feeling of being watched poster
International Film Showing: <em>Parasite</em> (April 6, 2022 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93504 93504-21705207@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 6, 2022 5:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Come and join us to watch the Oscar winning movie Parasite. It is a 2019 South Korean black comedy thriller film directed by Bong Joon-ho, who co-wrote the screenplay with Han Jin-won. Popcorns and soda will be provided. Sponsored by Graduate Rackham International (GRIN). This event is part of Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/Aw3Qp.

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Film Screening Wed, 16 Mar 2022 12:16:29 -0400 2022-04-06T17:30:00-04:00 2022-04-06T20:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Rackham Graduate School Film Screening
Dissonance: "The Feeling of Being Watched" (April 7, 2022 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/93853 93853-21709052@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 7, 2022 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Information and Technology Services (ITS)

Dissonance is proud to present free viewing of The Feeling of Being Watched from March 28 to April 7, and on the afternoon of April 7 a discussion with film's director and Wallace House fellow Assia Boundaoui. Conversation will be facilitated by Wallace House Director Lynette Clemetson, and will be joined by Roya Ensafi and Tanisha Afnan.

About The Feeling of Being Watched
In the Arab-American neighborhood outside of Chicago where journalist and filmmaker Assia Boundaoui grew up, most of her neighbors think they have been under surveillance for over a decade. While investigating their experiences, Assia uncovers tens of thousands of pages of FBI documents that prove her hometown was the subject of one of the largest counter terrorism investigations ever conducted in the U.S. before 9/11, code named “Operation Vulgar Betrayal.” With unprecedented access, The Feeling of Being Watched weaves the personal and the political as it follows the filmmaker’s examination of why her community—including her own family—fell under blanket government surveillance. Assia struggles to disrupt the government secrecy shrouding what happened and takes the FBI to federal court to compel them to make the records they collected about her community public. In the process, she confronts long-hidden truths about the FBI’s relationship to her community. The Feeling of Being Watched follows Assia as she pieces together this secret FBI operation, while grappling with the effects of a lifetime of surveillance on herself and her family.

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Film Screening Wed, 23 Mar 2022 10:01:29 -0400 2022-04-07T00:00:00-04:00 2022-04-07T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Information and Technology Services (ITS) Film Screening The feeling of being watched poster
Dissonance: "The Feeling of Being Watched" (April 7, 2022 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93853 93853-21709053@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 7, 2022 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Information and Technology Services (ITS)

Dissonance is proud to present free viewing of The Feeling of Being Watched from March 28 to April 7, and on the afternoon of April 7 a discussion with film's director and Wallace House fellow Assia Boundaoui. Conversation will be facilitated by Wallace House Director Lynette Clemetson, and will be joined by Roya Ensafi and Tanisha Afnan.

About The Feeling of Being Watched
In the Arab-American neighborhood outside of Chicago where journalist and filmmaker Assia Boundaoui grew up, most of her neighbors think they have been under surveillance for over a decade. While investigating their experiences, Assia uncovers tens of thousands of pages of FBI documents that prove her hometown was the subject of one of the largest counter terrorism investigations ever conducted in the U.S. before 9/11, code named “Operation Vulgar Betrayal.” With unprecedented access, The Feeling of Being Watched weaves the personal and the political as it follows the filmmaker’s examination of why her community—including her own family—fell under blanket government surveillance. Assia struggles to disrupt the government secrecy shrouding what happened and takes the FBI to federal court to compel them to make the records they collected about her community public. In the process, she confronts long-hidden truths about the FBI’s relationship to her community. The Feeling of Being Watched follows Assia as she pieces together this secret FBI operation, while grappling with the effects of a lifetime of surveillance on herself and her family.

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Film Screening Wed, 23 Mar 2022 10:01:29 -0400 2022-04-07T16:00:00-04:00 2022-04-07T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Information and Technology Services (ITS) Film Screening The feeling of being watched poster
*Una Escuela Llamada América*: Documentary Screening & Discussion (April 7, 2022 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/94123 94123-21722033@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 7, 2022 5:00pm
Location: School of Education
Organized By: Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies

To continue creating awareness and opening discussion spaces to consider forced displacement and the challenges it involves for the education sector the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies and the Education Equity in a Global Society RIW are co-hosting a documentary screening of *Una Escuela llamada América*.

This documentary narrates the experiences of Joaquín, Deyna, Ricardo and Dilan, four children that migrated from different Latin-American countries to Arica, Chile. They attend the same public school–one with high enrollment of immigrant students– and share their experiences around migrating and growing up in Chile, uncovering the complexities of migration, the challenges and obstacles they have faced, as well as the hopes and opportunities that have opened up to them upon resettlement. The film is in Spanish, and will feature English subtitles.

Please join us for this documentary screening, which will be followed by a discussion with one of the documentary producers, Pablo Mardones, and the Education in Emergencies Specialist from the Norwegian Refugee Council, Henry Renna.

Pablo Mardones is a researcher and professor at the Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA) and the Universidad de Tarapacá (UTA). He is a photographer and documentary maker (CFP-SICA), and holds a PhD in social anthropology and a master’s degree in international migration politics from the Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA). He is the director of Alpaca, a production company specialized in ethnographic photography and documentaries.

Henry Renna brings vast experience on the impact of migration on the educational experiences of youth and children in Latin America. Henry is political scientist, master in complex thought and PhD student in social science. Currently, he is working as education cluster coordinator in Venezuela with UNICEF, previously was part of the Rapid Response Team with NORCAP in Bangladesh and Colombia and also worked as specialist in emergencies and lifelong learning in UNESCO’s Regional Bureau of Education supporting different countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Refreshments will be provided. We kindly ask that you RSVP by Tuesday, April 5, 2022 in order to plan accordingly at
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScWzJMN9lLPFdhkhfZ94QSQc8oaMKDZbEb9t6u6orKkjIMVqg/viewform

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Film Screening Tue, 29 Mar 2022 14:51:18 -0400 2022-04-07T17:00:00-04:00 2022-04-07T18:30:00-04:00 School of Education Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies Film Screening *Una Escuela Llamada América*: Documentary Screening & Discussion
Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival (April 9, 2022 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/92950 92950-21698439@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, April 9, 2022 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Recreational Sports (Rec Sports)

Ignite your passion for adventure! The Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour will exhilarate you with amazing big-screen stories when it comes to the Michigan Theater, hosted by Adventure Leadership. Journey to exotic locations, paddle the wildest waters and climb the highest peaks.

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Film Screening Thu, 03 Mar 2022 09:28:21 -0500 2022-04-09T19:00:00-04:00 2022-04-09T22:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Recreational Sports (Rec Sports) Film Screening Banff Centre Film Festival
CCPS Film. *The Wedding Day (Wesele)* (April 10, 2022 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/92566 92566-21692520@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, April 10, 2022 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

*The Wedding Day (Wesele),* by acclaimed director Wojciech Smarzowski, tackles the 1941 Jedwabne pogrom, during which Polish villagers tortured and murdered hundreds of Jewish neighbors. The story is set at a wedding celebration in a small town in northeastern Poland, and moves between past and present, with repressed memories of past violent events resurfacing in the present. In *The Wedding Day,* Smarzowski offers a stringent critique of current-day nationalism and the politics of denial in Poland.

In Polish with English subtitles (135 min., 2021). Free and open to the public. Tickets can be obtained in advance at https://myumi.ch/Nmr2M

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Film Screening Fri, 18 Feb 2022 09:30:08 -0500 2022-04-10T14:00:00-04:00 2022-04-10T16:15:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Film Screening Wedding Day film poster
M-agination Film Festival (April 14, 2022 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/94530 94530-21747939@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 14, 2022 8:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: University Activities Center

Entering our ❤️📸 Red Carpet Era 🎥🎟 and Celebrating the Return of the M-agination Film Festival at the Michigan Theater! Come see the past year’s productions Thursday, April 14th at 8PM! We can’t wait to see you and all your closest friends 🥰

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Film Screening Mon, 11 Apr 2022 15:36:46 -0400 2022-04-14T20:00:00-04:00 2022-04-14T22:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location University Activities Center Film Screening
CSEAS Film Screening & Post-film Discussion. *Bitter Honey* (April 24, 2022 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/94238 94238-21726186@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, April 24, 2022 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Southeast Asian Studies

Bali is world-famous as a tourist paradise, but for some Balinese women the reality is more troubling. Approximately 10% of Balinese families are polygamous, and men in these unions often take multiple brides without their spouses' consent. Filmed over the course of seven years, "Bitter Honey" offers the first in-depth exploration of these family's lives. Women from three polygamous families tell their stories of coercion, betrayal, and domestic violence and share their courageous struggle for empowerment and equal rights.

Directed by Robert Lemelson, 2015. 81 minutes. In Indonesian and Balinese with English subtitles.

Post-film discussion and Q&A with Moniek van Rheenen, sixth-year PhD candidate in linguistic anthropology and Southeast Asian studies at the University of Michigan, specializing in Indonesian Islam.

CSEAS is sponsoring a limited number of FREE tickets to this one-day screening!

To redeem, visit https://michtheater.org/bitter-honey; click Buy Tickets button; then click Know A Promotion Code? located at the top of the pop-up window. Enter the code CSEASHONEY, a $0 purchase option will appear. Add your ticket and proceed through the purchase.

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Film Screening Thu, 31 Mar 2022 14:17:50 -0400 2022-04-24T14:00:00-04:00 2022-04-24T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Southeast Asian Studies Film Screening CSEAS Film Screening & Post-film Discussion. *Bitter Honey*
2022 Stamps Senior Exhibition Screening (April 29, 2022 6:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93283 93283-21702246@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 29, 2022 6:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

On April 29, 2022, time-based work by graduating Stamps Seniors will be featured in screenings at 6:30 pm and 7:30 pm in the Art &amp; Architecture building&#039;s Auditorium (room 2104).
The 2022 Stamps School Senior Exhibition is on view at the Art &amp; Architecture Building from April 18-30, 2022.

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Film Screening Thu, 14 Apr 2022 12:15:22 -0400 2022-04-29T18:30:00-04:00 2022-04-29T19:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Film Screening student looks at artwork in the gallery
2022 Stamps Senior Exhibition Screening (April 29, 2022 7:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93284 93284-21702247@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 29, 2022 7:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

On April 29, 2022, time-based work by graduating Stamps Seniors will be featured in screenings at 6:30 pm and 7:30 pm in the Art &amp; Architecture building&#039;s Auditorium (room 2104).
The 2022 Stamps School Senior Exhibition is on view at the Art &amp; Architecture Building from April 18-30, 2022.

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Film Screening Thu, 14 Apr 2022 12:15:23 -0400 2022-04-29T19:30:00-04:00 2022-04-29T20:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Film Screening student looks at artwork in the gallery
Movie Night@the DO: "A Trip to the Moon" (June 2, 2022 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/95110 95110-21788479@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 2, 2022 7:00pm
Location: Detroit Observatory
Organized By: Bentley Historical Library

Join us for a viewing and discussion of Georges Méliès' groundbreaking 1902 film "A Trip to the Moon," based on the novel by Jules Vernes.

Matthew Solomon, associate professor of film, television and media at U-M, and a renowned authority on early silent films, in particular those of Méliès, will talk about the inspiration for and making of the film, its symbolism, and its impact on the history of cinema.  After the film and talk, the Observatory will be open for presentations related to lunar astronomy and, if weather permits, observing of the Moon using the historic 12.5" Fitz telescope.

Solomon is the editor of Fantastic Voyages of the Cinematic Imagination: Georges Méliès’s Trip to the Moon (SUNY Press) and the author of Disappearing Tricks: Silent Film, Houdini, and the New Magic of the Twentieth Century, winner of the Kraszna-Krausz award for best moving image book, of a monograph on Chaplin’s The Gold Rush for the BFI Film Classics series, and, most recently, of Méliès Boots: Footwear and Film Manufacturing in Second Industrial Revolution Paris (University of Michigan Press). He co-edits the “Cinema Cultures in Contact” book series for University of California Press and the “Out of the Archives” book series for University of Michigan Press.

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Film Screening Thu, 12 May 2022 15:38:44 -0400 2022-06-02T19:00:00-04:00 2022-06-02T21:00:00-04:00 Detroit Observatory Bentley Historical Library Film Screening A Trip to the Moon poster
CJS Ann Arbor Japan Week | Ann Arbor Japan Week Kickoff Film, "Kiki’s Delivery Service" (June 12, 2022 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/95412 95412-21789900@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, June 12, 2022 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Japanese Studies

See the full Ann Arbor Japan Week schedule here: https://myumi.ch/V7nxn

Reserve Your FREE Ticket at the Michigan Theater website: https://michtheater.org/kikis-delivery-service

Celebrate this beloved coming-of-age story from the legendary Studio Ghibli, creators of Spirited Away, and Academy Award®-winning director Hayao Miyazaki, about a resourceful young witch who uses her broom to create a delivery service, only to lose her gift of flight in a moment of self-doubt. It is a tradition for all young witches to leave their families on the night of a full moon and fly off into the wide world to learn their craft. When that night comes for Kiki, she embarks on her new journey with her sarcastic black cat, Jiji, landing the next morning in a seaside village, where her unique skills make her an instant sensation. Don’t miss this delightfully imaginative and timeless story of a young girl finding her way in the world, featuring the voices of Kirsten Dunst, Janeane Garofalo, Phil Hartman, and Debbie Reynolds.

Language: Presented with English dubbing.

1989. 103 mins. Anime/Adventure. G.

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Film Screening Wed, 08 Jun 2022 16:23:50 -0400 2022-06-12T15:00:00-04:00 2022-06-12T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Japanese Studies Film Screening CJS Ann Arbor Japan Week | Ann Arbor Japan Week Kickoff Film, "Kiki’s Delivery Service"
CJS Ann Arbor Japan Week | Film Screening: The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness (June 16, 2022 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/95440 95440-21789929@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 16, 2022 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Japanese Studies

Granted near-unfettered access to the notoriously insular Studio Ghibli, director Mami Sunada follows the three men who are the lifeblood of Ghibli – the eminent director Hayao Miyazaki, the producer Toshio Suzuki, and the elusive and influential “other director” Isao Takahata – over the course of a year as the studio rushes to complete two films, Miyazaki’s *The Wind Rises* and Takahata’s *The Tale of The Princess Kaguya*. The result is a rare “fly on the wall” glimpse of the inner workings of one of the world’s most celebrated animation studios, and an insight into the dreams, passion and singular dedication of these remarkable creators.

This 118m documentary from 2013 is unrated.

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Film Screening Wed, 08 Jun 2022 16:33:02 -0400 2022-06-16T18:00:00-04:00 2022-06-16T20:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Japanese Studies Film Screening CJS Ann Arbor Japan Week | Film Screening: The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness
CJS Ann Arbor Japan Week | Film Screening: "Whisper of the Heart" (June 18, 2022 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/95444 95444-21789932@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, June 18, 2022 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Japanese Studies

This Studio Ghibli film follows Shizuku, a quiet schoolgirl, on a quest for her true talent. Together with Seiji, a boy determined to follow his dreams, and enchanted by The Baron, a magical cat figurine who helps her listen to the whispers of her heart, Shizuku embarks on a life-changing adventure that takes her beyond the boundaries of her imagination.

This 1hr 51m film released in 1995 by Studio Ghibli is rated G.

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Film Screening Wed, 08 Jun 2022 16:34:36 -0400 2022-06-18T13:00:00-04:00 2022-06-18T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Japanese Studies Film Screening CJS Ann Arbor Japan Week | Film Screening: "Whisper of the Heart"
Screening of film "Who Killed Vincent Chin" and panel discussion (June 23, 2022 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/95707 95707-21790727@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 23, 2022 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies

In 1982, a 27-year-old Chinese American named Vincent Chin was beaten to death with a baseball bat by two auto workers who blamed the Japanese for the U.S. auto industry’s troubles. The men were fined $3,000 and never spent a day in jail. Such a light sentence for such a brutal killing brought Asian Americans together across ethnic lines to form multiethnic and multiracial alliances, to organize for civil rights, advocating for change.

As the fortieth anniversary of Chin’s death, this story that is so Michigan and so important to the Asian American community is still poorly known. However, in today’s political landscape which is increasingly racist, sexist, violent, and exacerbated by COVID19-inspired anti-Asian American sentiment—it is not enough to know about this one case of injustice, but to harness that outrage and use it for good today.

Join us for a special anniversary screening of the Oscar nominated 1987 documentary produced and directed by Christine Choy and Renee Tajima-Pena.

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SCHEDULE

7:00pm Welcome

7:15-8:45pm Screening

8:45-9:30pm Panel Discussion + Q&A

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TICKETS + DONATIONS

This event is free and open to the public. Registration and masks are encouraged. Seating is in the main theater and should allow for social distancing.

A $10 donation is recommended and will support:

A book anthology of Asian American activists and artists about how this case has inspired them and connects to contemporary issues. It will be published by Wayne State University Press with a foreword written by Asian American civil rights icon Helen Zia. By: Frances Kai-Hwa Wang;

as well as Stop AAPI Hate Organization The coalition (AAPI Equity Alliance (AAPI Equity), Chinese for Affirmative Action (CAA), and the Asian American Studies Department of San Francisco State University) tracks and responds to incidents of hate, violence, harassment, discrimination, shunning, and child bullying against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States. Their mission is to advance equity, justice and power by dismantling systemic racism and building a multiracial movement to end anti-Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) hate.

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PANEL DISCUSSION

Moderator:

Manan Desai is the author of The United States of India: Anticolonial Literature & Transnational Refraction (2020), published by Temple University Press as part of the Asian American History and Culture Series. His essays have been published in Comparative Literature, the Journal of Popular Culture, and the forthcoming volume of Asian American Literature in Transition. He has served on the Board of Directors for the South Asian American Digital Archive (saada.org). He is currently the director of the University of Michigan Program in Asian/Pacific Islander American (A/PIA) Studies in the Department of American Culture.

Panelist:

1. Ayesha Ghazi Edwin has dedicated her career to helping to mobilize and fight for the rights of the Asian American community. She previously served as the Executive Director of American Citizens for Justice, worked for APIAVote-Michigan, and currently serves as the Governor Whitmer appointed Chair of the Michigan Asian Pacific American Affairs Commission. Ayesha is an award-winning social justice activist, having previously worked in health equity, labor rights, for immigration reform and for voting rights. Ayesha’s family is of Indian descent, and she grew up in Ann Arbor after immigrating here from London at the age of 3. Currently Ayesha serves as the Deputy Director of Detroit Disability Power, is an award-winning lecturer at the University of Michigan School of Social Work, an appointed Ann Arbor Human Rights Commissioner, and a current candidate for Ann Arbor City Council, Ward 3.

2. Frances Kai-Hwa Wang is a poet, artist, essayist, and activist focused on issues of Asian America, race, justice, and the arts. Her writing has appeared at PBS NewsHour, NBCAsianAmerica, PRI GlobalNation, Cha Asian Literary Journal, Kartika Review, Drunken Boat. She teaches Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies at University of Michigan and creative writing at Washtenaw Community College. She was formerly Executive Director of American Citizens for Justice and Asian Pacific American Chamber of Commerce. She co-created a multimedia artwork for Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center. She is a 2019 Knight Arts Challenge Detroit artist creating an anthology of essays and a digital arts archive about Vincent Chin. Her book of poetry, “You Cannot Resist Me When My Hair Is in Braids,” is just out at Wayne State University Press. Franceskaihwawang.com @fkwang

3. Chien-An Yuan is an interdisciplinary artist, designer, and educator based in Ann Arbor, MI. Yuan runs 1473, a record label specializing in improvisation, electronics, and collaboration. He is also a founding member of IS/LAND, a performance collaborative comprised of AAPI movers, artists, and collaborators. His work has been featured in The New Yorker, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Reader, NewCity, Salon, ArtSlant, Huffington Post, and WNYC. Past performances and exhibitions include Detroit Institute of Arts, The Contemporary Arts Center Cincinnati, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Gene Siskel Film Center, Museum of Chinese in America NYC, Syrup Loft, Zhou B Arts Center, Asian American Cultural Center of University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Hyde Park Art Center, and Gallery 312.

4. Dim Mang (they/she) is a Community Organizer with Rising Voices, an Asian American non-profit committed to building power with Asian Americans in Michigan. Dim was born in Mandalay, Burma to two Tedim Chin parents, and they immigrated to the US with their family in 2005. She was raised in a working-class family in Tulsa, Oklahoma and went to college at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, majoring in History and Political Science. Outside of her day job, Dim is an At-Large Vice President of APALA (Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance), and helps run a mutual aid network and fundraiser to aid anti-coup protesters in her home country, Burma. They are fluent in English and Tedim Chin, and hope to relearn Burmese. Dim currently lives with her partner and their two cats on the traditional lands of the Anishinaabe, Potawatomi, Fox, and Peoria. They hope to one day help co-create a Burmese community center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where her immediate and extended family still live. They hope to organize for collective liberation for the rest of their life.

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And out in the lobby:

Kizuna Tree art installation (w/o dancers)

Kizuna Tree is an interactive installation/performance collaboration between Detroit Public Television, WDET, Rising Voices, and IS/LAND Asian American Arts Collaborative. Comprised of an Ikebana Tree designed by Celeste Shimoura Goedert of Rising Voices, sound recordings from the collaborative series ‘Kizuna Stories’ from DPTV and WDET by Zosette Guir and Dorothy Hernandez, and dance by AAPI Performance Collaborative IS/LAND, Kizuna Tree is an exploration of communal healing for AAPI peoples, across generations, communities, and ethnicities, connected through words, visuals, and movement. The restorative and healing properties through this physical movement and storytelling offers the audience an experiential exploration of the interactive connections between the dancers with each other, the audience, and the tree itself.

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Thank you to our Sponsors; CultureVerse & The New Foundry.

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Film Screening Mon, 20 Jun 2022 13:36:09 -0400 2022-06-23T19:00:00-04:00 2022-06-23T21:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies Film Screening An image from the documentary "Who Killed Vincent Chin?"
Unity & Community Fall Film Series (September 6, 2022 6:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/98045 98045-21795513@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 6, 2022 6:30pm
Location: Duderstadt Center
Organized By: Digital Media Commons

September 6, 7, and 8. Join us in the Duderstadt Center Video Studio for three feature length, award-winning documentaries by individuals who have dedicated themselves to finding positive responses to our most pressing issues: climate justice, racial injustice and its roots, and the survival of American democracy. Shown on the Video Studio “Big Screen”.

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Film Screening Fri, 02 Sep 2022 15:52:15 -0400 2022-09-06T18:30:00-04:00 2022-09-06T20:30:00-04:00 Duderstadt Center Digital Media Commons Film Screening Unity & Community Film Series Poster
Unity & Community Fall Film Series (September 7, 2022 6:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/98045 98045-21795514@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 7, 2022 6:30pm
Location: Duderstadt Center
Organized By: Digital Media Commons

September 6, 7, and 8. Join us in the Duderstadt Center Video Studio for three feature length, award-winning documentaries by individuals who have dedicated themselves to finding positive responses to our most pressing issues: climate justice, racial injustice and its roots, and the survival of American democracy. Shown on the Video Studio “Big Screen”.

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Film Screening Fri, 02 Sep 2022 15:52:15 -0400 2022-09-07T18:30:00-04:00 2022-09-07T20:30:00-04:00 Duderstadt Center Digital Media Commons Film Screening Unity & Community Film Series Poster
Unity & Community Fall Film Series (September 8, 2022 6:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/98045 98045-21795515@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 8, 2022 6:30pm
Location: Duderstadt Center
Organized By: Digital Media Commons

September 6, 7, and 8. Join us in the Duderstadt Center Video Studio for three feature length, award-winning documentaries by individuals who have dedicated themselves to finding positive responses to our most pressing issues: climate justice, racial injustice and its roots, and the survival of American democracy. Shown on the Video Studio “Big Screen”.

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Film Screening Fri, 02 Sep 2022 15:52:15 -0400 2022-09-08T18:30:00-04:00 2022-09-08T20:30:00-04:00 Duderstadt Center Digital Media Commons Film Screening Unity & Community Film Series Poster
IF THESE WALLS COULD TALK (September 18, 2022 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/98338 98338-21796511@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, September 18, 2022 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Film, Television, and Media

Released in 1996, HBO’s anthology film *If These Walls Could Talk* is now, nearly 30 years later, more pertinent and timely than ever following the Supreme Court’s reversal of the landmark Roe vs. Wade decision. Demi Moore, Sissy Spacek and Cher each star in segments set in the 1950s, 1970s and 1990s which dramatize how three women make an agonizing decision to deal with an unplanned pregnancy. Ripped from today’s headlines, what makes the film special and continually relevant, as one reviewer wrote, is “the film is less about the wider political and ethical debates in which the issue of abortion is usually embedded, and more about the intimate nature of such decision-making in a woman’s life."

Co-directed and co-written by FTVM's John H. Mitchell Visiting Professor in Media Entertainment, Nancy Savoca, who will be in attendance for an introduction and Q & A.

Savoca's papers are also part of the University Library’s Special Collection Research Center.

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Film Screening Thu, 08 Sep 2022 15:24:43 -0400 2022-09-18T18:00:00-04:00 2022-09-18T20:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Film, Television, and Media Film Screening Event Poster
Ukrainian Film Series — November Film: Julie Blue at the State Theatre (September 22, 2022 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/99010 99010-21797455@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 22, 2022 6:00pm
Location: Modern Languages Building
Organized By: Slavic Languages & Literatures

A variety of Ukrainian films are shown monthly including:

Julia Blue (Film screening and meeting with filmmaker Roxy Toporowych) on Sunday, November 6, 2022 at the
State Theater, 233 State Street, downtown Ann Arbor

Awaiting a response from an esteemed Germany-based photography institute, Julia develops a special bond with a PTSD-ridden soldier from a war zone in post-revolution Ukraine

September Film:
Cyborgs: Heroes Never Die (Кiборги: Герої не вмирають)
on Thursday, September 22, 2022 from 6-8 pm in MLB Auditorium 1200 (First floor, Modern Language Building).

A 2017 Ukrainian war drama film about the Second Battle of Donetsk Airport during the war in Donbas.

October Film:
THE EARTH IS BLUE AS AN ORANGE
Thursday, October 20, 2022
6-8 PM in MLB Auditorium 3
(1st floor, Modern Language Building).

To cope with the daily trauma of living in a war-zone, Anna and her children are making a film together about their life in the most surreal surroundings. The creative process raises the question of what kind of impact cinema might have during times of disaster, and how to picture war through the camera’s lens. For Anna and the children, transforming trauma into a work of art is the ultimate way to stay human.
Director/ Script: Iryna Tsilyk, Ukraine
Producer: Anna Kapustina / Albatros Communicos, Ukraine
Producer: Giedrė Žickytė / Moonmakers, Lithuania

Winner of the Directing Award for World Cinema Documentary at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, THE EARTH IS AS BLUE AS AN ORANGE stands not only as a remarkable document of the Russo-Ukrainian War through the lens - literally - of this family's creative process, but as an optimistic testament to the power of art and beauty in the face of destruction.

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Film Screening Thu, 27 Oct 2022 00:12:48 -0400 2022-09-22T18:00:00-04:00 2022-09-22T20:00:00-04:00 Modern Languages Building Slavic Languages & Literatures Film Screening Ukrainian Film Series
CSAS Film Series | *Reason* (*Vivek*) (September 24, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/98139 98139-21795637@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, September 24, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for South Asian Studies

*Reason* is the tour of a macrocosm—India, the world’s largest democracy. Its eight chapters explore whether faith still has an upper hand over reason. Patwardhan thinks that with the collapse of egalitarian values, democracy is under siege. He argues privatization and a rush to corner depleting natural resources have catapulted extremists into power. Shown in two parts with an intermission.

Statement by Patwardhan: “Today, as even technologically-advanced nations debate the merits of creationism, the developing world is falling prey to blind faith and religious warfare. That we, the temporarily comfortable, rarely notice is because an embedded media controls both information and entertainment. We see what they want us to see and quickly tire of seeing anything that matters. Reason is both a warning and a promise.”

“IDFA’s jury voted unanimously for Patwardhan’s film, praising its “epic storytelling of the rise of the far right in one of the most populated countries of this planet.” - Variety, November 2018

Anand Patwardhan, India’s leading documentary filmmaker, is known for his socio-political, award-winning films. He has spent decades capturing Mumbai’s slum dwellers, the reality of the caste system, the rise of Hindu nationalism, and tensions between India and Pakistan. He is a member of the Oscar academy, and his films have earned more than 20 international awards.

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Film Screening Thu, 08 Sep 2022 09:20:15 -0400 2022-09-24T12:00:00-04:00 2022-09-24T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for South Asian Studies Film Screening CSAS Film Series | Reason (Vivek)
Twice a Stranger (September 25, 2022 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/98497 98497-21796720@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, September 25, 2022 4:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Modern Greek Program

The Modern Greek Program Presents the film
Twice a Stranger (51 minutes)

Sunday, September 25, 2022 at 4pm
Rackham Amphitheatre, 4th floor Rackham

915 E. Washington Street
(Parking in the Thayer and Fletcher Lots), Ann Arbor, Michigan

Followed by a discussion led by Will Stroebel,
Assistant Professor of Modern Greek and Comparative Literature

“Twice a Stranger” is about people uprooted from their homes on both sides of the Greek and Turkish border and about their common experience of being “Twice a Stranger.” Part of the multi-ethnic Ottoman Empire in the early twentieth century, by 1924 their world was violently torn asunder. Half a million Muslims were expelled from Greece, and 1.3 million Greek Orthodox Christians were forced to flee their homes in Turkey. The story unfolds through rare archive footage, interviews with historians and testimonies from both Turkish and Greek refugees.

The film inaugurates a series we are planning over the next three years to mark the 1922 Asia Minor disaster and commemorate the 100 year anniversary of the Treaty of Lausanne and Convention on the Exchange of Greek and Turkish Population of 1923, an event with devastating long-term effects that expelled almost 2,000,000 people from their homes. It transformed the Eastern Mediterranean and set the stage for future events of ethnic cleansing. There is much to explore, learn, and think about.

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Film Screening Fri, 16 Sep 2022 13:26:40 -0400 2022-09-25T16:00:00-04:00 2022-09-25T18:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Modern Greek Program Film Screening Twice a Stranger Cover Image
Three Short Films about Environmental Justice (September 29, 2022 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/99027 99027-21797475@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 29, 2022 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Community Scholars Program

Join the Michigan Community Scholars Program for an evening of short films about environmental justice. Hosted by the Ann Arbor District Library and facilitated by PitE and MCSP faculty member Dr. Rolf Bouma and students from the Sustainable Living Experience, this event brings together community members and UM students for a shared cinematic experience and conversation.

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Film Screening Mon, 19 Sep 2022 16:01:14 -0400 2022-09-29T18:00:00-04:00 2022-09-29T19:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Community Scholars Program Film Screening Three images, one from each film. The first features a runner in a desert landscape, the second features a power plant, the third features a Black woman marching with a bullhorn.
Halaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival (October 6, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/99799 99799-21798700@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 6, 2022 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

Welcome to Halaloween: A Muslim Film Festival 2022

What's Halaloween? Halaloween screens horror films from across the globe that were made by, for, or about Muslims with the hopes of understanding “What scares Muslim audiences? Are horror movies halal?”

This year’s 2022 festival will be both in person and online, screening one film a week during the month of October, and ending with an in-person screening at the State Theater, Friday, October 28, 2022, at 7:00 PM. Each online screening will be available to watch for a week, all screenings are free.

The 2022 Halaloween Lineup:

* October 6: Roh | 2019 | Malaysia
* October 13: Beddua: The Curse | 2018 | Turkey
* October 20: Satan’s Slaves | 2017 | Indonesia
* October 28: Saloum | 2021 | Senegal (this screening will be in person at the State Theater)

We'll wrap up the month of October with a live panel discussion on Muslim Horror, the use of Islam and the Quran, and how each region differs in its creation of horror films. Stay tuned for the 2022 lineup of films and an announcement on the Muslim Horror Panel discussion!
More info: watch.eventive.org/halaloween
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THIS WEEK’S FEATURE
From Oct 6th to the 13th, stream the Malaysian horror film Roh on demand at watch.eventive.org/halaloween. Pre-order the film anytime, and check out the rest of the months Halaloween Horror selection!

2019 | 83 minutes | Malay | Malaysia
Directed by: Emir Ezwan

Halaloween Horror Rating 4/5

Rating explanation: Suspenseful, female-centered folk horror film and psychological thriller set in a remote, isolated Malaysian rainforest area. Contains blood, gore, creepy ancient jinn, and multiple scenes involving creepy kids and violence against children. This film is recommended for adults and older teens only.

Religious content: This film invokes Quranic verses and Islamic theology on jinn.

Roh (Soul), is a 2019 Malaysian Malay-language independent folk horror film directed by Emir Ezwan in his directorial debut. Set in the past, a family living in a forest is visited by a strange little girl, who comes with a frightening prediction.
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Halaloween is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center and cosponsored by the Middle Eastern Studies Department, the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the African Studies Center, Department of Communication and Media, The Department of Film, Television, and Media, American Culture, the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, the Center for South Asian Studies, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, Arab and Muslim American Studies, Asian Languages and Cultures, the Center for Arab American Studies at UM-Dearborn, and Shudder.

Visit http://watch.eventive.org/halaloween for more details.

Love Horror Films? Shudder streams the best in new independent and international horror. Try Shudder free for 14 days with promo code HALALOWEEN2022 when you sign up at Shudder.com.

Want to hear about similar events from U-M Islamic Studies? Sign up for the GISC Newsletter (https://myumi.ch/nbW83)! We send out a monthly newsletter in collaboration with the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, and the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum.

Stay updated on our upcoming events by following our socials here:
Facebook: UmichGISC
https://www.facebook.com/UmichGISC/

Twitter: @umichgisc
https://twitter.com/umichGISC

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to islamicstudies@umich.edu.

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Film Screening Wed, 05 Oct 2022 11:12:36 -0400 2022-10-06T08:00:00-04:00 2022-10-06T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening Halaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival
GradSWE Movie Night (October 6, 2022 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/99685 99685-21798536@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 6, 2022 6:00pm
Location: GG Brown Laboratory
Organized By: Graduate Society of Women Engineers

GradSWE is hosting a cozy movie night in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. We will be screening "Under the Same Moon" in GG Brown, Room 2540. Snacks from Tienda La Libertad and others will be provided! Please RSVP to secure a spot, the room will only be able to accommodate up to 30 people! Bring a blanket, sit back, relax, and enjoy!

RSVP is required.

Contact Wutt Kyi at wuttkyi@umich.edu and Panagiota Kitsopoulos at pkitsop@umich.edu with any questions.

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Film Screening Mon, 03 Oct 2022 01:07:09 -0400 2022-10-06T18:00:00-04:00 2022-10-06T21:00:00-04:00 GG Brown Laboratory Graduate Society of Women Engineers Film Screening GradSWE Movie Night
Halaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival (October 7, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/99799 99799-21798701@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 7, 2022 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

Welcome to Halaloween: A Muslim Film Festival 2022

What's Halaloween? Halaloween screens horror films from across the globe that were made by, for, or about Muslims with the hopes of understanding “What scares Muslim audiences? Are horror movies halal?”

This year’s 2022 festival will be both in person and online, screening one film a week during the month of October, and ending with an in-person screening at the State Theater, Friday, October 28, 2022, at 7:00 PM. Each online screening will be available to watch for a week, all screenings are free.

The 2022 Halaloween Lineup:

* October 6: Roh | 2019 | Malaysia
* October 13: Beddua: The Curse | 2018 | Turkey
* October 20: Satan’s Slaves | 2017 | Indonesia
* October 28: Saloum | 2021 | Senegal (this screening will be in person at the State Theater)

We'll wrap up the month of October with a live panel discussion on Muslim Horror, the use of Islam and the Quran, and how each region differs in its creation of horror films. Stay tuned for the 2022 lineup of films and an announcement on the Muslim Horror Panel discussion!
More info: watch.eventive.org/halaloween
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THIS WEEK’S FEATURE
From Oct 6th to the 13th, stream the Malaysian horror film Roh on demand at watch.eventive.org/halaloween. Pre-order the film anytime, and check out the rest of the months Halaloween Horror selection!

2019 | 83 minutes | Malay | Malaysia
Directed by: Emir Ezwan

Halaloween Horror Rating 4/5

Rating explanation: Suspenseful, female-centered folk horror film and psychological thriller set in a remote, isolated Malaysian rainforest area. Contains blood, gore, creepy ancient jinn, and multiple scenes involving creepy kids and violence against children. This film is recommended for adults and older teens only.

Religious content: This film invokes Quranic verses and Islamic theology on jinn.

Roh (Soul), is a 2019 Malaysian Malay-language independent folk horror film directed by Emir Ezwan in his directorial debut. Set in the past, a family living in a forest is visited by a strange little girl, who comes with a frightening prediction.
__________________

Halaloween is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center and cosponsored by the Middle Eastern Studies Department, the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the African Studies Center, Department of Communication and Media, The Department of Film, Television, and Media, American Culture, the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, the Center for South Asian Studies, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, Arab and Muslim American Studies, Asian Languages and Cultures, the Center for Arab American Studies at UM-Dearborn, and Shudder.

Visit http://watch.eventive.org/halaloween for more details.

Love Horror Films? Shudder streams the best in new independent and international horror. Try Shudder free for 14 days with promo code HALALOWEEN2022 when you sign up at Shudder.com.

Want to hear about similar events from U-M Islamic Studies? Sign up for the GISC Newsletter (https://myumi.ch/nbW83)! We send out a monthly newsletter in collaboration with the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, and the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum.

Stay updated on our upcoming events by following our socials here:
Facebook: UmichGISC
https://www.facebook.com/UmichGISC/

Twitter: @umichgisc
https://twitter.com/umichGISC

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to islamicstudies@umich.edu.

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Film Screening Wed, 05 Oct 2022 11:12:36 -0400 2022-10-07T08:00:00-04:00 2022-10-07T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening Halaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival
Halaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival (October 8, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/99799 99799-21798702@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, October 8, 2022 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

Welcome to Halaloween: A Muslim Film Festival 2022

What's Halaloween? Halaloween screens horror films from across the globe that were made by, for, or about Muslims with the hopes of understanding “What scares Muslim audiences? Are horror movies halal?”

This year’s 2022 festival will be both in person and online, screening one film a week during the month of October, and ending with an in-person screening at the State Theater, Friday, October 28, 2022, at 7:00 PM. Each online screening will be available to watch for a week, all screenings are free.

The 2022 Halaloween Lineup:

* October 6: Roh | 2019 | Malaysia
* October 13: Beddua: The Curse | 2018 | Turkey
* October 20: Satan’s Slaves | 2017 | Indonesia
* October 28: Saloum | 2021 | Senegal (this screening will be in person at the State Theater)

We'll wrap up the month of October with a live panel discussion on Muslim Horror, the use of Islam and the Quran, and how each region differs in its creation of horror films. Stay tuned for the 2022 lineup of films and an announcement on the Muslim Horror Panel discussion!
More info: watch.eventive.org/halaloween
__________________
THIS WEEK’S FEATURE
From Oct 6th to the 13th, stream the Malaysian horror film Roh on demand at watch.eventive.org/halaloween. Pre-order the film anytime, and check out the rest of the months Halaloween Horror selection!

2019 | 83 minutes | Malay | Malaysia
Directed by: Emir Ezwan

Halaloween Horror Rating 4/5

Rating explanation: Suspenseful, female-centered folk horror film and psychological thriller set in a remote, isolated Malaysian rainforest area. Contains blood, gore, creepy ancient jinn, and multiple scenes involving creepy kids and violence against children. This film is recommended for adults and older teens only.

Religious content: This film invokes Quranic verses and Islamic theology on jinn.

Roh (Soul), is a 2019 Malaysian Malay-language independent folk horror film directed by Emir Ezwan in his directorial debut. Set in the past, a family living in a forest is visited by a strange little girl, who comes with a frightening prediction.
__________________

Halaloween is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center and cosponsored by the Middle Eastern Studies Department, the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the African Studies Center, Department of Communication and Media, The Department of Film, Television, and Media, American Culture, the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, the Center for South Asian Studies, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, Arab and Muslim American Studies, Asian Languages and Cultures, the Center for Arab American Studies at UM-Dearborn, and Shudder.

Visit http://watch.eventive.org/halaloween for more details.

Love Horror Films? Shudder streams the best in new independent and international horror. Try Shudder free for 14 days with promo code HALALOWEEN2022 when you sign up at Shudder.com.

Want to hear about similar events from U-M Islamic Studies? Sign up for the GISC Newsletter (https://myumi.ch/nbW83)! We send out a monthly newsletter in collaboration with the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, and the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum.

Stay updated on our upcoming events by following our socials here:
Facebook: UmichGISC
https://www.facebook.com/UmichGISC/

Twitter: @umichgisc
https://twitter.com/umichGISC

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to islamicstudies@umich.edu.

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Film Screening Wed, 05 Oct 2022 11:12:36 -0400 2022-10-08T08:00:00-04:00 2022-10-08T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening Halaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival
Halaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival (October 9, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/99799 99799-21798703@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, October 9, 2022 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

Welcome to Halaloween: A Muslim Film Festival 2022

What's Halaloween? Halaloween screens horror films from across the globe that were made by, for, or about Muslims with the hopes of understanding “What scares Muslim audiences? Are horror movies halal?”

This year’s 2022 festival will be both in person and online, screening one film a week during the month of October, and ending with an in-person screening at the State Theater, Friday, October 28, 2022, at 7:00 PM. Each online screening will be available to watch for a week, all screenings are free.

The 2022 Halaloween Lineup:

* October 6: Roh | 2019 | Malaysia
* October 13: Beddua: The Curse | 2018 | Turkey
* October 20: Satan’s Slaves | 2017 | Indonesia
* October 28: Saloum | 2021 | Senegal (this screening will be in person at the State Theater)

We'll wrap up the month of October with a live panel discussion on Muslim Horror, the use of Islam and the Quran, and how each region differs in its creation of horror films. Stay tuned for the 2022 lineup of films and an announcement on the Muslim Horror Panel discussion!
More info: watch.eventive.org/halaloween
__________________
THIS WEEK’S FEATURE
From Oct 6th to the 13th, stream the Malaysian horror film Roh on demand at watch.eventive.org/halaloween. Pre-order the film anytime, and check out the rest of the months Halaloween Horror selection!

2019 | 83 minutes | Malay | Malaysia
Directed by: Emir Ezwan

Halaloween Horror Rating 4/5

Rating explanation: Suspenseful, female-centered folk horror film and psychological thriller set in a remote, isolated Malaysian rainforest area. Contains blood, gore, creepy ancient jinn, and multiple scenes involving creepy kids and violence against children. This film is recommended for adults and older teens only.

Religious content: This film invokes Quranic verses and Islamic theology on jinn.

Roh (Soul), is a 2019 Malaysian Malay-language independent folk horror film directed by Emir Ezwan in his directorial debut. Set in the past, a family living in a forest is visited by a strange little girl, who comes with a frightening prediction.
__________________

Halaloween is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center and cosponsored by the Middle Eastern Studies Department, the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the African Studies Center, Department of Communication and Media, The Department of Film, Television, and Media, American Culture, the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, the Center for South Asian Studies, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, Arab and Muslim American Studies, Asian Languages and Cultures, the Center for Arab American Studies at UM-Dearborn, and Shudder.

Visit http://watch.eventive.org/halaloween for more details.

Love Horror Films? Shudder streams the best in new independent and international horror. Try Shudder free for 14 days with promo code HALALOWEEN2022 when you sign up at Shudder.com.

Want to hear about similar events from U-M Islamic Studies? Sign up for the GISC Newsletter (https://myumi.ch/nbW83)! We send out a monthly newsletter in collaboration with the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, and the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum.

Stay updated on our upcoming events by following our socials here:
Facebook: UmichGISC
https://www.facebook.com/UmichGISC/

Twitter: @umichgisc
https://twitter.com/umichGISC

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to islamicstudies@umich.edu.

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Film Screening Wed, 05 Oct 2022 11:12:36 -0400 2022-10-09T08:00:00-04:00 2022-10-09T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening Halaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival
DIRT (October 9, 2022 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/99226 99226-21797744@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, October 9, 2022 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Film, Television, and Media

The ongoing debate over undocumented immigrants to the U.S. is effectively dramatized in Nancy Savoca’s 2004 Showtime film DIRT. The life of Savoca’s heroine, Dolores, a Salvadorian maid living in Queens, is disrupted once again when her boss of nine years, Mrs. Ortega, fires her when she decides to run for Congress on an anti-immigration platform.

Savoca showcases an entire underclass of immigrants and portrays their personal struggles in a respectful yet often comedic manner that creates great empathy beyond the sensationalist newspaper headlines. VARIETY called the film “an audience grabber as tightly condensed and emotionally resonant as its title” and added that the “film zings along with an energy, determination and spirit that are anything but depressing.”

Directed and co-written by FTVM's John H. Mitchell Visiting Professor in Media Entertainment, Nancy Savoca, who will be in attendance for an introduction and Q & A.

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Film Screening Tue, 04 Oct 2022 15:33:32 -0400 2022-10-09T18:00:00-04:00 2022-10-09T20:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Film, Television, and Media Film Screening DIRT Poster
Halaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival (October 10, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/99799 99799-21798704@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 10, 2022 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

Welcome to Halaloween: A Muslim Film Festival 2022

What's Halaloween? Halaloween screens horror films from across the globe that were made by, for, or about Muslims with the hopes of understanding “What scares Muslim audiences? Are horror movies halal?”

This year’s 2022 festival will be both in person and online, screening one film a week during the month of October, and ending with an in-person screening at the State Theater, Friday, October 28, 2022, at 7:00 PM. Each online screening will be available to watch for a week, all screenings are free.

The 2022 Halaloween Lineup:

* October 6: Roh | 2019 | Malaysia
* October 13: Beddua: The Curse | 2018 | Turkey
* October 20: Satan’s Slaves | 2017 | Indonesia
* October 28: Saloum | 2021 | Senegal (this screening will be in person at the State Theater)

We'll wrap up the month of October with a live panel discussion on Muslim Horror, the use of Islam and the Quran, and how each region differs in its creation of horror films. Stay tuned for the 2022 lineup of films and an announcement on the Muslim Horror Panel discussion!
More info: watch.eventive.org/halaloween
__________________
THIS WEEK’S FEATURE
From Oct 6th to the 13th, stream the Malaysian horror film Roh on demand at watch.eventive.org/halaloween. Pre-order the film anytime, and check out the rest of the months Halaloween Horror selection!

2019 | 83 minutes | Malay | Malaysia
Directed by: Emir Ezwan

Halaloween Horror Rating 4/5

Rating explanation: Suspenseful, female-centered folk horror film and psychological thriller set in a remote, isolated Malaysian rainforest area. Contains blood, gore, creepy ancient jinn, and multiple scenes involving creepy kids and violence against children. This film is recommended for adults and older teens only.

Religious content: This film invokes Quranic verses and Islamic theology on jinn.

Roh (Soul), is a 2019 Malaysian Malay-language independent folk horror film directed by Emir Ezwan in his directorial debut. Set in the past, a family living in a forest is visited by a strange little girl, who comes with a frightening prediction.
__________________

Halaloween is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center and cosponsored by the Middle Eastern Studies Department, the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the African Studies Center, Department of Communication and Media, The Department of Film, Television, and Media, American Culture, the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, the Center for South Asian Studies, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, Arab and Muslim American Studies, Asian Languages and Cultures, the Center for Arab American Studies at UM-Dearborn, and Shudder.

Visit http://watch.eventive.org/halaloween for more details.

Love Horror Films? Shudder streams the best in new independent and international horror. Try Shudder free for 14 days with promo code HALALOWEEN2022 when you sign up at Shudder.com.

Want to hear about similar events from U-M Islamic Studies? Sign up for the GISC Newsletter (https://myumi.ch/nbW83)! We send out a monthly newsletter in collaboration with the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, and the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum.

Stay updated on our upcoming events by following our socials here:
Facebook: UmichGISC
https://www.facebook.com/UmichGISC/

Twitter: @umichgisc
https://twitter.com/umichGISC

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to islamicstudies@umich.edu.

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Film Screening Wed, 05 Oct 2022 11:12:36 -0400 2022-10-10T08:00:00-04:00 2022-10-10T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening Halaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival
Star Wars Andor Catch up Watch Party (October 10, 2022 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/100053 100053-21799036@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 10, 2022 8:00pm
Location: Location Details in our GroupMe!
Organized By: Maize Pages Student Organizations

Come join some fellow Star Wars fans and watch the first episodes of the new Star Wars Disney+ Series Andor! No Disney+ account is required, get location details by joining our GroupMe or DMing us on Instagram.

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Film Screening Mon, 10 Oct 2022 18:00:29 -0400 2022-10-10T20:00:00-04:00 2022-10-10T21:00:00-04:00 Location Details in our GroupMe! Maize Pages Student Organizations Film Screening Image Imported from Maize Pages
Halaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival (October 11, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/99799 99799-21798705@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 11, 2022 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

Welcome to Halaloween: A Muslim Film Festival 2022

What's Halaloween? Halaloween screens horror films from across the globe that were made by, for, or about Muslims with the hopes of understanding “What scares Muslim audiences? Are horror movies halal?”

This year’s 2022 festival will be both in person and online, screening one film a week during the month of October, and ending with an in-person screening at the State Theater, Friday, October 28, 2022, at 7:00 PM. Each online screening will be available to watch for a week, all screenings are free.

The 2022 Halaloween Lineup:

* October 6: Roh | 2019 | Malaysia
* October 13: Beddua: The Curse | 2018 | Turkey
* October 20: Satan’s Slaves | 2017 | Indonesia
* October 28: Saloum | 2021 | Senegal (this screening will be in person at the State Theater)

We'll wrap up the month of October with a live panel discussion on Muslim Horror, the use of Islam and the Quran, and how each region differs in its creation of horror films. Stay tuned for the 2022 lineup of films and an announcement on the Muslim Horror Panel discussion!
More info: watch.eventive.org/halaloween
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THIS WEEK’S FEATURE
From Oct 6th to the 13th, stream the Malaysian horror film Roh on demand at watch.eventive.org/halaloween. Pre-order the film anytime, and check out the rest of the months Halaloween Horror selection!

2019 | 83 minutes | Malay | Malaysia
Directed by: Emir Ezwan

Halaloween Horror Rating 4/5

Rating explanation: Suspenseful, female-centered folk horror film and psychological thriller set in a remote, isolated Malaysian rainforest area. Contains blood, gore, creepy ancient jinn, and multiple scenes involving creepy kids and violence against children. This film is recommended for adults and older teens only.

Religious content: This film invokes Quranic verses and Islamic theology on jinn.

Roh (Soul), is a 2019 Malaysian Malay-language independent folk horror film directed by Emir Ezwan in his directorial debut. Set in the past, a family living in a forest is visited by a strange little girl, who comes with a frightening prediction.
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Halaloween is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center and cosponsored by the Middle Eastern Studies Department, the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the African Studies Center, Department of Communication and Media, The Department of Film, Television, and Media, American Culture, the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, the Center for South Asian Studies, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, Arab and Muslim American Studies, Asian Languages and Cultures, the Center for Arab American Studies at UM-Dearborn, and Shudder.

Visit http://watch.eventive.org/halaloween for more details.

Love Horror Films? Shudder streams the best in new independent and international horror. Try Shudder free for 14 days with promo code HALALOWEEN2022 when you sign up at Shudder.com.

Want to hear about similar events from U-M Islamic Studies? Sign up for the GISC Newsletter (https://myumi.ch/nbW83)! We send out a monthly newsletter in collaboration with the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, and the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum.

Stay updated on our upcoming events by following our socials here:
Facebook: UmichGISC
https://www.facebook.com/UmichGISC/

Twitter: @umichgisc
https://twitter.com/umichGISC

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to islamicstudies@umich.edu.

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Film Screening Wed, 05 Oct 2022 11:12:36 -0400 2022-10-11T08:00:00-04:00 2022-10-11T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening Halaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival
Halaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival (October 12, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/99799 99799-21798706@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 12, 2022 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

Welcome to Halaloween: A Muslim Film Festival 2022

What's Halaloween? Halaloween screens horror films from across the globe that were made by, for, or about Muslims with the hopes of understanding “What scares Muslim audiences? Are horror movies halal?”

This year’s 2022 festival will be both in person and online, screening one film a week during the month of October, and ending with an in-person screening at the State Theater, Friday, October 28, 2022, at 7:00 PM. Each online screening will be available to watch for a week, all screenings are free.

The 2022 Halaloween Lineup:

* October 6: Roh | 2019 | Malaysia
* October 13: Beddua: The Curse | 2018 | Turkey
* October 20: Satan’s Slaves | 2017 | Indonesia
* October 28: Saloum | 2021 | Senegal (this screening will be in person at the State Theater)

We'll wrap up the month of October with a live panel discussion on Muslim Horror, the use of Islam and the Quran, and how each region differs in its creation of horror films. Stay tuned for the 2022 lineup of films and an announcement on the Muslim Horror Panel discussion!
More info: watch.eventive.org/halaloween
__________________
THIS WEEK’S FEATURE
From Oct 6th to the 13th, stream the Malaysian horror film Roh on demand at watch.eventive.org/halaloween. Pre-order the film anytime, and check out the rest of the months Halaloween Horror selection!

2019 | 83 minutes | Malay | Malaysia
Directed by: Emir Ezwan

Halaloween Horror Rating 4/5

Rating explanation: Suspenseful, female-centered folk horror film and psychological thriller set in a remote, isolated Malaysian rainforest area. Contains blood, gore, creepy ancient jinn, and multiple scenes involving creepy kids and violence against children. This film is recommended for adults and older teens only.

Religious content: This film invokes Quranic verses and Islamic theology on jinn.

Roh (Soul), is a 2019 Malaysian Malay-language independent folk horror film directed by Emir Ezwan in his directorial debut. Set in the past, a family living in a forest is visited by a strange little girl, who comes with a frightening prediction.
__________________

Halaloween is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center and cosponsored by the Middle Eastern Studies Department, the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the African Studies Center, Department of Communication and Media, The Department of Film, Television, and Media, American Culture, the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, the Center for South Asian Studies, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, Arab and Muslim American Studies, Asian Languages and Cultures, the Center for Arab American Studies at UM-Dearborn, and Shudder.

Visit http://watch.eventive.org/halaloween for more details.

Love Horror Films? Shudder streams the best in new independent and international horror. Try Shudder free for 14 days with promo code HALALOWEEN2022 when you sign up at Shudder.com.

Want to hear about similar events from U-M Islamic Studies? Sign up for the GISC Newsletter (https://myumi.ch/nbW83)! We send out a monthly newsletter in collaboration with the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, and the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum.

Stay updated on our upcoming events by following our socials here:
Facebook: UmichGISC
https://www.facebook.com/UmichGISC/

Twitter: @umichgisc
https://twitter.com/umichGISC

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to islamicstudies@umich.edu.

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Film Screening Wed, 05 Oct 2022 11:12:36 -0400 2022-10-12T08:00:00-04:00 2022-10-12T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening Halaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival
CSAS Film Series | *We are not your Monkeys*, *Sanctum Santorum*, *In the Name Of God* (October 12, 2022 7:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/98300 98300-21796461@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 12, 2022 7:30pm
Location: Modern Languages Building
Organized By: Center for South Asian Studies

*In the Name Of God* focuses on the campaign waged by Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) to destroy a 16th century mosque in Ayodhya said to have been built by Babur, the first Mughal Emperor of India. The VHP claimed the mosque was built at the birthplace of the Hindu god Ram and was determined to build a new temple on the same site. This controversial issue led to religious riots that cost thousands their lives and culminated in the mosque's destruction. The resulting religious violence spread throughout India and Pakistan leaving more than 5,000 dead, and causing thousands to flee their homes. Filmed before the mosque's demolition, *In the Name of God* examines the motivations which would ultimately lead to the drastic actions, as well as the efforts of secular Indians to combat religious intolerance. Preceded by two short music videos, *We are not your Monkeys* and *Sanctum Santorum*.

"The screen is electric with religious fervor, masses of people swarming through the streets, gathering in rallies, or violently rioting... This is investigative cinema verité documentary at its dynamic best." - Kay Armatage, Toronto Film Festival

Anand Patwardhan, India’s leading documentary filmmaker, is known for his socio-political, award-winning films. He has spent decades capturing Mumbai’s slum dwellers, the reality of the caste system, the rise of Hindu nationalism, and tensions between India and Pakistan. He is a member of the Oscar academy, and his films have earned more than 20 international awards.

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Film Screening Thu, 08 Sep 2022 09:41:35 -0400 2022-10-12T19:30:00-04:00 2022-10-12T22:00:00-04:00 Modern Languages Building Center for South Asian Studies Film Screening In the Name Of God
Star Wars Andor Watch Party (October 12, 2022 7:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/100099 100099-21799208@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 12, 2022 7:30pm
Location: IdeaHub Room Number 2434
Organized By: Maize Pages Student Organizations

Come join some fellow Star Wars fanS and watch SOME episodes of the new Star Wars Disney+ Series Andor! No Disney+ account is required!

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Film Screening Wed, 12 Oct 2022 18:00:32 -0400 2022-10-12T19:30:00-04:00 2022-10-12T21:30:00-04:00 IdeaHub Room Number 2434 Maize Pages Student Organizations Film Screening Image Imported from Maize Pages
Halaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival (October 13, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/99799 99799-21798707@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 13, 2022 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

Welcome to Halaloween: A Muslim Film Festival 2022

What's Halaloween? Halaloween screens horror films from across the globe that were made by, for, or about Muslims with the hopes of understanding “What scares Muslim audiences? Are horror movies halal?”

This year’s 2022 festival will be both in person and online, screening one film a week during the month of October, and ending with an in-person screening at the State Theater, Friday, October 28, 2022, at 7:00 PM. Each online screening will be available to watch for a week, all screenings are free.

The 2022 Halaloween Lineup:

* October 6: Roh | 2019 | Malaysia
* October 13: Beddua: The Curse | 2018 | Turkey
* October 20: Satan’s Slaves | 2017 | Indonesia
* October 28: Saloum | 2021 | Senegal (this screening will be in person at the State Theater)

We'll wrap up the month of October with a live panel discussion on Muslim Horror, the use of Islam and the Quran, and how each region differs in its creation of horror films. Stay tuned for the 2022 lineup of films and an announcement on the Muslim Horror Panel discussion!
More info: watch.eventive.org/halaloween
__________________
THIS WEEK’S FEATURE
From Oct 6th to the 13th, stream the Malaysian horror film Roh on demand at watch.eventive.org/halaloween. Pre-order the film anytime, and check out the rest of the months Halaloween Horror selection!

2019 | 83 minutes | Malay | Malaysia
Directed by: Emir Ezwan

Halaloween Horror Rating 4/5

Rating explanation: Suspenseful, female-centered folk horror film and psychological thriller set in a remote, isolated Malaysian rainforest area. Contains blood, gore, creepy ancient jinn, and multiple scenes involving creepy kids and violence against children. This film is recommended for adults and older teens only.

Religious content: This film invokes Quranic verses and Islamic theology on jinn.

Roh (Soul), is a 2019 Malaysian Malay-language independent folk horror film directed by Emir Ezwan in his directorial debut. Set in the past, a family living in a forest is visited by a strange little girl, who comes with a frightening prediction.
__________________

Halaloween is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center and cosponsored by the Middle Eastern Studies Department, the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the African Studies Center, Department of Communication and Media, The Department of Film, Television, and Media, American Culture, the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, the Center for South Asian Studies, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, Arab and Muslim American Studies, Asian Languages and Cultures, the Center for Arab American Studies at UM-Dearborn, and Shudder.

Visit http://watch.eventive.org/halaloween for more details.

Love Horror Films? Shudder streams the best in new independent and international horror. Try Shudder free for 14 days with promo code HALALOWEEN2022 when you sign up at Shudder.com.

Want to hear about similar events from U-M Islamic Studies? Sign up for the GISC Newsletter (https://myumi.ch/nbW83)! We send out a monthly newsletter in collaboration with the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, and the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum.

Stay updated on our upcoming events by following our socials here:
Facebook: UmichGISC
https://www.facebook.com/UmichGISC/

Twitter: @umichgisc
https://twitter.com/umichGISC

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to islamicstudies@umich.edu.

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Film Screening Wed, 05 Oct 2022 11:12:36 -0400 2022-10-13T08:00:00-04:00 2022-10-13T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening Halaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival
Halaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival (October 13, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/99800 99800-21798708@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 13, 2022 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

Welcome to Halaloween: A Muslim Film Festival 2022

What's Halaloween? Halaloween screens horror films from across the globe that were made by, for, or about Muslims with the hopes of understanding “What scares Muslim audiences? Are horror movies halal?”

This year’s 2022 festival will be both in person and online, screening one film a week during the month of October, and ending with an in-person screening at the State Theater, Friday, October 28, 2022, at 7:00 PM. Each online screening will be available to watch for a week, all screenings are free.

The 2022 Halaloween Lineup:

* October 6: Roh | 2019 | Malaysia
* October 13: Beddua: The Curse | 2018 | Turkey
* October 20: Satan’s Slaves | 2017 | Indonesia
* October 28: Saloum | 2021 | Senegal (this screening will be in person at the State Theater)

We'll wrap up the month of October with a live panel discussion on Muslim Horror, the use of Islam and the Quran, and how each region differs in its creation of horror films. Stay tuned for the 2022 lineup of films and an announcement on the Muslim Horror Panel discussion!
More info: watch.eventive.org/halaloween
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THIS WEEK’S FEATURE
From Oct 13th to the 20th, stream the Turkish horror film Beddua: The Curse | Üç Harfliler: Beddua on demand at watch.eventive.org/halaloween. Pre-order the film anytime, and check out the rest of the months Halaloween Horror selection!

2018 | 90 minutes | Turkish | Turkey
Directed by: Alper Mestçi

Halaloween Horror Rating 2/5
Rating explanation: Female-centered folk horror and psychological thriller. Contains violence, bullying, misogyny, body horror, and witches.
Religious content: This film invokes Turkish cultural and gender mores on marriage, relationships, and women that intersect with Islam.

Melek, Burcu, Eda and Ayla are four high school friends. Even though years have passed since their graduation, they are still friends. Their lives will change completely after they meet a shaman woman named Havel, and their lives dramatically change.
__________________

Halaloween is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center and cosponsored by the Middle Eastern Studies Department, the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the African Studies Center, Department of Communication and Media, The Department of Film, Television, and Media, American Culture, the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, the Center for South Asian Studies, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, Arab and Muslim American Studies, Asian Languages and Cultures, the Center for Arab American Studies at UM-Dearborn, and Shudder.

Visit http://watch.eventive.org/halaloween for more details.


Love Horror Films? Shudder streams the best in new independent and international horror. Try Shudder free for 14 days with promo code HALALOWEEN2022 when you sign up at Shudder.com.

Want to hear about similar events from U-M Islamic Studies? Sign up for the GISC Newsletter (https://myumi.ch/nbW83)! We send out a monthly newsletter in collaboration with the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, and the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum.

Stay updated on our upcoming events by following our socials here:

Facebook: UmichGISC
https://www.facebook.com/UmichGISC/

Twitter: @umichgisc
https://twitter.com/umichGISC

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to islamicstudies@umich.edu.

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Film Screening Tue, 04 Oct 2022 10:17:39 -0400 2022-10-13T08:00:00-04:00 2022-10-13T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening Halaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival
*Diamonds by the Decade:* The Best of CJS 75th Anniversary Film Series | A Night of Madness: *A Page of Madness* with benshi Nanako Yamauchi and Little Bang Theory (October 13, 2022 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/98536 98536-21796883@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 13, 2022 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Japanese Studies

*A Page of Madness* is one of the greatest avant-garde films in history. It was directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa in 1926, and lost for nearly half a century. The story, by Nobel laureate Yasunari Kawabata, centers on a janitor at the insane asylum that holds his wife. Long considered a lost film, director Teinosuke Kinugasa thankfully found a negative in his garden storehouse in the 1970s.

Japanese benshi Nanako Yamauchi will narrate the film and Detroit area trio Little Bang Theory (Frank Pahl, Terri Sarris, and Doug Shimmin) will perform an original score written by Frank Pahl on toy and hand-made instruments.

Book your free tickets with the Michigan Theater here: https://myumi.ch/9P1en

Curated by Markus Nornes.

Cosponsored by the U-M Department of Film, Television, and Media.

Nanako Yamauchi
Nanako Yamauchi is a graduate of the Film Department at Nihon University, the oldest film school in Japan. She began studying the art of the benshi under Sawato Midori in 2010, performing for Matsuda Film Productions’ Friends of Silent Film Appreciation, various film festivals and the National Film Archive of Japan. In 2021 and 2022, Yamauchi was a supervising editor for Nasuno Mayuka’s manga about benshi entitled *Ray—A Taisho Era Cinema Story*.

Frank Pahl
As François Couture notes, Frank Pahl is "a true original, composer/musician/sound artist [spending] his musical career in the underground, amassing a small cult following. He charms his public with lovely avant-garde melodies played on an impressive array of neglected acoustic instruments and homemade automatons." His band Little Bang Theory, with Terri Sarris and Doug Shimmin, uses toy instruments to perform sophisticated and touching original scores.

Terri Sarris
Terri Sarris's creative work includes award-winning feature and short films (shot on 16mm, Super 8mm film, and digital media), film and television scripts, and work as a curator, film festival board member and festival juror in the larger media community, as well as performances in dance and music. Over three decades she helped build U-M's Department of Film, TV and Media Studies into a major presence in moving image media production and study.

Doug Shimmin
Doug Shimmin has been banging, strumming and singing his way around the metro Detroit area for more than 30 years. As a founding member of the award-winning, multi-ethnic group Immigrant Suns, Doug left behind his punk new wave flavors for the old world. After a great run of touring and performances, he sat down at a tiny table of toy instruments with friends Frank Pahl and Terri Sarris. From there they created Little Bang Theory, and it’s been miniature magic ever since.

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Film Screening Thu, 13 Oct 2022 16:03:21 -0400 2022-10-13T18:00:00-04:00 2022-10-13T20:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Japanese Studies Film Screening Diamonds by the Decade: The Best of CJS 75th Anniversary Film Series | A Night of Madness: "A Page of Madness" with benshi Nanako Yamauchi and Little Bang Theory
Halaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival (October 14, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/99800 99800-21798709@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 14, 2022 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

Welcome to Halaloween: A Muslim Film Festival 2022

What's Halaloween? Halaloween screens horror films from across the globe that were made by, for, or about Muslims with the hopes of understanding “What scares Muslim audiences? Are horror movies halal?”

This year’s 2022 festival will be both in person and online, screening one film a week during the month of October, and ending with an in-person screening at the State Theater, Friday, October 28, 2022, at 7:00 PM. Each online screening will be available to watch for a week, all screenings are free.

The 2022 Halaloween Lineup:

* October 6: Roh | 2019 | Malaysia
* October 13: Beddua: The Curse | 2018 | Turkey
* October 20: Satan’s Slaves | 2017 | Indonesia
* October 28: Saloum | 2021 | Senegal (this screening will be in person at the State Theater)

We'll wrap up the month of October with a live panel discussion on Muslim Horror, the use of Islam and the Quran, and how each region differs in its creation of horror films. Stay tuned for the 2022 lineup of films and an announcement on the Muslim Horror Panel discussion!
More info: watch.eventive.org/halaloween
__________________
THIS WEEK’S FEATURE
From Oct 13th to the 20th, stream the Turkish horror film Beddua: The Curse | Üç Harfliler: Beddua on demand at watch.eventive.org/halaloween. Pre-order the film anytime, and check out the rest of the months Halaloween Horror selection!

2018 | 90 minutes | Turkish | Turkey
Directed by: Alper Mestçi

Halaloween Horror Rating 2/5
Rating explanation: Female-centered folk horror and psychological thriller. Contains violence, bullying, misogyny, body horror, and witches.
Religious content: This film invokes Turkish cultural and gender mores on marriage, relationships, and women that intersect with Islam.

Melek, Burcu, Eda and Ayla are four high school friends. Even though years have passed since their graduation, they are still friends. Their lives will change completely after they meet a shaman woman named Havel, and their lives dramatically change.
__________________

Halaloween is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center and cosponsored by the Middle Eastern Studies Department, the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the African Studies Center, Department of Communication and Media, The Department of Film, Television, and Media, American Culture, the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, the Center for South Asian Studies, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, Arab and Muslim American Studies, Asian Languages and Cultures, the Center for Arab American Studies at UM-Dearborn, and Shudder.

Visit http://watch.eventive.org/halaloween for more details.


Love Horror Films? Shudder streams the best in new independent and international horror. Try Shudder free for 14 days with promo code HALALOWEEN2022 when you sign up at Shudder.com.

Want to hear about similar events from U-M Islamic Studies? Sign up for the GISC Newsletter (https://myumi.ch/nbW83)! We send out a monthly newsletter in collaboration with the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, and the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum.

Stay updated on our upcoming events by following our socials here:

Facebook: UmichGISC
https://www.facebook.com/UmichGISC/

Twitter: @umichgisc
https://twitter.com/umichGISC

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to islamicstudies@umich.edu.

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Film Screening Tue, 04 Oct 2022 10:17:39 -0400 2022-10-14T08:00:00-04:00 2022-10-14T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening Halaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival
Halaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival (October 15, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/99800 99800-21798710@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, October 15, 2022 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

Welcome to Halaloween: A Muslim Film Festival 2022

What's Halaloween? Halaloween screens horror films from across the globe that were made by, for, or about Muslims with the hopes of understanding “What scares Muslim audiences? Are horror movies halal?”

This year’s 2022 festival will be both in person and online, screening one film a week during the month of October, and ending with an in-person screening at the State Theater, Friday, October 28, 2022, at 7:00 PM. Each online screening will be available to watch for a week, all screenings are free.

The 2022 Halaloween Lineup:

* October 6: Roh | 2019 | Malaysia
* October 13: Beddua: The Curse | 2018 | Turkey
* October 20: Satan’s Slaves | 2017 | Indonesia
* October 28: Saloum | 2021 | Senegal (this screening will be in person at the State Theater)

We'll wrap up the month of October with a live panel discussion on Muslim Horror, the use of Islam and the Quran, and how each region differs in its creation of horror films. Stay tuned for the 2022 lineup of films and an announcement on the Muslim Horror Panel discussion!
More info: watch.eventive.org/halaloween
__________________
THIS WEEK’S FEATURE
From Oct 13th to the 20th, stream the Turkish horror film Beddua: The Curse | Üç Harfliler: Beddua on demand at watch.eventive.org/halaloween. Pre-order the film anytime, and check out the rest of the months Halaloween Horror selection!

2018 | 90 minutes | Turkish | Turkey
Directed by: Alper Mestçi

Halaloween Horror Rating 2/5
Rating explanation: Female-centered folk horror and psychological thriller. Contains violence, bullying, misogyny, body horror, and witches.
Religious content: This film invokes Turkish cultural and gender mores on marriage, relationships, and women that intersect with Islam.

Melek, Burcu, Eda and Ayla are four high school friends. Even though years have passed since their graduation, they are still friends. Their lives will change completely after they meet a shaman woman named Havel, and their lives dramatically change.
__________________

Halaloween is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center and cosponsored by the Middle Eastern Studies Department, the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the African Studies Center, Department of Communication and Media, The Department of Film, Television, and Media, American Culture, the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, the Center for South Asian Studies, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, Arab and Muslim American Studies, Asian Languages and Cultures, the Center for Arab American Studies at UM-Dearborn, and Shudder.

Visit http://watch.eventive.org/halaloween for more details.


Love Horror Films? Shudder streams the best in new independent and international horror. Try Shudder free for 14 days with promo code HALALOWEEN2022 when you sign up at Shudder.com.

Want to hear about similar events from U-M Islamic Studies? Sign up for the GISC Newsletter (https://myumi.ch/nbW83)! We send out a monthly newsletter in collaboration with the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, and the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum.

Stay updated on our upcoming events by following our socials here:

Facebook: UmichGISC
https://www.facebook.com/UmichGISC/

Twitter: @umichgisc
https://twitter.com/umichGISC

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to islamicstudies@umich.edu.

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Film Screening Tue, 04 Oct 2022 10:17:39 -0400 2022-10-15T08:00:00-04:00 2022-10-15T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening Halaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival
Halaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival (October 16, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/99800 99800-21798711@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, October 16, 2022 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

Welcome to Halaloween: A Muslim Film Festival 2022

What's Halaloween? Halaloween screens horror films from across the globe that were made by, for, or about Muslims with the hopes of understanding “What scares Muslim audiences? Are horror movies halal?”

This year’s 2022 festival will be both in person and online, screening one film a week during the month of October, and ending with an in-person screening at the State Theater, Friday, October 28, 2022, at 7:00 PM. Each online screening will be available to watch for a week, all screenings are free.

The 2022 Halaloween Lineup:

* October 6: Roh | 2019 | Malaysia
* October 13: Beddua: The Curse | 2018 | Turkey
* October 20: Satan’s Slaves | 2017 | Indonesia
* October 28: Saloum | 2021 | Senegal (this screening will be in person at the State Theater)

We'll wrap up the month of October with a live panel discussion on Muslim Horror, the use of Islam and the Quran, and how each region differs in its creation of horror films. Stay tuned for the 2022 lineup of films and an announcement on the Muslim Horror Panel discussion!
More info: watch.eventive.org/halaloween
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THIS WEEK’S FEATURE
From Oct 13th to the 20th, stream the Turkish horror film Beddua: The Curse | Üç Harfliler: Beddua on demand at watch.eventive.org/halaloween. Pre-order the film anytime, and check out the rest of the months Halaloween Horror selection!

2018 | 90 minutes | Turkish | Turkey
Directed by: Alper Mestçi

Halaloween Horror Rating 2/5
Rating explanation: Female-centered folk horror and psychological thriller. Contains violence, bullying, misogyny, body horror, and witches.
Religious content: This film invokes Turkish cultural and gender mores on marriage, relationships, and women that intersect with Islam.

Melek, Burcu, Eda and Ayla are four high school friends. Even though years have passed since their graduation, they are still friends. Their lives will change completely after they meet a shaman woman named Havel, and their lives dramatically change.
__________________

Halaloween is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center and cosponsored by the Middle Eastern Studies Department, the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the African Studies Center, Department of Communication and Media, The Department of Film, Television, and Media, American Culture, the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, the Center for South Asian Studies, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, Arab and Muslim American Studies, Asian Languages and Cultures, the Center for Arab American Studies at UM-Dearborn, and Shudder.

Visit http://watch.eventive.org/halaloween for more details.


Love Horror Films? Shudder streams the best in new independent and international horror. Try Shudder free for 14 days with promo code HALALOWEEN2022 when you sign up at Shudder.com.

Want to hear about similar events from U-M Islamic Studies? Sign up for the GISC Newsletter (https://myumi.ch/nbW83)! We send out a monthly newsletter in collaboration with the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, and the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum.

Stay updated on our upcoming events by following our socials here:

Facebook: UmichGISC
https://www.facebook.com/UmichGISC/

Twitter: @umichgisc
https://twitter.com/umichGISC

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to islamicstudies@umich.edu.

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Film Screening Tue, 04 Oct 2022 10:17:39 -0400 2022-10-16T08:00:00-04:00 2022-10-16T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening Halaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival
Halaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival (October 17, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/99800 99800-21798712@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 17, 2022 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

Welcome to Halaloween: A Muslim Film Festival 2022

What's Halaloween? Halaloween screens horror films from across the globe that were made by, for, or about Muslims with the hopes of understanding “What scares Muslim audiences? Are horror movies halal?”

This year’s 2022 festival will be both in person and online, screening one film a week during the month of October, and ending with an in-person screening at the State Theater, Friday, October 28, 2022, at 7:00 PM. Each online screening will be available to watch for a week, all screenings are free.

The 2022 Halaloween Lineup:

* October 6: Roh | 2019 | Malaysia
* October 13: Beddua: The Curse | 2018 | Turkey
* October 20: Satan’s Slaves | 2017 | Indonesia
* October 28: Saloum | 2021 | Senegal (this screening will be in person at the State Theater)

We'll wrap up the month of October with a live panel discussion on Muslim Horror, the use of Islam and the Quran, and how each region differs in its creation of horror films. Stay tuned for the 2022 lineup of films and an announcement on the Muslim Horror Panel discussion!
More info: watch.eventive.org/halaloween
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THIS WEEK’S FEATURE
From Oct 13th to the 20th, stream the Turkish horror film Beddua: The Curse | Üç Harfliler: Beddua on demand at watch.eventive.org/halaloween. Pre-order the film anytime, and check out the rest of the months Halaloween Horror selection!

2018 | 90 minutes | Turkish | Turkey
Directed by: Alper Mestçi

Halaloween Horror Rating 2/5
Rating explanation: Female-centered folk horror and psychological thriller. Contains violence, bullying, misogyny, body horror, and witches.
Religious content: This film invokes Turkish cultural and gender mores on marriage, relationships, and women that intersect with Islam.

Melek, Burcu, Eda and Ayla are four high school friends. Even though years have passed since their graduation, they are still friends. Their lives will change completely after they meet a shaman woman named Havel, and their lives dramatically change.
__________________

Halaloween is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center and cosponsored by the Middle Eastern Studies Department, the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the African Studies Center, Department of Communication and Media, The Department of Film, Television, and Media, American Culture, the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, the Center for South Asian Studies, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, Arab and Muslim American Studies, Asian Languages and Cultures, the Center for Arab American Studies at UM-Dearborn, and Shudder.

Visit http://watch.eventive.org/halaloween for more details.


Love Horror Films? Shudder streams the best in new independent and international horror. Try Shudder free for 14 days with promo code HALALOWEEN2022 when you sign up at Shudder.com.

Want to hear about similar events from U-M Islamic Studies? Sign up for the GISC Newsletter (https://myumi.ch/nbW83)! We send out a monthly newsletter in collaboration with the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, and the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum.

Stay updated on our upcoming events by following our socials here:

Facebook: UmichGISC
https://www.facebook.com/UmichGISC/

Twitter: @umichgisc
https://twitter.com/umichGISC

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to islamicstudies@umich.edu.

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Film Screening Tue, 04 Oct 2022 10:17:39 -0400 2022-10-17T08:00:00-04:00 2022-10-17T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening Halaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival
Movie Night for Transfer Students (October 17, 2022 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/100325 100325-21799610@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 17, 2022 6:00pm
Location: LSA Building
Organized By: LSA Transfer Student Center

Join the aMplify fellows for an evening of film, fun, and friendship! Movie to be announced but we know you will love it.

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Film Screening Mon, 17 Oct 2022 13:08:40 -0400 2022-10-17T18:00:00-04:00 2022-10-17T20:00:00-04:00 LSA Building LSA Transfer Student Center Film Screening National Transfer Week Slide
Halaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival (October 18, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/99800 99800-21798713@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 18, 2022 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

Welcome to Halaloween: A Muslim Film Festival 2022

What's Halaloween? Halaloween screens horror films from across the globe that were made by, for, or about Muslims with the hopes of understanding “What scares Muslim audiences? Are horror movies halal?”

This year’s 2022 festival will be both in person and online, screening one film a week during the month of October, and ending with an in-person screening at the State Theater, Friday, October 28, 2022, at 7:00 PM. Each online screening will be available to watch for a week, all screenings are free.

The 2022 Halaloween Lineup:

* October 6: Roh | 2019 | Malaysia
* October 13: Beddua: The Curse | 2018 | Turkey
* October 20: Satan’s Slaves | 2017 | Indonesia
* October 28: Saloum | 2021 | Senegal (this screening will be in person at the State Theater)

We'll wrap up the month of October with a live panel discussion on Muslim Horror, the use of Islam and the Quran, and how each region differs in its creation of horror films. Stay tuned for the 2022 lineup of films and an announcement on the Muslim Horror Panel discussion!
More info: watch.eventive.org/halaloween
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THIS WEEK’S FEATURE
From Oct 13th to the 20th, stream the Turkish horror film Beddua: The Curse | Üç Harfliler: Beddua on demand at watch.eventive.org/halaloween. Pre-order the film anytime, and check out the rest of the months Halaloween Horror selection!

2018 | 90 minutes | Turkish | Turkey
Directed by: Alper Mestçi

Halaloween Horror Rating 2/5
Rating explanation: Female-centered folk horror and psychological thriller. Contains violence, bullying, misogyny, body horror, and witches.
Religious content: This film invokes Turkish cultural and gender mores on marriage, relationships, and women that intersect with Islam.

Melek, Burcu, Eda and Ayla are four high school friends. Even though years have passed since their graduation, they are still friends. Their lives will change completely after they meet a shaman woman named Havel, and their lives dramatically change.
__________________

Halaloween is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center and cosponsored by the Middle Eastern Studies Department, the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the African Studies Center, Department of Communication and Media, The Department of Film, Television, and Media, American Culture, the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, the Center for South Asian Studies, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, Arab and Muslim American Studies, Asian Languages and Cultures, the Center for Arab American Studies at UM-Dearborn, and Shudder.

Visit http://watch.eventive.org/halaloween for more details.


Love Horror Films? Shudder streams the best in new independent and international horror. Try Shudder free for 14 days with promo code HALALOWEEN2022 when you sign up at Shudder.com.

Want to hear about similar events from U-M Islamic Studies? Sign up for the GISC Newsletter (https://myumi.ch/nbW83)! We send out a monthly newsletter in collaboration with the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, and the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum.

Stay updated on our upcoming events by following our socials here:

Facebook: UmichGISC
https://www.facebook.com/UmichGISC/

Twitter: @umichgisc
https://twitter.com/umichGISC

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to islamicstudies@umich.edu.

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Film Screening Tue, 04 Oct 2022 10:17:39 -0400 2022-10-18T08:00:00-04:00 2022-10-18T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening Halaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival
Halaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival (October 19, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/99800 99800-21798714@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 19, 2022 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

Welcome to Halaloween: A Muslim Film Festival 2022

What's Halaloween? Halaloween screens horror films from across the globe that were made by, for, or about Muslims with the hopes of understanding “What scares Muslim audiences? Are horror movies halal?”

This year’s 2022 festival will be both in person and online, screening one film a week during the month of October, and ending with an in-person screening at the State Theater, Friday, October 28, 2022, at 7:00 PM. Each online screening will be available to watch for a week, all screenings are free.

The 2022 Halaloween Lineup:

* October 6: Roh | 2019 | Malaysia
* October 13: Beddua: The Curse | 2018 | Turkey
* October 20: Satan’s Slaves | 2017 | Indonesia
* October 28: Saloum | 2021 | Senegal (this screening will be in person at the State Theater)

We'll wrap up the month of October with a live panel discussion on Muslim Horror, the use of Islam and the Quran, and how each region differs in its creation of horror films. Stay tuned for the 2022 lineup of films and an announcement on the Muslim Horror Panel discussion!
More info: watch.eventive.org/halaloween
__________________
THIS WEEK’S FEATURE
From Oct 13th to the 20th, stream the Turkish horror film Beddua: The Curse | Üç Harfliler: Beddua on demand at watch.eventive.org/halaloween. Pre-order the film anytime, and check out the rest of the months Halaloween Horror selection!

2018 | 90 minutes | Turkish | Turkey
Directed by: Alper Mestçi

Halaloween Horror Rating 2/5
Rating explanation: Female-centered folk horror and psychological thriller. Contains violence, bullying, misogyny, body horror, and witches.
Religious content: This film invokes Turkish cultural and gender mores on marriage, relationships, and women that intersect with Islam.

Melek, Burcu, Eda and Ayla are four high school friends. Even though years have passed since their graduation, they are still friends. Their lives will change completely after they meet a shaman woman named Havel, and their lives dramatically change.
__________________

Halaloween is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center and cosponsored by the Middle Eastern Studies Department, the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the African Studies Center, Department of Communication and Media, The Department of Film, Television, and Media, American Culture, the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, the Center for South Asian Studies, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, Arab and Muslim American Studies, Asian Languages and Cultures, the Center for Arab American Studies at UM-Dearborn, and Shudder.

Visit http://watch.eventive.org/halaloween for more details.


Love Horror Films? Shudder streams the best in new independent and international horror. Try Shudder free for 14 days with promo code HALALOWEEN2022 when you sign up at Shudder.com.

Want to hear about similar events from U-M Islamic Studies? Sign up for the GISC Newsletter (https://myumi.ch/nbW83)! We send out a monthly newsletter in collaboration with the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, and the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum.

Stay updated on our upcoming events by following our socials here:

Facebook: UmichGISC
https://www.facebook.com/UmichGISC/

Twitter: @umichgisc
https://twitter.com/umichGISC

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to islamicstudies@umich.edu.

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Film Screening Tue, 04 Oct 2022 10:17:39 -0400 2022-10-19T08:00:00-04:00 2022-10-19T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening Halaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival
We Can Be Heroes film event (October 19, 2022 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/99596 99596-21798386@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 19, 2022 5:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UM Addiction Center

On Wednesday October 19th, 2022 we would like to invite you to an evening of art, film and dialogue at the Beautiful Capitol Theater in Flint.

This FREE event starts at 5:30 p.m. with a curated art show, featuring local artists in recovery, followed by a screening of “We Can Be Heroes," documentary film directed by Mike Ramsdell. There will be a post-film panel discussion featuring Taylor Duerr, Mike Ramsdell, and others who have experienced the stigma of substance use disorders. Hosted by the U-M Addiction Center and Families Against Narcotics. This is an evening you won't want to miss.

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Film Screening Mon, 03 Oct 2022 09:47:03 -0400 2022-10-19T17:30:00-04:00 2022-10-19T21:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location UM Addiction Center Film Screening Click on the link below to reserve tickets
Star Wars Andor Watch Party (October 19, 2022 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/100143 100143-21799263@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 19, 2022 7:00pm
Location: IdeaHub Room Number 2426
Organized By: Maize Pages Student Organizations

Come join some fellow Star Wars fans and watch some episodes of the new Star Wars Disney+ Series Andor! No Disney+ account is required!  

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Film Screening Wed, 19 Oct 2022 18:00:37 -0400 2022-10-19T19:00:00-04:00 2022-10-19T20:00:00-04:00 IdeaHub Room Number 2426 Maize Pages Student Organizations Film Screening Image Imported from Maize Pages
Halaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival (October 20, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/99800 99800-21798715@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 20, 2022 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

Welcome to Halaloween: A Muslim Film Festival 2022

What's Halaloween? Halaloween screens horror films from across the globe that were made by, for, or about Muslims with the hopes of understanding “What scares Muslim audiences? Are horror movies halal?”

This year’s 2022 festival will be both in person and online, screening one film a week during the month of October, and ending with an in-person screening at the State Theater, Friday, October 28, 2022, at 7:00 PM. Each online screening will be available to watch for a week, all screenings are free.

The 2022 Halaloween Lineup:

* October 6: Roh | 2019 | Malaysia
* October 13: Beddua: The Curse | 2018 | Turkey
* October 20: Satan’s Slaves | 2017 | Indonesia
* October 28: Saloum | 2021 | Senegal (this screening will be in person at the State Theater)

We'll wrap up the month of October with a live panel discussion on Muslim Horror, the use of Islam and the Quran, and how each region differs in its creation of horror films. Stay tuned for the 2022 lineup of films and an announcement on the Muslim Horror Panel discussion!
More info: watch.eventive.org/halaloween
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THIS WEEK’S FEATURE
From Oct 13th to the 20th, stream the Turkish horror film Beddua: The Curse | Üç Harfliler: Beddua on demand at watch.eventive.org/halaloween. Pre-order the film anytime, and check out the rest of the months Halaloween Horror selection!

2018 | 90 minutes | Turkish | Turkey
Directed by: Alper Mestçi

Halaloween Horror Rating 2/5
Rating explanation: Female-centered folk horror and psychological thriller. Contains violence, bullying, misogyny, body horror, and witches.
Religious content: This film invokes Turkish cultural and gender mores on marriage, relationships, and women that intersect with Islam.

Melek, Burcu, Eda and Ayla are four high school friends. Even though years have passed since their graduation, they are still friends. Their lives will change completely after they meet a shaman woman named Havel, and their lives dramatically change.
__________________

Halaloween is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center and cosponsored by the Middle Eastern Studies Department, the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the African Studies Center, Department of Communication and Media, The Department of Film, Television, and Media, American Culture, the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, the Center for South Asian Studies, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, Arab and Muslim American Studies, Asian Languages and Cultures, the Center for Arab American Studies at UM-Dearborn, and Shudder.

Visit http://watch.eventive.org/halaloween for more details.


Love Horror Films? Shudder streams the best in new independent and international horror. Try Shudder free for 14 days with promo code HALALOWEEN2022 when you sign up at Shudder.com.

Want to hear about similar events from U-M Islamic Studies? Sign up for the GISC Newsletter (https://myumi.ch/nbW83)! We send out a monthly newsletter in collaboration with the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, and the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum.

Stay updated on our upcoming events by following our socials here:

Facebook: UmichGISC
https://www.facebook.com/UmichGISC/

Twitter: @umichgisc
https://twitter.com/umichGISC

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to islamicstudies@umich.edu.

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Film Screening Tue, 04 Oct 2022 10:17:39 -0400 2022-10-20T08:00:00-04:00 2022-10-20T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening Halaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival
Halaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival (October 20, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/99801 99801-21798716@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 20, 2022 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

Welcome to Halaloween: A Muslim Film Festival 2022

What's Halaloween? Halaloween screens horror films from across the globe that were made by, for, or about Muslims with the hopes of understanding “What scares Muslim audiences? Are horror movies halal?”

This year’s 2022 festival will be both in person and online, screening one film a week during the month of October, and ending with an in-person screening at the State Theater, Friday, October 28, 2022, at 7:00 PM. Each online screening will be available to watch for a week, all screenings are free.

The 2022 Halaloween Lineup:

* October 6: Roh | 2019 | Malaysia
* October 13: Beddua: The Curse | 2018 | Turkey
* October 20: Satan’s Slaves | 2017 | Indonesia
* October 28: Saloum | 2021 | Senegal ***
*** this screening will be in person at the State Theater.

We'll wrap up the month of October with a live panel discussion on Muslim Horror, the use of Islam and the Quran, and how each region differs in its creation of horror films. Stay tuned for the 2022 lineup of films and an announcement on the Muslim Horror Panel discussion!
More info: watch.eventive.org/halaloween
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THIS WEEK’S FEATURE
From Oct 20th to the 27th, stream the Indonesian horror film Satan’s Slaves on demand at http://watch.eventive.org/halaloween. Pre-order the film anytime, and check out the rest of the months Halaloween Horror selection!

2017 | 107 minutes | Indonesian | Indonesia
Directed by: Joko Anwar

Halaloween Horror Rating 4/5
Rating explanation: Gothic and folk horror film directed by master of horror Joko Anwar. Contains jump scares, creepy kids, blood and gore, hauntings, illness, death, and cults.
Religious content: Most characters are Muslim Indonesians, and the film includes prayer and the ethics of Muslim religious leaders.

Satan's Slaves (Indonesian: Pengabdi Setan) is a 2017 Indonesian gothic horror film written and directed by Joko Anwar. The film follows a poor family who is haunted by their mother who recently died after suffering from a debilitating illness.
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Halaloween is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center and cosponsored by the Middle Eastern Studies Department, the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the African Studies Center, Department of Communication and Media, The Department of Film, Television, and Media, American Culture, the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, the Center for South Asian Studies, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, Arab and Muslim American Studies, Asian Languages and Cultures, the Center for Arab American Studies at UM-Dearborn, and Shudder.

Visit http://watch.eventive.org/halaloween for more details.


Love Horror Films? Shudder streams the best in new independent and international horror. Try Shudder free for 14 days with promo code HALALOWEEN2022 when you sign up at Shudder.com.

Want to hear about similar events from U-M Islamic Studies? Sign up for the GISC Newsletter (https://myumi.ch/nbW83)! We send out a monthly newsletter in collaboration with the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, and the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum.

Stay updated on our upcoming events by following our socials here:

Facebook: UmichGISC
https://www.facebook.com/UmichGISC/

Twitter: @umichgisc
https://twitter.com/umichGISC

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to islamicstudies@umich.edu.

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Film Screening Wed, 12 Oct 2022 09:30:26 -0400 2022-10-20T08:00:00-04:00 2022-10-20T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening Halaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival
BLI presents: The Color of Care (October 20, 2022 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/99747 99747-21798638@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 20, 2022 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Barger Leadership Institute

On Thursday, October 20, the BLI is hosting an in person screening of The Color of Care, followed by a conversation where we will discuss the film and talk about how we can mobilize to combat racism in healthcare with community leaders from New Detroit (Rebecca Irby), Packard Health (Oryanna Diem), and the School of Public Health (Becky Woolf).

The Color of Care chronicles how people of color suffer from systemically substandard healthcare. COVID-19 exposed what they have long understood and lived: they do not receive the same level of care. Produced by Ms. Winfrey’s Harpo Productions and directed by Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning director Yance Ford, the film traces the origins of racial health disparities to practices that began during slavery and continue today. Using moving personal testimony, expert interviews, and disturbing data, the film reveals the impact of racism on health, serving as an urgent warning of what must be done to save lives.

5:15 PM: Doors
5:30 PM: Screening
7:00 PM: Community Chat

FREE

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Film Screening Tue, 18 Oct 2022 14:53:08 -0400 2022-10-20T17:00:00-04:00 2022-10-20T20:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Barger Leadership Institute Film Screening Color of Care Documentary Poster with a silhouette of a person carrying a large red cross on their back
Ukrainian Film Series — November Film: Julie Blue at the State Theatre (October 20, 2022 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/99010 99010-21797456@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 20, 2022 6:00pm
Location: Modern Languages Building
Organized By: Slavic Languages & Literatures

A variety of Ukrainian films are shown monthly including:

Julia Blue (Film screening and meeting with filmmaker Roxy Toporowych) on Sunday, November 6, 2022 at the
State Theater, 233 State Street, downtown Ann Arbor

Awaiting a response from an esteemed Germany-based photography institute, Julia develops a special bond with a PTSD-ridden soldier from a war zone in post-revolution Ukraine

September Film:
Cyborgs: Heroes Never Die (Кiборги: Герої не вмирають)
on Thursday, September 22, 2022 from 6-8 pm in MLB Auditorium 1200 (First floor, Modern Language Building).

A 2017 Ukrainian war drama film about the Second Battle of Donetsk Airport during the war in Donbas.

October Film:
THE EARTH IS BLUE AS AN ORANGE
Thursday, October 20, 2022
6-8 PM in MLB Auditorium 3
(1st floor, Modern Language Building).

To cope with the daily trauma of living in a war-zone, Anna and her children are making a film together about their life in the most surreal surroundings. The creative process raises the question of what kind of impact cinema might have during times of disaster, and how to picture war through the camera’s lens. For Anna and the children, transforming trauma into a work of art is the ultimate way to stay human.
Director/ Script: Iryna Tsilyk, Ukraine
Producer: Anna Kapustina / Albatros Communicos, Ukraine
Producer: Giedrė Žickytė / Moonmakers, Lithuania

Winner of the Directing Award for World Cinema Documentary at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, THE EARTH IS AS BLUE AS AN ORANGE stands not only as a remarkable document of the Russo-Ukrainian War through the lens - literally - of this family's creative process, but as an optimistic testament to the power of art and beauty in the face of destruction.

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Film Screening Thu, 27 Oct 2022 00:12:48 -0400 2022-10-20T18:00:00-04:00 2022-10-20T20:00:00-04:00 Modern Languages Building Slavic Languages & Literatures Film Screening Ukrainian Film Series
Movie Night@The Detroit Observatory: The Moving Earth (October 20, 2022 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/99827 99827-21798767@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 20, 2022 7:00pm
Location: Detroit Observatory
Organized By: Bentley Historical Library

On October 6, the Detroit Observatory will host a discussion of the discovery that the University's prized manuscript attributed to Galileo, which discusses his discovery of moons of Jupiter, is in fact a 20th-century forgery.  As a follow-up, join us on October 20 to learn more about the historical context of Galileo's astronomical accomplishments through a showing of the acclaimed documentary, The Moving Earth, by Danish film-maker Lars Becker-Larsen.  The Moving Earth (2009, 52 minutes, in English) recounts the history of early modern astronomy, focusing on five key figures: Tycho Brahe, Giordano Bruno, Johannes Kepler, Galileo Galilei, and Isaac Newton.  Weaving together historical vignettes and scientific explanations, the movie locates key scientific advances within the biographies of its subjects and the religious, social and political developments of the time.

Following the film, we will offer relevant exhibits and tours of the historic Detroit Observatory with astronomical observing if weather permits.  In particular, Jupiter and its Galilean moons will be in view!

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Film Screening Tue, 04 Oct 2022 18:21:30 -0400 2022-10-20T19:00:00-04:00 2022-10-20T21:00:00-04:00 Detroit Observatory Bentley Historical Library Film Screening Movie poster of The Moving Earth with a man's silhouette and the night sky.
Halaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival (October 21, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/99801 99801-21798717@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 21, 2022 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

Welcome to Halaloween: A Muslim Film Festival 2022

What's Halaloween? Halaloween screens horror films from across the globe that were made by, for, or about Muslims with the hopes of understanding “What scares Muslim audiences? Are horror movies halal?”

This year’s 2022 festival will be both in person and online, screening one film a week during the month of October, and ending with an in-person screening at the State Theater, Friday, October 28, 2022, at 7:00 PM. Each online screening will be available to watch for a week, all screenings are free.

The 2022 Halaloween Lineup:

* October 6: Roh | 2019 | Malaysia
* October 13: Beddua: The Curse | 2018 | Turkey
* October 20: Satan’s Slaves | 2017 | Indonesia
* October 28: Saloum | 2021 | Senegal ***
*** this screening will be in person at the State Theater.

We'll wrap up the month of October with a live panel discussion on Muslim Horror, the use of Islam and the Quran, and how each region differs in its creation of horror films. Stay tuned for the 2022 lineup of films and an announcement on the Muslim Horror Panel discussion!
More info: watch.eventive.org/halaloween
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THIS WEEK’S FEATURE
From Oct 20th to the 27th, stream the Indonesian horror film Satan’s Slaves on demand at http://watch.eventive.org/halaloween. Pre-order the film anytime, and check out the rest of the months Halaloween Horror selection!

2017 | 107 minutes | Indonesian | Indonesia
Directed by: Joko Anwar

Halaloween Horror Rating 4/5
Rating explanation: Gothic and folk horror film directed by master of horror Joko Anwar. Contains jump scares, creepy kids, blood and gore, hauntings, illness, death, and cults.
Religious content: Most characters are Muslim Indonesians, and the film includes prayer and the ethics of Muslim religious leaders.

Satan's Slaves (Indonesian: Pengabdi Setan) is a 2017 Indonesian gothic horror film written and directed by Joko Anwar. The film follows a poor family who is haunted by their mother who recently died after suffering from a debilitating illness.
__________________

Halaloween is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center and cosponsored by the Middle Eastern Studies Department, the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the African Studies Center, Department of Communication and Media, The Department of Film, Television, and Media, American Culture, the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, the Center for South Asian Studies, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, Arab and Muslim American Studies, Asian Languages and Cultures, the Center for Arab American Studies at UM-Dearborn, and Shudder.

Visit http://watch.eventive.org/halaloween for more details.


Love Horror Films? Shudder streams the best in new independent and international horror. Try Shudder free for 14 days with promo code HALALOWEEN2022 when you sign up at Shudder.com.

Want to hear about similar events from U-M Islamic Studies? Sign up for the GISC Newsletter (https://myumi.ch/nbW83)! We send out a monthly newsletter in collaboration with the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, and the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum.

Stay updated on our upcoming events by following our socials here:

Facebook: UmichGISC
https://www.facebook.com/UmichGISC/

Twitter: @umichgisc
https://twitter.com/umichGISC

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to islamicstudies@umich.edu.

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Film Screening Wed, 12 Oct 2022 09:30:26 -0400 2022-10-21T08:00:00-04:00 2022-10-21T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening Halaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival
Halaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival (October 22, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/99801 99801-21798718@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, October 22, 2022 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

Welcome to Halaloween: A Muslim Film Festival 2022

What's Halaloween? Halaloween screens horror films from across the globe that were made by, for, or about Muslims with the hopes of understanding “What scares Muslim audiences? Are horror movies halal?”

This year’s 2022 festival will be both in person and online, screening one film a week during the month of October, and ending with an in-person screening at the State Theater, Friday, October 28, 2022, at 7:00 PM. Each online screening will be available to watch for a week, all screenings are free.

The 2022 Halaloween Lineup:

* October 6: Roh | 2019 | Malaysia
* October 13: Beddua: The Curse | 2018 | Turkey
* October 20: Satan’s Slaves | 2017 | Indonesia
* October 28: Saloum | 2021 | Senegal ***
*** this screening will be in person at the State Theater.

We'll wrap up the month of October with a live panel discussion on Muslim Horror, the use of Islam and the Quran, and how each region differs in its creation of horror films. Stay tuned for the 2022 lineup of films and an announcement on the Muslim Horror Panel discussion!
More info: watch.eventive.org/halaloween
__________________
THIS WEEK’S FEATURE
From Oct 20th to the 27th, stream the Indonesian horror film Satan’s Slaves on demand at http://watch.eventive.org/halaloween. Pre-order the film anytime, and check out the rest of the months Halaloween Horror selection!

2017 | 107 minutes | Indonesian | Indonesia
Directed by: Joko Anwar

Halaloween Horror Rating 4/5
Rating explanation: Gothic and folk horror film directed by master of horror Joko Anwar. Contains jump scares, creepy kids, blood and gore, hauntings, illness, death, and cults.
Religious content: Most characters are Muslim Indonesians, and the film includes prayer and the ethics of Muslim religious leaders.

Satan's Slaves (Indonesian: Pengabdi Setan) is a 2017 Indonesian gothic horror film written and directed by Joko Anwar. The film follows a poor family who is haunted by their mother who recently died after suffering from a debilitating illness.
__________________

Halaloween is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center and cosponsored by the Middle Eastern Studies Department, the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the African Studies Center, Department of Communication and Media, The Department of Film, Television, and Media, American Culture, the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, the Center for South Asian Studies, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, Arab and Muslim American Studies, Asian Languages and Cultures, the Center for Arab American Studies at UM-Dearborn, and Shudder.

Visit http://watch.eventive.org/halaloween for more details.


Love Horror Films? Shudder streams the best in new independent and international horror. Try Shudder free for 14 days with promo code HALALOWEEN2022 when you sign up at Shudder.com.

Want to hear about similar events from U-M Islamic Studies? Sign up for the GISC Newsletter (https://myumi.ch/nbW83)! We send out a monthly newsletter in collaboration with the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, and the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum.

Stay updated on our upcoming events by following our socials here:

Facebook: UmichGISC
https://www.facebook.com/UmichGISC/

Twitter: @umichgisc
https://twitter.com/umichGISC

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to islamicstudies@umich.edu.

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Film Screening Wed, 12 Oct 2022 09:30:26 -0400 2022-10-22T08:00:00-04:00 2022-10-22T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening Halaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival
Halaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival (October 23, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/99801 99801-21798719@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, October 23, 2022 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

Welcome to Halaloween: A Muslim Film Festival 2022

What's Halaloween? Halaloween screens horror films from across the globe that were made by, for, or about Muslims with the hopes of understanding “What scares Muslim audiences? Are horror movies halal?”

This year’s 2022 festival will be both in person and online, screening one film a week during the month of October, and ending with an in-person screening at the State Theater, Friday, October 28, 2022, at 7:00 PM. Each online screening will be available to watch for a week, all screenings are free.

The 2022 Halaloween Lineup:

* October 6: Roh | 2019 | Malaysia
* October 13: Beddua: The Curse | 2018 | Turkey
* October 20: Satan’s Slaves | 2017 | Indonesia
* October 28: Saloum | 2021 | Senegal ***
*** this screening will be in person at the State Theater.

We'll wrap up the month of October with a live panel discussion on Muslim Horror, the use of Islam and the Quran, and how each region differs in its creation of horror films. Stay tuned for the 2022 lineup of films and an announcement on the Muslim Horror Panel discussion!
More info: watch.eventive.org/halaloween
__________________
THIS WEEK’S FEATURE
From Oct 20th to the 27th, stream the Indonesian horror film Satan’s Slaves on demand at http://watch.eventive.org/halaloween. Pre-order the film anytime, and check out the rest of the months Halaloween Horror selection!

2017 | 107 minutes | Indonesian | Indonesia
Directed by: Joko Anwar

Halaloween Horror Rating 4/5
Rating explanation: Gothic and folk horror film directed by master of horror Joko Anwar. Contains jump scares, creepy kids, blood and gore, hauntings, illness, death, and cults.
Religious content: Most characters are Muslim Indonesians, and the film includes prayer and the ethics of Muslim religious leaders.

Satan's Slaves (Indonesian: Pengabdi Setan) is a 2017 Indonesian gothic horror film written and directed by Joko Anwar. The film follows a poor family who is haunted by their mother who recently died after suffering from a debilitating illness.
__________________

Halaloween is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center and cosponsored by the Middle Eastern Studies Department, the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the African Studies Center, Department of Communication and Media, The Department of Film, Television, and Media, American Culture, the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, the Center for South Asian Studies, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, Arab and Muslim American Studies, Asian Languages and Cultures, the Center for Arab American Studies at UM-Dearborn, and Shudder.

Visit http://watch.eventive.org/halaloween for more details.


Love Horror Films? Shudder streams the best in new independent and international horror. Try Shudder free for 14 days with promo code HALALOWEEN2022 when you sign up at Shudder.com.

Want to hear about similar events from U-M Islamic Studies? Sign up for the GISC Newsletter (https://myumi.ch/nbW83)! We send out a monthly newsletter in collaboration with the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, and the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum.

Stay updated on our upcoming events by following our socials here:

Facebook: UmichGISC
https://www.facebook.com/UmichGISC/

Twitter: @umichgisc
https://twitter.com/umichGISC

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to islamicstudies@umich.edu.

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Film Screening Wed, 12 Oct 2022 09:30:26 -0400 2022-10-23T08:00:00-04:00 2022-10-23T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening Halaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival
Halaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival (October 24, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/99801 99801-21798720@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 24, 2022 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

Welcome to Halaloween: A Muslim Film Festival 2022

What's Halaloween? Halaloween screens horror films from across the globe that were made by, for, or about Muslims with the hopes of understanding “What scares Muslim audiences? Are horror movies halal?”

This year’s 2022 festival will be both in person and online, screening one film a week during the month of October, and ending with an in-person screening at the State Theater, Friday, October 28, 2022, at 7:00 PM. Each online screening will be available to watch for a week, all screenings are free.

The 2022 Halaloween Lineup:

* October 6: Roh | 2019 | Malaysia
* October 13: Beddua: The Curse | 2018 | Turkey
* October 20: Satan’s Slaves | 2017 | Indonesia
* October 28: Saloum | 2021 | Senegal ***
*** this screening will be in person at the State Theater.

We'll wrap up the month of October with a live panel discussion on Muslim Horror, the use of Islam and the Quran, and how each region differs in its creation of horror films. Stay tuned for the 2022 lineup of films and an announcement on the Muslim Horror Panel discussion!
More info: watch.eventive.org/halaloween
__________________
THIS WEEK’S FEATURE
From Oct 20th to the 27th, stream the Indonesian horror film Satan’s Slaves on demand at http://watch.eventive.org/halaloween. Pre-order the film anytime, and check out the rest of the months Halaloween Horror selection!

2017 | 107 minutes | Indonesian | Indonesia
Directed by: Joko Anwar

Halaloween Horror Rating 4/5
Rating explanation: Gothic and folk horror film directed by master of horror Joko Anwar. Contains jump scares, creepy kids, blood and gore, hauntings, illness, death, and cults.
Religious content: Most characters are Muslim Indonesians, and the film includes prayer and the ethics of Muslim religious leaders.

Satan's Slaves (Indonesian: Pengabdi Setan) is a 2017 Indonesian gothic horror film written and directed by Joko Anwar. The film follows a poor family who is haunted by their mother who recently died after suffering from a debilitating illness.
__________________

Halaloween is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center and cosponsored by the Middle Eastern Studies Department, the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the African Studies Center, Department of Communication and Media, The Department of Film, Television, and Media, American Culture, the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, the Center for South Asian Studies, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, Arab and Muslim American Studies, Asian Languages and Cultures, the Center for Arab American Studies at UM-Dearborn, and Shudder.

Visit http://watch.eventive.org/halaloween for more details.


Love Horror Films? Shudder streams the best in new independent and international horror. Try Shudder free for 14 days with promo code HALALOWEEN2022 when you sign up at Shudder.com.

Want to hear about similar events from U-M Islamic Studies? Sign up for the GISC Newsletter (https://myumi.ch/nbW83)! We send out a monthly newsletter in collaboration with the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, and the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum.

Stay updated on our upcoming events by following our socials here:

Facebook: UmichGISC
https://www.facebook.com/UmichGISC/

Twitter: @umichgisc
https://twitter.com/umichGISC

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to islamicstudies@umich.edu.

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Film Screening Wed, 12 Oct 2022 09:30:26 -0400 2022-10-24T08:00:00-04:00 2022-10-24T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening Halaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival
German Film Series presents GOODNIGHT MOMMY (October 24, 2022 6:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/100052 100052-21799035@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 24, 2022 6:30pm
Location: North Quad
Organized By: Germanic Languages & Literatures

It's spooky season! On Monday, October 24, 6:30-9 pm, 2435 NQ the department's German Film Series will rise from the dead with a screening of Goodnight Mommy (German: Ich seh, Ich seh) from 2014, cosponsored by the Max Kade House.

Graduate student Luci Cook will offer a brief introduction to the film. A light meal will be served at 6:30 with the film screening to begin at 7:00 pm.

About the film:
From Austrian filmmaking duo Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala (The Lodge; The Field Guide to Evil) comes Goodnight Mommy, shot on 35mm. With eerie ambiance and lush cinematography, this slow-burning psychological thriller follows the story of 10-year-old identical twin brothers Elias and Lukas as they increasingly doubt­­––and investigate–their mother’s identity following her recent cosmetic surgery. Half family drama and half unnerving horror, Ich seh, Ich seh is sure to scare you, but above all will leave you thinking.

*Content note: brief but graphic violence related to torture.

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Film Screening Mon, 10 Oct 2022 16:31:47 -0400 2022-10-24T18:30:00-04:00 2022-10-24T20:30:00-04:00 North Quad Germanic Languages & Literatures Film Screening North Quad
Halaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival (October 25, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/99801 99801-21798721@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 25, 2022 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

Welcome to Halaloween: A Muslim Film Festival 2022

What's Halaloween? Halaloween screens horror films from across the globe that were made by, for, or about Muslims with the hopes of understanding “What scares Muslim audiences? Are horror movies halal?”

This year’s 2022 festival will be both in person and online, screening one film a week during the month of October, and ending with an in-person screening at the State Theater, Friday, October 28, 2022, at 7:00 PM. Each online screening will be available to watch for a week, all screenings are free.

The 2022 Halaloween Lineup:

* October 6: Roh | 2019 | Malaysia
* October 13: Beddua: The Curse | 2018 | Turkey
* October 20: Satan’s Slaves | 2017 | Indonesia
* October 28: Saloum | 2021 | Senegal ***
*** this screening will be in person at the State Theater.

We'll wrap up the month of October with a live panel discussion on Muslim Horror, the use of Islam and the Quran, and how each region differs in its creation of horror films. Stay tuned for the 2022 lineup of films and an announcement on the Muslim Horror Panel discussion!
More info: watch.eventive.org/halaloween
__________________
THIS WEEK’S FEATURE
From Oct 20th to the 27th, stream the Indonesian horror film Satan’s Slaves on demand at http://watch.eventive.org/halaloween. Pre-order the film anytime, and check out the rest of the months Halaloween Horror selection!

2017 | 107 minutes | Indonesian | Indonesia
Directed by: Joko Anwar

Halaloween Horror Rating 4/5
Rating explanation: Gothic and folk horror film directed by master of horror Joko Anwar. Contains jump scares, creepy kids, blood and gore, hauntings, illness, death, and cults.
Religious content: Most characters are Muslim Indonesians, and the film includes prayer and the ethics of Muslim religious leaders.

Satan's Slaves (Indonesian: Pengabdi Setan) is a 2017 Indonesian gothic horror film written and directed by Joko Anwar. The film follows a poor family who is haunted by their mother who recently died after suffering from a debilitating illness.
__________________

Halaloween is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center and cosponsored by the Middle Eastern Studies Department, the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the African Studies Center, Department of Communication and Media, The Department of Film, Television, and Media, American Culture, the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, the Center for South Asian Studies, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, Arab and Muslim American Studies, Asian Languages and Cultures, the Center for Arab American Studies at UM-Dearborn, and Shudder.

Visit http://watch.eventive.org/halaloween for more details.


Love Horror Films? Shudder streams the best in new independent and international horror. Try Shudder free for 14 days with promo code HALALOWEEN2022 when you sign up at Shudder.com.

Want to hear about similar events from U-M Islamic Studies? Sign up for the GISC Newsletter (https://myumi.ch/nbW83)! We send out a monthly newsletter in collaboration with the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, and the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum.

Stay updated on our upcoming events by following our socials here:

Facebook: UmichGISC
https://www.facebook.com/UmichGISC/

Twitter: @umichgisc
https://twitter.com/umichGISC

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to islamicstudies@umich.edu.

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Film Screening Wed, 12 Oct 2022 09:30:26 -0400 2022-10-25T08:00:00-04:00 2022-10-25T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening Halaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival
Suppressed and Sabotaged: The Fight to Vote 2022 (October 25, 2022 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/99253 99253-21797777@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 25, 2022 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Community Scholars Program

Join the Michigan Community Scholars Program, filmmaker and LSA alum Jill Ettinger (Political Science, '89) and members from the community for a screening of the film: Suppressed and Sabotaged: The Fight to Vote.

Suppressed and Sabotaged: The Fight To Vote (2022) by Robert Greenwald (Director of Outfoxed, Walmart: The High Cost of Low Price, and Making A Killing: Guns Greed and the NRA) is a documentary that focuses on recent voter suppression and subversion laws being enacted in states, and how the 2018 Georgia gubernatorial race between Stacey Abrams and Brian Kemp provides a case study for understanding today’s voter suppression laws across the country. Suppressed and Sabotaged: The Fight To Vote now includes perspectives from voters in Arizona, Florida, Texas, and Georgia that highlight how these new laws will affect their constitutional right to vote.

Jill Ettinger is an entertainment industry professional with over 20 years of experience in film and music. Most recently, Ettinger worked at the intersection of entertainment and social change as Vice President of Partnerships and Distribution at Brave New Films, a nonprofit organization that produces short- and long-form documentaries on social justice issues. There, she oversaw the release of a staggering number of films on pressing topics such as criminal justice reform and immigration including, Suppressed: The Fight to Vote, a film that uncovered massive voter suppression in Stacey Abrams’ campaign to be the first Black, female governor of Georgia.

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Film Screening Thu, 13 Oct 2022 15:04:56 -0400 2022-10-25T18:00:00-04:00 2022-10-25T19:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Community Scholars Program Film Screening Red and blue image of a young woman wrapped in an American flag
Halaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival (October 26, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/99801 99801-21798722@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 26, 2022 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

Welcome to Halaloween: A Muslim Film Festival 2022

What's Halaloween? Halaloween screens horror films from across the globe that were made by, for, or about Muslims with the hopes of understanding “What scares Muslim audiences? Are horror movies halal?”

This year’s 2022 festival will be both in person and online, screening one film a week during the month of October, and ending with an in-person screening at the State Theater, Friday, October 28, 2022, at 7:00 PM. Each online screening will be available to watch for a week, all screenings are free.

The 2022 Halaloween Lineup:

* October 6: Roh | 2019 | Malaysia
* October 13: Beddua: The Curse | 2018 | Turkey
* October 20: Satan’s Slaves | 2017 | Indonesia
* October 28: Saloum | 2021 | Senegal ***
*** this screening will be in person at the State Theater.

We'll wrap up the month of October with a live panel discussion on Muslim Horror, the use of Islam and the Quran, and how each region differs in its creation of horror films. Stay tuned for the 2022 lineup of films and an announcement on the Muslim Horror Panel discussion!
More info: watch.eventive.org/halaloween
__________________
THIS WEEK’S FEATURE
From Oct 20th to the 27th, stream the Indonesian horror film Satan’s Slaves on demand at http://watch.eventive.org/halaloween. Pre-order the film anytime, and check out the rest of the months Halaloween Horror selection!

2017 | 107 minutes | Indonesian | Indonesia
Directed by: Joko Anwar

Halaloween Horror Rating 4/5
Rating explanation: Gothic and folk horror film directed by master of horror Joko Anwar. Contains jump scares, creepy kids, blood and gore, hauntings, illness, death, and cults.
Religious content: Most characters are Muslim Indonesians, and the film includes prayer and the ethics of Muslim religious leaders.

Satan's Slaves (Indonesian: Pengabdi Setan) is a 2017 Indonesian gothic horror film written and directed by Joko Anwar. The film follows a poor family who is haunted by their mother who recently died after suffering from a debilitating illness.
__________________

Halaloween is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center and cosponsored by the Middle Eastern Studies Department, the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the African Studies Center, Department of Communication and Media, The Department of Film, Television, and Media, American Culture, the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, the Center for South Asian Studies, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, Arab and Muslim American Studies, Asian Languages and Cultures, the Center for Arab American Studies at UM-Dearborn, and Shudder.

Visit http://watch.eventive.org/halaloween for more details.


Love Horror Films? Shudder streams the best in new independent and international horror. Try Shudder free for 14 days with promo code HALALOWEEN2022 when you sign up at Shudder.com.

Want to hear about similar events from U-M Islamic Studies? Sign up for the GISC Newsletter (https://myumi.ch/nbW83)! We send out a monthly newsletter in collaboration with the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, and the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum.

Stay updated on our upcoming events by following our socials here:

Facebook: UmichGISC
https://www.facebook.com/UmichGISC/

Twitter: @umichgisc
https://twitter.com/umichGISC

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to islamicstudies@umich.edu.

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Film Screening Wed, 12 Oct 2022 09:30:26 -0400 2022-10-26T08:00:00-04:00 2022-10-26T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening Halaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival
Star Wars Andor & Tales of the Jedi Watch Party (October 26, 2022 7:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/100223 100223-21799364@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 26, 2022 7:30pm
Location: IdeaHub # 2434
Organized By: Maize Pages Student Organizations

Come join some fellow Star Wars fans and watch some episodes of the new Star Wars Disney+ Series Andor! No Disney+ account is required!

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Film Screening Wed, 26 Oct 2022 18:00:24 -0400 2022-10-26T19:30:00-04:00 2022-10-26T21:30:00-04:00 IdeaHub # 2434 Maize Pages Student Organizations Film Screening Image Imported from Maize Pages
Halaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival (October 27, 2022 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/99801 99801-21798723@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 27, 2022 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

Welcome to Halaloween: A Muslim Film Festival 2022

What's Halaloween? Halaloween screens horror films from across the globe that were made by, for, or about Muslims with the hopes of understanding “What scares Muslim audiences? Are horror movies halal?”

This year’s 2022 festival will be both in person and online, screening one film a week during the month of October, and ending with an in-person screening at the State Theater, Friday, October 28, 2022, at 7:00 PM. Each online screening will be available to watch for a week, all screenings are free.

The 2022 Halaloween Lineup:

* October 6: Roh | 2019 | Malaysia
* October 13: Beddua: The Curse | 2018 | Turkey
* October 20: Satan’s Slaves | 2017 | Indonesia
* October 28: Saloum | 2021 | Senegal ***
*** this screening will be in person at the State Theater.

We'll wrap up the month of October with a live panel discussion on Muslim Horror, the use of Islam and the Quran, and how each region differs in its creation of horror films. Stay tuned for the 2022 lineup of films and an announcement on the Muslim Horror Panel discussion!
More info: watch.eventive.org/halaloween
__________________
THIS WEEK’S FEATURE
From Oct 20th to the 27th, stream the Indonesian horror film Satan’s Slaves on demand at http://watch.eventive.org/halaloween. Pre-order the film anytime, and check out the rest of the months Halaloween Horror selection!

2017 | 107 minutes | Indonesian | Indonesia
Directed by: Joko Anwar

Halaloween Horror Rating 4/5
Rating explanation: Gothic and folk horror film directed by master of horror Joko Anwar. Contains jump scares, creepy kids, blood and gore, hauntings, illness, death, and cults.
Religious content: Most characters are Muslim Indonesians, and the film includes prayer and the ethics of Muslim religious leaders.

Satan's Slaves (Indonesian: Pengabdi Setan) is a 2017 Indonesian gothic horror film written and directed by Joko Anwar. The film follows a poor family who is haunted by their mother who recently died after suffering from a debilitating illness.
__________________

Halaloween is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center and cosponsored by the Middle Eastern Studies Department, the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the African Studies Center, Department of Communication and Media, The Department of Film, Television, and Media, American Culture, the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, the Center for South Asian Studies, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, Arab and Muslim American Studies, Asian Languages and Cultures, the Center for Arab American Studies at UM-Dearborn, and Shudder.

Visit http://watch.eventive.org/halaloween for more details.


Love Horror Films? Shudder streams the best in new independent and international horror. Try Shudder free for 14 days with promo code HALALOWEEN2022 when you sign up at Shudder.com.

Want to hear about similar events from U-M Islamic Studies? Sign up for the GISC Newsletter (https://myumi.ch/nbW83)! We send out a monthly newsletter in collaboration with the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, and the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum.

Stay updated on our upcoming events by following our socials here:

Facebook: UmichGISC
https://www.facebook.com/UmichGISC/

Twitter: @umichgisc
https://twitter.com/umichGISC

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to islamicstudies@umich.edu.

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Film Screening Wed, 12 Oct 2022 09:30:26 -0400 2022-10-27T08:00:00-04:00 2022-10-27T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening Halaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival
*Diamonds by the Decade:* The Best of CJS 75th Anniversary Film Series | *Late Spring* (October 27, 2022 7:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/100204 100204-21799337@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 27, 2022 7:15pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Japanese Studies

Tickets may be purchased at: https://myumi.ch/d9dJV

Shot in the wake of world war, *Late Spring* (*Banshun*) is one of Ozu’s most powerful films. It tells the story of a widowed father who feels compelled to marry off his beloved only daughter. Eminent Ozu players Chishu Ryu and Setsuko Hara command this poignant tale of love and loss in postwar Japan, which remains as potent today as ever—and a strong justification for its maker’s inclusion in the pantheon of cinema’s greatest directors.

Read more about the film, including ratings, at the IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041154/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Film Screening Thu, 13 Oct 2022 16:01:59 -0400 2022-10-27T19:15:00-04:00 2022-10-27T21:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Japanese Studies Film Screening 1940s: Late Spring (108 min., 1949)
Halaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival (October 28, 2022 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/99808 99808-21798733@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 28, 2022 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

Welcome to Halaloween: A Muslim Film Festival 2022

What's Halaloween? Halaloween screens horror films from across the globe that were made by, for, or about Muslims with the hopes of understanding “What scares Muslim audiences? Are horror movies halal?”

This year’s 2022 festival will be both in person and online, screening one film a week during the month of October, and ending with an in-person screening at the State Theater, Friday, October 28, 2022, at 7:00 PM. Each online screening will be available to watch for a week, all screenings are free.

The 2022 Halaloween Lineup:

* October 6: Roh | 2019 | Malaysia
* October 13: Beddua: The Curse | 2018 | Turkey
* October 20: Satan’s Slaves | 2017 | Indonesia
* October 28: Saloum | 2021 | Senegal (in-person at the State Theater)

We'll wrap up the month of October with a live panel discussion on Muslim Horror, the use of Islam and the Quran, and how each region differs in its creation of horror films. Stay tuned for the 2022 lineup of films and an announcement on the Muslim Horror Panel discussion!
More info: watch.eventive.org/halaloween
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THIS WEEK’S FEATURE
On October 28th, 2022 at 7pm, join us at the State Theater in Ann Arbor for a screening of the Senegalese horror film Saloum. Tickets are free and first come first served. Please note: masks are required in the theater except when seated and eating.
2021 | 84 minutes | French | Senegal
Directed by: Jean Luc Herbulot

Halaloween Horror Rating 3/5
Rating explanation: Shamanic/folkloric, postcolonial thriller. Contains violence, gore, enslavement, paramilitary killings, civil war, violence involving children and childhood sexual trauma, and drugs. The film is a supernatural thriller, rather than being in the traditional horror film genre.
Religious content: This film is not explicitly Muslim, but is set in majority-Muslim Senegal and engages with general West African religion and spirituality.

Shot down after fleeing a coup and extracting a drug lord from Guinea-Bissau, a group of mercenaries must lie low at a remote holiday camp, stash their stolen haul, and repair their plane to escape back to Dakar, Senegal.
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Halaloween is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center and cosponsored by the Middle Eastern Studies Department, the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the African Studies Center, Department of Communication and Media, The Department of Film, Television, and Media, American Culture, the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, the Center for South Asian Studies, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, Arab and Muslim American Studies, Asian Languages and Cultures, the Center for Arab American Studies at UM-Dearborn, and Shudder.

Visit http://watch.eventive.org/halaloween for more details.


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Film Screening Tue, 04 Oct 2022 14:13:56 -0400 2022-10-28T19:00:00-04:00 2022-10-28T21:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening Halaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival
STAR WARS BOO BASH (October 29, 2022 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/100461 100461-21799974@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, October 29, 2022 3:00pm
Location: Mason Hall
Organized By: Maize Pages Student Organizations

Join us for some Star Wars Halloween Fun! We will watch the film Lego Star Wars: Terrifying Tales and eat some treats. We will hold a presentation night where you can come and talk about what is in your opinion the scariest things in Star Wars lore! Learn more here: tinyurl.com/SWPNST 

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Film Screening Sat, 29 Oct 2022 12:00:18 -0400 2022-10-29T15:00:00-04:00 2022-10-29T18:00:00-04:00 Mason Hall Maize Pages Student Organizations Film Screening Image Imported from Maize Pages
International Studies Horror Filmfest (October 31, 2022 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/99753 99753-21798646@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 31, 2022 11:00am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: University Library

It’s our annual Halloween spectacular, where we screen frightening foreign-language movies from around the world! Drop by the Hatcher Gallery (just off the Diag) for one or all of these free movies. All films are subtitled in English.

11:00 a.m. — The Untamed in Spanish
2016, 1 hr. 38 min.
A couple in a troubled marriage locate a meteorite, initiating an encounter with a mysterious creature. Their lives are turned upside down by the discovery of the creature, which is a source of both pleasure and destruction.

1:00 p.m. — Knife in the Water in Polish
1962, 1 hr. 34 min.
A couple pick up a hitchhiker on the way to their yacht. The husband invites the young man to come along for their day's sailing. As the voyage progresses, the antagonism between the two men grows. A violent confrontation is inevitable.

3:00 p.m. — The Babadook in English (Australia)
2014, 1 hr. 34 min. -- starts at 3 PM
Amelia, who lost her husband in a car crash on the way to give birth to Samuel, their only child, struggles to cope. Samuel's constant fear of monsters and violent reactions to overcome the fear doesn't help. They read a strange book about the "Babadook" monster that hides in the dark areas of their house. Even Amelia seems to feel the effect of Babadook and desperately tries in vain to destroy the book. The nightmarish experiences the two encounter form the rest of the story.

5:00 p.m. — Under the Shadow in Farsi
2016, 1 hr. 23 min.
As a mother and daughter struggle to cope with the terrors of the post-revolution, war-torn Tehran of the 1980s, a mysterious evil begins to haunt their home.

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Film Screening Mon, 03 Oct 2022 16:02:15 -0400 2022-10-31T11:00:00-04:00 2022-10-31T18:30:00-04:00 Hatcher Graduate Library University Library Film Screening International Studies Horror Filmfest, Hatcher Gallery.
China Ongoing Perspectives | CHOP presents a film screening of *Tyrus* (2015) (November 2, 2022 6:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/100183 100183-21799317@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 2, 2022 6:30pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies

U-M FILM SERIES co-sponsored by the Asia Library and the Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies

Admission is free and open to the public

Film screening (73 minutes) and Q&A with discussant Yan Zhong

Note: This is an in-person event. Please complete the ResponsiBLUE Screening before your arrival. Light refreshments will be provided.

People worldwide have seen the Disney animated classic Bambi and been deeply moved by the aesthetic renderings of nature and wildlife in the film. The pioneering artist behind this work is Tyrus Wong (1910-2016), one of the most gifted artists from the golden age of Disney animation. The quiet beauty of his Eastern-influenced paintings caught the eye of Walt Disney, who made Wong the inspirational sketch artist for Bambi.

Filmmaker Pamela Tom spotlights this seminal, but heretofore under-credited figure, showing how Tyrus overcame a life of poverty and racism to become a celebrated painter who once exhibited with Picasso and Matisse, became a Hollywood sketch artist, and has been recognized since 2001 as a “Disney Legend.” Previously unseen art and interviews, movie clips, and archival footage illustrate how his unique style – melding Chinese calligraphic and landscape influences with contemporary Western art – impacted many aspects of American art in the twentieth century.

Discussant: Yan Zhong
Yan Zhong is a lecturer at the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Michigan. She has published multiple novels, essays, and books in Chinese and worked for four years as a literary editor at the Changchun Film Studio in China. Her research interests include Chinese pop culture (music and film), and she is currently working on a book project introducing the history and technical achievements of Chinese animation films.

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Film Screening Thu, 13 Oct 2022 11:29:47 -0400 2022-11-02T18:30:00-04:00 2022-11-02T20:30:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies Film Screening China Ongoing Perspectives ~ CHOP presents a film screening of Tyrus (2015)
Star Wars Andor & Tales of the Jedi Watch Party (November 2, 2022 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/100224 100224-21799365@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 2, 2022 7:00pm
Location: IdeaHub # 2310
Organized By: Maize Pages Student Organizations

Come join some fellow Star Wars fans and watch some episodes of the new Star Wars Disney+ Series Andor! No Disney+ account is required!

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Film Screening Wed, 02 Nov 2022 18:00:17 -0400 2022-11-02T19:00:00-04:00 2022-11-02T21:00:00-04:00 IdeaHub # 2310 Maize Pages Student Organizations Film Screening Image Imported from Maize Pages
CSAS Film Series | *A Narmada Diary*, *In Memory of Friends* (November 2, 2022 7:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/98299 98299-21796460@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 2, 2022 7:30pm
Location: Modern Languages Building
Organized By: Center for South Asian Studies

Co-directed with Simantini Dhuru, *A Narmada Diary* examines the Sardar Sarover dam in western India, a significant development project on the river Narmada's banks, which has been criticized as uneconomical and unjust, with costs borne by the rural poor.

When completed, the dam will drown 37,000 acres of fertile land, displace over 200,000 adivasis – the area's indigenous people, and cost up to 5 billion dollars.

*A Narmada Diary* introduces the Narmada Bachao Andolan (the Save Narmada Movement), which has spearheaded the resistance against the dam. As government resettlement programs prove inadequate, the Narmada Bachao Andolan has emerged as one of the most dynamic struggles in India today. With non-violent protests and a determination to drown rather than leave their homes and land, the people of the Narmada valley have become symbols of a global struggle against unjust development.

*In Memory of Friends *documents the violence in Punjab, India. After examining the political turmoil of the late 1970s and the rise of Sikh fundamentalism, the film concentrates on the legacy of Bhagat Singh, a young socialist hanged by the British in 1931 at age 23.

"That this perspicacity was present in a man of just 23 (Bhagat Singh) seems astonishing. It was all so impressive that Patwardhan could not but see him as a great intellectual apart from being an inexorable revolutionary." - Adrian Khare - Blitz

Anand Patwardhan, India’s leading documentary filmmaker, is known for his socio-political, award-winning films. He has spent decades capturing Mumbai’s slum dwellers, the reality of the caste system, the rise of Hindu nationalism, and tensions between India and Pakistan. He is a member of the Oscar academy, and his films have earned more than 20 international awards.

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Film Screening Thu, 08 Sep 2022 09:30:13 -0400 2022-11-02T19:30:00-04:00 2022-11-02T22:00:00-04:00 Modern Languages Building Center for South Asian Studies Film Screening A Narmada Diary
29th Ann Arbor Polish Film Festival (November 4, 2022 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/99323 99323-21797876@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 4, 2022 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

The Ann Arbor Polish Film Festival is an annual event organized by the Polish Cultural Fund in cooperation with the Ann Arbor Polonia Association and the U-M Polish Student Association. Since its inception in 1993, the festival has featured contemporary Polish documentaries, animated shorts, and feature films offering diverse perspectives on a range of Polish and global issues. The festival features a juried film competition in three categories: documentary film, short narrative film, and film debut.

For this year's full program and to purchase tickets, please see the festival website: https://www.annarborpolishfilmfestival.com/

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Film Screening Mon, 26 Sep 2022 16:29:25 -0400 2022-11-04T19:00:00-04:00 2022-11-04T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Film Screening A2PFF poster 2022
29th Ann Arbor Polish Film Festival (November 5, 2022 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/99323 99323-21797877@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, November 5, 2022 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

The Ann Arbor Polish Film Festival is an annual event organized by the Polish Cultural Fund in cooperation with the Ann Arbor Polonia Association and the U-M Polish Student Association. Since its inception in 1993, the festival has featured contemporary Polish documentaries, animated shorts, and feature films offering diverse perspectives on a range of Polish and global issues. The festival features a juried film competition in three categories: documentary film, short narrative film, and film debut.

For this year's full program and to purchase tickets, please see the festival website: https://www.annarborpolishfilmfestival.com/

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Film Screening Mon, 26 Sep 2022 16:29:25 -0400 2022-11-05T10:00:00-04:00 2022-11-05T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Film Screening A2PFF poster 2022
29th Ann Arbor Polish Film Festival (November 6, 2022 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/99323 99323-21797878@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, November 6, 2022 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

The Ann Arbor Polish Film Festival is an annual event organized by the Polish Cultural Fund in cooperation with the Ann Arbor Polonia Association and the U-M Polish Student Association. Since its inception in 1993, the festival has featured contemporary Polish documentaries, animated shorts, and feature films offering diverse perspectives on a range of Polish and global issues. The festival features a juried film competition in three categories: documentary film, short narrative film, and film debut.

For this year's full program and to purchase tickets, please see the festival website: https://www.annarborpolishfilmfestival.com/

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Film Screening Mon, 26 Sep 2022 16:29:25 -0400 2022-11-06T10:00:00-05:00 2022-11-06T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Film Screening A2PFF poster 2022
Ukrainian Film Series — November Film: Julie Blue at the State Theatre (November 6, 2022 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/99010 99010-21797457@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, November 6, 2022 2:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Slavic Languages & Literatures

A variety of Ukrainian films are shown monthly including:

Julia Blue (Film screening and meeting with filmmaker Roxy Toporowych) on Sunday, November 6, 2022 at the
State Theater, 233 State Street, downtown Ann Arbor

Awaiting a response from an esteemed Germany-based photography institute, Julia develops a special bond with a PTSD-ridden soldier from a war zone in post-revolution Ukraine

September Film:
Cyborgs: Heroes Never Die (Кiборги: Герої не вмирають)
on Thursday, September 22, 2022 from 6-8 pm in MLB Auditorium 1200 (First floor, Modern Language Building).

A 2017 Ukrainian war drama film about the Second Battle of Donetsk Airport during the war in Donbas.

October Film:
THE EARTH IS BLUE AS AN ORANGE
Thursday, October 20, 2022
6-8 PM in MLB Auditorium 3
(1st floor, Modern Language Building).

To cope with the daily trauma of living in a war-zone, Anna and her children are making a film together about their life in the most surreal surroundings. The creative process raises the question of what kind of impact cinema might have during times of disaster, and how to picture war through the camera’s lens. For Anna and the children, transforming trauma into a work of art is the ultimate way to stay human.
Director/ Script: Iryna Tsilyk, Ukraine
Producer: Anna Kapustina / Albatros Communicos, Ukraine
Producer: Giedrė Žickytė / Moonmakers, Lithuania

Winner of the Directing Award for World Cinema Documentary at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, THE EARTH IS AS BLUE AS AN ORANGE stands not only as a remarkable document of the Russo-Ukrainian War through the lens - literally - of this family's creative process, but as an optimistic testament to the power of art and beauty in the face of destruction.

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Film Screening Thu, 27 Oct 2022 00:12:48 -0400 2022-11-06T14:30:00-05:00 2022-11-06T16:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Slavic Languages & Literatures Film Screening Ukrainian Film Series
Star Wars Andor & Tales of the Jedi Watch Party (November 9, 2022 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/100225 100225-21799366@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 9, 2022 7:00pm
Location: Mason Room # 3315
Organized By: Maize Pages Student Organizations

Come join some fellow Star Wars fans and watch some episodes of the new Star Wars Disney+ Series Andor! No Disney+ account is required!

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Film Screening Wed, 09 Nov 2022 18:00:15 -0500 2022-11-09T19:00:00-05:00 2022-11-09T21:00:00-05:00 Mason Room # 3315 Maize Pages Student Organizations Film Screening Image Imported from Maize Pages
CSAS Film Series | *War and Peace* (November 9, 2022 7:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/98303 98303-21796464@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 9, 2022 7:30pm
Location: Modern Languages Building
Organized By: Center for South Asian Studies

Filmed over four tumultuous years in India, Pakistan, Japan, and the United States following nuclear tests in India, *War and Peace* is a journey of peace activism in the face of global militarism and war. The film is framed by the murder of Mahatma Gandhi in 1948, an act whose portent and poignancy remain undiminished half a century later. Patwardhan, whose family was immersed in the non-violent Gandhian movement, explores India’s trajectory towards militarism, though the film captures stories of resistance along the way. The film examines the costs being extracted from citizens in the name of national security. From the plight of residents living near the nuclear test site to the horrendous effects of uranium mining on local indigenous populations, it becomes abundantly clear that there is no such thing as the “peaceful atom.” Patwardhan says, “In the moral wastelands of the world, memories of Gandhi seem like a mirage that never was, created by our thirst for peace and our very distance from it.”

“The film itself is a tour de force, beautifully shot and often darkly funny and much more riveting than the dry subject matter might suggest.” - Duncan Campbell – The Guardian

“*War and Peace* has a riveting intelligence all its own and earns its epic title.” - Elvis Mitchell – The New York Times

Anand Patwardhan, India’s leading documentary filmmaker, is known for his socio-political, award-winning films. He has spent decades capturing Mumbai’s slum dwellers, the reality of the caste system, the rise of Hindu nationalism, and tensions between India and Pakistan. He is a member of the Oscar academy, and his films have earned more than 20 international awards.

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Film Screening Thu, 08 Sep 2022 09:48:28 -0400 2022-11-09T19:30:00-05:00 2022-11-09T22:00:00-05:00 Modern Languages Building Center for South Asian Studies Film Screening War and Peace
"Where is Anne Frank" Film Screening (November 10, 2022 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/100713 100713-21800281@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 10, 2022 5:30pm
Location: Rackham Amphitheater, Rackham Graduate School, Fourth Floor
Organized By: Maize Pages Student Organizations

Join the Frankel Center for Judaic Studies for the screening of "Where Is Anne Frank," a 2021 animated magic realism film directed by Israeli director Ari Folman. The film follows Kitty, Anne Frank's imaginary friend to whom she addressed her diary, manifesting in contemporary Amsterdam.

The screening will be accompanied by a discussion with the film's director, Ari Folman.

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Film Screening Thu, 10 Nov 2022 18:00:20 -0500 2022-11-10T17:30:00-05:00 2022-11-10T19:30:00-05:00 Rackham Amphitheater, Rackham Graduate School, Fourth Floor Maize Pages Student Organizations Film Screening Image Imported from Maize Pages
"Where is Anne Frank" Film Screening (November 10, 2022 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/97308 97308-21794307@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 10, 2022 5:30pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Judaic Studies

Join the Frankel Center for Judaic Studies for the screening of "Where Is Anne Frank," a 2021 animated magic realism film directed by Israeli director Ari Folman. The film follows Kitty, Anne Frank's imaginary friend to whom she addressed her diary, manifesting in contemporary Amsterdam.

The screening will be accompanied by a discussion with the film's director, Ari Folman.

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Film Screening Wed, 09 Nov 2022 08:16:54 -0500 2022-11-10T17:30:00-05:00 2022-11-10T19:45:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Judaic Studies Film Screening Where is Anne Frank?
Multicultural Council Film Screening: Black Panther 2 (November 10, 2022 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/101173 101173-21800903@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 10, 2022 5:30pm
Location: Pierpont Commons
Organized By: Michigan Housing Diversity and Inclusion

Join the Multicultural Councils and Diversity Peer Educators, for a free showing of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever at Cinemark Ann Arbor 20. Transportation is provided and there are two pick-up locations: the Cube and Pierpont Commons.

Buses will be at both locations at the following times: 5:30 pm, 6 pm, and 6:30 pm.

Please bring your M-Card.

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Film Screening Tue, 08 Nov 2022 15:33:12 -0500 2022-11-10T17:30:00-05:00 2022-11-10T18:30:00-05:00 Pierpont Commons Michigan Housing Diversity and Inclusion Film Screening black panther showing, 5:30pm, 6pm, and 6:30pm pickup times from the Cube and Pierpont
Multicultural Council Film Screening: Black Panther 2 (November 10, 2022 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/101173 101173-21800906@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 10, 2022 5:30pm
Location: Student Activities Building
Organized By: Michigan Housing Diversity and Inclusion

Join the Multicultural Councils and Diversity Peer Educators, for a free showing of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever at Cinemark Ann Arbor 20. Transportation is provided and there are two pick-up locations: the Cube and Pierpont Commons.

Buses will be at both locations at the following times: 5:30 pm, 6 pm, and 6:30 pm.

Please bring your M-Card.

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Film Screening Tue, 08 Nov 2022 15:33:12 -0500 2022-11-10T17:30:00-05:00 2022-11-10T19:30:00-05:00 Student Activities Building Michigan Housing Diversity and Inclusion Film Screening black panther showing, 5:30pm, 6pm, and 6:30pm pickup times from the Cube and Pierpont
Health For All Near and Far (November 10, 2022 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/101039 101039-21800720@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 10, 2022 6:00pm
Location: School of Nursing
Organized By: U-M School of Nursing (UMSN) - Office of Global Affairs & WHO/PAHO Collaborating Center

Thursday, November 10th
Room 2250 SNB 2
426 North Ingalls
6:00-7:45 PM

IN-PERSON (WITH VIRTUAL ACCESS) | REGISTRATION REQUIRED TO RECEIVE A ZOOM LINK: https://forms.gle/3dsbYWmxzpWGXkxN7

In celebration of the 25th anniversary of our work as a PAHO/WHO Collaborating center the UMSN office of Global Affairs will bring faculty experts to share and comment on selections from the 2022 WHO Health For All film festival. The festival invited independent filmmakers, production companies, public institutions, NGOs, communities, students, and film schools from around the world to submit their original short films on health. Films are a powerful way to raise awareness, improve understanding and encourage action. Please join us as we consider the impact of aging, mental health and innovation on lives, practice and research near and far.

Featuring discussion and commentary from special guests:

Sheria Robinson-Lane Assistant Professor UM School of Nursing
Laura Struble Clinical Professor UM School of Nursing
Florence Johnson PhD Candidate UM School of Nursing
Todd Ray Assistant Professor University of Detroit Mercy
Ann Fitzsimons Healthcare Innovation Impact Program
Michelle Munro-Kramer Assistant Professor UM School of Nursing

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Film Screening Thu, 03 Nov 2022 17:54:27 -0400 2022-11-10T18:00:00-05:00 2022-11-10T20:00:00-05:00 School of Nursing U-M School of Nursing (UMSN) - Office of Global Affairs & WHO/PAHO Collaborating Center Film Screening Health for All Near and Far Film Screening with Commentary Flier
The American Dream and Other Fairytales (November 10, 2022 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/100862 100862-21800468@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 10, 2022 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts

Join the Michigan Community Scholars and other community members for a screening of the documentary film The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales.

In this documentary, filmmaker Abigail Disney looks at America’s dysfunctional and unequal economy and asks why the American Dream has worked for the wealthy, yet is a nightmare for people born with less. As a way to imagine a more equitable future, Disney uses her family’s story to explore how this systemic injustice took hold.

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Film Screening Mon, 31 Oct 2022 13:30:18 -0400 2022-11-10T18:00:00-05:00 2022-11-10T19:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts Film Screening Film Graphic
*Diamonds by the Decade*: The Best of CJS 75th Anniversary Film Series | *Seven Samurai* (November 10, 2022 7:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/100234 100234-21799375@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 10, 2022 7:15pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Japanese Studies

Tickets may be purchased at: https://michtheater.org/

One of the most thrilling movie epics of all time, *Seven Samurai* (*Shichinin no samurai*) tells the story of a 16th century village whose desperate inhabitants hire the eponymous warriors to protect them from invading bandits. This three-hour ride from Akira Kurosawa—featuring legendary actors Toshiro Mifune and Takashi Shimura—seamlessly weaves philosophy and entertainment, delicate human emotions and relentless action, into a rich, evocative, and unforgettable tale of courage and hope.

Read more about the film, including ratings, at the IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047478/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Film Screening Fri, 14 Oct 2022 09:13:35 -0400 2022-11-10T19:15:00-05:00 2022-11-10T22:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Japanese Studies Film Screening 1950s: Seven Samurai (207 min., 1954)
Star Wars Andor & Tales of the Jedi Watch Party (November 16, 2022 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/100462 100462-21799975@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 16, 2022 7:00pm
Location: Mason Room # 3353
Organized By: Maize Pages Student Organizations

Come join some fellow Star Wars fans and watch some episodes of the new Star Wars Disney+ Series Andor! No Disney+ account is required!

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Film Screening Wed, 16 Nov 2022 18:00:12 -0500 2022-11-16T19:00:00-05:00 2022-11-16T20:00:00-05:00 Mason Room # 3353 Maize Pages Student Organizations Film Screening Image Imported from Maize Pages
CSAS Film Series | *Jai Bhim Comrade* (November 16, 2022 7:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/98305 98305-21796466@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 16, 2022 7:30pm
Location: Modern Languages Building
Organized By: Center for South Asian Studies

For thousands of years, India’s Dalits were abhorred as “untouchables,” denied education, and treated as bonded labor. By 1923 Bhimrao Ambedkar broke the taboo, won doctorates abroad, and fought for the emancipation of his people. He drafted India’s Constitution and led his followers to Buddhism. His legend still spreads through poetry and song.

In 1997 a statue of Dr. Ambedkar in a Dalit colony in Mumbai was desecrated with footwear. As angry residents gathered, police opened fire and killed 10 people. Vilas Ghogre, a leftist poet, hung himself in protest.

*Jai Bhim Comrade* shot over 14 years, follows the poetry and music of people like Vilas and marks a tradition that, from the days of the Buddha, has fought superstition and religious bigotry.

“Far reaching, and by turns pensive and enraging… Jai Bhim Comrade could be seen as a capstone to Patwardhan’s extraordinary career.” - Sukhdev Sandhu, The Guardian

“Legendary director Anand Patwardhan’s epic doc about dalit people is a massive, musical, magnificent, masterpiece” - Mark Cousins, Filmmaker, Critic

Anand Patwardhan, India’s leading documentary filmmaker, is known for his socio-political, award-winning films. He has spent decades capturing Mumbai’s slum dwellers, the reality of the caste system, the rise of Hindu nationalism, and tensions between India and Pakistan. He is a member of the Oscar academy, and his films have earned more than 20 international awards.

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Film Screening Thu, 08 Sep 2022 09:54:41 -0400 2022-11-16T19:30:00-05:00 2022-11-16T22:30:00-05:00 Modern Languages Building Center for South Asian Studies Film Screening CSAS Film Series | Jai Bhim Comrade
Tech for Social Good Watch Party (November 17, 2022 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/101264 101264-21801132@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 17, 2022 5:30pm
Location: Ideahub 2310
Organized By: Maize Pages Student Organizations

Watch Party of Bleeding Edge with discussion afterwards. Snacks will be brought, feel free to bring your own.Synposis:"In The Bleeding Edge, Academy Award-nominated investigative filmmakers Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering turn their sights on the $400 billion medical device industry;[4] examining lax regulations, corporate cover-ups, and profit-driven incentives that put patients at risk daily. Weaving emotionally powerful stories of people whose lives have been irrevocably harmed, it asks: What lifesaving technologies may actually be killing us? It explores Bayer's permanent birth control device Essure, vaginal mesh, the Da Vinci Surgical System, and chrome-cobalt hip-replacements."

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Film Screening Thu, 17 Nov 2022 18:00:22 -0500 2022-11-17T17:30:00-05:00 2022-11-17T19:30:00-05:00 Ideahub 2310 Maize Pages Student Organizations Film Screening Image Imported from Maize Pages
Home for Break Movie Night (November 18, 2022 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/101338 101338-21801236@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 18, 2022 4:00pm
Location: Michigan Union
Organized By: Spectrum Center

RSVP: https://bit.ly/homeforbreak2022
Looking to de-stress before heading home for break? Join the Spectrum Center Programming Board (Spectrum's sponsored student organization) for a chill movie night! We'll be watching "Lady Bird," eating snacks, painting nails, doing mad libs, and providing support and resources in the Spectrum Center (3rd floor, Michigan Union).

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Film Screening Mon, 14 Nov 2022 12:51:39 -0500 2022-11-18T16:00:00-05:00 2022-11-18T18:00:00-05:00 Michigan Union Spectrum Center Film Screening Flyer advertising a screening of the movie "Lady Bird" with the Spectrum Center Programming Board on November 18 from 4-6pm
A Special Screening of the Feature Film "She Said," and Conversation (November 28, 2022 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/100811 100811-21800379@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 28, 2022 5:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Wallace House Center for Journalists

FREE TICKETS FOR U-M STUDENTS

On October 5, 2017, Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey of The New York Times broke the story of Harvey Weinstein's decades of sexual abuse allegations and changed the world.

Watch the feature film "She Said," based on their book of the same name, and meet the reporters behind the groundbreaking expose at an in-per conversation immediately following the movie screening.

Purchase tickets: michtheater.com
Free tickets for U-M students: michtheater.com

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Film Screening Tue, 01 Nov 2022 10:32:17 -0400 2022-11-28T17:30:00-05:00 2022-11-28T20:15:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Wallace House Center for Journalists Film Screening Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey of The New York Times
Dope is Death Film Screening (November 28, 2022 6:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/101474 101474-21801386@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 28, 2022 6:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Student Life Sustainability

Student Life Sustainability is partnering with the Detroit Shakur Squad and Bridge Community Cafe in Ypsilanti to host a film screening on November 28 at 6:30pm. Drinks and treats will be available on site!

The 78 minute film is titled Dope is Death (2020) and was directed by Mia Donovan. The film’s website provides the following description for the film: “The story of how Dr. Mutulu Shakur, stepfather of Tupac Shakur, along with fellow Black Panthers and the Young Lords, combined community health with radical politics to create the first acupuncture detoxification program in America in 1973 - a visionary project eventually deemed too dangerous to exist”. Special guests might follow the screening to speak more about the film.

Dr. Mutulu Shakur, a lifelong activist and former member of the Black Liberation Army, now 72 years-old, has been unjustly imprisoned since 1986. He suffers from life-threatening bone marrow cancer and has finally been granted parole on November 10, 2022, after years of unjust denials.

Should you be interested in joining us for the event, please take a few seconds to fill out the RSVP form, as Bridge Community Cafe has limited capacity: https://forms.gle/mTeUvsYAwtBoU3Rr6

Please feel free to reach out to Cat Diggs if you have any questions about logistics: catdiggs@umich.edu

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Film Screening Fri, 18 Nov 2022 15:10:03 -0500 2022-11-28T18:30:00-05:00 2022-11-28T21:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Student Life Sustainability Film Screening Still from Dope is Death, showing an interview with Mutulu Shakur
Star Wars Andor Finale Watch Party (November 28, 2022 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/100788 100788-21800355@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 28, 2022 7:00pm
Location: Mason Hall
Organized By: Maize Pages Student Organizations

Come join some fellow Star Wars fans and watch the last episode of Andor and play some fun trivia games  

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Film Screening Mon, 28 Nov 2022 18:00:12 -0500 2022-11-28T19:00:00-05:00 2022-11-28T20:00:00-05:00 Mason Hall Maize Pages Student Organizations Film Screening Image Imported from Maize Pages
A Religion & Feminism Author Roundtable: Muslims, Saints, & Jewishness in Latin America & The Caribbean (November 29, 2022 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/99378 99378-21797972@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 29, 2022 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

Panel: Ken Chitwood, Aliyah Khan, William Calvo-Quirós, and Jocelyn Fenton Stitt.


The Global Islamic Studies Center (GISC) and the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (LACS) are proud to highlight and launch the new books of current and former University of Michigan faculty in religion and feminist studies in the Americas. The authors of three books in the field read from and discuss their work at a roundtable moderated by Dr. Ken Chitwood, author of The Muslims of Latin America and the Caribbean (2021).


William Calvo- Quirós discusses his *Undocumented Saints: The Politics of Migrating Devotions* (2022), which follows the migration of popular Catholic saints from Mexico into the U.S. and the evolution of their meaning in the context of racism and Latinx immigrant battles for survival.


Aliyah Khan talks about *Far from Mecca: Globalizing the Muslim Caribbean* (2020), the first academic monograph on Muslims in the English-speaking Caribbean, focusing on the gendered fiction, poetry, and music of Islam of enslaved West African Muslims, indentured South Asian Indian Muslims, and their descendants in Guyana, Trinidad, and Jamaica.


Jocelyn Fenton Stitt's *Dreams of Archives Unfolded: Absence and Caribbean Life Writing* (2021), the first academic book on pan-Caribbean life writing and the recent use of the genre by Caribbean women to explore historical and archival absences. This talk focuses on Cuban Jewishness, feminism, and formal practices used to write about historical absences.

Combining literary studies, cultural studies, anthropology, women’s and gender studies, and historiography, these books showcase the innovative, interdisciplinary ways in which religious studies and feminist scholars study and write about creolized and syncretic cultures in the Caribbean and the hemispheric Americas.


Ken Chitwood will be moderating this conversation. He is a religion scholar conducting research on ethnographic journalism with the University of Southern California’s Center for Religion and Civic Culture’s Engaged Spirituality Project and on Latinx Muslim philanthropy with the Muslim Philanthropy Initiative (MPI) at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at IUPUI. He is the author of the award-winning book, *The Muslims of Latin America and the Caribbean* (2021).

This event is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center (GISC) and co-sponsored by The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (LACS).


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Film Screening Mon, 14 Nov 2022 11:52:40 -0500 2022-11-29T14:00:00-05:00 2022-11-29T16:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening A Religion & Feminism Author Roundtable: Muslims, Saints, & Jewishness in Latin America & The Caribbean
Movie Night (November 30, 2022 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/101625 101625-21801595@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 30, 2022 7:00pm
Location: Lorch Hall
Organized By: Wolverine Support Network

Join Wolverine Support Network for a screening of Disney's Ratatouille on Wednesday, November 30 from 7-9 pm in Lorch Hall 140! Free & open to the entire U-M community. Snacks will be provided!

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Film Screening Sun, 27 Nov 2022 19:48:19 -0500 2022-11-30T19:00:00-05:00 2022-11-30T21:00:00-05:00 Lorch Hall Wolverine Support Network Film Screening WSN Movie Night Advertisement
CSAS Film Series | *Bombay: Our City* (November 30, 2022 7:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/98306 98306-21796467@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 30, 2022 7:30pm
Location: Modern Languages Building
Organized By: Center for South Asian Studies

*Bombay: Our City* tells the story of the daily battle for the survival of the four million slum dwellers of Bombay that make up half the city's population. Although they are Bombay's workforce - industrial laborers, construction workers, domestic servants - they are denied city utilities like electricity, sanitation, and water. Many slum dwellers must also face the constant threat of eviction as city authorities campaign to "beautify" Bombay.

*Bombay: Our City* is an indictment of injustice and a call to action on the side of the homeless.

"Quite clearly, *Bombay: Our City* is the best documentary ever made in India." - Khalid Mohamed - The Times of India

"Patwardhan gives us this story simply and clearly, with restrained passion, and it becomes, finally, appalling and moving." - Michael Wilmington - The Los Angeles Times

"Simply one of the best documentaries I have ever seen."- Sean Cubitt - City Limits

Anand Patwardhan, India’s leading documentary filmmaker, is known for his socio-political, award-winning films. He has spent decades capturing Mumbai’s slum dwellers, the reality of the caste system, the rise of Hindu nationalism, and tensions between India and Pakistan. He is a member of the Oscar academy, and his films have earned more than 20 international awards.

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Film Screening Thu, 08 Sep 2022 09:58:45 -0400 2022-11-30T19:30:00-05:00 2022-11-30T22:00:00-05:00 Modern Languages Building Center for South Asian Studies Film Screening Bombay: Our City
Day With(out) Art - Film Screening (December 1, 2022 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/101451 101451-21801360@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, December 1, 2022 5:00pm
Location: Michigan Union
Organized By: Spectrum Center

RSVP: https://bit.ly/UM-DWA-2022
Spectrum Center is proud to partner with the Visual AIDS organization for Day With(out) Art 2022 by presenting BEING & BELONGING, a program of seven new videos centering the emotional reality of living with HIV today. Join us for a free screening December 1 from 5-7 PM in the Spectrum Center. The program features new work by Clifford Prince King, Jaewon Kim, Mikiki, Davina “Dee” Conner & Karin Hayes, Camila Arce, Jhoel Zempoalteca & La Jerry, and Camilo Acosta Huntertexas & Santiago Lemus. A day of mourning and action that uses art to respond to the ongoing HIV and AIDS crisis, Day With(out) Art encourages museums, universities, and art institutions to present related programming on or around December 1, World AIDS Day. AIDS is not over! A screening of the films will be accompanied by a short discussion with Evan Hall, HIV test counselor from Unified HIV Health & Beyond.

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Film Screening Thu, 17 Nov 2022 12:29:15 -0500 2022-12-01T17:00:00-05:00 2022-12-01T19:00:00-05:00 Michigan Union Spectrum Center Film Screening Flyer for the BEING AND BELONGING film screening, as part of the Day With(out) Art observance for World AIDS Day presented by the Visual AIDS organization. Text shares that this will be a film screening and discussion at the UM Spectrum Center on Thursday, 12/1 from 5-7pm.
*Diamonds by the Decade*: The Best of CJS 75th Anniversary Film Series | *Death By Hanging* (December 1, 2022 7:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/100235 100235-21799376@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, December 1, 2022 7:15pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Japanese Studies

Tickets may be purchased at: https://myumi.ch/DJ9Q6

Genius provocateur Nagisa Oshima, an influential figure in the Japanese New Wave of the 1960s, made one of his most startling political statements with the compelling pitch-black satire *Death by Hanging*. In this macabre farce, a Korean man is sentenced to death in Japan but survives his execution, sending the authorities into a panic about what to do next. At once disturbing and oddly amusing, Oshima’s constantly surprising film is a subversive and surreal indictment of both capital punishment and the treatment of Korean immigrants in his country. Look for former CJS guest Adachi Masao playing the role of a cop.

Read more about the film, including ratings, at the IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063198/mediaviewer/rm1513185536/?ref_=tt_ov_i

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Film Screening Fri, 14 Oct 2022 09:17:32 -0400 2022-12-01T19:15:00-05:00 2022-12-01T21:15:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Japanese Studies Film Screening 1960s: Death By Hanging (118 min., 1968)
German Film Series: Fremde Haut (December 6, 2022 6:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/101830 101830-21802527@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, December 6, 2022 6:30pm
Location: North Quad
Organized By: Germanic Languages & Literatures

Join us for the December Film in this year's German Film Series. Directed by Angelina Maccarone and starring Iranian-German actor Jasmin Tabatabai, this 2005 film follows Fariba, a lesbian refugee from Iran, as she escapes the death penalty, navigates German bureaucracy, endures the difficulties of securing asylum, and encounters Western racism, xenophobia, and homophobia. By depicting migratory, racial, and sexual difference, Maccarone describes this film as an exploration of society's dangerous polarities. Fremde Haut is a drama, a German social critique, and a love story that will leave you reflecting on your own definition of normal. You might find that society's line between what is "right" and "wrong" is not always as clear as it seems.

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Film Screening Fri, 02 Dec 2022 16:33:15 -0500 2022-12-06T18:30:00-05:00 2022-12-06T21:00:00-05:00 North Quad Germanic Languages & Literatures Film Screening North Quad
Star Wars Bad Batch S2 Watch Party (January 4, 2023 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/102626 102626-21804863@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 4, 2023 7:00pm
Location: IdeaHub # 2426
Organized By: Maize Pages Student Organizations

Come join some fellow Star Wars fans and watch some episodes of the new season of Star Wars: The Bad Batch! No Disney+ account is required! Snacks provided: rebellions are built on food.

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Film Screening Wed, 04 Jan 2023 18:00:15 -0500 2023-01-04T19:00:00-05:00 2023-01-04T21:00:00-05:00 IdeaHub # 2426 Maize Pages Student Organizations Film Screening Image Imported from Maize Pages
Human Trafficking Awareness Day Special Screening (January 11, 2023 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/102606 102606-21804312@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 11, 2023 12:00pm
Location: North Quad
Organized By: North Quad Programming

Join us in viewing the documentary RED LIGHT GREEN LIGHT which follows 2 filmmakers across 10 countries to look at the issue of sex trafficking through interviews with governments, outreach programs,
and former sex workers to try and get to the root of why it continues
to be such a pervasive problem.
Light refreshments will be served.
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

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Film Screening Fri, 23 Dec 2022 15:10:43 -0500 2023-01-11T12:00:00-05:00 2023-01-11T14:00:00-05:00 North Quad North Quad Programming Film Screening Special Human Trafficking Awareness Day screening of RED LIGHT GREEN LIGHT on January 11 at Space 2435
Star Wars Bad Batch S2 Watch Party (January 11, 2023 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/102627 102627-21804864@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 11, 2023 7:00pm
Location: Mason Hall
Organized By: Maize Pages Student Organizations

Come join some fellow Star Wars fans and watch some episodes of the new season of Star Wars: The Bad Batch! No Disney+ account is required! Snacks provided: rebellions are built on food.

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Film Screening Wed, 11 Jan 2023 18:00:16 -0500 2023-01-11T19:00:00-05:00 2023-01-11T20:00:00-05:00 Mason Hall Maize Pages Student Organizations Film Screening Image Imported from Maize Pages
German Film Series: From Swastika to Jim Crow (2000) (January 12, 2023 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/102958 102958-21805616@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 12, 2023 4:30pm
Location: North Quad
Organized By: Germanic Languages & Literatures

Thursday, January 12, 2023
Room 2435 North Quad | 105 S. State Street
4:30 PM Refreshments | 5:00 - 6:00 PM Film Screening

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Film Screening Fri, 06 Jan 2023 14:49:08 -0500 2023-01-12T16:30:00-05:00 2023-01-12T20:00:00-05:00 North Quad Germanic Languages & Literatures Film Screening flyer
*Diamonds by the Decade*: The Best of CJS 75th Anniversary Film Series | *House* (January 12, 2023 7:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/100236 100236-21799377@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 12, 2023 7:15pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Japanese Studies

Tickets may be purchased at: https://myumi.ch/843Dg

How to describe Nobuhiko Obayashi’s indescribable 1977 movie *House* (*Hausu*)? As a psychedelic ghost tale? A stream-of-consciousness bedtime story? An episode of *Scooby-Doo* as directed by Mario Bava? Any of the above will do for this hallucinatory head trip about a schoolgirl who travels with six classmates to her ailing aunt’s creaky country home and comes face-to-face with evil spirits, a demonic house cat, a bloodthirsty piano, and other ghoulish visions, all realized by Obayashi via mattes, animation, and collage effects. Equally absurd and nightmarish, *House* might have been beamed to Earth from some other planet.

Read more about the film, including ratings, at the IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076162/?ref_=tt_mv_close

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Film Screening Fri, 14 Oct 2022 09:28:38 -0400 2023-01-12T19:15:00-05:00 2023-01-12T20:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Japanese Studies Film Screening 1970s: House (88 min., 1977)
Korean Cinema NOW | Broker/브로커 (January 14, 2023 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/102936 102936-21805566@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, January 14, 2023 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Nam Center for Korean Studies

Rated R | 2022 | 2h 9m | Drama | Hirokazu Koreeda
Free & Open to the public | In Korean with English Subtitles

The film follows two brokers who sell orphaned infants, circumventing the bureaucracy of legal adoption, to affluent couples who can't have children of their own. After an infant's mother surprises the duo by returning to ensure her child finds a good home, the three embark on a journey to find the right couple, building an unlikely family of their own.

Watch the trailer: https://youtu.be/vm3B-fDc9Xw

*Audience members are solely responsible for the decision to watch any KCN screening. Please note certain films are not rated.*

Sponsored by the U-M International Institute; Asian Languages & Cultures; American Culture; Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies; Department of Film, Television, and Media.

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Film Screening Fri, 06 Jan 2023 09:47:10 -0500 2023-01-14T13:00:00-05:00 2023-01-14T15:15:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Nam Center for Korean Studies Film Screening Korean Cinema NOW | Broker/브로커
Star Wars Bad Batch S2 Watch Party (January 18, 2023 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/102628 102628-21804865@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 18, 2023 7:00pm
Location: Mason Hall
Organized By: Maize Pages Student Organizations

Come join some fellow Star Wars fans and watch some episodes of the new season of Star Wars: The Bad Batch! No Disney+ account is required! Snacks provided: rebellions are built on food.

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Film Screening Wed, 18 Jan 2023 18:00:15 -0500 2023-01-18T19:00:00-05:00 2023-01-18T20:00:00-05:00 Mason Hall Maize Pages Student Organizations Film Screening Image Imported from Maize Pages
Korean Cinema NOW | Hunt/헌트 (January 21, 2023 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/102937 102937-21805567@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, January 21, 2023 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Nam Center for Korean Studies

Not Rated | 2022 | 2h 11m | Action, Mystery & Thriller | Lee Jung-jae
Free & Open to the public | In Korean with English Subtitles

After a high-ranking North Korean official requests asylum, KCIA Foreign Unit chief Park Pyong-ho (LEE Jung Jae) and Domestic Unit chief Kim Jung-do (JUNG Woo Sung) are tasked with uncovering a North Korean spy, known as Donglim, who is deeply embedded within their agency. When the spy begins leaking top secret intel that could jeopardize national security, the two units are each assigned to investigate each other. In this tense situation where if they cannot find the mole, they may be accused themselves, Pyong-ho and Jung-do slowly start to uncover the truth. In the end, they must deal with an unthinkable plot to assassinate the South Korean president.

Watch the trailer: https://youtu.be/fZBPhTYta3U

*Audience members are solely responsible for the decision to watch any KCN screening. Please note certain films are not rated.*

Sponsored by the U-M International Institute; Asian Languages & Cultures; American Culture; Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies; Department of Film, Television, and Media.

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Film Screening Fri, 06 Jan 2023 09:46:51 -0500 2023-01-21T13:00:00-05:00 2023-01-21T15:15:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Nam Center for Korean Studies Film Screening Korean Cinema NOW | Hunt/헌트
CES Film and Discussion. *While at War (Mientras dure la guerra)* (January 23, 2023 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/101603 101603-21801569@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 23, 2023 5:30pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: Center for European Studies

Set in the first months of the Spanish Civil War, this riveting and timely drama from acclaimed writer-director Alejandro Amenábar tracks the country’s slide into nearly four decades of fascism under dictator Francisco Franco. (107 min., 2019)

Julián Casanova is professor of contemporary history at the University of Zaragoza and visiting professor at the Central European University of Vienna. He has authored and co-authored important books on the history of Spain, the Spanish Civil War, and Franco’s Spain which were published, in English, by Routledge, Cambridge University Press, and I.B. Tauris. His latest book, *Indomitable Violence: A History of Twentieth-Century Europe,* was published in 2020, with a remarkable impact and several editions, and will be translated by Princeton University Press. In addition to his scholarship, Casanova is a frequent contributor to the Spanish newspaper *El País,* and serves as a historical consultant in the television and film industry, both in documentaries and TV series and films. He is in residence at the University of Michigan for the 2022-23 academic year as the Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia Distinguished Fellow.

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Film Screening Tue, 17 Jan 2023 12:27:37 -0500 2023-01-23T17:30:00-05:00 2023-01-23T20:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art Center for European Studies Film Screening While at War poster
T4SG AlphaGo Documentary Watch Party + Discussion (January 25, 2023 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/103799 103799-21807859@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 25, 2023 6:00pm
Location: EastQuad B810
Organized By: Maize Pages Student Organizations

Join us for a viewing and discussion about one of the most important advances in artificial intelligence and what its potential impacts, ethical implications, and cultural influences are. Snacks provided.

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Film Screening Wed, 25 Jan 2023 18:00:24 -0500 2023-01-25T18:00:00-05:00 2023-01-25T20:00:00-05:00 EastQuad B810 Maize Pages Student Organizations Film Screening Image Imported from Maize Pages
Star Wars Bad Batch S2 Watch Party (January 25, 2023 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/102629 102629-21804866@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 25, 2023 7:00pm
Location: Mason Hall
Organized By: Maize Pages Student Organizations

Come join some fellow Star Wars fans and watch some episodes of the new season of Star Wars: The Bad Batch! No Disney+ account is required! Snacks provided: rebellions are built on food.

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Film Screening Wed, 25 Jan 2023 18:00:14 -0500 2023-01-25T19:00:00-05:00 2023-01-25T20:00:00-05:00 Mason Hall Maize Pages Student Organizations Film Screening Image Imported from Maize Pages