Happening @ Michigan https://events.umich.edu/list/rss RSS Feed for Happening @ Michigan Events at the University of Michigan. IGDA Ann Arbor : Dr. Stephen Mallory (LTU / Terminal Reality / IGDA Detroit) (May 26, 2022 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/95246 95246-21789060@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, May 26, 2022 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: EECS 494: Introduction to Game Development

==Industry Lecture==
Dr. Stephen Mallory (LTU / Terminal Reality / IGDA Detroit)

Step into the world of game design and game pedagogy as IGDA Ann Arbor welcomes LTU Game Program Director, IGDA Detroit Chair, and former Terminal Reality designer Dr. Stephen Mallory!

IN-PERSON : Ann Arbor SPARK Central (parking directions below)
VIRTUAL (Discord) : https://discord.gg/V9xHntm
VIRTUAL (Twitch.tv) : https://www.twitch.tv/igda_annarbor

==Community Showcase ~ SIGN UP ==
https://forms.gle/qRsMBzx121Xz3ef2A
Have a project you're working on? Looking for feedback, teammates, or advice? Don't be a stranger! Register via the above form and prepare your 5-minute demo / pitch (with 5 minutes of Q&A).

==Parking==

Republic Parking : 324 Maynard St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Library Lane Parking : 319 S 5th Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Streetside parking / meter parking free after 6pm EST.

==In-Person Requirements==

You must have been vaccinated, and will need to attest to this fact before entering.

== Resources ==
MI Game Studios Database : https://michigangamestudios.com
Twitter : https://twitter.com/IGDA2_Official
Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/IGDA-Ann-Arbor-143150996287453/
Discord : https://discord.gg/V9xHntm

==IGDA Resources==
https://igda.org/resources/harassment/

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 23 May 2022 12:29:42 -0400 2022-05-26T19:00:00-04:00 2022-05-26T22:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location EECS 494: Introduction to Game Development Lecture / Discussion Dr. Stephen Mallory joins IGDA Ann Arbor
Behind the Frame: Policing the Filming of Fruitvale Station (May 31, 2022 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/95337 95337-21789191@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, May 31, 2022 5:00pm
Location: Angell Hall
Organized By: Department of Afroamerican and African Studies

Lisa Doris Alexander is a Professor and Interim Chair in the Department of African American Studies at Wayne State University. Dr. Alexander is the author of Expanding the Black Film Canon: Race and Genre Across Six Decades and Homicide: Life on the Street with Wayne State University Press’ TV Milestone Series. Her first book, When Baseball Isn’t White, Straight and Male: The Media and Difference in The National Pastime, won the Society of American Baseball Research’s Negro League’s Committee Robert Peterson Recognition Award in 2013. She also co-edited The Circus is in Town: Sport, Celebrity, and Spectacle with Joel Nathan Rosen. She earned her doctorate in American Culture Studies from Bowling Green State University, her Masters degree in Afro American Studies from the University of California, Los Angeles, and her Bachelors degree in Political Science from Grinnell College. She refuses to choose between Star Trek and Star Wars and is a Chicago native and avid fan of the Chicago White Sox and the Chicago Bulls.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 27 May 2022 12:16:29 -0400 2022-05-31T17:00:00-04:00 2022-05-31T20:00:00-04:00 Angell Hall Department of Afroamerican and African Studies Lecture / Discussion
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?"
Artscapade! (August 26, 2022 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/95719 95719-21790784@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, August 26, 2022 6:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: Arts at Michigan

Arts at Michigan and UMMA celebrate Welcome Week by introducing students to the wide array of possibilities for arts participation on campus at an evening of art-making, live music, dance and poetry, games, and prizes.

Also, we're looking for volunteers for this event-- help us make it happen (and get a free Artscapade t-shirt in the process!): http://artsatmichigan.umich.edu/programs/artscapade/

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Reception / Open House Tue, 21 Jun 2022 09:27:46 -0400 2022-08-26T18:00:00-04:00 2022-08-26T21:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art Arts at Michigan Reception / Open House Artscapade poster
Artscapade! (August 26, 2022 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/97379 97379-21794495@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, August 26, 2022 6:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

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UMMA and Arts at Michigan celebrate Welcome Week by introducing new University of Michigan students to the Museum of Art for an evening of  live music, performances, dance, poetry, film, games, prize raffle, and a variety of art-making activities.  During the event, students will  have the opportunity to become familiar with the Museum and everything it has to offer, as well as experience the wide array of possibilities for arts participation across campus. 

All students, faculty and staff on the Ann Arbor (including Michigan Medicine), Dearborn and Flint campuses are required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and submit their vaccination information by August 30. In addition, masks will be required in all indoor spaces and social distancing guidelines will be in place.

Student programming at UMMA is generously supported by the University of Michigan Credit Union Arts Adventures Program, UMMA's Lead Sponsor for Student and Family Engagement.

 

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Presentation Sat, 27 Aug 2022 00:16:16 -0400 2022-08-26T18:00:00-04:00 2022-08-26T21:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Presentation Museum of Art
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
FestiForum Fall 2022 (September 7, 2022 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/97346 97346-21794383@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 7, 2022 4:00pm
Location: East Quadrangle
Organized By: Residential College

Join your RC Forum Leaders at an RC classic, FestiForum. Learn all about RC Student Organizations, sign up to take a Forum for credit, and make merry with your RC fam!

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Fair / Festival Wed, 24 Aug 2022 11:40:23 -0400 2022-09-07T16:00:00-04:00 2022-09-07T19:00:00-04:00 East Quadrangle Residential College Fair / Festival Festiforum
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
Alum Connection with Toni Newell: From Film to Law to Nonprofits — Find out how an LSA degree can take you anywhere. (September 16, 2022 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/98084 98084-21795573@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 16, 2022 3:00pm
Location: LSA Building
Organized By: LSA Opportunity Hub

Toni Newell (‘99) is living proof that a U-M liberal arts and sciences degree will take you anywhere. She credits that it was her LSA degree that taught her how to think, and not what to think, a skill that has led to her success across a variety of fields. She attended Michigan to study Film and Video Studies and worked in television shortly after graduating. While thriving in the television industry, Toni realized she could do more than the Silver Screen and made the decision to go back to law school. After graduating, she accepted a position at Varnum LLP where she gained experience working in a variety of corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, contracting, and banking compliance. Despite a successful career in law, she again flipped the ‘the script’ of her professional career in early 2020 when she pivoted her direction towards the nonprofit sector by joining Catholic Charities. From film to law to nonprofits, Toni highlights the flexibility that an LSA degree can offer, and is now coming back to campus to share her hard-earned wisdom and life lessons with current LSA students.

About Toni:

Toni currently serves as Interim Executive Director of Catholic Charities’ Diocese of Kalamazoo. Toni is a native of Michigan, growing up in the small town of Hopkins. She graduated from the University of Michigan in December 1999, receiving a B.A., with distinction, in Film and Video Studies (now known as Film, Television, and Media). While at Michigan, she participated in the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program. Prior to attending law school, Toni worked at WXMI-Fox 17 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, first as a master control operator and then as an account executive. In May 2001, Toni moved to Washington, DC, to work in the legislative office of Senator Debbie Stabenow. In August 2002, Toni began law school at Notre Dame Law School, graduating in May 2005. She had internships both summers of law school, working for Legal Aid of Western Michigan and the Barry County Prosecuting Attorney. Upon graduation, Toni worked as a law clerk for the Honorable George Corsiglia in the Allegan County Circuit Court. She then worked as a staff attorney for Legal Aid of Western Michigan prior to her time at Varnum where she worked her way up to partner. Toni left Varnum in 2020 to make the transition to Catholic Charities where she currently works.

You should attend this session if you are:
-A U-M undergraduate LSA student
-Interested in pursuing law school, nonprofit work, or careers in film & television
-Eager to learn how to pursue varying interests throughout your career

What you’ll gain by attending:
-Make a connection with a successful LSA alum ready to support you
-Get ideas for how to build a career when your path is not traditional
-Learn how to build your networking skills

RSVP NOW to be part of the conversation.

The Opportunity Hub aims to deliver inclusive and accessible experiences and welcomes all LSA students to participate. This event is on the 2nd floor of a wheelchair accessible building which includes wheelchair-accessible restrooms on the 2nd floor, a gender-inclusive and accessible restroom on the 2nd floor, places to sit or stand during the event, and accessible parking options nearby on Maynard Street. To request other accommodations please contact Sairah Husain at sairah@umich.edu or 734-763-4674 so we can make arrangements.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 06 Sep 2022 09:25:40 -0400 2022-09-16T15:00:00-04:00 2022-09-16T16:00:00-04:00 LSA Building LSA Opportunity Hub Workshop / Seminar Toni Newell
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
Revenge: Fantasy and Self Determination in Jewish Discourse (September 20, 2022 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/97754 97754-21795055@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 20, 2022 5:00pm
Location: North Quad
Organized By: Germanic Languages & Literatures

Dr. Max Czollek studied Political Science at the Free University of Berlin and received his PhD at the Center for Research on Antisemitism at the Technical University of Berlin. Czollek is the curator of numerous events and festivals on contemporary Jewish culture, including the current exhibition Rache: Geschichte und Fantasie [Revenge: History and Fantasy], on display from March through the beginning of October at the Jewish Museum Frankfurt. He is also co-editor for the magazine Jalta—Positionen zur jüdischen Gegenwart [Yalta—Positions on the Jewish Contemporary]. In addition to Desintegriert Euch! (Hanser, 2018)—De-Integrate! A Jewish Survival Guide for the 21st Century (Restless Books, Jan 2023) and Gegenwartsbewältigung [Overcoming the Present] (Hanser, 2020), he is the author of three volumes of poetry published by Verlagshaus Berlin: Druckkammern (2012), Jubeljahre (2015), and Grenzwerte (2019). A third volume of non-fiction will be published by Hanser in early 2023. Czollek lives and writes in Berlin.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 31 Aug 2022 15:03:58 -0400 2022-09-20T17:00:00-04:00 2022-09-20T19:00:00-04:00 North Quad Germanic Languages & Literatures Lecture / Discussion Max Czollek
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 Lecture | Artistic Freedom and the State of Democracy in India: A Conversation with Documentary Filmmaker Anand Patwardhan (September 23, 2022 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/98086 98086-21795576@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 23, 2022 4:30pm
Location: West Hall
Organized By: Center for South Asian Studies

Anand Patwardhan—who will be on the UM campus until December on an artistic residency—has been making political documentaries for over four decades, pursuing diverse and controversial issues that are at the crux of social and political life in India. Many of his films were at one time or another banned by state television channels in India and became the subject of litigation by Patwardhan, who successfully challenged the censorship rulings in court. He has been an activist ever since he was a student — having participated in the anti-Vietnam War movement; being a volunteer in Caesar Chavez’s United Farm Worker’s Union; working in Kishore Bharati, a rural development and education project in central India; and participating in the Bihar anti-corruption movement in 1974-75 and in the civil liberties and democratic rights movement during and after the 1975-77 Emergency. Since then he has been active in movements for housing rights of the urban poor, for communal harmony, and participated in movements against unjust, unsustainable development, militarism, and nuclear nationalism. He describes himself as a "non-serious human being forced by circumstances to make serious films."

“As I watched, I realized that Patwardhan’s films are like huge tapestries as much as films. They’re cross sections of their times, telling multiple stories of those times, then weaving those stories together into a call for change...Patwardhan radicalizes masala [Hindi cinema]. He mixes politics, observation, argument, shifts in time, class, and nation. The result could be called a ‘cinema of everything’.”
—Mark Cousins, filmmaker and critic

You may also watch this event on Zoon. Register for the webinar at: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_15XWjEtFQzya4OLFRKuVHA

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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Conference / Symposium Thu, 15 Sep 2022 16:16:12 -0400 2022-09-23T16:30:00-04:00 2022-09-23T18:00:00-04:00 West Hall Center for South Asian Studies Conference / Symposium CSAS Lecture | Artistic Freedom and the State of Democracy in India: A Conversation with Documentary Filmmaker Anand Patwardhan
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
Book Launch & Méliès Film Screening (September 29, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/97568 97568-21794760@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 29, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: University of Michigan Press

Join us to celebrate the launch of two new books from the University of Michigan Press, "Méliès Boots: Footwear and Film Manufacturing in Second Industrial Revolution Paris" and "Magnificent Méliès: The Authorized Biography" by Madeleine Malthête-Méliès (translated by Kel Pero).

During the event, the newly digitized Méliès film "La Femme volante / Marvellous Suspension and Evolution" will be premiered for the first time in over 120 years! Two additional films, "L'Homme-Mouche / The Human Fly" and "L'Équilibre impossible / An Impossible Balancing Feat," will be screened as well. All three films will feature new music by composer Joey Pecoraro (https://www.joeypecoraro.com/).

University of Michigan Professor Matthew Solomon, Rose Albayat and Jennifer Lipsmeier Guy, who were involved in the project through the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP), and Kel Pero will speak briefly before there is a Q&A for attendees. The event will be co-hosted by UROP, the Ross School of Business, and the University of Michigan Press.

Méliès Boots and Magnificent Méliès are available for purchase with a special event discount from the University of Michigan Press. Visit press.umich.edu and use the discount code UMMELIES for 30% off one book or 40% off when you purchase both books.

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 13 Sep 2022 10:16:31 -0400 2022-09-29T12:00:00-04:00 2022-09-29T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location University of Michigan Press Livestream / Virtual Covers of Méliès Boots and Magnificent Méliès with the text Book Launch and Film Screening
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
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.
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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 2022-10-07T08:00:00-04:00 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
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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 2022-10-08T08:00:00-04:00 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
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
__________________
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 2022-10-11T08:00:00-04:00 2022-10-11T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening Halaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival
CGIS Study Abroad Fair (October 11, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/96881 96881-21793528@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 11, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Michigan Union
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Learn about 115+ programs in over 45 countries, ask about U-M faculty-led programs, and figure out which program can help satisfy your major/minor requirements. CGIS has programs ranging from a few weeks to an academic year! Meet with CGIS advisors, staff from the Office of Financial Aid and the LSA Scholarship Office, CGIS Alumni, and other on-campus offices who can help you select a program that works best for you.

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Fair / Festival Tue, 04 Oct 2022 11:40:54 -0400 2022-10-11T12:00:00-04:00 2022-10-11T16:00:00-04:00 Michigan Union Center for Global and Intercultural Study Fair / Festival Join us for the CGIS Study Abroad Fair on October 11, 2022
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
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
__________________
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
__________________
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
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
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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 2022-10-19T08:00:00-04:00 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
"How Henry Ford's Ghost Haunts the Present" (October 19, 2022 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/99776 99776-21798669@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 19, 2022 7:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

For the first time, the thought-provoking documentary 10 Questions for Henry Ford will be shown at the University of Michigan. The film will be made available for online streaming, free of charge, to all members of the University community from October 13 -21, 2022.

In addition, a multidisciplinary panel discussion, entitled “How Henry Ford’s Ghost Haunts the Present,” will feature the filmmaker, Andy Kirshner, in conversation with a distinguished group of faculty from the University of Michigan. The panel discussion, including excerpts from the film, will take place in the Helmut Stern Auditorium at the University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) on October 19 at 7PM.

This event is co-sponsored by the Frankel Center for Judaic Studies; the School of Music, Theatre & Dance; History; Museum Studies; American Culture; and Film, Television and Media.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 10 Oct 2022 12:04:38 -0400 2022-10-19T19:00:00-04:00 2022-10-19T20:30:00-04:00 Museum of Art Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Lecture / Discussion Back of a man with a hat facing a crowd in front of a Ford factory building.
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
Where Are We Now? Live Theatre in 2022 (October 20, 2022 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/98657 98657-21797033@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 20, 2022 5:00pm
Location: East Quadrangle
Organized By: Residential College

Join the Residential College's Arts & Ideas in the Humanities Program as they host Jeffrey Seller, U-M Alumnus and Hamilton Producer!

Seller is a 1986 graduate of the University of Michigan. After school, he moved to New York City where eventually produced three Best Musical Tony Award-winning Broadway shows; Rent (1996), Avenue Q (2003), and In the Heights (2008).


*Can't make it in person? This event will also be live-streamed on the LSA YouTube channel, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WoULWlJEqI
Seller went on to produce Sting's musical The Last Ship (2014) based on the concept album of the same name. After working with Lin-Manuel Miranda on In the Heights, he produced Miranda's next show, Hamilton (2015). In June 2016, Hamilton received 11 Tony awards of a record-breaking 16 nominations, including a Best Musical win for Seller, his fourth Tony Award overall.

This event will take place on Thursday, October 20 in the Keene Theater and is open to the public.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 20 Oct 2022 09:56:37 -0400 2022-10-20T17:00:00-04:00 2022-10-20T18:00:00-04:00 East Quadrangle Residential College Lecture / Discussion Broadway musical Hamilton
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
__________________
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
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
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
Halaloween Roundtable: Muslim Horror in the 21st Century (October 27, 2022 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/100546 100546-21800059@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 27, 2022 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

Join us on Thursday, October 27th, from 6-8 PM ET as we wrap up Halaloween with a panel discussion on Muslim horror, the use (and misuse) of Islam and the Quran in the horror genre, feminist politics in horror, and how each region differs in its creation of horror films. RSVP: http://bit.ly/halaloween22

This panel will feature experts and scholars: Dr. Ali A. Olomi, Dr. Ekky Imanjaya, Dr. Rubina Ramji, and Dr. Karla Mallette.

The panelists will offer some insight on Muslim horror, the Islamic theological and mythological figure of the jinn, women, gender, and sexuality in Muslim horror films, and a scholarly approach to understanding horror and genre films in the Muslim world.


Dr. Ali A Olomi is an assistant professor of history at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California and an affiliated scholar with the Rutgers Center for Security, Race, and Rights. He is a historian of the Middle East and Islam researching, writing, and publishing on medieval and modern Muslim thought. He studies how Muslims imagined the “Islamic world” at the intersection of religion, science, and empire. Dr. Olomi's research examines the Muslim imagination of the monstrous through the djinn/jinn, the early history of astronomy and its role in empire-building, and Islamic apocalypticism and cosmology.

Dr. Ekky Imanjaya is a faculty member of Film Department, Bina Nusantara (Binus) University, in Jakarta. In 2018, He finished his doctoral studies in Film Studies at University of East Anglia, United Kingdom. Previously, Ekky got his masters degree majoring Philosophy at Universitas Indonesia (2003) as well as in Film Studies at Universiteit van Amsterdam (2008). Ekky is also a film critic specializing in Indonesian cinema, and a board member of the Madani Film Festival and Jakarta Film Week. He is also a film critic and has published his articles in many popular magazines and newspapers as well as academic journals, including Cinemaya, Colloquy, Plaridel and Asian Cinema. He published some books regarding Indonesian films, pop culture, and Islamic culture issues, including _Mencari Film Madani: Sinema dan Dunia Islam_ (2019) and _Mujahid Film: USmar Ismail_ (2021), "99 Film Madani" (2022, with Hikmat Darmawan) and the Indonesian translation of his doctoral thesis. Ekky is currently the chairperson of Film Committee at Jakarta Arts Council (2021-2023).

Dr. Karla Mallette is a Professor of Italian in the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures and a Professor of Mediterranean Studies in the Department of Middle East Studies at the University of Michigan. She is the author, most recently, of Lives of the Great Languages: Latin and Arabic in the Medieval Mediterranean, and numerous articles on medieval literature and Mediterranean Studies. She is the former director of GISC and is currently Chair of the Department of Middle East Studies at the University of Michigan.

Dr. Rubina (Ruby) Ramji is an Associate Professor of Religious Studies in the Department of Humanities at Cape Breton University. Her research focuses on images of Islam in various media discourses, including film and television. She also works on issues of gender, ethnicity, diversity and multiculturalism. Ramji is co-editor, with Alison Marhsall, of the Bloomsbury Handbook on Religion and Migration (Bloomsbury 2022) and with Peter Beyer, of the book Growing Up Canadian: Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists (MQUP 2013) and is the author of a variety of articles and chapters in books including “Examining the Critical Role American Popular Film Plays in Maintaining the Muslim Terrorist Image, Post 9/11” in the Journal of Religion and Film (2016), “Maintaining and Nurturing an Islamic Identity in Canada – Online and Offline” in Religion in the Public Sphere: Canadian Case Studies(Eds., S. Lefebvre, & L. Beaman, University of Toronto Press 2014), “Muslims in the Movies” in The Bloomsbury Companion to Religion and Film (Ed., W. Blizek, Bloomsbury 2013); \ and, “Representations of Islam in American News and Film: Becoming the ‘Other’” in Mediating Religion: Conversations in Media, Religion and Culture (Eds., J. Mitchell & S. Marriage, T&T Clark 2003). Ramji is the Film Editor of the Journal of Religion and Film and served as Senior Editor of Golem: Journal of Religion and Monsters for four years. She was a Chair of the Religion, Film and Visual Culture Group in the American Academy of Religion for six years and the President of the Canadian Society for the Study of Religion (2012-16).



This event is free and open to everyone. This event is a part of Halaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival, brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center. To watch the remaining Halaloween films, visit http://watch.eventive.org/halaloween. For more events from the Global Islamic Studies Center at the University of Michigan, please visit http://ii.umich.edu/islamicstudies.

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Co-sponsors:
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, the Arab American National Museum and Shudder.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 21 Oct 2022 13:30:11 -0400 2022-10-27T18:00:00-04:00 2022-10-27T20:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Lecture / Discussion Halaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival - Panel Discussion
*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

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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
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)
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
Webinar on Chinese animation films, presented by Yan Zhong (November 3, 2022 6:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/100202 100202-21799336@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 3, 2022 6:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies

Register for the Zoom webinar here: https://myumi.ch/wMxeb

In this follow-up talk to the November 2 film screening, Yan Zhong brings her personal knowledge from the projection room of Chinese film studios to her work as a writer and literary editor on film and animation. She will introduce the story of Chinese style animation, one different from the form’s Western counterpart, by focusing on traditional practices of ink wash painting and papercutting. Yan will explain how the difficult and costly technical aspects of ink-wash painting animation restricted this practice to the fine arts, while computer technology, faster and more economical, has led to a modern revolution in animation style and production. She will also discuss five award-winning Chinese 2D ink-wash animations and offer teaching suggestions for bringing the art of animation to life in the classroom.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 13 Oct 2022 13:37:31 -0400 2022-11-03T18:30:00-04:00 2022-11-03T19:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies Lecture / Discussion Webinar on Chinese animation films, presented by Yan Zhong
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
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
Horse Soldiers: The Extraordinary Story of a Band of U.S. Soldiers Who Rode to Victory in Afghanistan (November 10, 2022 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/100456 100456-21799961@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 10, 2022 10:00am
Location: Michigan Union
Organized By: Veteran and Military Services

Author Douglas Stanton will review the heroic actions taken by the 5th Special Forces Group Operational Detachment Alpha 595 to liberate a region in Afghanistan from the Taliban without tanks or trucks, but by only using horses. This book became the inspiration for the major motion picture “12 Strong” by Jerry Bruckheimer, starring Chris Hemsworth and Michael Shannon.

Mr. Stanton will provide the historical context of the book and inform the audience of leadership techniques used by these Special Forces that can be applied to your everyday decision-making to improve performance.

Mr. Stanton will also discuss the New Chapter in his book, "Visiting The Story 20 Years Later: What did we win, what did we lose, and what did it cost?". Additional details can be found at this link: http://dougstanton.com/horse-soldiers-doug-stanton/

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 19 Oct 2022 16:52:18 -0400 2022-11-10T10:00:00-05:00 2022-11-10T11:30:00-05:00 Michigan Union Veteran and Military Services Lecture / Discussion Author Doug Stanton and his best-seller "Horse Soldiers"
"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?
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)
The John H. Mitchell Critical Conversations Symposium (November 15, 2022 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/99842 99842-21798788@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 15, 2022 4:00pm
Location: Michigan Union
Organized By: Department of Film, Television, and Media

Please join us for a conversation about the ways in which cinema and television have grappled with challenging social and political issues regarding migration, class, race, and gender.

Featuring Filmmaker and John H. Mitchell Visiting Professor in Media Entertainment NANCY SAVOCA

In conversation with
Actor/Writer PASCALE ARMAND
Writer/Director STEPHANIE OSUNA-HERNANDEZ
Comedian/Writer MAYSOON ZAYID

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 02 Nov 2022 13:49:34 -0400 2022-11-15T16:00:00-05:00 2022-11-15T18:00:00-05:00 Michigan Union Department of Film, Television, and Media Conference / Symposium Symposium Promo
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
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
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
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)
CSAS Lecture Series | “Bazaar Rumors” or “All Facts”? Film Sound Debates and the Transition to Sound in Indian Cinema (December 2, 2022 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/100627 100627-21800158@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 2, 2022 4:30pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Center for South Asian Studies

This talk will analyze competing film sound technologies during the period of conversion to sound in Indian cinema (1931 to 1935), with a special focus on claims about swadeshi (or indigenously developed) recording equipment. Using ads for sound recording and projection equipment, as well as reports by and about salesmen-technicians, such as the Americans Wilford Deming and C. Willman, the talk explores ideas about sound technologies circulating in 1930s India. Using the lens of “imaginary media” as theorized by media archaeologists, the talk will focus on “impossible” machines such as the locally developed tropically sensitive sound machines advertised in Indian film magazines in the early 1930s for “understanding the assumptions concerning media technological innovations” (Parikka). Contrary to one of these ads, it is precisely “bazaar rumors” rather than “all facts” that shed light on the discourse of sound recording in the early 1930s.

Neepa Majumdar is Associate Professor of Film & Media Studies in the English Department at the University of Pittsburgh. She is the author of *Wanted Cultured Ladies Only! Female Stardom and Cinema in India, 1930s to 1950s* (University of Illinois Press, 2009) and co-editor of the *Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Indian Cinema* (2022). Her research interests include film sound, star studies, South Asian early cinema, and documentary film. She is co-editor of the journals *[In]Transition: Journal of Videographic Film and Moving Image Studies* and *Music, Sound, and the Moving Image*.

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact csas@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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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 31 Oct 2022 16:41:55 -0400 2022-12-02T16:30:00-05:00 2022-12-02T18:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Center for South Asian Studies Lecture / Discussion Neepa Majumdar
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
Submissions Deadline for the 2023 Hopwood Awards contests (January 12, 2023 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/97255 97255-21794236@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 12, 2023 12:00am
Location:
Organized By: Hopwood Awards Program

University of Michigan graduate and undergraduate students may submit original work to one or more of the contests managed by the Hopwood Program. See the Hopwood Program website for submissions guidelines and important details.

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Other Mon, 22 Aug 2022 16:52:02 -0400 2023-01-12T00:00:00-05:00 2023-01-12T23:59:00-05:00 Hopwood Awards Program Other Hopwood Awards flyer showing a bookcase and wing chair in the Hopwood Room.
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
Winter DEI Film Discussion Series | Betrayed: Surviving an American Concentration Camp (January 19, 2023 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/103319 103319-21807023@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 19, 2023 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: MSA Diversity Equity & Inclusion

More than 127,000 Japanese Americans were forcibly relocated and incarcerated in concentration camps in remote areas of the seven western U.S. states during World War II. Their crime? Ancestry. Almost two-thirds of the interns were Nisei, or U.S.-born. Even World War I veterans of Japanese descent were forcibly evacuated. Families were made at gunpoint to leave their homes, businesses, schools, their lives for spartan, communal tarpaper barracks in inhospitable regions. This powerful documentary premiered last May on PBS (available for streaming here). This discussion is open to all. Please register to receive the Zoom link prior to this session.

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Other Thu, 12 Jan 2023 14:09:24 -0500 2023-01-19T12:00:00-05:00 2023-01-19T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location MSA Diversity Equity & Inclusion Other A circa-1942 black-and-white news photograph depicting hundreds of Americans of Japanese descent -- men, women, and children -- amassed at a train depot awaiting transport to internment camps. [Credit: Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection]
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
Movie Night: "An Uncommon Education" Revisited (January 26, 2023 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/103652 103652-21807599@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 26, 2023 7:00pm
Location: Detroit Observatory
Organized By: Bentley Historical Library

What does it mean that U-M's first president, Henry Philip Tappan, wanted to turn Michigan into a "true university"?  How has student activism remade Michigan over the decades?  How did one of the nation's most prestigious student literary awards come to U-M?  What does it mean to be a leader and best -- on the playing field or in the laboratory?  And, how should you depict U-M's history?  For its 2017 bicentennial, the University of Michigan collaborated with Detroit Public Television to produce ten mini-documentaries covering questions such as these from U-M's history.  What do those videos look like six years later, given so many changes in the University and the world? For this movie night, we will screen several videos from the series, and our panel will discuss those videos and the series as a whole.  The panel will consist of Fran Blouin and Kim Clarke, who both appeared in many of the videos, and Gary Krenz, who directed the University's bicentennial.

As with all public events at the Observatory, this movie night will include tours of the building by our student docents, with observing if weather permits.

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Film Screening Thu, 19 Jan 2023 12:38:44 -0500 2023-01-26T19:00:00-05:00 2023-01-26T21:00:00-05:00 Detroit Observatory Bentley Historical Library Film Screening Poster of "An Common Education" with ring of leaves.
*Diamonds by the Decade*: The Best of CJS 75th Anniversary Film Series | *Tampopo* (January 26, 2023 7:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/100237 100237-21799378@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 26, 2023 7:15pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Japanese Studies

Tickets may be purchased at: https://myumi.ch/qAeW2

Juzo Itami’s rapturous “ramen western” follows an enigmatic band of ramen ronin who guide the widow of a noodle shop owner on her quest for the perfect recipe. *Tampopo* serves up a savory broth of culinary adventure seasoned with offbeat comedy sketches and the erotic exploits of a gastronome gangster. Sweet, sexy, surreal, and mouthwatering, *Tampopo* remains one of the most delectable examples of food on film.

Read more about the film, including ratings, at the IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092048/?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 Wed, 09 Nov 2022 11:51:47 -0500 2023-01-26T19:15:00-05:00 2023-01-26T21:15:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Japanese Studies Film Screening 1980s: Tampopo (114 min., 1985)
WCEE Film and Discussion. *Kalinindorf* (January 27, 2023 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/102772 102772-21805122@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 27, 2023 12:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia

*Kalinindorf,* Yurii Kaparulin and Les Kasyanov, directors (29 min, 2020). Following the film screening, Kaparulin will lead the discussion.

The documentary film tells the story of Kalynivske, a village in the Kherson region. Between 1927 and 1944, the village–then known as Kalinindorf–was the center of the first Jewish oblast in Ukraine. Through their encounters with the inhabitants of Kalynivske and of several other former Jewish settlements, the film directors explore the common history of Ukrainian and Jews, complex Ukrainian-Jewish relations, and the Holocaust, and investigate how that layered history is remembered today. The story of Kalynivske and Jewish settlements in the region takes on new meaning following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24th, 2022, as the region was occupied by Russian troops and then annexed to the Russian Federation. After their liberation by the Armed Forces of Ukraine on November 9, 2022, war crimes committed by the Russian army are being discovered and investigated, providing the occasion to revisit the history of violence in the region.

Les Kasyanov is a photographer and filmmaker who has been working with the French historical organization Yahad—In Unum since 2011 collecting evidence of the Holocaust. Les was responsible for principal photography, sound, and editing.

Yurii Kaparulin, associate professor and director of the Raphael Lemkin Center for Genocide Studies at Kherson State University, is a legal scholar and Scholars at Risk Fellow at the University of Michigan Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia. He has been researching the history of Jewish agricultural settlements in southern Ukraine for the past five years. Prof. Kaparulin researched and produced the film.

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Film Screening Tue, 10 Jan 2023 11:16:31 -0500 2023-01-27T12:00:00-05:00 2023-01-27T13:20:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia Film Screening Kalinindorf film
Talking Trash: an Interactive Discussion Inspired by The Plastic Bag Store (January 30, 2023 6:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/103169 103169-21806219@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 30, 2023 6:30pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Click here to register: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3P0DUEe1P8.

Turn inspiration into impact with insights from researchers, scientists, artists, and activists tackling the question: What can we do about single-use plastics? The U-M Museum of Art, U-M Arts Initiative, the Graham Sustainability Institute, and the University Musical Society join forces to offer this illuminating event designed to share diverse perspectives and empower individual action.

Moderated by Jena Brooker, Detroit-based freelance journalist, an environmental reporter for BridgeDetroit, Data Fellow at the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism, and Science-Health-Environment Reporting Fellow through the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing (CASW), Association of Health Care Journalists (AHCJ), and the Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ). 

Panelists include: 

Lashaun Jackson, Graham Sustainability Scholar

Samuel McMullen, Co-Founder, Live Zero Waste

Shelie Miller, Professor, Director, Program in the Environment; Jonathan W. Bulkley Collegiate Professor of Sustainable Systems; U-M Distinguished Faculty Fellow in Sustainability, SEAS

Meredith Miller, Associate Professor of Architecture, Taubman College

Thomas Moran, Associate Professor of Architecture, Taubman College; collaborator, Thing Thing

Genevieve Rattray, Director of Environmental Initiatives and Affairs for the Belle Isle Conservancy and Founder & Chair of the Detroit River Coalition

Hannah Tizedes, Artist and Environmentalist

Single-use plastics, such as plastic bags, straws, and cutlery, have become a major environmental concern due to their widespread use and presence as a global polluter. These plastics can take hundreds of years to break down, and, in the process, release harmful chemicals into the environment.

During the event, the diverse panel of experts will explore various ways to reduce our reliance on single-use plastics, such as using reusable alternatives, implementing policies to reduce plastic production and consumption, and promoting recycling and proper waste management. The speakers will also discuss the role that individuals, businesses, and governments can play in addressing this issue.

 by Robin Frohardt is a custom-built public art installation and immersive film experience that uses humor, craft, and a critical lens to question our culture of consumption and convenience — specifically, the enduring effects of our single-use plastics. 

Shelves are stocked with thousands of original items meticulously sculpted by hand — produce and meat, dry goods and toiletries, cakes and sushi rolls — all made from discarded single-use plastics collected from streets and garbage dumps. Several times a day, the store transforms into an immersive, dynamic stage for a film in which inventive puppetry, shadow play, and intricate handmade sets tell the darkly comedic and sometimes tender story of how the overabundance of plastic waste we leave behind might be misinterpreted by future generations — and how what we value least may become our most lasting cultural legacy.   

The Plastic Bag Store is co-presented by the University Musical Society, the University of Michigan Museum of Art, and the U-M Graham Sustainability Institute, with support from the U-M Arts Initiative.

Title Sponsors: Rachel Bendit and Mark Bernstein
Principal Sponsors: Max Wicha and Sheila Crowley and an anonymous gift supporting programming focused on climate change and a sustainable environment
Supporting Sponsors: Destination Ann Arbor and Ilene H. Forsyth Theater Endowment FundMedia Partner: WEMU 89.1 FM

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Other Tue, 31 Jan 2023 00:15:30 -0500 2023-01-30T18:30:00-05:00 2023-01-30T20:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Other Museum of Art
U-M History Film Series: Been Rich All My Life (January 31, 2023 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/104025 104025-21808288@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 31, 2023 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of History

The U-M History department is proud to partner with the Michigan Theater Foundation for the History Matters film series. Look for us on the marquee soon!

Tickets are FREE for faculty, staff, and students, but seating is limited. Please RSVP using the link below in order to receive a complimentary ticket. Other members of the community are welcome to purchase tickets here: https://michtheater.org/been-rich-all-my-life

On Tuesday, January 31, watch the documentary "Been Rich All My Life" (2006) at the State Theatre. The film will be presented by Professor LaKisha Simmons along with special guest Professor Robin Wilson (School of Music, Theatre, and Dance). Simmons and Wilson will lead a brief discussion after the film.

Five tap dancers who performed in 1930s Harlem at the Apollo and Cotton Club, with band leaders like Cab Calloway and Duke Ellington. They have rich stories to tell about the history they made during the Harlem Renaissance. With pride, sly wit and candor, they share their rich legacy. Fueled by a music score that ranges over 8 decades of evolving jazz styles and directed by Sundance-winner Heather Lyn MacDonald.

80 mins. Documentary. NR.

Faculty, students, and staff reserve your ticket here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfd3IWyjtw2vzjVXtXK-80zkSJd8Pkiy8pqEEtqOhnemmAIlA/viewform?usp=sf_link

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Film Screening Wed, 25 Jan 2023 15:53:25 -0500 2023-01-31T17:00:00-05:00 2023-01-31T19:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Department of History Film Screening Been Rich All My Life poster
Frankel Institute Film Screening (February 2, 2023 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/102702 102702-21805008@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 2, 2023 5:30pm
Location: Modern Languages Building
Organized By: Judaic Studies

Join the Frankel Institute for Advanced Judaic Studies for a film screening with director and Frankel Fellow, Rafael Balulu.

The Frankel Institute will be Screening *Levantine - Jacqueline Kahanoff* in MLB 1420 - Lec 2 at 5:30pm on February 2. Film Description:

Jacqueline Kahanoff lived in ebullient Cairo, Paris, and New York, but died lonely in an old-age home in Tel Aviv, Israel. She was the first to write of Levantine and Mizrachi identities and was charismatic and admired, but only a few people knew her work during her lifetime. Director Rafael Balulu goes on a journey in the footsteps of “Levantine thinker” and author, through encounters with her friends in Paris, with intellectuals in the Mizrachi discourse, and with Levantine artists, he not only draws a portrait of this impressive thinker and writer, but also chronicles the trajectory of Levantine identity in Israel as a cultural option.

Trailer:
https://youtu.be/OSd53dGCi_I


*Rafael Balulu* was born in Israel to a Jewish Moroccan family. He is the director of the films A Song of Loves, R. David Buzaglo, and Levantine, Jacqueline Kahanoff. He is currently working on a monumental documentary series recounting the history of the Jews in the The Muslim world, writing a feature film about the Israeli Black Panther movement, and directing a documentary feature film about the life and politics of Rabbi Israel Abuhazira – the Baba Sali. Balulu participated at the Berlinale Talent Campus in 2008, 2011, and 2012. He also participated at the TIFF Talent Lab and Greenhouse Film Centre. Balulu has written and directed projects for television and eight shorts that won international prizes. Among them – Such Eyes which won the NYC Shorts. Batman at the Checkpoint, which won the Berlin Today Award at the 62nd Berlinale. My Name Is Solomon Hagos, which premiered at the 2013 TIFF. Close Your Eyes premiered at the Jerusalem Film Fest Rafael teaches film studies at the Technion’s department of architecture, is a board member of the Israeli Documentary Filmmakers Forum, a member of the Israeli Academy of Film and Television, and a board member of The Lottery Council for Culture and the Arts where is held the position of the chairperson to the subcommittee of Film & Television. He holds a bachelor’s degree in film studies from the Sam Spiegel Film and Television School. He lives in Jaffa.

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Film Screening Tue, 31 Jan 2023 12:18:37 -0500 2023-02-02T17:30:00-05:00 2023-02-02T19:00:00-05:00 Modern Languages Building Judaic Studies Film Screening Rafael Balulu
Inside The Peculiar Patriot: A Preview Event (February 2, 2023 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/102790 102790-21805155@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 2, 2023 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Residential College

Join us for a film screening of Liza Jessie Peterson's *Angola Do You Hear Us? Voices from a Plantation Prison*, along with LIVE performances by the PCAP *Linkage Community*, and an engaging Q&A to follow!

Thursday, February 2nd
7:00 - 8:30 pm
at the Keene Theater in the U-M Residential College
701 E University Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Free and Open to the Public

A collaboration of Detroit Public Theatre & the Prison Creative Arts Project

More about the film:
MTV Documentary Films Presents *Angola Do You Hear Us? Voices From a Plantation Prison* (formerly known as A Peculiar Silence) tells the story of playwright Liza Jessie Peterson, whose acclaimed play *The Peculiar Patriot* was shut down mid-performance at the Louisiana State Penitentiary, commonly known as Angola Prison.

Directed and edited by Cinque Northern, produced by Catherine Gund, featuring Liza Jessie Peterson and Norris Henderson (Peterson and Henderson are also Executive Producers), the film examines how one woman's play challenged the country's largest plantation prison and impacted the incarcerated men long after the record of her visit was erased by the institution's administration.

More about the play:
LaQuanda ‘Betsy’ Ross knows a lot about the New York State Penitentiary system. Her regular visits to loved ones in various upstate institutions have made her quite the expert and a self-proclaimed “Peculiar Patriot." In-between neighborhood updates and gossip, Betsy educates herself and the audience on the systemic inequity within America’s prison complex system and its effect on those behind bars, as well as their family and friends.

Written and performed by the incomparable Liza Jessie Peterson, The Peculiar Patriot was inspired by her comprehensive and extensive work in prisons, including on Riker’s Island. Peterson’s tour de force solo piece is an important, funny, and profound investigative look into America’s criminal justice system.

February 8 - March 5
At the Detroit Public Theatre
3960 Third Avenue
Detroit, Mi 48202

Tickets:
February 11 @ 8PM - FREE performance for System-Impacted Individuals
Student Rate - $20 per ticket
System-Impacted Individuals - Pick Your Price

To purchase, visit www.detroitpublictheatre.org or call 313.974.7918

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Performance Fri, 06 Jan 2023 12:01:57 -0500 2023-02-02T19:00:00-05:00 2023-02-02T20:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Residential College Performance Scene of Liza Jessie Peterson from The Peculiar Patriot
Wondering Wakanda: Hannah Beachler in conversation with Scott Poulson-Bryant (February 9, 2023 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/102370 102370-21803929@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 9, 2023 5:30pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Institute for the Humanities

Hannah Beachler is an American production designer whose work includes *Black Panther*, *Black Panther: Wakanda Forever*, *Moonlight*, and Beyonce’s visual album *Lemonade*, among others. She’ll discuss her life and work with cultural historian, critic, and U-M assistant professor of Afroamerican and African studies, Scott Poulson-Bryant.

About Humanities Afrofutures
Presented by the Institute for the Humanities, Humanities Afrofutures is a month-long series of events at the University of Michigan bringing together scholars, artists and activists to reexamine the past, explore critical issues in the present, and create a space for imagining possible futures.

Speakers include poet-activist Alexis Pauline Gumbs, Black Panther production designer Hannah Beachler, scholars Moya Bailey, Jennifer Nash, and Samantha Pinto, regional community leaders engaging in multi-faceted activist and creative work, U-M faculty, and more.

Join us for Humanities Afrofutures in February 2023. All events are free and open to the public.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 08 Feb 2023 11:21:01 -0500 2023-02-09T17:30:00-05:00 2023-02-09T19:00:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Institute for the Humanities Lecture / Discussion Hannah Beachler
Ukrainian Film Series — Winter 2023 (February 9, 2023 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/104049 104049-21808327@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 9, 2023 6:00pm
Location: Modern Languages Building
Organized By: Slavic Languages & Literatures

Ukrainian Film Series

Thursday, February 9th
Location: MLB Aud 3 (MLB 1200)
Mariupol: The Chronicles of Hell
The fall of one of Ukraine's major cities
Mariupol — ruined but not conquered. The city in the east of Ukraine has survived the occupation, total destruction, and a humanitarian catastrophe. The story of Mariupol is an especially horrifying one, with accounts reported that occupiers were murdering civilians, and actively preventing them from escaping. This film is the story of the survivors, and their life in a hell on Earth. Yet it's also a testament to the power of resilience, and Ukrainian fighting spirit.

Thursday, March 9th
Location: MLB Aud 3 (MLB 1200)
ПОВОДИР (The Guide)
Soviet Ukraine, the 1930s. American engineer Michael Shamrock arrives in Kharkiv with his ten-year-old son, Peter to help "build socialism". He falls in love with an actress Olga who has another admirer, Commissar Vladimir.
Under tragic circumstances, the American is killed and his son is saved from his pursuers by a blind bard (kobzar). With no other chance to survive in a foreign land, the boy becomes his guide.

Thursday, April 6
Location: MLB Aud 3 (MLB 1200)
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors, Ukrainian: Тіні забутих предків
A 1965 Ukrainian film by the filmmaker Sergei Parajanov based on the novel Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors by Ukrainian writer Mykhailo Kotsiubynsky that tells a "Romeo and Juliet tale" of young Ukrainian Hutsul lovers trapped on opposite sides of a Carpathian family blood feud.[2][3] New York Film Festival program described the film as an "avant-garde, extravagant, sumptuous saga" and a "haunting work" that combined folk songs and atonal music with fantastic camera work.[5] Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors is considered to be the most internationally heralded Ukrainian film in history,[6] and a classic of Ukrainian magical realist cinema.[7]

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Film Screening Tue, 31 Jan 2023 12:42:48 -0500 2023-02-09T18:00:00-05:00 2023-02-09T20:00:00-05:00 Modern Languages Building Slavic Languages & Literatures Film Screening Ukrainian Film Festival
We’ve Been Here All Along: Finding Belonging and Purpose Through Connecting with Cultural & Community Ancestors (February 9, 2023 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/103087 103087-21808806@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 9, 2023 6:00pm
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: Spectrum Center

Event Description: Join us for a film screening and discussion of “My Name is Pauli Murray,” a portrait of the life and impact of a non-binary Black luminary: lawyer, activist, poet, and priest who transformed our world toward a more just and equitable future. After the screening, please join us for a discussion with Dolores Chandler (they/them) where we will explore the painful impact of institutional erasure, what can be learned from Murray’s legacy and our activist ancestors, as well as consider Murray as a model for changing the world through living authentically as our full, undivided selves.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 31 Jan 2023 14:05:54 -0500 2023-02-09T18:00:00-05:00 2023-02-09T20:30:00-05:00 Michigan League Spectrum Center Lecture / Discussion A square image with a blue background. With a title circled in pink that reads: We've Been Here All Along: Finding Belonging and Purpose Through Connecting with Cultural and Community Ancestors. Underneath the title there is an event description and a photo and description of our guest speaker Dolores Chandler. The flier has both an image in the top left corner of Pauli Murray, a Black androgynous presenting person and in the center towards the right there is an image of Dolores chandler, a mixed race-Black masculine presenting person. The bottom of the image is outlined with the details of the event such as location, date, time, and the RSVP link.
*Diamonds by the Decade*: The Best of CJS 75th Anniversary Film Series | *Cure* (February 9, 2023 7:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/100238 100238-21799379@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 9, 2023 7:15pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Japanese Studies

Tickets may be purchased at: https://myumi.ch/bRW23

Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s spellbinding international breakthrough established him as one of the leaders of the emerging new wave of Japanese horror while pushing the genre into uncharted realms of philosophical and existential exploration. A string of shocking, seemingly unmotivated murders—each committed by a different person yet bearing the same grisly hallmarks—leads Detective Kenichi Takabe (Koji Yakusho) into a labyrinthine investigation to discover what connects them, and into a disturbing game of cat and mouse with an enigmatic amnesiac who may be evil incarnate. Awash in a mood of hushed, hypnotic dread, *Cure* is a tour de force of psychological tension and a hallucinatory journey into the darkest recesses of the human mind.

Read more about the film, including ratings, at the IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0123948/?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 Wed, 09 Nov 2022 11:52:08 -0500 2023-02-09T19:15:00-05:00 2023-02-09T21:15:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Japanese Studies Film Screening 1990s: Cure (111 min., 1997)
Korean Cinema NOW | The Roundup/범죄도시 2 (February 11, 2023 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/102938 102938-21805568@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 11, 2023 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Nam Center for Korean Studies

Not Rated | 2022 | 1h 46m | Crime, Action | Lee Sang-yong
Free & Open to the public | In Korean with English Subtitles

“You feeling it? We have to get this guy” 4 years after the events of Garibong district round up operation, Geumcheon Police’s Major Crimes Unit is given a mission to repatriate a fugitive who fled to Vietnam. Beast cop Ma Seok-do and Capt. Jeon Il-man intuitively realize that there’s something wrong with the suspect’s willingness to turn himself in and uncover crimes committed by a terrifying killer named Kang Hae-sang. Ma and his unit begin their investigation across two countries and follow the bloody breadcrumbs left behind by Kang… No borders in catching the bad! Another exciting and tension-filled round up!

Watch the trailer: https://youtu.be/ziG80PNrJYI

*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 09:50:27 -0500 2023-02-11T13:00:00-05:00 2023-02-11T15:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Nam Center for Korean Studies Film Screening Korean Cinema NOW | The Roundup/범죄도시 2
“Black Mirror and Black Feminist Futures or Leticia Wright’s Wrongs?” Jill S. Harris Memorial Lecture by Moya Bailey (February 15, 2023 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/102175 102175-21803619@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 15, 2023 5:30pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: Institute for the Humanities

This talk takes a look back at the “Black Museum” episode of the popular pre-pandemic technodystopian SciFi series *Black Mirror*, to ask: is this a Black feminist text and does it make a difference if the actor in the role is not a feminist? Examining the filmography of Leticia Wright in contrast with her conservative Christian views, this talk endeavors to think through the messiness of the feminist potential of performance even in spite of oneself. Moderated by Apryl Williams, assistant professor of communication and media and the Digital Studies Institute.

About Moya Bailey
Moya Bailey is an Associate Professor at Northwestern University and is the founder of the Digital Apothecary and co-founder of the Black Feminist Health Science Studies Collective. Her work focuses on marginalized groups’ use of digital media to promote social justice, and she is interested in how race, gender, and sexuality are represented in media and medicine. She is the digital alchemist for the Octavia E. Butler Legacy Network and the Board President of Allied Media Projects, a Detroit-based movement media organization that supports an ever-growing network of activists and organizers. She is a co-author of *#HashtagActivism: Networks of Race and Gender Justice* (MIT Press, 2020) and is the author of Misogynoir Transformed: Black Women’s Digital Resistance (New York University Press, 2021).

About Humanities Afrofutures
Presented by the Institute for the Humanities, Humanities Afrofutures is a month-long series of events at the University of Michigan bringing together scholars, artists and activists to reexamine the past, explore critical issues in the present, and create a space for imagining possible futures.

Speakers include poet-activist Alexis Pauline Gumbs, Black Panther production designer Hannah Beachler, scholars Moya Bailey, Jennifer Nash, and Samantha Pinto, regional community leaders engaging in multi-faceted activist and creative work, U-M faculty, and more.

Join us for Humanities Afrofutures in February 2023. All events are free and open to the public.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 08 Feb 2023 11:21:29 -0500 2023-02-15T17:30:00-05:00 2023-02-15T19:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art Institute for the Humanities Lecture / Discussion Moya Bailey
Film Screening of *Neptune Frost* (February 16, 2023 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/102180 102180-21803653@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 16, 2023 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Institute for the Humanities

Neptune Frost is an Afrofuturist punk musical that debuted at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival to critical acclaim. The story takes place in Burundi, where a group of escaped coltan miners form an anti-colonialist computer hacker collective and attempt a takeover of the authoritarian regime. When an intersex runaway and an escaped coltan miner find each other through cosmic forces, their connection sparks glitches within the greater divine circuitry. Set between states of being – past and present, dream and waking life, colonized and free, male and female – *Neptune Frost *is a call to reclaim technology for progressive political ends.

Admission is free but tickets are required. Reserve your ticket at https://myumi.ch/zwwjn.

About Humanities Afrofutures
Presented by the Institute for the Humanities, Humanities Afrofutures is a month-long series of events at the University of Michigan bringing together scholars, artists and activists to reexamine the past, explore critical issues in the present, and create a space for imagining possible futures.

Speakers include poet-activist Alexis Pauline Gumbs, *Black Panther* production designer Hannah Beachler, scholars Moya Bailey, Jennifer Nash, and Samantha Pinto, regional community leaders engaging in multi-faceted activist and creative work, U-M faculty, and more.

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Film Screening Thu, 09 Feb 2023 13:58:01 -0500 2023-02-16T19:00:00-05:00 2023-02-16T21:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Institute for the Humanities Film Screening Neptune Frost
ASC Film Screening & Discussion. *13th* (2016, Documentary, 1h 40m) (February 17, 2023 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/104658 104658-21809785@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 17, 2023 4:00pm
Location: Munger Graduate Residences
Organized By: African Studies Center

*13th* is a thought-provoking documentary that explores the history of racial inequality in the United States with a focus on how the nation's prisons are disproportionately filled with African-Americans.

A discussion with panelists will follow the film screening:

Matthew Countryman, chair, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies; and professor, Afroamerican and African Studies, American Culture, and history

Irene Routté, doctoral student in social work and anthropology

Omolade Adunbi, director, African Studies Center; and professor, Afroamerican and African Studies

The event is free but space is limited. Please register at
http://www.myumi.ch/y29R2

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Film Screening Wed, 08 Feb 2023 10:49:30 -0500 2023-02-17T16:00:00-05:00 2023-02-17T18:30:00-05:00 Munger Graduate Residences African Studies Center Film Screening 13th documentary film screening and discussion
Korean Cinema NOW | In our Prime/이상한 나라의 수학자 (February 18, 2023 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/102940 102940-21805569@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 18, 2023 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Nam Center for Korean Studies

Not Rated | 2022 | 1h 57m | Drama | Park Dong-hoon
Free & Open to the public | In Korean with English Subtitles

Ji-woo, an outcast at a prestigious private school, meets Hak-sung, the school janitor who is actually a mathematical genius who defected from North Korea.

Watch the trailer: https://youtu.be/EBJF_TZGWMY

*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 09:54:10 -0500 2023-02-18T13:00:00-05:00 2023-02-18T15:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Nam Center for Korean Studies Film Screening Korean Cinema NOW | In our Prime/이상한 나라의 수학자
Screening of Into the Weeds: Dewayne Johnson vs. Monsanto Company (February 20, 2023 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/104950 104950-21810498@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 20, 2023 6:00pm
Location: Dana Natural Resources Building
Organized By: Program in the Environment (PitE)

Re:wild Your Campus and U-M Program in the Environment are putting on a screening of "Into the Weeds," a documentary about the just-ended environmental activism case against Monsanto Company.

Here's an introduction:
Dewayne Johnson, suffered from rashes and wondered if they were caused by the herbicide he'd been using for the past couple years. Johnson became the face of a legal battle to hold a corporation accountable for a product.

Please RSVP using this link to ensure enough popcorn and snacks!
https://forms.gle/qRrNsijkMsCSNmPB7

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Film Screening Tue, 14 Feb 2023 12:10:36 -0500 2023-02-20T18:00:00-05:00 2023-02-20T20:00:00-05:00 Dana Natural Resources Building Program in the Environment (PitE) Film Screening Screening of Documentary Into the Weeds
Brooklyn, InshaAllah (February 20, 2023 7:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/104486 104486-21809138@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 20, 2023 7:30pm
Location: Angell Hall
Organized By: Arab and Muslim American Studies (AMAS)

Please join us for a screening of "Brooklyn, InshaAllah", followed by a conversation with Linda Sarsour and Director, Ahmed Mansour. Leading the Q&A section, filmmaker and UofM alumni, Razi Jafri.

Learn more about the film here: https://www.brooklyninshallah.com/

Register to attend here: https://forms.gle/tGiDX7Q8dhnXw3Ky6
(Registration will be limited to UMich faculty, students, and staff until February 10th and then open to our broader community).

This event is co-sponsored by SAFE, the Muslim Coalition, the Arab Students Association, the Department of Anthropology, the Department of History, the Global Islamic Studies Center, and Middle East Studies Department.

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Film Screening Mon, 20 Feb 2023 15:46:19 -0500 2023-02-20T19:30:00-05:00 2023-02-20T21:30:00-05:00 Angell Hall Arab and Muslim American Studies (AMAS) Film Screening Event Poster
SDG Action & Awareness Week Kickoff Event (March 1, 2023 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/105595 105595-21812256@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 1, 2023 2:00pm
Location: North Quad
Organized By: School of Information

Monday, March 6, 12:00 - 1:00 PM | UMSI Engagement Center

SDG Action & Awareness Week Kickoff [Register - Lunch Provided]

On Monday, the U-M School of Information's Engaged Learning Office will host a launch of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Action and Awareness week. During this event, we will show several short films on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (and some ways that information and communication technologies (ICTs) might help address the goals) and hold a conversation about how those in the UM community can participate in actions to help address the SDGs both locally and globally. Lunch is provided for registered attendees.

Register to attend at https://airtable.com/shrzC2HBwmDi2ijmP

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Film Screening Wed, 01 Mar 2023 15:08:20 -0500 2023-03-01T14:00:00-05:00 2023-03-01T15:00:00-05:00 North Quad School of Information Film Screening United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals
Winter DEI Film Discussion Series | "Denial" (March 9, 2023 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/103321 103321-21807025@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 9, 2023 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: MSA Diversity Equity & Inclusion

This riveting 2016 drama is based on Deborah Lipstadt's 2005 book, "History on Trial: My Day in Court with a Holocaust Denier." An award-winning theatrical release starring Rachel Weisz, Timothy Spall, and Tom Wilkinson, it's an account of the Irving v Penguin Books Ltd case, in which Holocaust scholar Lipstadt was sued by Holocaust denier David Irving for libel in London's High Court of Justice in 1996. Available to stream FREE Kanopy for everyone in the U-M community. This discussion is open to all, but please register to receive the Zoom link prior to the session.

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Other Thu, 12 Jan 2023 14:50:01 -0500 2023-03-09T12:00:00-05:00 2023-03-09T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location MSA Diversity Equity & Inclusion Other "Denial" original theatrical film poster featuring actors (left to right) Timothy Spall, Rachel Weisz, and Tom Wilkinson.
Winter DEI Film Discussion Series | "Denial" (March 9, 2023 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/105469 105469-21811912@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 9, 2023 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: MSA Diversity Equity & Inclusion

This riveting 2016 drama is based on Deborah Lipstadt's 2005 book, "History on Trial: My Day in Court with a Holocaust Denier." An award-winning theatrical release starring Rachel Weisz, Timothy Spall, and Tom Wilkinson, "Denial" is the account of the Irving v Penguin Books Ltd case, in which Holocaust scholar Lipstadt was sued by Holocaust denier David Irving for libel in London's High Court of Justice in 1996. Available to stream FREE Kanopy for everyone in the U-M community. This discussion is open to all, but please register to receive the Zoom link prior to the session.

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Other Mon, 27 Feb 2023 14:49:35 -0500 2023-03-09T12:00:00-05:00 2023-03-09T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location MSA Diversity Equity & Inclusion Other Theatrical poster for film "Denial," with actors (left to right) Timothy Spall, Rachel Weisz, and Tom Wilkinson.
The African Muslim Film Festival. Stream: Sudanese Film, *You Will Die At Twenty* (2019) (March 9, 2023 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/104484 104484-21809136@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 9, 2023 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

Welcome to the first-ever African Muslim Film Festival (AMFF) 2023!

The African Muslim Film Festival is the first of its kind, screening films from all across Africa that were made by, for, or about Muslims. All films will be streamable & online, with a variety of films from Sudan, Chad, Egypt, and South Africa.

This year’s festival will offer four films in total, each available as one film a week during the month of March.

March 9-16:* You Will Die at Twenty *- Sudan | 2019 | Drama/Narrative | Directed by Amjad Abu Alala

March 16-23: *Abouna* - Chad | 2002 | Drama | Directed by Mahamat Saleh Haroun

March 23-30: *Mawlana* - Egypt | 2016 | Drama/Mystery | Directed by Magdi Ahmed Ali

March 30- April 6: *Barakat* - South Africa | 2020 | Comedy | Directed by Amy Jephta

The festival opens on Thursday, March 9th at 3 pm ET and closes on Thursday, April 6th at 3 pm ET.

Each film will open and close every Thursday of March at 3 pm ET.

All screenings are free. Some films will only be available in North America. Check each film’s information for more details. All films will include English subtitles.

Pre-order your films, watch trailers, and learn more here: watch.eventive.org/amff

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THIS WEEK’S FEATURE:
Available to stream on demand from March 9-16 at http://watch.eventive.org/amff.

*You Will Die at Twenty*
2019 | 103 minutes | Arabic | Sudan
Directed by: Amjad Abu Alala
Based on a short story by Sudanese writer Hammour Ziada: A Sufi mystic of a Sudanese village in Gezira State near the river Nile predicts that Muzamil, a newborn boy, will die when he reaches the age of twenty. During his first years of adolescence, Muzamil grows up like other children, but sometimes feels uneasy about his future. When Muzammil turns 19, he begins grappling with a holy man's prediction that he will die when he turns twenty.

Film Facts & Background:
Since few films had been produced in Sudan since independence in 1956, You Will Die at Twenty was only the country's eighth feature film. Filmmaker Amjad Abu Alala, who was born in Dubai to Sudanese parents, shot the film in northern Sudan during the upheavals of the Sudanese revolution and despite challenges in a country without a film industry and under the Islamist government of the time.
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This African Muslim Film Festival is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center and cosponsored by the African Studies Center, Arab and Muslim American Studies, the Center for Middle East and North African Studies, Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, the Department of Film, Television, and Media, the Department of Middle Eastern Studies, the Department of Political Science, and the Sawyer Seminar on the Africana Muslim and Genealogies of White Supremacy.

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

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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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, 16 Feb 2023 10:52:14 -0500 2023-03-09T15:00:00-05:00 2023-03-09T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening African Muslim Film Festival
Ukrainian Film Series — Winter 2023 (March 9, 2023 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/104049 104049-21808328@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 9, 2023 6:00pm
Location: Modern Languages Building
Organized By: Slavic Languages & Literatures

Ukrainian Film Series

Thursday, February 9th
Location: MLB Aud 3 (MLB 1200)
Mariupol: The Chronicles of Hell
The fall of one of Ukraine's major cities
Mariupol — ruined but not conquered. The city in the east of Ukraine has survived the occupation, total destruction, and a humanitarian catastrophe. The story of Mariupol is an especially horrifying one, with accounts reported that occupiers were murdering civilians, and actively preventing them from escaping. This film is the story of the survivors, and their life in a hell on Earth. Yet it's also a testament to the power of resilience, and Ukrainian fighting spirit.

Thursday, March 9th
Location: MLB Aud 3 (MLB 1200)
ПОВОДИР (The Guide)
Soviet Ukraine, the 1930s. American engineer Michael Shamrock arrives in Kharkiv with his ten-year-old son, Peter to help "build socialism". He falls in love with an actress Olga who has another admirer, Commissar Vladimir.
Under tragic circumstances, the American is killed and his son is saved from his pursuers by a blind bard (kobzar). With no other chance to survive in a foreign land, the boy becomes his guide.

Thursday, April 6
Location: MLB Aud 3 (MLB 1200)
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors, Ukrainian: Тіні забутих предків
A 1965 Ukrainian film by the filmmaker Sergei Parajanov based on the novel Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors by Ukrainian writer Mykhailo Kotsiubynsky that tells a "Romeo and Juliet tale" of young Ukrainian Hutsul lovers trapped on opposite sides of a Carpathian family blood feud.[2][3] New York Film Festival program described the film as an "avant-garde, extravagant, sumptuous saga" and a "haunting work" that combined folk songs and atonal music with fantastic camera work.[5] Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors is considered to be the most internationally heralded Ukrainian film in history,[6] and a classic of Ukrainian magical realist cinema.[7]

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Film Screening Tue, 31 Jan 2023 12:42:48 -0500 2023-03-09T18:00:00-05:00 2023-03-09T20:00:00-05:00 Modern Languages Building Slavic Languages & Literatures Film Screening Ukrainian Film Festival
*Diamonds by the Decade*: The Best of CJS 75th Anniversary Film Series | *Tony Takitani* (March 9, 2023 7:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/100239 100239-21799380@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 9, 2023 7:15pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Japanese Studies

Tickets may be purchased at: https://michtheater.org/

Jun Ichikawa’s brilliant adaptation of Haruki Murakami’s short story. The film centers on Tony Takitani, the neglected only son of a jazz musician. His talent in drawing leads to a successful career in advertising, a life he is ambivalent about. After an encounter with client Eiko, played by Miyazawa Rie, he comes alive. They marry and live a rich life together—until they don’t. With music by Ryuichi Sakamoto, Ichikawa captures a spiritual isolation felt at the turn of the century in his stunning yet subtle cinematic technique.

Read more about the film, including ratings, at the IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0420260/?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 10:08:52 -0400 2023-03-09T19:15:00-05:00 2023-03-09T21:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Japanese Studies Film Screening 2000s: Tony Takitani (75 min., 2004)
The African Muslim Film Festival. Stream: Sudanese Film, *You Will Die At Twenty* (2019) (March 10, 2023 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/104484 104484-21809440@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 10, 2023 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

Welcome to the first-ever African Muslim Film Festival (AMFF) 2023!

The African Muslim Film Festival is the first of its kind, screening films from all across Africa that were made by, for, or about Muslims. All films will be streamable & online, with a variety of films from Sudan, Chad, Egypt, and South Africa.

This year’s festival will offer four films in total, each available as one film a week during the month of March.

March 9-16:* You Will Die at Twenty *- Sudan | 2019 | Drama/Narrative | Directed by Amjad Abu Alala

March 16-23: *Abouna* - Chad | 2002 | Drama | Directed by Mahamat Saleh Haroun

March 23-30: *Mawlana* - Egypt | 2016 | Drama/Mystery | Directed by Magdi Ahmed Ali

March 30- April 6: *Barakat* - South Africa | 2020 | Comedy | Directed by Amy Jephta

The festival opens on Thursday, March 9th at 3 pm ET and closes on Thursday, April 6th at 3 pm ET.

Each film will open and close every Thursday of March at 3 pm ET.

All screenings are free. Some films will only be available in North America. Check each film’s information for more details. All films will include English subtitles.

Pre-order your films, watch trailers, and learn more here: watch.eventive.org/amff

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THIS WEEK’S FEATURE:
Available to stream on demand from March 9-16 at http://watch.eventive.org/amff.

*You Will Die at Twenty*
2019 | 103 minutes | Arabic | Sudan
Directed by: Amjad Abu Alala
Based on a short story by Sudanese writer Hammour Ziada: A Sufi mystic of a Sudanese village in Gezira State near the river Nile predicts that Muzamil, a newborn boy, will die when he reaches the age of twenty. During his first years of adolescence, Muzamil grows up like other children, but sometimes feels uneasy about his future. When Muzammil turns 19, he begins grappling with a holy man's prediction that he will die when he turns twenty.

Film Facts & Background:
Since few films had been produced in Sudan since independence in 1956, You Will Die at Twenty was only the country's eighth feature film. Filmmaker Amjad Abu Alala, who was born in Dubai to Sudanese parents, shot the film in northern Sudan during the upheavals of the Sudanese revolution and despite challenges in a country without a film industry and under the Islamist government of the time.
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This African Muslim Film Festival is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center and cosponsored by the African Studies Center, Arab and Muslim American Studies, the Center for Middle East and North African Studies, Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, the Department of Film, Television, and Media, the Department of Middle Eastern Studies, the Department of Political Science, and the Sawyer Seminar on the Africana Muslim and Genealogies of White Supremacy.

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

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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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, 16 Feb 2023 10:52:14 -0500 2023-03-10T00:00:00-05:00 2023-03-10T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening African Muslim Film Festival
The African Muslim Film Festival. Stream: Sudanese Film, *You Will Die At Twenty* (2019) (March 11, 2023 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/104484 104484-21809441@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, March 11, 2023 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

Welcome to the first-ever African Muslim Film Festival (AMFF) 2023!

The African Muslim Film Festival is the first of its kind, screening films from all across Africa that were made by, for, or about Muslims. All films will be streamable & online, with a variety of films from Sudan, Chad, Egypt, and South Africa.

This year’s festival will offer four films in total, each available as one film a week during the month of March.

March 9-16:* You Will Die at Twenty *- Sudan | 2019 | Drama/Narrative | Directed by Amjad Abu Alala

March 16-23: *Abouna* - Chad | 2002 | Drama | Directed by Mahamat Saleh Haroun

March 23-30: *Mawlana* - Egypt | 2016 | Drama/Mystery | Directed by Magdi Ahmed Ali

March 30- April 6: *Barakat* - South Africa | 2020 | Comedy | Directed by Amy Jephta

The festival opens on Thursday, March 9th at 3 pm ET and closes on Thursday, April 6th at 3 pm ET.

Each film will open and close every Thursday of March at 3 pm ET.

All screenings are free. Some films will only be available in North America. Check each film’s information for more details. All films will include English subtitles.

Pre-order your films, watch trailers, and learn more here: watch.eventive.org/amff

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THIS WEEK’S FEATURE:
Available to stream on demand from March 9-16 at http://watch.eventive.org/amff.

*You Will Die at Twenty*
2019 | 103 minutes | Arabic | Sudan
Directed by: Amjad Abu Alala
Based on a short story by Sudanese writer Hammour Ziada: A Sufi mystic of a Sudanese village in Gezira State near the river Nile predicts that Muzamil, a newborn boy, will die when he reaches the age of twenty. During his first years of adolescence, Muzamil grows up like other children, but sometimes feels uneasy about his future. When Muzammil turns 19, he begins grappling with a holy man's prediction that he will die when he turns twenty.

Film Facts & Background:
Since few films had been produced in Sudan since independence in 1956, You Will Die at Twenty was only the country's eighth feature film. Filmmaker Amjad Abu Alala, who was born in Dubai to Sudanese parents, shot the film in northern Sudan during the upheavals of the Sudanese revolution and despite challenges in a country without a film industry and under the Islamist government of the time.
__________________
This African Muslim Film Festival is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center and cosponsored by the African Studies Center, Arab and Muslim American Studies, the Center for Middle East and North African Studies, Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, the Department of Film, Television, and Media, the Department of Middle Eastern Studies, the Department of Political Science, and the Sawyer Seminar on the Africana Muslim and Genealogies of White Supremacy.

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

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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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, 16 Feb 2023 10:52:14 -0500 2023-03-11T00:00:00-05:00 2023-03-11T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening African Muslim Film Festival
Korean Cinema NOW | Hansan: Rising Dragon/한산: 용의 출현 (March 11, 2023 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/104909 104909-21810433@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, March 11, 2023 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Nam Center for Korean Studies

Not Rated | 2022 | 2h 10m | Historical Drama, War | Kim Han-min
Free & Open to the public | In Korean with English Subtitles

A prequel to THE ADMIRAL: ROARING CURRENTS--the most-watched film in Korean cinema history--HANSAN: RISING DRAGON depicts the historical Battle of Hansando. In 1592, admiral Yi Sun-sin and his fleet face off against the might of the invading Japanese navy and its formidable warships. As the Korean forces fall into crisis, the admiral resorts to using his secret weapon, the dragon head ships known as geobukseon, in order to change the tide of this epic battle at sea.

Watch the trailer: https://youtu.be/OD1ocTY75ts

TERMS FOR THE 1:00PM SCREENING:
-ALL TICKETS NOT SCANNED AT THE THEATER BY 1:00PM ARE INVALID
-Audience members must be present in-line at the theater to scan their pre-registered tickets by 1:00pm on the screening date. All tickets not scanned by 1:00pm will be released by the theater and thus open to another patron.
-All confirmed films are free and open to the public as long as seating is available.
-Seating is not guaranteed without a registered free ticket scanned by 1:00pm.
-After 1:00pm if open seats are available, audience members without a valid scanned ticket may select a seat in the theater on a first come first served basis.
-Some films are not rated and audience members are solely responsible for the decision to watch any KCN screening.

RESERVE YOUR TICKETS HERE: michtheater.org/korean-cinema-now

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Film Screening Mon, 13 Feb 2023 15:17:44 -0500 2023-03-11T13:00:00-05:00 2023-03-11T15:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Nam Center for Korean Studies Film Screening Korean Cinema NOW | Hansan: Rising Dragon/한산: 용의 출현
The African Muslim Film Festival. Stream: Sudanese Film, *You Will Die At Twenty* (2019) (March 12, 2023 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/104484 104484-21809442@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, March 12, 2023 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

Welcome to the first-ever African Muslim Film Festival (AMFF) 2023!

The African Muslim Film Festival is the first of its kind, screening films from all across Africa that were made by, for, or about Muslims. All films will be streamable & online, with a variety of films from Sudan, Chad, Egypt, and South Africa.

This year’s festival will offer four films in total, each available as one film a week during the month of March.

March 9-16:* You Will Die at Twenty *- Sudan | 2019 | Drama/Narrative | Directed by Amjad Abu Alala

March 16-23: *Abouna* - Chad | 2002 | Drama | Directed by Mahamat Saleh Haroun

March 23-30: *Mawlana* - Egypt | 2016 | Drama/Mystery | Directed by Magdi Ahmed Ali

March 30- April 6: *Barakat* - South Africa | 2020 | Comedy | Directed by Amy Jephta

The festival opens on Thursday, March 9th at 3 pm ET and closes on Thursday, April 6th at 3 pm ET.

Each film will open and close every Thursday of March at 3 pm ET.

All screenings are free. Some films will only be available in North America. Check each film’s information for more details. All films will include English subtitles.

Pre-order your films, watch trailers, and learn more here: watch.eventive.org/amff

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THIS WEEK’S FEATURE:
Available to stream on demand from March 9-16 at http://watch.eventive.org/amff.

*You Will Die at Twenty*
2019 | 103 minutes | Arabic | Sudan
Directed by: Amjad Abu Alala
Based on a short story by Sudanese writer Hammour Ziada: A Sufi mystic of a Sudanese village in Gezira State near the river Nile predicts that Muzamil, a newborn boy, will die when he reaches the age of twenty. During his first years of adolescence, Muzamil grows up like other children, but sometimes feels uneasy about his future. When Muzammil turns 19, he begins grappling with a holy man's prediction that he will die when he turns twenty.

Film Facts & Background:
Since few films had been produced in Sudan since independence in 1956, You Will Die at Twenty was only the country's eighth feature film. Filmmaker Amjad Abu Alala, who was born in Dubai to Sudanese parents, shot the film in northern Sudan during the upheavals of the Sudanese revolution and despite challenges in a country without a film industry and under the Islamist government of the time.
__________________
This African Muslim Film Festival is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center and cosponsored by the African Studies Center, Arab and Muslim American Studies, the Center for Middle East and North African Studies, Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, the Department of Film, Television, and Media, the Department of Middle Eastern Studies, the Department of Political Science, and the Sawyer Seminar on the Africana Muslim and Genealogies of White Supremacy.

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

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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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, 16 Feb 2023 10:52:14 -0500 2023-03-12T00:00:00-05:00 2023-03-12T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening African Muslim Film Festival
"Maasai Remix" Screening and Discussion (March 12, 2023 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/105545 105545-21812092@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, March 12, 2023 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Anthropology

The Department of Afroamerican and African Studies and the Department of Anthropology proudly present:

MAASAI REMIX
Sunday, March 12, 2023; 7 p.m.

Free admission; doors open at 6 p.m.

Following the screening, hear from the filmmakers, Kelly Askew (Chair, U-M Anthropology) and Ron Mulvihill. They will be joined by Queenae Taylor Mulvihill and two of the Maasai personalities featured in the film: Evalyne Mkulati Leng’arwa and Eliah Parpulis Madukuli.


ABOUT THE FILM:
"Maasai Remix" follows three Maasai individuals who—in the United Nations, a Tanzanian village, an American university—confront challenges and bring hope to their community by drawing strength from local traditions, modifying them when necessary, and melding them with new resources. Adam Ole Mwarabu advocates for Maasai pastoralists rights to land in international political spheres. Evalyne Mkulati pursues a college education in the USA, having convinced her father to return 12 cows to a man contracted to marry her. Frank Ole Kaipai, the village chairman, faces opposition as he promotes secondary school education and tries to save the village forest. Sharing a goal of Maasai self-determination in an ever-changing world, Adam, Evalyne and Frank innovate while maintaining an abiding respect and love for their culture.

ABOUT THE DIRECTORS:
The award-winning team of filmmaker Ron Mulvihill and anthropologist Kelly Askew has produced several films on Tanzania, exploring topics from Zanzibar orchestral music to contemporary Maasai lifeways: "Poetry in Motion: 100 Years of Zanzibar’s Nadi Ikhwan Safaa" (Buda Musique, 2012); and "Orkiteng Loorbaak: Rite of Elders" (2017).

Ron Mulvihill’s feature film "Maangamizi: The Ancient One" won the 2004 Paul Robeson Award for Best Feature Film and was Tanzania’s official selection at the 74th Academy Awards. His film "The Marriage of Mariamu" won Best Short Film, the OAU Award, and the Journalists and Critics Award at FESPACO, Africa’s leading film festival (1985).

Kelly Askew, an anthropologist with over 30 years of experience in Tanzania and Kenya and chair of the U-M Department of Anthropology, has worked on several documentary films, including "The Chairman and the Lions" (Documentary Educational Resources, 2012), and a Hollywood feature, "The Ghost and the Darkness" (Paramount Pictures, 1996).

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Film Screening Tue, 28 Feb 2023 14:29:36 -0500 2023-03-12T19:00:00-04:00 2023-03-12T21:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Anthropology Film Screening Poster for Maasai Remix showing two people in silhouette against a red and yellow stylized landscape
The African Muslim Film Festival. Stream: Sudanese Film, *You Will Die At Twenty* (2019) (March 13, 2023 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/104484 104484-21809443@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 13, 2023 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

Welcome to the first-ever African Muslim Film Festival (AMFF) 2023!

The African Muslim Film Festival is the first of its kind, screening films from all across Africa that were made by, for, or about Muslims. All films will be streamable & online, with a variety of films from Sudan, Chad, Egypt, and South Africa.

This year’s festival will offer four films in total, each available as one film a week during the month of March.

March 9-16:* You Will Die at Twenty *- Sudan | 2019 | Drama/Narrative | Directed by Amjad Abu Alala

March 16-23: *Abouna* - Chad | 2002 | Drama | Directed by Mahamat Saleh Haroun

March 23-30: *Mawlana* - Egypt | 2016 | Drama/Mystery | Directed by Magdi Ahmed Ali

March 30- April 6: *Barakat* - South Africa | 2020 | Comedy | Directed by Amy Jephta

The festival opens on Thursday, March 9th at 3 pm ET and closes on Thursday, April 6th at 3 pm ET.

Each film will open and close every Thursday of March at 3 pm ET.

All screenings are free. Some films will only be available in North America. Check each film’s information for more details. All films will include English subtitles.

Pre-order your films, watch trailers, and learn more here: watch.eventive.org/amff

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THIS WEEK’S FEATURE:
Available to stream on demand from March 9-16 at http://watch.eventive.org/amff.

*You Will Die at Twenty*
2019 | 103 minutes | Arabic | Sudan
Directed by: Amjad Abu Alala
Based on a short story by Sudanese writer Hammour Ziada: A Sufi mystic of a Sudanese village in Gezira State near the river Nile predicts that Muzamil, a newborn boy, will die when he reaches the age of twenty. During his first years of adolescence, Muzamil grows up like other children, but sometimes feels uneasy about his future. When Muzammil turns 19, he begins grappling with a holy man's prediction that he will die when he turns twenty.

Film Facts & Background:
Since few films had been produced in Sudan since independence in 1956, You Will Die at Twenty was only the country's eighth feature film. Filmmaker Amjad Abu Alala, who was born in Dubai to Sudanese parents, shot the film in northern Sudan during the upheavals of the Sudanese revolution and despite challenges in a country without a film industry and under the Islamist government of the time.
__________________
This African Muslim Film Festival is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center and cosponsored by the African Studies Center, Arab and Muslim American Studies, the Center for Middle East and North African Studies, Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, the Department of Film, Television, and Media, the Department of Middle Eastern Studies, the Department of Political Science, and the Sawyer Seminar on the Africana Muslim and Genealogies of White Supremacy.

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

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
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Twitter: @umichgisc
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Film Screening Thu, 16 Feb 2023 10:52:14 -0500 2023-03-13T00:00:00-04:00 2023-03-13T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening African Muslim Film Festival
A Storm Was Coming (March 13, 2023 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/105367 105367-21811615@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 13, 2023 4:00pm
Location: Palmer Commons
Organized By: Romance Languages & Literatures

This is a two-part event:

A Storm was Coming:
Film Screening and Q&A with Director Javier Fernández Vázquez
Monday, March 13, 2023 | 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
at Palmer Commons Forum Hall

Workshop with Director Javier Fernández Vázquez
Tuesday, March 14, 2023 | 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
MLB Commons, 4th Floor

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Film Screening Fri, 03 Mar 2023 08:39:14 -0500 2023-03-13T16:00:00-04:00 2023-03-13T19:00:00-04:00 Palmer Commons Romance Languages & Literatures Film Screening A Storm Was Coming Poster
The African Muslim Film Festival. Stream: Sudanese Film, *You Will Die At Twenty* (2019) (March 14, 2023 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/104484 104484-21809444@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 14, 2023 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

Welcome to the first-ever African Muslim Film Festival (AMFF) 2023!

The African Muslim Film Festival is the first of its kind, screening films from all across Africa that were made by, for, or about Muslims. All films will be streamable & online, with a variety of films from Sudan, Chad, Egypt, and South Africa.

This year’s festival will offer four films in total, each available as one film a week during the month of March.

March 9-16:* You Will Die at Twenty *- Sudan | 2019 | Drama/Narrative | Directed by Amjad Abu Alala

March 16-23: *Abouna* - Chad | 2002 | Drama | Directed by Mahamat Saleh Haroun

March 23-30: *Mawlana* - Egypt | 2016 | Drama/Mystery | Directed by Magdi Ahmed Ali

March 30- April 6: *Barakat* - South Africa | 2020 | Comedy | Directed by Amy Jephta

The festival opens on Thursday, March 9th at 3 pm ET and closes on Thursday, April 6th at 3 pm ET.

Each film will open and close every Thursday of March at 3 pm ET.

All screenings are free. Some films will only be available in North America. Check each film’s information for more details. All films will include English subtitles.

Pre-order your films, watch trailers, and learn more here: watch.eventive.org/amff

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THIS WEEK’S FEATURE:
Available to stream on demand from March 9-16 at http://watch.eventive.org/amff.

*You Will Die at Twenty*
2019 | 103 minutes | Arabic | Sudan
Directed by: Amjad Abu Alala
Based on a short story by Sudanese writer Hammour Ziada: A Sufi mystic of a Sudanese village in Gezira State near the river Nile predicts that Muzamil, a newborn boy, will die when he reaches the age of twenty. During his first years of adolescence, Muzamil grows up like other children, but sometimes feels uneasy about his future. When Muzammil turns 19, he begins grappling with a holy man's prediction that he will die when he turns twenty.

Film Facts & Background:
Since few films had been produced in Sudan since independence in 1956, You Will Die at Twenty was only the country's eighth feature film. Filmmaker Amjad Abu Alala, who was born in Dubai to Sudanese parents, shot the film in northern Sudan during the upheavals of the Sudanese revolution and despite challenges in a country without a film industry and under the Islamist government of the time.
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This African Muslim Film Festival is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center and cosponsored by the African Studies Center, Arab and Muslim American Studies, the Center for Middle East and North African Studies, Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, the Department of Film, Television, and Media, the Department of Middle Eastern Studies, the Department of Political Science, and the Sawyer Seminar on the Africana Muslim and Genealogies of White Supremacy.

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

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 Thu, 16 Feb 2023 10:52:14 -0500 2023-03-14T00:00:00-04:00 2023-03-14T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening African Muslim Film Festival
A Storm Was Coming (March 14, 2023 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/105367 105367-21811616@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 14, 2023 1:00pm
Location: Modern Languages Building
Organized By: Romance Languages & Literatures

This is a two-part event:

A Storm was Coming:
Film Screening and Q&A with Director Javier Fernández Vázquez
Monday, March 13, 2023 | 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
at Palmer Commons Forum Hall

Workshop with Director Javier Fernández Vázquez
Tuesday, March 14, 2023 | 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
MLB Commons, 4th Floor

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Film Screening Fri, 03 Mar 2023 08:39:14 -0500 2023-03-14T13:00:00-04:00 2023-03-14T15:00:00-04:00 Modern Languages Building Romance Languages & Literatures Film Screening A Storm Was Coming Poster
Film Viewing: Eternal Harvest (March 14, 2023 6:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/105931 105931-21813283@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 14, 2023 6:30pm
Location: Palmer Commons
Organized By: Global Scholars Program

Join the the non-profit We Help War Victims in
sponsorship with the Global Scholars Program in
learning about how people in Laos continue to be
affected by the aftermath of the Vietnam War.

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Film Screening Wed, 08 Mar 2023 09:32:42 -0500 2023-03-14T18:30:00-04:00 2023-03-14T21:00:00-04:00 Palmer Commons Global Scholars Program Film Screening Orange flyer with images of film reels and admission ticket and details of event: March 14 from 6:30pm - 9pm Palmer Commons
The African Muslim Film Festival. Stream: Sudanese Film, *You Will Die At Twenty* (2019) (March 15, 2023 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/104484 104484-21809445@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 15, 2023 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

Welcome to the first-ever African Muslim Film Festival (AMFF) 2023!

The African Muslim Film Festival is the first of its kind, screening films from all across Africa that were made by, for, or about Muslims. All films will be streamable & online, with a variety of films from Sudan, Chad, Egypt, and South Africa.

This year’s festival will offer four films in total, each available as one film a week during the month of March.

March 9-16:* You Will Die at Twenty *- Sudan | 2019 | Drama/Narrative | Directed by Amjad Abu Alala

March 16-23: *Abouna* - Chad | 2002 | Drama | Directed by Mahamat Saleh Haroun

March 23-30: *Mawlana* - Egypt | 2016 | Drama/Mystery | Directed by Magdi Ahmed Ali

March 30- April 6: *Barakat* - South Africa | 2020 | Comedy | Directed by Amy Jephta

The festival opens on Thursday, March 9th at 3 pm ET and closes on Thursday, April 6th at 3 pm ET.

Each film will open and close every Thursday of March at 3 pm ET.

All screenings are free. Some films will only be available in North America. Check each film’s information for more details. All films will include English subtitles.

Pre-order your films, watch trailers, and learn more here: watch.eventive.org/amff

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THIS WEEK’S FEATURE:
Available to stream on demand from March 9-16 at http://watch.eventive.org/amff.

*You Will Die at Twenty*
2019 | 103 minutes | Arabic | Sudan
Directed by: Amjad Abu Alala
Based on a short story by Sudanese writer Hammour Ziada: A Sufi mystic of a Sudanese village in Gezira State near the river Nile predicts that Muzamil, a newborn boy, will die when he reaches the age of twenty. During his first years of adolescence, Muzamil grows up like other children, but sometimes feels uneasy about his future. When Muzammil turns 19, he begins grappling with a holy man's prediction that he will die when he turns twenty.

Film Facts & Background:
Since few films had been produced in Sudan since independence in 1956, You Will Die at Twenty was only the country's eighth feature film. Filmmaker Amjad Abu Alala, who was born in Dubai to Sudanese parents, shot the film in northern Sudan during the upheavals of the Sudanese revolution and despite challenges in a country without a film industry and under the Islamist government of the time.
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This African Muslim Film Festival is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center and cosponsored by the African Studies Center, Arab and Muslim American Studies, the Center for Middle East and North African Studies, Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, the Department of Film, Television, and Media, the Department of Middle Eastern Studies, the Department of Political Science, and the Sawyer Seminar on the Africana Muslim and Genealogies of White Supremacy.

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

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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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, 16 Feb 2023 10:52:14 -0500 2023-03-15T00:00:00-04:00 2023-03-15T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening African Muslim Film Festival
The African Muslim Film Festival. Stream: Sudanese Film, *You Will Die At Twenty* (2019) (March 16, 2023 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/104484 104484-21809446@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 16, 2023 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

Welcome to the first-ever African Muslim Film Festival (AMFF) 2023!

The African Muslim Film Festival is the first of its kind, screening films from all across Africa that were made by, for, or about Muslims. All films will be streamable & online, with a variety of films from Sudan, Chad, Egypt, and South Africa.

This year’s festival will offer four films in total, each available as one film a week during the month of March.

March 9-16:* You Will Die at Twenty *- Sudan | 2019 | Drama/Narrative | Directed by Amjad Abu Alala

March 16-23: *Abouna* - Chad | 2002 | Drama | Directed by Mahamat Saleh Haroun

March 23-30: *Mawlana* - Egypt | 2016 | Drama/Mystery | Directed by Magdi Ahmed Ali

March 30- April 6: *Barakat* - South Africa | 2020 | Comedy | Directed by Amy Jephta

The festival opens on Thursday, March 9th at 3 pm ET and closes on Thursday, April 6th at 3 pm ET.

Each film will open and close every Thursday of March at 3 pm ET.

All screenings are free. Some films will only be available in North America. Check each film’s information for more details. All films will include English subtitles.

Pre-order your films, watch trailers, and learn more here: watch.eventive.org/amff

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THIS WEEK’S FEATURE:
Available to stream on demand from March 9-16 at http://watch.eventive.org/amff.

*You Will Die at Twenty*
2019 | 103 minutes | Arabic | Sudan
Directed by: Amjad Abu Alala
Based on a short story by Sudanese writer Hammour Ziada: A Sufi mystic of a Sudanese village in Gezira State near the river Nile predicts that Muzamil, a newborn boy, will die when he reaches the age of twenty. During his first years of adolescence, Muzamil grows up like other children, but sometimes feels uneasy about his future. When Muzammil turns 19, he begins grappling with a holy man's prediction that he will die when he turns twenty.

Film Facts & Background:
Since few films had been produced in Sudan since independence in 1956, You Will Die at Twenty was only the country's eighth feature film. Filmmaker Amjad Abu Alala, who was born in Dubai to Sudanese parents, shot the film in northern Sudan during the upheavals of the Sudanese revolution and despite challenges in a country without a film industry and under the Islamist government of the time.
__________________
This African Muslim Film Festival is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center and cosponsored by the African Studies Center, Arab and Muslim American Studies, the Center for Middle East and North African Studies, Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, the Department of Film, Television, and Media, the Department of Middle Eastern Studies, the Department of Political Science, and the Sawyer Seminar on the Africana Muslim and Genealogies of White Supremacy.

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

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 Thu, 16 Feb 2023 10:52:14 -0500 2023-03-16T00:00:00-04:00 2023-03-16T14:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening African Muslim Film Festival
TikTok, Boom - Conversation with Director, Shalini Kantayya and U-M Panel (March 16, 2023 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/104991 104991-21810544@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 16, 2023 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Information and Technology Services (ITS)

Join the Dissonance Event Series and participate in a discussion with the director of TikTok Boom, Emmy-nominated filmmaker Shalini Kantayya, along with a panel of U-M faculty and students. TikTok, Boom examines the algorithmic, socio-political, economic, and cultural influences and impacts of TikTok and was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival.

The film will be available to view on PBS: https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/documentaries/tiktok-boom/

TikTok, Boom Events Page: https://safecomputing.umich.edu/events/dissonance/TikTokBoom

Register to attend the March 16 virtual discussion: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_a7DS9uIcQdKpkVCdqDJNRQ

Add the event to your Google Calendar: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0/r/eventedit/copy/NHFwNGRjODBuam5qOXNrNGZhdm84OGwyazkgdW1pY2guZWR1X2ZkczI0Z2V2cGE0MnY5NTc2bG5wZTJjbWxrQGc

ABOUT THE FILM
Dissecting one of the most influential platforms of the contemporary social media landscape, TikTok Boom examines the algorithmic, socio-political, economic, and cultural influences and impact of the history-making app. This rigorous exploration balances a genuine interest in the TikTok community and its innovative mechanics with a healthy skepticism around the security issues, global political challenges, and racial biases behind the platform. A cast of Gen Z subjects, helmed by influencer Feroza Aziz, remains at its center, making this one of the most needed and empathetic films exploring what it means to be a digital native.

DIRECTOR & PRODUCER: SHALINI KANTAYYA
Emmy-nominated filmmaker Shalini Kantayya directs fiction and nonfiction films that artfully marry the future of science with the future of story. Her latest film, TikTok, Boom, was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival and was official selection at SXSW. Her critically-acclaimed 2020 Sundance film, Coded Bias, was broadcast nationally on PBS’s Independent Lens and globally on Netflix in April 2021. The film has been nominated for a Critics’ Choice, and an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Documentary. The film won Best Director at the Social Impact Media Awards, and the Visionary Filmmaker Award at GlobeDocs. Shalini’s debut feature, Catching the Sun, released globally on Netflix on Earth Day 2016 with Executive Producer Leonardo DiCaprio and was named a New York Times Critics’ Pick.

Shalini directed for National Geographic television series Breakthrough ), Executive Produced by Ron Howard, and episodes for NOVA and YouTube Originals. She is a TED Fellow, a William J. Fulbright Scholar, and Concordia Studios Artist Fellow. She is an Associate of the UC Berkeley School of Journalism.

LINKS & RESOURCES
- Shalini Kantayya website: https://www.shalinikantayya.net/about
- National Geographic television series Breakthrough: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/tv/
- TED Fellow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVzNNZ6w-ls)
- Coded Bias - Dissonance Panel Discussion - April 15, 2021: https://safecomputing.umich.edu/events/dissonance/coded-bias-panel-discussion
- Women Make Movies: https://www.wmm.com

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 09 Mar 2023 13:54:26 -0500 2023-03-16T11:00:00-04:00 2023-03-16T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Information and Technology Services (ITS) Lecture / Discussion TikTok, Boom logo on black background with Sundance festival 2022 selection logo
The African Muslim Film Festival. Stream: Chadian Film, *Abouna* (2002) (March 16, 2023 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/104493 104493-21809448@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 16, 2023 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

Welcome to the first-ever African Muslim Film Festival (AMFF) 2023!

The African Muslim Film Festival is the first of its kind, screening films from all across Africa that were made by, for, or about Muslims. All films will be streamable & online, with a variety of films from Sudan, Chad, Egypt, and South Africa.

This year’s festival will offer four films in total, each available as one film a week during the month of March.

March 9-16: *You Will Die at Twenty* - Sudan | 2019 | Drama/Narrative | Directed by Amjad Abu Alala

March 16-23: *Abouna* - Chad | 2002 | Drama | Directed by Mahamat Saleh Haroun

March 23-30: *Mawlana* - Egypt | 2016 | Drama/Mystery | Directed by Magdi Ahmed Ali

March 30- April 6: *Barakat* - South Africa | 2020 | Comedy | Directed by Amy Jephta

The festival opens on Thursday, March 9th at 3 pm ET and closes on Thursday, April 6th at 3 pm ET.

Each film will open and close every Thursday of March at 3 pm ET.

All screenings are free. Some films will only be available in North America. Check each film’s information for more details. All films will include English subtitles.

Pre-order your films, watch trailers, and learn more here: http://watch.eventive.org/amff

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THIS WEEK’S FEATURE:
Available to stream on demand from March 16-23 at http://watch.eventive.org/amff

*Abouna*
2002 | 84 minutes | Arabic | Chad
Directed by: Mahamat Saleh Haroun
Brothers Armine (Hamza Moctar Aguid) and Tahir (Ahidjo Mahamat Moussa) are devastated when their father deserts them. Together, they search for him all over their small town in Chad -- and believe they find him onscreen in one of the movies at the local cinema! After they get caught stealing the film, the boys' exasperated mother, Achta (Zara Haroun), packs them off to a strict boarding school. While the pair plan their escape, Tahir catches the eye of a mute girl (Mounira Khalil).
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This African Muslim Film Festival is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center and cosponsored by the African Studies Center, Arab and Muslim American Studies, the Center for Middle East and North African Studies, Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, the Department of Film, Television, and Media, the Department of Middle Eastern Studies, the Department of Political Science, and the Sawyer Seminar on the Africana Muslim and Genealogies of White Supremacy.


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

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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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, 16 Feb 2023 10:53:00 -0500 2023-03-16T15:00:00-04:00 2023-03-16T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening African Muslim Film Festival
The African Muslim Film Festival. Stream: Chadian Film, *Abouna* (2002) (March 17, 2023 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/104493 104493-21809449@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 17, 2023 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

Welcome to the first-ever African Muslim Film Festival (AMFF) 2023!

The African Muslim Film Festival is the first of its kind, screening films from all across Africa that were made by, for, or about Muslims. All films will be streamable & online, with a variety of films from Sudan, Chad, Egypt, and South Africa.

This year’s festival will offer four films in total, each available as one film a week during the month of March.

March 9-16: *You Will Die at Twenty* - Sudan | 2019 | Drama/Narrative | Directed by Amjad Abu Alala

March 16-23: *Abouna* - Chad | 2002 | Drama | Directed by Mahamat Saleh Haroun

March 23-30: *Mawlana* - Egypt | 2016 | Drama/Mystery | Directed by Magdi Ahmed Ali

March 30- April 6: *Barakat* - South Africa | 2020 | Comedy | Directed by Amy Jephta

The festival opens on Thursday, March 9th at 3 pm ET and closes on Thursday, April 6th at 3 pm ET.

Each film will open and close every Thursday of March at 3 pm ET.

All screenings are free. Some films will only be available in North America. Check each film’s information for more details. All films will include English subtitles.

Pre-order your films, watch trailers, and learn more here: http://watch.eventive.org/amff

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THIS WEEK’S FEATURE:
Available to stream on demand from March 16-23 at http://watch.eventive.org/amff

*Abouna*
2002 | 84 minutes | Arabic | Chad
Directed by: Mahamat Saleh Haroun
Brothers Armine (Hamza Moctar Aguid) and Tahir (Ahidjo Mahamat Moussa) are devastated when their father deserts them. Together, they search for him all over their small town in Chad -- and believe they find him onscreen in one of the movies at the local cinema! After they get caught stealing the film, the boys' exasperated mother, Achta (Zara Haroun), packs them off to a strict boarding school. While the pair plan their escape, Tahir catches the eye of a mute girl (Mounira Khalil).
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This African Muslim Film Festival is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center and cosponsored by the African Studies Center, Arab and Muslim American Studies, the Center for Middle East and North African Studies, Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, the Department of Film, Television, and Media, the Department of Middle Eastern Studies, the Department of Political Science, and the Sawyer Seminar on the Africana Muslim and Genealogies of White Supremacy.


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

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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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, 16 Feb 2023 10:53:00 -0500 2023-03-17T00:00:00-04:00 2023-03-17T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening African Muslim Film Festival
ASC Film Screening & Discussion. *Mama Africa—The story of Zenzile Miriam Makeba* (Women's History Month) (March 17, 2023 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/106138 106138-21813837@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 17, 2023 4:00pm
Location: Munger Graduate Residences
Organized By: African Studies Center

Film screening followed by a panel discussion about the life of Zenzile Miriam Makeba, a South African singer and crusader against apartheid, with a look at her life, career, and activism through the lens of archival footage.

*Mama Africa—The story of Zenzile Miriam Makeba*
A film by Mika Kaurismäki, Documentary, South Africa (2011)

SYNOPSIS

MAMA AFRICA: MIRIAM MAKEBA serves as a powerful introduction to a new generation of Americans to Miriam Makeba, South African singer and anti-apartheid activist, the voice and the hope of Africa.

Miriam Makeba was the first African musician to become a true international star. Her music - which influenced artists across the globe - always remained anchored in her traditional South African roots and conveyed strong messages against racism and poverty.

Miriam Makeba was forced into a life in exile, after staring in the 1959 documentary film “COME BACK AFRICA” which exposed the harsh realities of apartheid. She sang for John F. Kennedy and Marlon Brando, performed with Harry Belafonte, Nina Simone and Dizzie Gillespie, was married to Hugh Masekela and also the radical Black Panther, Stokely Carmichael. Her life was tumultuous but always fascinating. She stood for truth and justice, fought for the oppressed and campaigned tirelessly against apartheid.

She died collapsing after leaving the stage at a concert in the Southern Italian town of Castel Volturno in November 2008. Makeba was 76 years old.

This documentary, directed by Mika Kaurismäki, traces her life and music through more than fifty years of performing. Using rare archive footage of her performances, interviews and intimate scenes filmed over the years, this powerful documentary expertly exposes the biography of a unique person, a world icon. Friends and colleagues, some who knew her since she started performing in the dance halls of South Africa (remember “Pata Pata”), together with her grandchildren Zenzi Monique Lee and Nelson Lumumba Lee, allow us to learn about the remarkable journey of Miriam Makeba, “Mama Africa”.

https://www.miriam-makeba-movie.com/synopsis

The event is free, please register at http://forms.gle/uwi58aAtKQjn4e246

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Film Screening Mon, 13 Mar 2023 17:07:00 -0400 2023-03-17T16:00:00-04:00 2023-03-17T18:00:00-04:00 Munger Graduate Residences African Studies Center Film Screening ASC Film Screening & Discussion. *Mama Africa—The story of Zenzile Miriam Makeba* (Women's History Month)
Being "Americanish" (March 17, 2023 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/105812 105812-21812994@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 17, 2023 6:00pm
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: LSA Student Government

Join LSA Student Government and other sponsors in a free film screening, Americanish (2021), directed and co-written by Iman Zawahry, on Friday, March 17th, from 6:00-8:30 in the Hussey Room in the Michigan League. Viewers are invited into the home and lives of three marriage-aged women as they navigate the often turbulent waters of romance, culture, career, and family. Americanish delves into the complexity of trying to both honor and break from cultural traditions while balancing personal values and career goals in a society that does not always accommodate both. The film highlights different layers of womanhood intersecting with cultural and societal expectations. Following the film's screening, a panel of the director Iman Zawahry and lead actress and co-writer Aizzah Fatima will take place and have a Q&A portion. Snacks and refreshments will be provided! This event is a MESA AA&PI Heritage Month event.

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Film Screening Mon, 06 Mar 2023 16:43:43 -0500 2023-03-17T18:00:00-04:00 2023-03-17T20:30:00-04:00 Michigan League LSA Student Government Film Screening Join us for a free screening of the film Americanish (2021) and a panel of director/co-writer Iman Zawahry and lead actress/co-writer Aizzah Fatimah! March 17th, 2023 6:00-8:30 pm Hussey Room in the Michigan League (2nd floor)
The African Muslim Film Festival. Stream: Chadian Film, *Abouna* (2002) (March 18, 2023 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/104493 104493-21809450@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, March 18, 2023 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

Welcome to the first-ever African Muslim Film Festival (AMFF) 2023!

The African Muslim Film Festival is the first of its kind, screening films from all across Africa that were made by, for, or about Muslims. All films will be streamable & online, with a variety of films from Sudan, Chad, Egypt, and South Africa.

This year’s festival will offer four films in total, each available as one film a week during the month of March.

March 9-16: *You Will Die at Twenty* - Sudan | 2019 | Drama/Narrative | Directed by Amjad Abu Alala

March 16-23: *Abouna* - Chad | 2002 | Drama | Directed by Mahamat Saleh Haroun

March 23-30: *Mawlana* - Egypt | 2016 | Drama/Mystery | Directed by Magdi Ahmed Ali

March 30- April 6: *Barakat* - South Africa | 2020 | Comedy | Directed by Amy Jephta

The festival opens on Thursday, March 9th at 3 pm ET and closes on Thursday, April 6th at 3 pm ET.

Each film will open and close every Thursday of March at 3 pm ET.

All screenings are free. Some films will only be available in North America. Check each film’s information for more details. All films will include English subtitles.

Pre-order your films, watch trailers, and learn more here: http://watch.eventive.org/amff

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THIS WEEK’S FEATURE:
Available to stream on demand from March 16-23 at http://watch.eventive.org/amff

*Abouna*
2002 | 84 minutes | Arabic | Chad
Directed by: Mahamat Saleh Haroun
Brothers Armine (Hamza Moctar Aguid) and Tahir (Ahidjo Mahamat Moussa) are devastated when their father deserts them. Together, they search for him all over their small town in Chad -- and believe they find him onscreen in one of the movies at the local cinema! After they get caught stealing the film, the boys' exasperated mother, Achta (Zara Haroun), packs them off to a strict boarding school. While the pair plan their escape, Tahir catches the eye of a mute girl (Mounira Khalil).
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This African Muslim Film Festival is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center and cosponsored by the African Studies Center, Arab and Muslim American Studies, the Center for Middle East and North African Studies, Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, the Department of Film, Television, and Media, the Department of Middle Eastern Studies, the Department of Political Science, and the Sawyer Seminar on the Africana Muslim and Genealogies of White Supremacy.


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

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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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, 16 Feb 2023 10:53:00 -0500 2023-03-18T00:00:00-04:00 2023-03-18T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening African Muslim Film Festival
The African Muslim Film Festival. Stream: Chadian Film, *Abouna* (2002) (March 19, 2023 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/104493 104493-21809451@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, March 19, 2023 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

Welcome to the first-ever African Muslim Film Festival (AMFF) 2023!

The African Muslim Film Festival is the first of its kind, screening films from all across Africa that were made by, for, or about Muslims. All films will be streamable & online, with a variety of films from Sudan, Chad, Egypt, and South Africa.

This year’s festival will offer four films in total, each available as one film a week during the month of March.

March 9-16: *You Will Die at Twenty* - Sudan | 2019 | Drama/Narrative | Directed by Amjad Abu Alala

March 16-23: *Abouna* - Chad | 2002 | Drama | Directed by Mahamat Saleh Haroun

March 23-30: *Mawlana* - Egypt | 2016 | Drama/Mystery | Directed by Magdi Ahmed Ali

March 30- April 6: *Barakat* - South Africa | 2020 | Comedy | Directed by Amy Jephta

The festival opens on Thursday, March 9th at 3 pm ET and closes on Thursday, April 6th at 3 pm ET.

Each film will open and close every Thursday of March at 3 pm ET.

All screenings are free. Some films will only be available in North America. Check each film’s information for more details. All films will include English subtitles.

Pre-order your films, watch trailers, and learn more here: http://watch.eventive.org/amff

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THIS WEEK’S FEATURE:
Available to stream on demand from March 16-23 at http://watch.eventive.org/amff

*Abouna*
2002 | 84 minutes | Arabic | Chad
Directed by: Mahamat Saleh Haroun
Brothers Armine (Hamza Moctar Aguid) and Tahir (Ahidjo Mahamat Moussa) are devastated when their father deserts them. Together, they search for him all over their small town in Chad -- and believe they find him onscreen in one of the movies at the local cinema! After they get caught stealing the film, the boys' exasperated mother, Achta (Zara Haroun), packs them off to a strict boarding school. While the pair plan their escape, Tahir catches the eye of a mute girl (Mounira Khalil).
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This African Muslim Film Festival is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center and cosponsored by the African Studies Center, Arab and Muslim American Studies, the Center for Middle East and North African Studies, Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, the Department of Film, Television, and Media, the Department of Middle Eastern Studies, the Department of Political Science, and the Sawyer Seminar on the Africana Muslim and Genealogies of White Supremacy.


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

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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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, 16 Feb 2023 10:53:00 -0500 2023-03-19T00:00:00-04:00 2023-03-19T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening African Muslim Film Festival
The African Muslim Film Festival. Stream: Chadian Film, *Abouna* (2002) (March 20, 2023 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/104493 104493-21809452@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 20, 2023 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

Welcome to the first-ever African Muslim Film Festival (AMFF) 2023!

The African Muslim Film Festival is the first of its kind, screening films from all across Africa that were made by, for, or about Muslims. All films will be streamable & online, with a variety of films from Sudan, Chad, Egypt, and South Africa.

This year’s festival will offer four films in total, each available as one film a week during the month of March.

March 9-16: *You Will Die at Twenty* - Sudan | 2019 | Drama/Narrative | Directed by Amjad Abu Alala

March 16-23: *Abouna* - Chad | 2002 | Drama | Directed by Mahamat Saleh Haroun

March 23-30: *Mawlana* - Egypt | 2016 | Drama/Mystery | Directed by Magdi Ahmed Ali

March 30- April 6: *Barakat* - South Africa | 2020 | Comedy | Directed by Amy Jephta

The festival opens on Thursday, March 9th at 3 pm ET and closes on Thursday, April 6th at 3 pm ET.

Each film will open and close every Thursday of March at 3 pm ET.

All screenings are free. Some films will only be available in North America. Check each film’s information for more details. All films will include English subtitles.

Pre-order your films, watch trailers, and learn more here: http://watch.eventive.org/amff

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THIS WEEK’S FEATURE:
Available to stream on demand from March 16-23 at http://watch.eventive.org/amff

*Abouna*
2002 | 84 minutes | Arabic | Chad
Directed by: Mahamat Saleh Haroun
Brothers Armine (Hamza Moctar Aguid) and Tahir (Ahidjo Mahamat Moussa) are devastated when their father deserts them. Together, they search for him all over their small town in Chad -- and believe they find him onscreen in one of the movies at the local cinema! After they get caught stealing the film, the boys' exasperated mother, Achta (Zara Haroun), packs them off to a strict boarding school. While the pair plan their escape, Tahir catches the eye of a mute girl (Mounira Khalil).
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This African Muslim Film Festival is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center and cosponsored by the African Studies Center, Arab and Muslim American Studies, the Center for Middle East and North African Studies, Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, the Department of Film, Television, and Media, the Department of Middle Eastern Studies, the Department of Political Science, and the Sawyer Seminar on the Africana Muslim and Genealogies of White Supremacy.


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

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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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, 16 Feb 2023 10:53:00 -0500 2023-03-20T00:00:00-04:00 2023-03-20T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening African Muslim Film Festival
The African Muslim Film Festival. Stream: Chadian Film, *Abouna* (2002) (March 21, 2023 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/104493 104493-21809453@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 21, 2023 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

Welcome to the first-ever African Muslim Film Festival (AMFF) 2023!

The African Muslim Film Festival is the first of its kind, screening films from all across Africa that were made by, for, or about Muslims. All films will be streamable & online, with a variety of films from Sudan, Chad, Egypt, and South Africa.

This year’s festival will offer four films in total, each available as one film a week during the month of March.

March 9-16: *You Will Die at Twenty* - Sudan | 2019 | Drama/Narrative | Directed by Amjad Abu Alala

March 16-23: *Abouna* - Chad | 2002 | Drama | Directed by Mahamat Saleh Haroun

March 23-30: *Mawlana* - Egypt | 2016 | Drama/Mystery | Directed by Magdi Ahmed Ali

March 30- April 6: *Barakat* - South Africa | 2020 | Comedy | Directed by Amy Jephta

The festival opens on Thursday, March 9th at 3 pm ET and closes on Thursday, April 6th at 3 pm ET.

Each film will open and close every Thursday of March at 3 pm ET.

All screenings are free. Some films will only be available in North America. Check each film’s information for more details. All films will include English subtitles.

Pre-order your films, watch trailers, and learn more here: http://watch.eventive.org/amff

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THIS WEEK’S FEATURE:
Available to stream on demand from March 16-23 at http://watch.eventive.org/amff

*Abouna*
2002 | 84 minutes | Arabic | Chad
Directed by: Mahamat Saleh Haroun
Brothers Armine (Hamza Moctar Aguid) and Tahir (Ahidjo Mahamat Moussa) are devastated when their father deserts them. Together, they search for him all over their small town in Chad -- and believe they find him onscreen in one of the movies at the local cinema! After they get caught stealing the film, the boys' exasperated mother, Achta (Zara Haroun), packs them off to a strict boarding school. While the pair plan their escape, Tahir catches the eye of a mute girl (Mounira Khalil).
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This African Muslim Film Festival is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center and cosponsored by the African Studies Center, Arab and Muslim American Studies, the Center for Middle East and North African Studies, Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, the Department of Film, Television, and Media, the Department of Middle Eastern Studies, the Department of Political Science, and the Sawyer Seminar on the Africana Muslim and Genealogies of White Supremacy.


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

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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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, 16 Feb 2023 10:53:00 -0500 2023-03-21T00:00:00-04:00 2023-03-21T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening African Muslim Film Festival
Hear, Here: Humanities Up Close (March 21, 2023 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/105130 105130-21811114@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 21, 2023 12:30pm
Location: 202 S. Thayer
Organized By: Institute for the Humanities

With the “Hear, Here” series, we aim to facilitate conversations around new research in the humanities. Faculty fellows at the Institute for the Humanities will discuss a part of their current project in a short talk followed by a Q & A session.

About this talk:
The first Indian film was made in 1913. However, filmmaking was recognized as an industry almost a hundred years later. Yet, Indian films have been circulating globally since their inception. In this talk, Dr. Rai unearths this oft-elided history of Bollywood’s globalization illustrating how India’s prominent stars directed the globalization of the world’s largest entertainment industry.

About Swapnil Rai:
Swapnil Rai is a 2022-23 Richard and Lillian Ives Faculty Fellow at the Institute for the Humanities and assistant professor of film, television, and media.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 20 Feb 2023 11:59:00 -0500 2023-03-21T12:30:00-04:00 2023-03-21T13:30:00-04:00 202 S. Thayer Institute for the Humanities Lecture / Discussion networked bollywood
"Picture a Scientist" Documentary Screening (March 21, 2023 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/106130 106130-21813789@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 21, 2023 5:00pm
Location: Dana Natural Resources Building
Organized By: Program in the Environment (PitE)

“Picture a Scientist” chronicles the groundswell of researchers who are writing a new chapter for women scientists. Biologist Nancy Hopkins, chemist Raychelle Burks, and geologist Jane Willenbring lead viewers on a journey deep into their own experiences in the sciences, ranging from brutal harassment to years of subtle slights. Along the way, from cramped laboratories to spectacular field stations, we encounter scientific luminaries -Sharon Shattuck including social scientists, neuroscientists, and psychologists - who provide new perspectives on how to make science itself more diverse, equitable, and open to all.

Join us for a post screening Q&A with filmmaker and University of Michigan Program in the Environment alumna, Sharon Shattuck (BS ‘05).

Sharon Shattuck is an Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaker and podcast host. “Picture a Scientist” was an official selection of the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival, broadcast in 2021 on NOVA (PBS), was nominated for a 2022 News & Documentary Emmy, and is available on Netflix worldwide. “From This Day Forward” was a New York Times Critic's Pick and broadcast on POV (PBS) and Netflix in 2016. She was the series story producer of the Emmy-nominated Netflix Original Documentary series “Follow This,” the co-creator of the Emmy-nominated New York Times Op Docs series “Animated LiPitE 20th Anniversaryfe,” and the cohost of the true crime podcast “Conviction: American Panic” from Spotify. Sharon was one of DOC NYC and HBO Documentaries’ ‘40 Under 40’ filmmakers for 2021. She is a University of Michigan (PitE) alumna and currently lives in Brooklyn, New York.

This event is part of the yearlong celebration of the Program in the Environment’s (PitE) 20th anniversary.

Questions: Email seas-communications@umich.edu

Free and open to the public.

RSVP to reserve your seat here: https://forms.gle/4yEkh2cF6vv8Qzqi8

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Film Screening Mon, 13 Mar 2023 15:10:00 -0400 2023-03-21T17:00:00-04:00 2023-03-21T19:00:00-04:00 Dana Natural Resources Building Program in the Environment (PitE) Film Screening "Picture a Scientist" Documentary Screening
The African Muslim Film Festival. Stream: Chadian Film, *Abouna* (2002) (March 22, 2023 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/104493 104493-21809454@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 22, 2023 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

Welcome to the first-ever African Muslim Film Festival (AMFF) 2023!

The African Muslim Film Festival is the first of its kind, screening films from all across Africa that were made by, for, or about Muslims. All films will be streamable & online, with a variety of films from Sudan, Chad, Egypt, and South Africa.

This year’s festival will offer four films in total, each available as one film a week during the month of March.

March 9-16: *You Will Die at Twenty* - Sudan | 2019 | Drama/Narrative | Directed by Amjad Abu Alala

March 16-23: *Abouna* - Chad | 2002 | Drama | Directed by Mahamat Saleh Haroun

March 23-30: *Mawlana* - Egypt | 2016 | Drama/Mystery | Directed by Magdi Ahmed Ali

March 30- April 6: *Barakat* - South Africa | 2020 | Comedy | Directed by Amy Jephta

The festival opens on Thursday, March 9th at 3 pm ET and closes on Thursday, April 6th at 3 pm ET.

Each film will open and close every Thursday of March at 3 pm ET.

All screenings are free. Some films will only be available in North America. Check each film’s information for more details. All films will include English subtitles.

Pre-order your films, watch trailers, and learn more here: http://watch.eventive.org/amff

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THIS WEEK’S FEATURE:
Available to stream on demand from March 16-23 at http://watch.eventive.org/amff

*Abouna*
2002 | 84 minutes | Arabic | Chad
Directed by: Mahamat Saleh Haroun
Brothers Armine (Hamza Moctar Aguid) and Tahir (Ahidjo Mahamat Moussa) are devastated when their father deserts them. Together, they search for him all over their small town in Chad -- and believe they find him onscreen in one of the movies at the local cinema! After they get caught stealing the film, the boys' exasperated mother, Achta (Zara Haroun), packs them off to a strict boarding school. While the pair plan their escape, Tahir catches the eye of a mute girl (Mounira Khalil).
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This African Muslim Film Festival is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center and cosponsored by the African Studies Center, Arab and Muslim American Studies, the Center for Middle East and North African Studies, Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, the Department of Film, Television, and Media, the Department of Middle Eastern Studies, the Department of Political Science, and the Sawyer Seminar on the Africana Muslim and Genealogies of White Supremacy.


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

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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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, 16 Feb 2023 10:53:00 -0500 2023-03-22T00:00:00-04:00 2023-03-22T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening African Muslim Film Festival
CREES-sponsored film at the 61st Ann Arbor Film Festival. "Burial" (March 22, 2023 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/105671 105671-21812665@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 22, 2023 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies

61 min., 2022, Lithuania/Italy/France/U.S.

A python slithers and curls over the abandoned control room of Chernobyl’s sister, the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant, its radioactive core an unleashed monster that will slither through time for a million years. From Etruscan ruins and sunken cities to the most modern of underground repositories, director Emilija Škarnulyte follows our attempts to bury the immortal. Addressing the epochal effects of nuclear technology on all levels, Burial follows the cycle of power, an eternal return, another serpent eating its tail.

Use our code AAFF61_UMREEEA for a discount on your tickets!

The film will also be available March 21-29 for online viewing. Visit the Ann Arbor Film Festival website for the full schedule and information about special events: www.aafilmfest.org

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Film Screening Thu, 02 Mar 2023 16:23:53 -0500 2023-03-22T17:00:00-04:00 2023-03-22T18:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies Film Screening CREES-sponsored film at the 61st Ann Arbor Film Festival. "Burial"
The African Muslim Film Festival. Stream: Chadian Film, *Abouna* (2002) (March 23, 2023 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/104493 104493-21809455@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 23, 2023 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

Welcome to the first-ever African Muslim Film Festival (AMFF) 2023!

The African Muslim Film Festival is the first of its kind, screening films from all across Africa that were made by, for, or about Muslims. All films will be streamable & online, with a variety of films from Sudan, Chad, Egypt, and South Africa.

This year’s festival will offer four films in total, each available as one film a week during the month of March.

March 9-16: *You Will Die at Twenty* - Sudan | 2019 | Drama/Narrative | Directed by Amjad Abu Alala

March 16-23: *Abouna* - Chad | 2002 | Drama | Directed by Mahamat Saleh Haroun

March 23-30: *Mawlana* - Egypt | 2016 | Drama/Mystery | Directed by Magdi Ahmed Ali

March 30- April 6: *Barakat* - South Africa | 2020 | Comedy | Directed by Amy Jephta

The festival opens on Thursday, March 9th at 3 pm ET and closes on Thursday, April 6th at 3 pm ET.

Each film will open and close every Thursday of March at 3 pm ET.

All screenings are free. Some films will only be available in North America. Check each film’s information for more details. All films will include English subtitles.

Pre-order your films, watch trailers, and learn more here: http://watch.eventive.org/amff

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THIS WEEK’S FEATURE:
Available to stream on demand from March 16-23 at http://watch.eventive.org/amff

*Abouna*
2002 | 84 minutes | Arabic | Chad
Directed by: Mahamat Saleh Haroun
Brothers Armine (Hamza Moctar Aguid) and Tahir (Ahidjo Mahamat Moussa) are devastated when their father deserts them. Together, they search for him all over their small town in Chad -- and believe they find him onscreen in one of the movies at the local cinema! After they get caught stealing the film, the boys' exasperated mother, Achta (Zara Haroun), packs them off to a strict boarding school. While the pair plan their escape, Tahir catches the eye of a mute girl (Mounira Khalil).
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This African Muslim Film Festival is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center and cosponsored by the African Studies Center, Arab and Muslim American Studies, the Center for Middle East and North African Studies, Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, the Department of Film, Television, and Media, the Department of Middle Eastern Studies, the Department of Political Science, and the Sawyer Seminar on the Africana Muslim and Genealogies of White Supremacy.


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

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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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, 16 Feb 2023 10:53:00 -0500 2023-03-23T00:00:00-04:00 2023-03-23T14:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening African Muslim Film Festival
The African Muslim Film Festival. Stream: Egyptian Film, *Mawlana* (2016) (March 23, 2023 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/104494 104494-21809456@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 23, 2023 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

Welcome to the first-ever African Muslim Film Festival (AMFF) 2023!

The African Muslim Film Festival is the first of its kind, screening films from all across Africa that were made by, for, or about Muslims. All films will be streamable & online, with a variety of films from Sudan, Chad, Egypt, and South Africa.

This year’s festival will offer four films in total, each available as one film a week during the month of March.

March 9-16: *You Will Die at Twenty* - Sudan | 2019 | Drama/Narrative | Directed by Amjad Abu Alala

March 16-23: *Abouna* - Chad | 2002 | Drama | Directed by Mahamat Saleh Haroun

March 23-30: *Mawlana* - Egypt | 2016 | Drama/Mystery | Directed by Magdi Ahmed Ali

March 30- April 6: *Barakat* - South Africa | 2020 | Comedy | Directed by Amy Jephta

The festival opens on Thursday, March 9th at 3 pm ET and closes on Thursday, April 6th at 3 pm ET.

Each film will open and close every Thursday of March at 3 pm ET.

All screenings are free. Some films will only be available in North America. Check each film’s information for more details. All films will include English subtitles.

Pre-order your films, watch trailers, and learn more here: http://watch.eventive.org/amff

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THIS WEEK’S FEATURE:
Available to stream on demand from March 23-30 at http://watch.eventive.org/amff

*Mawlana*
2016 | 130 minutes | Arabic | Egypt
Directed by: Magdi Ahmed Ali
Mawlana tells the story of the well-known preacher Hatem Al Shenawy who hosts a series of moral, ethical, and religious debates through his popular TV show. After gaining popularity as a TV Celebrity, Hatem finds himself in a web of political discord that tests his credibility and convictions. Hatem deals with the pressure of concealing what he really thinks about religious issues, especially under the restrictions imposed by state security.

Film Background & Facts:
Adapted from a novel by prominent journalist Ibrahim Eissa, *Mawlana* (“The Preacher”) tells the story of a popular television preacher who struggles to reconcile his religious principles with demands and pressures from politicians and security agencies, as well as ordinary human temptations. Because of its portrayal of the complex relationship between clerics and the government, this film has provoked a lot of backlash from Sunni Muslim leaders, with some calling for the film to be banned.
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This African Muslim Film Festival is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center and cosponsored by the African Studies Center, Arab and Muslim American Studies, the Center for Middle East and North African Studies, Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, the Department of Film, Television, and Media, the Department of Middle Eastern Studies, the Department of Political Science, and the Sawyer Seminar on the Africana Muslim and Genealogies of White Supremacy.


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

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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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, 16 Feb 2023 10:53:32 -0500 2023-03-23T15:00:00-04:00 2023-03-23T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening African Muslim Film Festival
Movie Night: "Big Astronomy" w/ Dr. Shannon Schmoll (March 23, 2023 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/105145 105145-21811179@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 23, 2023 7:00pm
Location: Detroit Observatory
Organized By: Bentley Historical Library

The Detroit Observatory is excited to present Big Astronomy, featuring MSU Abrams Planetarium Director, Dr. Shannon Schmoll, as part of our monthly Movie Night series. Each Movie Night showcases a documentary or feature film, followed by a conversation with experts on the subject matter or production. Film screening begins at 7PM, followed by a conversation with Dr. Shannon Schmoll.

Big Astronomy or Astronomia a Gran Escala shares the story of the people and places who make big astronomy and big science happen. The show takes visitors to the extreme sites where astronomy happens in the most extreme environments and with some of the most interesting people. Produced by the California Academy of Sciences.

Dr. Shannon Schmoll is the Director of the Abrams Planetarium at Michigan State University where she runs programs for Pre-College students. She has a joint degree in Astronomy and Astrophysics and Education at the University of Michigan. Her dissertation research was on how to integrate planetarium field trips into formal K-12 education using the digital planetarium at the University of Michigan Museum of Natural History. She began work on astronomy in Chile as part of the 2015 Astronomy in Chile Educator Ambassadors Program. She serves as chair of the International Planetarium Society’s education committee and sits on the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee where she continues to explore new ways of teaching the public the wonders of the universe and making it accessible for everyone.

Night sky observing with the Detroit Observatory's historic will take place after the program, weather permitting.

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Film Screening Sat, 18 Feb 2023 18:27:25 -0500 2023-03-23T19:00:00-04:00 2023-03-23T21:00:00-04:00 Detroit Observatory Bentley Historical Library Film Screening Image of film poster with the background of the sky at sunset.
*Diamonds by the Decade*: The Best of CJS 75th Anniversary Film Series | *Tale of Princess Kaguya* (March 23, 2023 7:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/100242 100242-21799382@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 23, 2023 7:15pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Japanese Studies

Tickets may be purchased at: https://michtheater.org/

*The Tale of The Princess Kaguya* is one of Studio Ghibli’s finest films, the strikingly beautiful culmination of decades of contemplation by director Isao Takahata. An adaption of a story from the late 9th or early 10th century, it tells the tale of a tiny girl found inside a shining stalk of bamboo by an old bamboo cutter and his wife. The girl grows into an exquisite young lady. From the countryside to the grand capital city, she enthralls all who encounter her, including five noble suitors. *The Tale of The Princess Kaguya* is the culmination of Takahata’s career.

Read more about the film, including ratings, at the IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2576852/mediaviewer/rm601603329/?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 10:25:29 -0400 2023-03-23T19:15:00-04:00 2023-03-23T21:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Japanese Studies Film Screening 2010s: Tale of Princess Kaguya (137 min., 2013)
The African Muslim Film Festival. Stream: Egyptian Film, *Mawlana* (2016) (March 24, 2023 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/104494 104494-21809457@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 24, 2023 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

Welcome to the first-ever African Muslim Film Festival (AMFF) 2023!

The African Muslim Film Festival is the first of its kind, screening films from all across Africa that were made by, for, or about Muslims. All films will be streamable & online, with a variety of films from Sudan, Chad, Egypt, and South Africa.

This year’s festival will offer four films in total, each available as one film a week during the month of March.

March 9-16: *You Will Die at Twenty* - Sudan | 2019 | Drama/Narrative | Directed by Amjad Abu Alala

March 16-23: *Abouna* - Chad | 2002 | Drama | Directed by Mahamat Saleh Haroun

March 23-30: *Mawlana* - Egypt | 2016 | Drama/Mystery | Directed by Magdi Ahmed Ali

March 30- April 6: *Barakat* - South Africa | 2020 | Comedy | Directed by Amy Jephta

The festival opens on Thursday, March 9th at 3 pm ET and closes on Thursday, April 6th at 3 pm ET.

Each film will open and close every Thursday of March at 3 pm ET.

All screenings are free. Some films will only be available in North America. Check each film’s information for more details. All films will include English subtitles.

Pre-order your films, watch trailers, and learn more here: http://watch.eventive.org/amff

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THIS WEEK’S FEATURE:
Available to stream on demand from March 23-30 at http://watch.eventive.org/amff

*Mawlana*
2016 | 130 minutes | Arabic | Egypt
Directed by: Magdi Ahmed Ali
Mawlana tells the story of the well-known preacher Hatem Al Shenawy who hosts a series of moral, ethical, and religious debates through his popular TV show. After gaining popularity as a TV Celebrity, Hatem finds himself in a web of political discord that tests his credibility and convictions. Hatem deals with the pressure of concealing what he really thinks about religious issues, especially under the restrictions imposed by state security.

Film Background & Facts:
Adapted from a novel by prominent journalist Ibrahim Eissa, *Mawlana* (“The Preacher”) tells the story of a popular television preacher who struggles to reconcile his religious principles with demands and pressures from politicians and security agencies, as well as ordinary human temptations. Because of its portrayal of the complex relationship between clerics and the government, this film has provoked a lot of backlash from Sunni Muslim leaders, with some calling for the film to be banned.
__________________
This African Muslim Film Festival is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center and cosponsored by the African Studies Center, Arab and Muslim American Studies, the Center for Middle East and North African Studies, Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, the Department of Film, Television, and Media, the Department of Middle Eastern Studies, the Department of Political Science, and the Sawyer Seminar on the Africana Muslim and Genealogies of White Supremacy.


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

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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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, 16 Feb 2023 10:53:32 -0500 2023-03-24T00:00:00-04:00 2023-03-24T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening African Muslim Film Festival
CREES-sponsored film at the 61st Ann Arbor Film Festival. "Dor" (Longing) (March 24, 2023 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/105670 105670-21812664@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 24, 2023 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies

53 min., 2021, Bistrita, Romania

A cinematic and existential encounter between Belgian-Romanian Stefan Gota and a group of young shepherds. Gota returns to his native Romania to make a fresh start as a shepherd. Jannes Callens’s film moves at the same pace as a pasture crossing, between expedition, pause, and contemplation. Striking images of this profession merge with existential considerations. How can you guide a flock when you’re a little lost yourself?

Use our code AAFF61_UMREEEA for a discount on your tickets! The film will also be available March 21-29 for online viewing.

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

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Film Screening Thu, 02 Mar 2023 16:04:10 -0500 2023-03-24T17:00:00-04:00 2023-03-24T18:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies Film Screening CREES-sponsored film at the 61st Ann Arbor Film Festival. "Dor" (Longing)
The African Muslim Film Festival. Stream: Egyptian Film, *Mawlana* (2016) (March 25, 2023 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/104494 104494-21809458@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, March 25, 2023 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

Welcome to the first-ever African Muslim Film Festival (AMFF) 2023!

The African Muslim Film Festival is the first of its kind, screening films from all across Africa that were made by, for, or about Muslims. All films will be streamable & online, with a variety of films from Sudan, Chad, Egypt, and South Africa.

This year’s festival will offer four films in total, each available as one film a week during the month of March.

March 9-16: *You Will Die at Twenty* - Sudan | 2019 | Drama/Narrative | Directed by Amjad Abu Alala

March 16-23: *Abouna* - Chad | 2002 | Drama | Directed by Mahamat Saleh Haroun

March 23-30: *Mawlana* - Egypt | 2016 | Drama/Mystery | Directed by Magdi Ahmed Ali

March 30- April 6: *Barakat* - South Africa | 2020 | Comedy | Directed by Amy Jephta

The festival opens on Thursday, March 9th at 3 pm ET and closes on Thursday, April 6th at 3 pm ET.

Each film will open and close every Thursday of March at 3 pm ET.

All screenings are free. Some films will only be available in North America. Check each film’s information for more details. All films will include English subtitles.

Pre-order your films, watch trailers, and learn more here: http://watch.eventive.org/amff

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THIS WEEK’S FEATURE:
Available to stream on demand from March 23-30 at http://watch.eventive.org/amff

*Mawlana*
2016 | 130 minutes | Arabic | Egypt
Directed by: Magdi Ahmed Ali
Mawlana tells the story of the well-known preacher Hatem Al Shenawy who hosts a series of moral, ethical, and religious debates through his popular TV show. After gaining popularity as a TV Celebrity, Hatem finds himself in a web of political discord that tests his credibility and convictions. Hatem deals with the pressure of concealing what he really thinks about religious issues, especially under the restrictions imposed by state security.

Film Background & Facts:
Adapted from a novel by prominent journalist Ibrahim Eissa, *Mawlana* (“The Preacher”) tells the story of a popular television preacher who struggles to reconcile his religious principles with demands and pressures from politicians and security agencies, as well as ordinary human temptations. Because of its portrayal of the complex relationship between clerics and the government, this film has provoked a lot of backlash from Sunni Muslim leaders, with some calling for the film to be banned.
__________________
This African Muslim Film Festival is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center and cosponsored by the African Studies Center, Arab and Muslim American Studies, the Center for Middle East and North African Studies, Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, the Department of Film, Television, and Media, the Department of Middle Eastern Studies, the Department of Political Science, and the Sawyer Seminar on the Africana Muslim and Genealogies of White Supremacy.


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

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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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, 16 Feb 2023 10:53:32 -0500 2023-03-25T00:00:00-04:00 2023-03-25T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening African Muslim Film Festival
"The Story of Plastic" Film Screening with ECO-UM (March 25, 2023 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/106463 106463-21814313@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, March 25, 2023 5:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Free and open to the public. No pre-registration required. .

Join the Environmental Consulting Organization at the University of Michigan (ECO-UM) for this unique experience. The Story of Plastic is a searing exposé revealing the ugly truth behind plastic pollution and the false solution of plastic recycling. Different from every other plastic documentary you’ve seen, The Story of Plastic presents a cohesive timeline of how we got to our current global plastic pollution crisis and how the oil and gas industry has successfully manipulated the narrative around it. From the extraction of fossil fuels and plastic disposal to the global resistance fighting back, The Story of Plastic is a life-changing, Emmy-winning film depicting one of the world’s most pressing environmental issues.

This event is part of ZeroWaste.org's University of Michigan Zero Waste Challenge. You can join the challenge here: zerowaste.org/umich.

This screening is presented by the Environmental Consulting Organization at the University of Michigan (ECO-UM), LiveZeroWaste, and the Unviersity of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA).

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Film Screening Sat, 25 Mar 2023 18:15:29 -0400 2023-03-25T17:00:00-04:00 2023-03-25T18:30:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Film Screening Museum of Art
The African Muslim Film Festival. Stream: Egyptian Film, *Mawlana* (2016) (March 26, 2023 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/104494 104494-21809459@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, March 26, 2023 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

Welcome to the first-ever African Muslim Film Festival (AMFF) 2023!

The African Muslim Film Festival is the first of its kind, screening films from all across Africa that were made by, for, or about Muslims. All films will be streamable & online, with a variety of films from Sudan, Chad, Egypt, and South Africa.

This year’s festival will offer four films in total, each available as one film a week during the month of March.

March 9-16: *You Will Die at Twenty* - Sudan | 2019 | Drama/Narrative | Directed by Amjad Abu Alala

March 16-23: *Abouna* - Chad | 2002 | Drama | Directed by Mahamat Saleh Haroun

March 23-30: *Mawlana* - Egypt | 2016 | Drama/Mystery | Directed by Magdi Ahmed Ali

March 30- April 6: *Barakat* - South Africa | 2020 | Comedy | Directed by Amy Jephta

The festival opens on Thursday, March 9th at 3 pm ET and closes on Thursday, April 6th at 3 pm ET.

Each film will open and close every Thursday of March at 3 pm ET.

All screenings are free. Some films will only be available in North America. Check each film’s information for more details. All films will include English subtitles.

Pre-order your films, watch trailers, and learn more here: http://watch.eventive.org/amff

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THIS WEEK’S FEATURE:
Available to stream on demand from March 23-30 at http://watch.eventive.org/amff

*Mawlana*
2016 | 130 minutes | Arabic | Egypt
Directed by: Magdi Ahmed Ali
Mawlana tells the story of the well-known preacher Hatem Al Shenawy who hosts a series of moral, ethical, and religious debates through his popular TV show. After gaining popularity as a TV Celebrity, Hatem finds himself in a web of political discord that tests his credibility and convictions. Hatem deals with the pressure of concealing what he really thinks about religious issues, especially under the restrictions imposed by state security.

Film Background & Facts:
Adapted from a novel by prominent journalist Ibrahim Eissa, *Mawlana* (“The Preacher”) tells the story of a popular television preacher who struggles to reconcile his religious principles with demands and pressures from politicians and security agencies, as well as ordinary human temptations. Because of its portrayal of the complex relationship between clerics and the government, this film has provoked a lot of backlash from Sunni Muslim leaders, with some calling for the film to be banned.
__________________
This African Muslim Film Festival is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center and cosponsored by the African Studies Center, Arab and Muslim American Studies, the Center for Middle East and North African Studies, Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, the Department of Film, Television, and Media, the Department of Middle Eastern Studies, the Department of Political Science, and the Sawyer Seminar on the Africana Muslim and Genealogies of White Supremacy.


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

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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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, 16 Feb 2023 10:53:32 -0500 2023-03-26T00:00:00-04:00 2023-03-26T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening African Muslim Film Festival
The African Muslim Film Festival. Stream: Egyptian Film, *Mawlana* (2016) (March 27, 2023 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/104494 104494-21809460@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 27, 2023 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

Welcome to the first-ever African Muslim Film Festival (AMFF) 2023!

The African Muslim Film Festival is the first of its kind, screening films from all across Africa that were made by, for, or about Muslims. All films will be streamable & online, with a variety of films from Sudan, Chad, Egypt, and South Africa.

This year’s festival will offer four films in total, each available as one film a week during the month of March.

March 9-16: *You Will Die at Twenty* - Sudan | 2019 | Drama/Narrative | Directed by Amjad Abu Alala

March 16-23: *Abouna* - Chad | 2002 | Drama | Directed by Mahamat Saleh Haroun

March 23-30: *Mawlana* - Egypt | 2016 | Drama/Mystery | Directed by Magdi Ahmed Ali

March 30- April 6: *Barakat* - South Africa | 2020 | Comedy | Directed by Amy Jephta

The festival opens on Thursday, March 9th at 3 pm ET and closes on Thursday, April 6th at 3 pm ET.

Each film will open and close every Thursday of March at 3 pm ET.

All screenings are free. Some films will only be available in North America. Check each film’s information for more details. All films will include English subtitles.

Pre-order your films, watch trailers, and learn more here: http://watch.eventive.org/amff

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THIS WEEK’S FEATURE:
Available to stream on demand from March 23-30 at http://watch.eventive.org/amff

*Mawlana*
2016 | 130 minutes | Arabic | Egypt
Directed by: Magdi Ahmed Ali
Mawlana tells the story of the well-known preacher Hatem Al Shenawy who hosts a series of moral, ethical, and religious debates through his popular TV show. After gaining popularity as a TV Celebrity, Hatem finds himself in a web of political discord that tests his credibility and convictions. Hatem deals with the pressure of concealing what he really thinks about religious issues, especially under the restrictions imposed by state security.

Film Background & Facts:
Adapted from a novel by prominent journalist Ibrahim Eissa, *Mawlana* (“The Preacher”) tells the story of a popular television preacher who struggles to reconcile his religious principles with demands and pressures from politicians and security agencies, as well as ordinary human temptations. Because of its portrayal of the complex relationship between clerics and the government, this film has provoked a lot of backlash from Sunni Muslim leaders, with some calling for the film to be banned.
__________________
This African Muslim Film Festival is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center and cosponsored by the African Studies Center, Arab and Muslim American Studies, the Center for Middle East and North African Studies, Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, the Department of Film, Television, and Media, the Department of Middle Eastern Studies, the Department of Political Science, and the Sawyer Seminar on the Africana Muslim and Genealogies of White Supremacy.


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

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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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, 16 Feb 2023 10:53:32 -0500 2023-03-27T00:00:00-04:00 2023-03-27T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening African Muslim Film Festival
The African Muslim Film Festival. Stream: Egyptian Film, *Mawlana* (2016) (March 28, 2023 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/104494 104494-21809461@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 28, 2023 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

Welcome to the first-ever African Muslim Film Festival (AMFF) 2023!

The African Muslim Film Festival is the first of its kind, screening films from all across Africa that were made by, for, or about Muslims. All films will be streamable & online, with a variety of films from Sudan, Chad, Egypt, and South Africa.

This year’s festival will offer four films in total, each available as one film a week during the month of March.

March 9-16: *You Will Die at Twenty* - Sudan | 2019 | Drama/Narrative | Directed by Amjad Abu Alala

March 16-23: *Abouna* - Chad | 2002 | Drama | Directed by Mahamat Saleh Haroun

March 23-30: *Mawlana* - Egypt | 2016 | Drama/Mystery | Directed by Magdi Ahmed Ali

March 30- April 6: *Barakat* - South Africa | 2020 | Comedy | Directed by Amy Jephta

The festival opens on Thursday, March 9th at 3 pm ET and closes on Thursday, April 6th at 3 pm ET.

Each film will open and close every Thursday of March at 3 pm ET.

All screenings are free. Some films will only be available in North America. Check each film’s information for more details. All films will include English subtitles.

Pre-order your films, watch trailers, and learn more here: http://watch.eventive.org/amff

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THIS WEEK’S FEATURE:
Available to stream on demand from March 23-30 at http://watch.eventive.org/amff

*Mawlana*
2016 | 130 minutes | Arabic | Egypt
Directed by: Magdi Ahmed Ali
Mawlana tells the story of the well-known preacher Hatem Al Shenawy who hosts a series of moral, ethical, and religious debates through his popular TV show. After gaining popularity as a TV Celebrity, Hatem finds himself in a web of political discord that tests his credibility and convictions. Hatem deals with the pressure of concealing what he really thinks about religious issues, especially under the restrictions imposed by state security.

Film Background & Facts:
Adapted from a novel by prominent journalist Ibrahim Eissa, *Mawlana* (“The Preacher”) tells the story of a popular television preacher who struggles to reconcile his religious principles with demands and pressures from politicians and security agencies, as well as ordinary human temptations. Because of its portrayal of the complex relationship between clerics and the government, this film has provoked a lot of backlash from Sunni Muslim leaders, with some calling for the film to be banned.
__________________
This African Muslim Film Festival is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center and cosponsored by the African Studies Center, Arab and Muslim American Studies, the Center for Middle East and North African Studies, Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, the Department of Film, Television, and Media, the Department of Middle Eastern Studies, the Department of Political Science, and the Sawyer Seminar on the Africana Muslim and Genealogies of White Supremacy.


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

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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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, 16 Feb 2023 10:53:32 -0500 2023-03-28T00:00:00-04:00 2023-03-28T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening African Muslim Film Festival
The African Muslim Film Festival. Stream: Egyptian Film, *Mawlana* (2016) (March 29, 2023 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/104494 104494-21809462@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 29, 2023 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

Welcome to the first-ever African Muslim Film Festival (AMFF) 2023!

The African Muslim Film Festival is the first of its kind, screening films from all across Africa that were made by, for, or about Muslims. All films will be streamable & online, with a variety of films from Sudan, Chad, Egypt, and South Africa.

This year’s festival will offer four films in total, each available as one film a week during the month of March.

March 9-16: *You Will Die at Twenty* - Sudan | 2019 | Drama/Narrative | Directed by Amjad Abu Alala

March 16-23: *Abouna* - Chad | 2002 | Drama | Directed by Mahamat Saleh Haroun

March 23-30: *Mawlana* - Egypt | 2016 | Drama/Mystery | Directed by Magdi Ahmed Ali

March 30- April 6: *Barakat* - South Africa | 2020 | Comedy | Directed by Amy Jephta

The festival opens on Thursday, March 9th at 3 pm ET and closes on Thursday, April 6th at 3 pm ET.

Each film will open and close every Thursday of March at 3 pm ET.

All screenings are free. Some films will only be available in North America. Check each film’s information for more details. All films will include English subtitles.

Pre-order your films, watch trailers, and learn more here: http://watch.eventive.org/amff

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THIS WEEK’S FEATURE:
Available to stream on demand from March 23-30 at http://watch.eventive.org/amff

*Mawlana*
2016 | 130 minutes | Arabic | Egypt
Directed by: Magdi Ahmed Ali
Mawlana tells the story of the well-known preacher Hatem Al Shenawy who hosts a series of moral, ethical, and religious debates through his popular TV show. After gaining popularity as a TV Celebrity, Hatem finds himself in a web of political discord that tests his credibility and convictions. Hatem deals with the pressure of concealing what he really thinks about religious issues, especially under the restrictions imposed by state security.

Film Background & Facts:
Adapted from a novel by prominent journalist Ibrahim Eissa, *Mawlana* (“The Preacher”) tells the story of a popular television preacher who struggles to reconcile his religious principles with demands and pressures from politicians and security agencies, as well as ordinary human temptations. Because of its portrayal of the complex relationship between clerics and the government, this film has provoked a lot of backlash from Sunni Muslim leaders, with some calling for the film to be banned.
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This African Muslim Film Festival is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center and cosponsored by the African Studies Center, Arab and Muslim American Studies, the Center for Middle East and North African Studies, Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, the Department of Film, Television, and Media, the Department of Middle Eastern Studies, the Department of Political Science, and the Sawyer Seminar on the Africana Muslim and Genealogies of White Supremacy.


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

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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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, 16 Feb 2023 10:53:32 -0500 2023-03-29T00:00:00-04:00 2023-03-29T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening African Muslim Film Festival
CREES Noon Lecture. Media for the "Modern Child": Studying Children and Cinema during the Cold War (March 29, 2023 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/102691 102691-21804987@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 29, 2023 12:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies

This talk considers an enduring question in media theory and practice: how have adult imaginings of childhood perception shaped moving image aesthetics, thought, and culture? It does so through the intertwined histories of a series of institutions founded after World War II to study children’s relationship to the moving image and to make films for young audiences: Yugoslavia’s “Film and Child” commission, the East German National Center for Children’s Film and Television, France’s Institute of Filmology, and Iran’s Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults (Kanoon). Via research by sociologist Edgar Morin and “film pedagogue” Miroslav Vrabec, and films by directors Dušan Vukotić and Abbas Kiarostami, the talk illuminates the links between social-scientific investigations of the “modern child” and formal techniques frequently associated with the avant-garde.

Alice Lovejoy is a media and cultural historian and comparatist whose research examines governmental and institutional media in transnational perspective. Her first book, *Army Film and the Avant Garde: Cinema and Experiment in the Czechoslovak Military* (Indiana University Press, 2015), was named co-winner of the Modern Language Association’s 2018 Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Prize for Studies in Slavic Languages and Literatures. With Mari Pajala, she co-edited *Remapping Cold War Media: Institutions, Infrastructures, Translations* (Indiana University Press, 2022), and she has published widely on East European, particularly Czech and Slovak, film and literature. Lovejoy has worked as a film critic, curator, and filmmaker, including as an editor at *Film Comment* magazine. Her research has been supported by, among others, an American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) postdoctoral fellowship, a Fulbright-Hays DDRA Fellowship, two Fulbright fellowships, and the University of Minnesota's McKnight-Land Grant Professorship and Talle Faculty Research Award.

This lecture will be presented in person in 555 Weiser Hall and on Zoom. Webinar registration required at http://myumi.ch/e6RAV

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us at weisercenter@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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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 22 Feb 2023 16:32:16 -0500 2023-03-29T12:00:00-04:00 2023-03-29T13:20:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies Lecture / Discussion Alice Lovejoy
The African Muslim Film Festival. Stream: Egyptian Film, *Mawlana* (2016) (March 30, 2023 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/104494 104494-21809463@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 30, 2023 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

Welcome to the first-ever African Muslim Film Festival (AMFF) 2023!

The African Muslim Film Festival is the first of its kind, screening films from all across Africa that were made by, for, or about Muslims. All films will be streamable & online, with a variety of films from Sudan, Chad, Egypt, and South Africa.

This year’s festival will offer four films in total, each available as one film a week during the month of March.

March 9-16: *You Will Die at Twenty* - Sudan | 2019 | Drama/Narrative | Directed by Amjad Abu Alala

March 16-23: *Abouna* - Chad | 2002 | Drama | Directed by Mahamat Saleh Haroun

March 23-30: *Mawlana* - Egypt | 2016 | Drama/Mystery | Directed by Magdi Ahmed Ali

March 30- April 6: *Barakat* - South Africa | 2020 | Comedy | Directed by Amy Jephta

The festival opens on Thursday, March 9th at 3 pm ET and closes on Thursday, April 6th at 3 pm ET.

Each film will open and close every Thursday of March at 3 pm ET.

All screenings are free. Some films will only be available in North America. Check each film’s information for more details. All films will include English subtitles.

Pre-order your films, watch trailers, and learn more here: http://watch.eventive.org/amff

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THIS WEEK’S FEATURE:
Available to stream on demand from March 23-30 at http://watch.eventive.org/amff

*Mawlana*
2016 | 130 minutes | Arabic | Egypt
Directed by: Magdi Ahmed Ali
Mawlana tells the story of the well-known preacher Hatem Al Shenawy who hosts a series of moral, ethical, and religious debates through his popular TV show. After gaining popularity as a TV Celebrity, Hatem finds himself in a web of political discord that tests his credibility and convictions. Hatem deals with the pressure of concealing what he really thinks about religious issues, especially under the restrictions imposed by state security.

Film Background & Facts:
Adapted from a novel by prominent journalist Ibrahim Eissa, *Mawlana* (“The Preacher”) tells the story of a popular television preacher who struggles to reconcile his religious principles with demands and pressures from politicians and security agencies, as well as ordinary human temptations. Because of its portrayal of the complex relationship between clerics and the government, this film has provoked a lot of backlash from Sunni Muslim leaders, with some calling for the film to be banned.
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This African Muslim Film Festival is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center and cosponsored by the African Studies Center, Arab and Muslim American Studies, the Center for Middle East and North African Studies, Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, the Department of Film, Television, and Media, the Department of Middle Eastern Studies, the Department of Political Science, and the Sawyer Seminar on the Africana Muslim and Genealogies of White Supremacy.


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

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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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, 16 Feb 2023 10:53:32 -0500 2023-03-30T00:00:00-04:00 2023-03-30T14:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening African Muslim Film Festival
The African Muslim Film Festival. Stream: South African Film, *Barakat* (2020) (March 30, 2023 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/104495 104495-21809464@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 30, 2023 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

Welcome to the first-ever African Muslim Film Festival (AMFF) 2023!

The African Muslim Film Festival is the first of its kind, screening films from all across Africa that were made by, for, or about Muslims. All films will be streamable & online, with a variety of films from Sudan, Chad, Egypt, and South Africa.

This year’s festival will offer four films in total, each available as one film a week during the month of March.

March 9-16: *You Will Die at Twenty* - Sudan | 2019 | Drama/Narrative | Directed by Amjad Abu Alala

March 16-23: *Abouna* - Chad | 2002 | Drama | Directed by Mahamat Saleh Haroun

March 23-30: *Mawlana* - Egypt | 2016 | Drama/Mystery | Directed by Magdi Ahmed Ali

March 30- April 6: *Barakat* - South Africa | 2020 | Comedy | Directed by Amy Jephta

The festival opens on Thursday, March 9th at 3 pm ET and closes on Thursday, April 6th at 3 pm ET.

Each film will open and close every Thursday of March at 3 pm ET.

All screenings are free. Some films will only be available in North America. Check each film’s information for more details. All films will include English subtitles.

Pre-order your films, watch trailers, and learn more here: http://watch.eventive.org/amff

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THIS WEEK’S FEATURE:
Available to stream on demand from March 30-April 6 at http://watch.eventive.org/amff

*Barakat*
2020 | 105 minutes | Afrikaans | South Africa
Directed by: Amy Jephta

When matriarch Aisha Davids decides to accept a marriage proposal, she devises a plan to break the news to her four sons over Eid. The only problem is that the two eldest sons have been at odds since their father passed away and refuse to be in the same room at the same time.

Her big reveal is spoiled when the boys hear via the grapevine about their mother’s pending marriage and come together to voice their disapproval. Now it’s up to Aisha, her fiancé, and her daughters-in-law to bring the sons around to her way of thinking using the one thing they can all agree on–the *barakat*. *Barakat*, an Arabic word meaning blessings, is a story about celebrating life, culture, and the importance of family.

Film Background & Facts:
*Barakat* is a 2020 South African family drama film directed by Amy Jephta and produced by Ephraim Gordon. It is the first Afrikaans-language Muslim feature film produced in South Africa. *Barakat*, an Urdu word meaning “Blessings,” was told with gentle humanity stemming from filmmakers with lived experience. This is a rare and insightful glimpse into the heart of the Muslim, Malay, mixed-race community of Cape Town, seen through the prism of one family’s travails as they grapple with the ups and downs of life, love, and familial relationships in a way that is recognizable and relatable.



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This African Muslim Film Festival is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center and cosponsored by the African Studies Center, Arab and Muslim American Studies, the Center for Middle East and North African Studies, Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, the Department of Film, Television, and Media, the Department of Middle Eastern Studies, the Department of Political Science, and the Sawyer Seminar on the Africana Muslim and Genealogies of White Supremacy.


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

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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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, 16 Feb 2023 10:54:04 -0500 2023-03-30T15:00:00-04:00 2023-03-30T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening African Muslim Film Festival
The African Muslim Film Festival. Stream: South African Film, *Barakat* (2020) (March 31, 2023 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/104495 104495-21809465@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 31, 2023 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

Welcome to the first-ever African Muslim Film Festival (AMFF) 2023!

The African Muslim Film Festival is the first of its kind, screening films from all across Africa that were made by, for, or about Muslims. All films will be streamable & online, with a variety of films from Sudan, Chad, Egypt, and South Africa.

This year’s festival will offer four films in total, each available as one film a week during the month of March.

March 9-16: *You Will Die at Twenty* - Sudan | 2019 | Drama/Narrative | Directed by Amjad Abu Alala

March 16-23: *Abouna* - Chad | 2002 | Drama | Directed by Mahamat Saleh Haroun

March 23-30: *Mawlana* - Egypt | 2016 | Drama/Mystery | Directed by Magdi Ahmed Ali

March 30- April 6: *Barakat* - South Africa | 2020 | Comedy | Directed by Amy Jephta

The festival opens on Thursday, March 9th at 3 pm ET and closes on Thursday, April 6th at 3 pm ET.

Each film will open and close every Thursday of March at 3 pm ET.

All screenings are free. Some films will only be available in North America. Check each film’s information for more details. All films will include English subtitles.

Pre-order your films, watch trailers, and learn more here: http://watch.eventive.org/amff

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THIS WEEK’S FEATURE:
Available to stream on demand from March 30-April 6 at http://watch.eventive.org/amff

*Barakat*
2020 | 105 minutes | Afrikaans | South Africa
Directed by: Amy Jephta

When matriarch Aisha Davids decides to accept a marriage proposal, she devises a plan to break the news to her four sons over Eid. The only problem is that the two eldest sons have been at odds since their father passed away and refuse to be in the same room at the same time.

Her big reveal is spoiled when the boys hear via the grapevine about their mother’s pending marriage and come together to voice their disapproval. Now it’s up to Aisha, her fiancé, and her daughters-in-law to bring the sons around to her way of thinking using the one thing they can all agree on–the *barakat*. *Barakat*, an Arabic word meaning blessings, is a story about celebrating life, culture, and the importance of family.

Film Background & Facts:
*Barakat* is a 2020 South African family drama film directed by Amy Jephta and produced by Ephraim Gordon. It is the first Afrikaans-language Muslim feature film produced in South Africa. *Barakat*, an Urdu word meaning “Blessings,” was told with gentle humanity stemming from filmmakers with lived experience. This is a rare and insightful glimpse into the heart of the Muslim, Malay, mixed-race community of Cape Town, seen through the prism of one family’s travails as they grapple with the ups and downs of life, love, and familial relationships in a way that is recognizable and relatable.



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This African Muslim Film Festival is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center and cosponsored by the African Studies Center, Arab and Muslim American Studies, the Center for Middle East and North African Studies, Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, the Department of Film, Television, and Media, the Department of Middle Eastern Studies, the Department of Political Science, and the Sawyer Seminar on the Africana Muslim and Genealogies of White Supremacy.


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

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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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, 16 Feb 2023 10:54:04 -0500 2023-03-31T00:00:00-04:00 2023-03-31T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening African Muslim Film Festival
LSA@Play: Movie Night: Legally Blonde (March 31, 2023 7:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/105414 105414-21811734@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 31, 2023 7:30pm
Location: LSA Building
Organized By: The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts

7:30–8:00 p.m. | Pre-Show Mingle
8:00–10:00 p.m. | Movie Showing

Get comfy and join us for a movie, snacks, and swag!*

Limited spots. Registration required.

Register Now: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/p/track/8987

LSA@Play is a series of events to welcome and support LSA students. Gatherings and activities offer an opportunity for students to prioritize self-care, inclusivity, and community. Plus, get free food, LSA swag, and meet Dean Curzan!

Visit the LSA@Play webpage: lsa.umich.edu/play for more details, sign-up to receive text/email updates, and check for additional events being added soon!

If you have an accessibility need you feel may not be automatically met at this event, please email lsaatplay@umich.edu. Advance notice is necessary for some accommodations to be fully implemented, but we will always attempt to remove those barriers.

* While supplies last. Please complete the ResponsiBLUE health questionnaire prior to arriving at all in-person events.

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Social / Informal Gathering Fri, 24 Feb 2023 12:33:56 -0500 2023-03-31T19:30:00-04:00 2023-03-31T22:00:00-04:00 LSA Building The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts Social / Informal Gathering Event graphic
The African Muslim Film Festival. Stream: South African Film, *Barakat* (2020) (April 1, 2023 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/104495 104495-21809466@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, April 1, 2023 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

Welcome to the first-ever African Muslim Film Festival (AMFF) 2023!

The African Muslim Film Festival is the first of its kind, screening films from all across Africa that were made by, for, or about Muslims. All films will be streamable & online, with a variety of films from Sudan, Chad, Egypt, and South Africa.

This year’s festival will offer four films in total, each available as one film a week during the month of March.

March 9-16: *You Will Die at Twenty* - Sudan | 2019 | Drama/Narrative | Directed by Amjad Abu Alala

March 16-23: *Abouna* - Chad | 2002 | Drama | Directed by Mahamat Saleh Haroun

March 23-30: *Mawlana* - Egypt | 2016 | Drama/Mystery | Directed by Magdi Ahmed Ali

March 30- April 6: *Barakat* - South Africa | 2020 | Comedy | Directed by Amy Jephta

The festival opens on Thursday, March 9th at 3 pm ET and closes on Thursday, April 6th at 3 pm ET.

Each film will open and close every Thursday of March at 3 pm ET.

All screenings are free. Some films will only be available in North America. Check each film’s information for more details. All films will include English subtitles.

Pre-order your films, watch trailers, and learn more here: http://watch.eventive.org/amff

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THIS WEEK’S FEATURE:
Available to stream on demand from March 30-April 6 at http://watch.eventive.org/amff

*Barakat*
2020 | 105 minutes | Afrikaans | South Africa
Directed by: Amy Jephta

When matriarch Aisha Davids decides to accept a marriage proposal, she devises a plan to break the news to her four sons over Eid. The only problem is that the two eldest sons have been at odds since their father passed away and refuse to be in the same room at the same time.

Her big reveal is spoiled when the boys hear via the grapevine about their mother’s pending marriage and come together to voice their disapproval. Now it’s up to Aisha, her fiancé, and her daughters-in-law to bring the sons around to her way of thinking using the one thing they can all agree on–the *barakat*. *Barakat*, an Arabic word meaning blessings, is a story about celebrating life, culture, and the importance of family.

Film Background & Facts:
*Barakat* is a 2020 South African family drama film directed by Amy Jephta and produced by Ephraim Gordon. It is the first Afrikaans-language Muslim feature film produced in South Africa. *Barakat*, an Urdu word meaning “Blessings,” was told with gentle humanity stemming from filmmakers with lived experience. This is a rare and insightful glimpse into the heart of the Muslim, Malay, mixed-race community of Cape Town, seen through the prism of one family’s travails as they grapple with the ups and downs of life, love, and familial relationships in a way that is recognizable and relatable.



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This African Muslim Film Festival is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center and cosponsored by the African Studies Center, Arab and Muslim American Studies, the Center for Middle East and North African Studies, Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, the Department of Film, Television, and Media, the Department of Middle Eastern Studies, the Department of Political Science, and the Sawyer Seminar on the Africana Muslim and Genealogies of White Supremacy.


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

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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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, 16 Feb 2023 10:54:04 -0500 2023-04-01T00:00:00-04:00 2023-04-01T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening African Muslim Film Festival
The African Muslim Film Festival. Stream: South African Film, *Barakat* (2020) (April 2, 2023 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/104495 104495-21809467@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, April 2, 2023 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

Welcome to the first-ever African Muslim Film Festival (AMFF) 2023!

The African Muslim Film Festival is the first of its kind, screening films from all across Africa that were made by, for, or about Muslims. All films will be streamable & online, with a variety of films from Sudan, Chad, Egypt, and South Africa.

This year’s festival will offer four films in total, each available as one film a week during the month of March.

March 9-16: *You Will Die at Twenty* - Sudan | 2019 | Drama/Narrative | Directed by Amjad Abu Alala

March 16-23: *Abouna* - Chad | 2002 | Drama | Directed by Mahamat Saleh Haroun

March 23-30: *Mawlana* - Egypt | 2016 | Drama/Mystery | Directed by Magdi Ahmed Ali

March 30- April 6: *Barakat* - South Africa | 2020 | Comedy | Directed by Amy Jephta

The festival opens on Thursday, March 9th at 3 pm ET and closes on Thursday, April 6th at 3 pm ET.

Each film will open and close every Thursday of March at 3 pm ET.

All screenings are free. Some films will only be available in North America. Check each film’s information for more details. All films will include English subtitles.

Pre-order your films, watch trailers, and learn more here: http://watch.eventive.org/amff

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THIS WEEK’S FEATURE:
Available to stream on demand from March 30-April 6 at http://watch.eventive.org/amff

*Barakat*
2020 | 105 minutes | Afrikaans | South Africa
Directed by: Amy Jephta

When matriarch Aisha Davids decides to accept a marriage proposal, she devises a plan to break the news to her four sons over Eid. The only problem is that the two eldest sons have been at odds since their father passed away and refuse to be in the same room at the same time.

Her big reveal is spoiled when the boys hear via the grapevine about their mother’s pending marriage and come together to voice their disapproval. Now it’s up to Aisha, her fiancé, and her daughters-in-law to bring the sons around to her way of thinking using the one thing they can all agree on–the *barakat*. *Barakat*, an Arabic word meaning blessings, is a story about celebrating life, culture, and the importance of family.

Film Background & Facts:
*Barakat* is a 2020 South African family drama film directed by Amy Jephta and produced by Ephraim Gordon. It is the first Afrikaans-language Muslim feature film produced in South Africa. *Barakat*, an Urdu word meaning “Blessings,” was told with gentle humanity stemming from filmmakers with lived experience. This is a rare and insightful glimpse into the heart of the Muslim, Malay, mixed-race community of Cape Town, seen through the prism of one family’s travails as they grapple with the ups and downs of life, love, and familial relationships in a way that is recognizable and relatable.



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This African Muslim Film Festival is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center and cosponsored by the African Studies Center, Arab and Muslim American Studies, the Center for Middle East and North African Studies, Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, the Department of Film, Television, and Media, the Department of Middle Eastern Studies, the Department of Political Science, and the Sawyer Seminar on the Africana Muslim and Genealogies of White Supremacy.


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

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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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, 16 Feb 2023 10:54:04 -0500 2023-04-02T00:00:00-04:00 2023-04-02T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening African Muslim Film Festival
The African Muslim Film Festival. Stream: South African Film, *Barakat* (2020) (April 3, 2023 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/104495 104495-21809468@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 3, 2023 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

Welcome to the first-ever African Muslim Film Festival (AMFF) 2023!

The African Muslim Film Festival is the first of its kind, screening films from all across Africa that were made by, for, or about Muslims. All films will be streamable & online, with a variety of films from Sudan, Chad, Egypt, and South Africa.

This year’s festival will offer four films in total, each available as one film a week during the month of March.

March 9-16: *You Will Die at Twenty* - Sudan | 2019 | Drama/Narrative | Directed by Amjad Abu Alala

March 16-23: *Abouna* - Chad | 2002 | Drama | Directed by Mahamat Saleh Haroun

March 23-30: *Mawlana* - Egypt | 2016 | Drama/Mystery | Directed by Magdi Ahmed Ali

March 30- April 6: *Barakat* - South Africa | 2020 | Comedy | Directed by Amy Jephta

The festival opens on Thursday, March 9th at 3 pm ET and closes on Thursday, April 6th at 3 pm ET.

Each film will open and close every Thursday of March at 3 pm ET.

All screenings are free. Some films will only be available in North America. Check each film’s information for more details. All films will include English subtitles.

Pre-order your films, watch trailers, and learn more here: http://watch.eventive.org/amff

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THIS WEEK’S FEATURE:
Available to stream on demand from March 30-April 6 at http://watch.eventive.org/amff

*Barakat*
2020 | 105 minutes | Afrikaans | South Africa
Directed by: Amy Jephta

When matriarch Aisha Davids decides to accept a marriage proposal, she devises a plan to break the news to her four sons over Eid. The only problem is that the two eldest sons have been at odds since their father passed away and refuse to be in the same room at the same time.

Her big reveal is spoiled when the boys hear via the grapevine about their mother’s pending marriage and come together to voice their disapproval. Now it’s up to Aisha, her fiancé, and her daughters-in-law to bring the sons around to her way of thinking using the one thing they can all agree on–the *barakat*. *Barakat*, an Arabic word meaning blessings, is a story about celebrating life, culture, and the importance of family.

Film Background & Facts:
*Barakat* is a 2020 South African family drama film directed by Amy Jephta and produced by Ephraim Gordon. It is the first Afrikaans-language Muslim feature film produced in South Africa. *Barakat*, an Urdu word meaning “Blessings,” was told with gentle humanity stemming from filmmakers with lived experience. This is a rare and insightful glimpse into the heart of the Muslim, Malay, mixed-race community of Cape Town, seen through the prism of one family’s travails as they grapple with the ups and downs of life, love, and familial relationships in a way that is recognizable and relatable.



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This African Muslim Film Festival is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center and cosponsored by the African Studies Center, Arab and Muslim American Studies, the Center for Middle East and North African Studies, Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, the Department of Film, Television, and Media, the Department of Middle Eastern Studies, the Department of Political Science, and the Sawyer Seminar on the Africana Muslim and Genealogies of White Supremacy.


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

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 Thu, 16 Feb 2023 10:54:04 -0500 2023-04-03T00:00:00-04:00 2023-04-03T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening African Muslim Film Festival
The African Muslim Film Festival. Stream: South African Film, *Barakat* (2020) (April 4, 2023 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/104495 104495-21809469@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 4, 2023 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

Welcome to the first-ever African Muslim Film Festival (AMFF) 2023!

The African Muslim Film Festival is the first of its kind, screening films from all across Africa that were made by, for, or about Muslims. All films will be streamable & online, with a variety of films from Sudan, Chad, Egypt, and South Africa.

This year’s festival will offer four films in total, each available as one film a week during the month of March.

March 9-16: *You Will Die at Twenty* - Sudan | 2019 | Drama/Narrative | Directed by Amjad Abu Alala

March 16-23: *Abouna* - Chad | 2002 | Drama | Directed by Mahamat Saleh Haroun

March 23-30: *Mawlana* - Egypt | 2016 | Drama/Mystery | Directed by Magdi Ahmed Ali

March 30- April 6: *Barakat* - South Africa | 2020 | Comedy | Directed by Amy Jephta

The festival opens on Thursday, March 9th at 3 pm ET and closes on Thursday, April 6th at 3 pm ET.

Each film will open and close every Thursday of March at 3 pm ET.

All screenings are free. Some films will only be available in North America. Check each film’s information for more details. All films will include English subtitles.

Pre-order your films, watch trailers, and learn more here: http://watch.eventive.org/amff

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THIS WEEK’S FEATURE:
Available to stream on demand from March 30-April 6 at http://watch.eventive.org/amff

*Barakat*
2020 | 105 minutes | Afrikaans | South Africa
Directed by: Amy Jephta

When matriarch Aisha Davids decides to accept a marriage proposal, she devises a plan to break the news to her four sons over Eid. The only problem is that the two eldest sons have been at odds since their father passed away and refuse to be in the same room at the same time.

Her big reveal is spoiled when the boys hear via the grapevine about their mother’s pending marriage and come together to voice their disapproval. Now it’s up to Aisha, her fiancé, and her daughters-in-law to bring the sons around to her way of thinking using the one thing they can all agree on–the *barakat*. *Barakat*, an Arabic word meaning blessings, is a story about celebrating life, culture, and the importance of family.

Film Background & Facts:
*Barakat* is a 2020 South African family drama film directed by Amy Jephta and produced by Ephraim Gordon. It is the first Afrikaans-language Muslim feature film produced in South Africa. *Barakat*, an Urdu word meaning “Blessings,” was told with gentle humanity stemming from filmmakers with lived experience. This is a rare and insightful glimpse into the heart of the Muslim, Malay, mixed-race community of Cape Town, seen through the prism of one family’s travails as they grapple with the ups and downs of life, love, and familial relationships in a way that is recognizable and relatable.



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This African Muslim Film Festival is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center and cosponsored by the African Studies Center, Arab and Muslim American Studies, the Center for Middle East and North African Studies, Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, the Department of Film, Television, and Media, the Department of Middle Eastern Studies, the Department of Political Science, and the Sawyer Seminar on the Africana Muslim and Genealogies of White Supremacy.


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

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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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, 16 Feb 2023 10:54:04 -0500 2023-04-04T00:00:00-04:00 2023-04-04T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening African Muslim Film Festival
U-M History Film Series: All Quiet on the Western Front (2022) (April 4, 2023 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/105385 105385-21811639@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 4, 2023 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of History

The U-M History department is proud to partner with the Michigan Theater Foundation for the History Matters film series. Look for us on the marquee soon!

Tickets are FREE for faculty, staff, and students, but seating is limited. Please RSVP using the link below in order to receive a complimentary ticket. Other members of the community are welcome to purchase tickets here: https://michtheater.org/all-quiet-on-the-western-front

On Tuesday, April 4, watch "All Quiet on the Western Front" (2022) at the State Theatre. The film will be introduced by Professors Kira Thurman and Dario Gaggio who will also lead a brief discussion after.

When 17-year-old Paul joins the Western Front in World War I, his initial excitement is soon shattered by the grim reality of life in the trenches. Award-winning Daniel Bruhl ("Inglourious Basterds") stars in this tense drama by Grimme Award winner Edward Berger.

148 mins. Drama. R.

Faculty, students, and staff reserve your ticket here: https://forms.gle/FVdA55khmMx12EwW9

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Film Screening Thu, 23 Feb 2023 15:43:29 -0500 2023-04-04T17:00:00-04:00 2023-04-04T19:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of History Film Screening All Quiet on the Western Front poster
The African Muslim Film Festival. Stream: South African Film, *Barakat* (2020) (April 5, 2023 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/104495 104495-21809470@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 5, 2023 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

Welcome to the first-ever African Muslim Film Festival (AMFF) 2023!

The African Muslim Film Festival is the first of its kind, screening films from all across Africa that were made by, for, or about Muslims. All films will be streamable & online, with a variety of films from Sudan, Chad, Egypt, and South Africa.

This year’s festival will offer four films in total, each available as one film a week during the month of March.

March 9-16: *You Will Die at Twenty* - Sudan | 2019 | Drama/Narrative | Directed by Amjad Abu Alala

March 16-23: *Abouna* - Chad | 2002 | Drama | Directed by Mahamat Saleh Haroun

March 23-30: *Mawlana* - Egypt | 2016 | Drama/Mystery | Directed by Magdi Ahmed Ali

March 30- April 6: *Barakat* - South Africa | 2020 | Comedy | Directed by Amy Jephta

The festival opens on Thursday, March 9th at 3 pm ET and closes on Thursday, April 6th at 3 pm ET.

Each film will open and close every Thursday of March at 3 pm ET.

All screenings are free. Some films will only be available in North America. Check each film’s information for more details. All films will include English subtitles.

Pre-order your films, watch trailers, and learn more here: http://watch.eventive.org/amff

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THIS WEEK’S FEATURE:
Available to stream on demand from March 30-April 6 at http://watch.eventive.org/amff

*Barakat*
2020 | 105 minutes | Afrikaans | South Africa
Directed by: Amy Jephta

When matriarch Aisha Davids decides to accept a marriage proposal, she devises a plan to break the news to her four sons over Eid. The only problem is that the two eldest sons have been at odds since their father passed away and refuse to be in the same room at the same time.

Her big reveal is spoiled when the boys hear via the grapevine about their mother’s pending marriage and come together to voice their disapproval. Now it’s up to Aisha, her fiancé, and her daughters-in-law to bring the sons around to her way of thinking using the one thing they can all agree on–the *barakat*. *Barakat*, an Arabic word meaning blessings, is a story about celebrating life, culture, and the importance of family.

Film Background & Facts:
*Barakat* is a 2020 South African family drama film directed by Amy Jephta and produced by Ephraim Gordon. It is the first Afrikaans-language Muslim feature film produced in South Africa. *Barakat*, an Urdu word meaning “Blessings,” was told with gentle humanity stemming from filmmakers with lived experience. This is a rare and insightful glimpse into the heart of the Muslim, Malay, mixed-race community of Cape Town, seen through the prism of one family’s travails as they grapple with the ups and downs of life, love, and familial relationships in a way that is recognizable and relatable.



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This African Muslim Film Festival is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center and cosponsored by the African Studies Center, Arab and Muslim American Studies, the Center for Middle East and North African Studies, Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, the Department of Film, Television, and Media, the Department of Middle Eastern Studies, the Department of Political Science, and the Sawyer Seminar on the Africana Muslim and Genealogies of White Supremacy.


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

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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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, 16 Feb 2023 10:54:04 -0500 2023-04-05T00:00:00-04:00 2023-04-05T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening African Muslim Film Festival
La Manplesa: An Uprising Remembered (April 5, 2023 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/106543 106543-21814444@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 5, 2023 4:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Latina/o Studies

On May 5th, 1991, people took to the streets of Washington D.C.’s Mount Pleasant neighborhood to protest the police shooting of Daniel Gomez, a young man from El Salvador. Through testimony, song, poetry, and street theatre, La Manplesa: An Uprising Remembered weaves together the collective memory of one of D.C.’s first barrios, and dives into the roots of the ‘91 rebellion. As people across the world take to the streets to demand an end to police brutality, the film honors the largely untold stories that have come before us, and explores how artists prompt us to remember what we still have to fight for.

RSVP for the reception after the screening: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdQ1doM4tGR_dF66vyX9iSw4PR9VTGCzIl3BYP5zSGvUKbG_w/viewform

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Film Screening Wed, 29 Mar 2023 09:22:26 -0400 2023-04-05T16:00:00-04:00 2023-04-05T18:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Latina/o Studies Film Screening Event Poster
The Kingmaker (April 5, 2023 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/106995 106995-21815090@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 5, 2023 5:30pm
Location: Central Campus Classroom Building
Organized By: Asian Languages and Cultures

Film screening and discussion of the compelling documentary film *The Kingmaker*

Discussion in Filipino with Ambeth Ocampo: CSEAS Visiting Professor, University of Michigan; and H.V. deal Costa Professor of History and the Humanities, Anteneo de Manila University

Moderated by Irene Gonzaga, Filipino Lecturer, Asian Languages and Cultures/CSEAS, University of Michigan

Join us April 5th, 2023 5:30-8:30pm, Room 0420 in the CCC Building, 1225 Geddes Ave. Ann Arbor

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Film Screening Wed, 29 Mar 2023 15:59:29 -0400 2023-04-05T17:30:00-04:00 2023-04-05T20:30:00-04:00 Central Campus Classroom Building Asian Languages and Cultures Film Screening Poster
The African Muslim Film Festival. Stream: South African Film, *Barakat* (2020) (April 6, 2023 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/104495 104495-21809471@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 6, 2023 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

Welcome to the first-ever African Muslim Film Festival (AMFF) 2023!

The African Muslim Film Festival is the first of its kind, screening films from all across Africa that were made by, for, or about Muslims. All films will be streamable & online, with a variety of films from Sudan, Chad, Egypt, and South Africa.

This year’s festival will offer four films in total, each available as one film a week during the month of March.

March 9-16: *You Will Die at Twenty* - Sudan | 2019 | Drama/Narrative | Directed by Amjad Abu Alala

March 16-23: *Abouna* - Chad | 2002 | Drama | Directed by Mahamat Saleh Haroun

March 23-30: *Mawlana* - Egypt | 2016 | Drama/Mystery | Directed by Magdi Ahmed Ali

March 30- April 6: *Barakat* - South Africa | 2020 | Comedy | Directed by Amy Jephta

The festival opens on Thursday, March 9th at 3 pm ET and closes on Thursday, April 6th at 3 pm ET.

Each film will open and close every Thursday of March at 3 pm ET.

All screenings are free. Some films will only be available in North America. Check each film’s information for more details. All films will include English subtitles.

Pre-order your films, watch trailers, and learn more here: http://watch.eventive.org/amff

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THIS WEEK’S FEATURE:
Available to stream on demand from March 30-April 6 at http://watch.eventive.org/amff

*Barakat*
2020 | 105 minutes | Afrikaans | South Africa
Directed by: Amy Jephta

When matriarch Aisha Davids decides to accept a marriage proposal, she devises a plan to break the news to her four sons over Eid. The only problem is that the two eldest sons have been at odds since their father passed away and refuse to be in the same room at the same time.

Her big reveal is spoiled when the boys hear via the grapevine about their mother’s pending marriage and come together to voice their disapproval. Now it’s up to Aisha, her fiancé, and her daughters-in-law to bring the sons around to her way of thinking using the one thing they can all agree on–the *barakat*. *Barakat*, an Arabic word meaning blessings, is a story about celebrating life, culture, and the importance of family.

Film Background & Facts:
*Barakat* is a 2020 South African family drama film directed by Amy Jephta and produced by Ephraim Gordon. It is the first Afrikaans-language Muslim feature film produced in South Africa. *Barakat*, an Urdu word meaning “Blessings,” was told with gentle humanity stemming from filmmakers with lived experience. This is a rare and insightful glimpse into the heart of the Muslim, Malay, mixed-race community of Cape Town, seen through the prism of one family’s travails as they grapple with the ups and downs of life, love, and familial relationships in a way that is recognizable and relatable.



__________________
This African Muslim Film Festival is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center and cosponsored by the African Studies Center, Arab and Muslim American Studies, the Center for Middle East and North African Studies, Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, the Department of Film, Television, and Media, the Department of Middle Eastern Studies, the Department of Political Science, and the Sawyer Seminar on the Africana Muslim and Genealogies of White Supremacy.


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

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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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, 16 Feb 2023 10:54:04 -0500 2023-04-06T00:00:00-04:00 2023-04-06T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Film Screening African Muslim Film Festival
CANCELED: DSI Lecture Series | The “Great White Way”: Photography and America’s White Imaginary (April 6, 2023 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/102956 102956-21805614@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 6, 2023 4:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Digital Studies Institute

In the twenty-first century, large-scale media spectacles are ubiquitous in metropolises around the world. These polychromatic spectacles offer a diversity of colors and scintillating delights, though they fail to acknowledge––by their very design––how they also perpetuate historically entrenched legacies of chromophobia. This talk responds to this odd contradiction by leaping backwards in time, to analyze the tensions and power struggles in the history of illuminated light in the American city in the late-nineteenth and early twentieth-centuries. The polemic between old world (European) whiteness and the explosive colors that mark America's twentieth-century “white imaginary” are charted through an archaeological critique of early advertising, photography, and the development of electric palettes for large-scale illuminated signs. By zeroing in on the “White City” at Chicago’s 1893 Columbian World’s Fair, and New York City’s “Great White Way” in the 1910s-1930s, I argue that a new training ground was forged for the American subject, engendering a unique brand of spectatorship rooted in visual possession by way of spectacle-based consumption.

Carolyn L. Kane is the author of "High-Tech Trash: Glitch, Noise, and Aesthetic Failure" (University of California Press, 2019) and "Chromatic Algorithms: Synthetic Color, Computer Art, and Aesthetics After Code" (University of Chicago Press, 2014). Her current monograph, "Electrographic Architecture: New York Color, Las Vegas Light, and America’s White Imaginary" is forthcoming from the University of California Press in 2023. More information can be found here: https://www.torontomu.ca/kane/

Lida Zeitlin-Wu is a DISCO Network Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Michigan. She is a scholar of screen-based media and visual culture whose research focuses on the commodification and quantification of sensory experience under global techno-capitalism. Her current book project, "Seeing By Numbers" traces how color systems—diagrams and models that attempt to encompass the full range of human color vision—came to play a key role in engineering perception over the course of the 20th century.

We want to make our events accessible to all participants. This event will be a hybrid event with both a physical meeting space and an online meeting space. Please register in advance for the online Zoom Webinar here: https://bit.ly/3Cvlmyq

Please register for the physical meeting space at the University of Michigan’s Central Campus: https://myumi.ch/qG1VX

CART will be provided. If you anticipate needing accommodations to participate, please email Eric Mancini at dsi-administration@umich.edu. Please note that some accommodations must be arranged in advance and we encourage you to contact us as soon as possible.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 31 Mar 2023 14:04:58 -0400 2023-04-06T16:00:00-04:00 2023-04-06T17:30:00-04:00 Digital Studies Institute Lecture / Discussion Flyer advertising the Great White Way with photo examples of architecture
Ukrainian Film Series — Winter 2023 (April 6, 2023 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/104049 104049-21808329@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 6, 2023 6:00pm
Location: Modern Languages Building
Organized By: Slavic Languages & Literatures

Ukrainian Film Series

Thursday, February 9th
Location: MLB Aud 3 (MLB 1200)
Mariupol: The Chronicles of Hell
The fall of one of Ukraine's major cities
Mariupol — ruined but not conquered. The city in the east of Ukraine has survived the occupation, total destruction, and a humanitarian catastrophe. The story of Mariupol is an especially horrifying one, with accounts reported that occupiers were murdering civilians, and actively preventing them from escaping. This film is the story of the survivors, and their life in a hell on Earth. Yet it's also a testament to the power of resilience, and Ukrainian fighting spirit.

Thursday, March 9th
Location: MLB Aud 3 (MLB 1200)
ПОВОДИР (The Guide)
Soviet Ukraine, the 1930s. American engineer Michael Shamrock arrives in Kharkiv with his ten-year-old son, Peter to help "build socialism". He falls in love with an actress Olga who has another admirer, Commissar Vladimir.
Under tragic circumstances, the American is killed and his son is saved from his pursuers by a blind bard (kobzar). With no other chance to survive in a foreign land, the boy becomes his guide.

Thursday, April 6
Location: MLB Aud 3 (MLB 1200)
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors, Ukrainian: Тіні забутих предків
A 1965 Ukrainian film by the filmmaker Sergei Parajanov based on the novel Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors by Ukrainian writer Mykhailo Kotsiubynsky that tells a "Romeo and Juliet tale" of young Ukrainian Hutsul lovers trapped on opposite sides of a Carpathian family blood feud.[2][3] New York Film Festival program described the film as an "avant-garde, extravagant, sumptuous saga" and a "haunting work" that combined folk songs and atonal music with fantastic camera work.[5] Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors is considered to be the most internationally heralded Ukrainian film in history,[6] and a classic of Ukrainian magical realist cinema.[7]

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Film Screening Tue, 31 Jan 2023 12:42:48 -0500 2023-04-06T18:00:00-04:00 2023-04-06T20:00:00-04:00 Modern Languages Building Slavic Languages & Literatures Film Screening Ukrainian Film Festival
*Diamonds by the Decade*: The Best of CJS 75th Anniversary Film Series | *Drive My Car* (April 6, 2023 7:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/100244 100244-21799384@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 6, 2023 7:15pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Japanese Studies

Tickets may be purchased at: https://myumi.ch/7eNGz

Two years after his wife’s unexpected death, Yusuke Kafuku, a renowned stage actor and director, receives an offer to direct a production of *Uncle Vanya* at a theater festival in Hiroshima. There, he meets a taciturn young woman assigned by the festival to chauffeur him in his beloved red Saab 900. As the production’s premiere approaches, tensions mount amongst the cast and crew, not least between Yusuke and Koji Takatsuki, a handsome TV star who shares an unwelcome connection to Yusuke’s late wife. Forced to confront painful truths raised from his past, Yusuke begins—with the help of his driver—to face the haunting mysteries his wife left behind. Adapted from Haruki Murakami’s short story, Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Oscar-winning *Drive My Car* is a haunting road movie traveling a path of love, loss, acceptance, and peace.

Read more about the film, including ratings, at the IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14039582/?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 10:31:12 -0400 2023-04-06T19:15:00-04:00 2023-04-06T22:15:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Japanese Studies Film Screening 2020s: Drive My Car (179 min., 2021)
Korean Cinema NOW | Decision to Leave/헤어질 결심 (April 8, 2023 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/104910 104910-21810434@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, April 8, 2023 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Nam Center for Korean Studies

Not Rated | 2022 | 2h 18m | Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Romance | Park Chan-wook
Free & Open to the public | In Korean with English Subtitles

From a mountain peak in South Korea, a man plummets to his death. Did he jump, or was he pushed? When detective Hae-joon arrives on the scene, he begins to suspect the dead man's wife Seo-rae. But as he digs deeper into the investigation, he finds himself trapped in a web of deception and desire.

Watch the trailer: https://youtu.be/Bmoy73lhs-s

TERMS FOR THE 1:00PM SCREENING:
-ALL TICKETS NOT SCANNED AT THE THEATER BY 1:00PM ARE INVALID
-Audience members must be present in-line at the theater to scan their pre-registered tickets by 1:00pm on the screening date. All tickets not scanned by 1:00pm will be released by the theater and thus open to another patron.
-All confirmed films are free and open to the public as long as seating is available.
-Seating is not guaranteed without a registered free ticket scanned by 1:00pm.
-After 1:00pm if open seats are available, audience members without a valid scanned ticket may select a seat in the theater on a first come first served basis.
-Some films are not rated and audience members are solely responsible for the decision to watch any KCN screening.

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Film Screening Mon, 13 Feb 2023 15:24:38 -0500 2023-04-08T13:00:00-04:00 2023-04-08T15:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Nam Center for Korean Studies Film Screening Korean Cinema NOW | Decision to Leave/헤어질 결심
Italian Film Festival USA - Metro Detroit (April 8, 2023 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/107031 107031-21815173@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, April 8, 2023 5:00pm
Location: Lorch Hall
Organized By: Romance Languages & Literatures

@ 5:00 PM : Nevia by Nunzia de Stefano (2019)
Nevia is seventeen-too old to live where she does, and grown up before she's even had the chance to be a child. Tiny and naive, but stubborn, she and her younger sister Enza are being raised by their grandmother Nanà and aunt Lucia in a container park in Ponticelli.
Cast: Virginia Apicella, Pietra Montecorvino, Rosi Franzese, Pietro Ragusa, Franca Abategiovanni, Simone Borelli, Lola Bello, Gianfranco Gallo.
Awards: Lizzani Award (Nunzia De Stefano): Venice Film Festival; Best Breakthrough Actress (Virginia Apicella): Golden Globes, Italy; Nominated Best Film: Venice Film Festival; Best New Director (Nunzia De Stefano): Nastro d'argento.
More info here: https://italianfilmfests.org/nevia.html

@ 7:30 PM: L'immensità by Emanuele Crialese (2022)
Rome, 1970s: Clara and Felice have just moved into a new apartment. Their marriage is over: they don't love each other anymore, but they can't let go. It is the children who keep them together, on whom Clara pours all her desire for freedom. Adriana, the eldest, has just turned 12 and is the most attentive witness of Clara's moods and the growing tensions between her parents. Adriana rejects her name, her identity, and wants to convince everyone that she is a boy. Her obstinacy of hers brings the already fragile family balance to breaking point. While the children wait for a sign to guide them, whether it's a voice from above or a song on TV, everything around and inside them changes.
Cast: Penelope Cruz, Luana Giuliani, Vincenzo Amato, Patrizio Francioni, Maria Chiara Goretti, Penelope Nieto Conti, Alvia Reale, India Santella, Mariangela Granelli, Valentina Cenni, Elena Arvigo, Carlo Gallo, Laura Nardi, Rita De Donato, Filippo Pucillo, Aurora Quattrocchi.
Awards: Nominated Best Film, Queer Lion (Emanuele Crialese): Venice Film Festival.
More info here: https://italianfilmfests.org/immensita.html

*Free and open to the public*
For more info: detroit@italianfilmfests.org
Web: http://italianfilmfests.org/detroit.html
Event sponsored by Michigan Arts&Culture Council; Department of Film, Television, and Media (FTVM) | U-M LSA; Romance Languages and Literatures | U-M LSA; LGBT+ History Month Italia

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Film Screening Fri, 31 Mar 2023 09:05:23 -0400 2023-04-08T17:00:00-04:00 2023-04-08T22:00:00-04:00 Lorch Hall Romance Languages & Literatures Film Screening "Crialese narrates the desire to be authentic." - IL GIORNALE
John Sayles on Welles and Altman (April 14, 2023 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/106991 106991-21815085@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 14, 2023 3:00pm
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: University Library

Noted writer and director John Sayles kicks off the Bilmes Visiting Filmmaker series by sharing items of interest he discovered while looking through the archives of fellow maverick directors Orson Welles and Robert Altman.

Researchers from across the globe have been using the Screen Arts Mavericks & Makers collection at the U-M Library since items began arriving more than a decade ago. Books, papers, articles, movies, mapping projects, and semester-long courses are just some of the outcomes that have been generated from this wealth of material.

We'll also recognize the generosity of Joshua Bilmes, who funded these four research and programmatic initiatives for the U-M Library’s Screen Arts Mavericks & Makers collection, which is held within the Special Collection Research Center:

* The Hubert I. Cohen Research Fellowship
* The Bilmes Screen Arts Mavericks & Makers Student Internship
* Open access support for the U-M Press’s Out of the Archives manuscript series
* The Bilmes Visiting Filmmaker Series

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 30 Mar 2023 11:06:55 -0400 2023-04-14T15:00:00-04:00 2023-04-14T17:00:00-04:00 Hatcher Graduate Library University Library Lecture / Discussion Director John Sayles, 2017. Photo courtesy of Pasatiempo.
Dreams of a Black Cinema: Toni Cade Bambara and the Building of a Black Women's Film Culture. (April 17, 2023 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/106598 106598-21814546@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 17, 2023 4:00pm
Location: Angell Hall
Organized By: Department of English Language and Literature

Join our guest speaker University of Michigan Alum Hayley O'Malley (The University of Iowa), as she discusses "Dreams of a Black Cinema: Toni Cade Bambara and the Building of a Black Women's Film Culture."

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 22 Mar 2023 13:49:09 -0400 2023-04-17T16:00:00-04:00 2023-04-17T17:30:00-04:00 Angell Hall Department of English Language and Literature Lecture / Discussion Toni Cade Bambara
VR / AR Student Project Exhibition (EECS 498) (April 17, 2023 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/107122 107122-21815369@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 17, 2023 7:00pm
Location: Duderstadt Center
Organized By: EECS 494: Introduction to Game Development

Experience socially-impactful VR / AR apps made by Michigan students at the EECS 498 XR Exhibition! Join us December 9th in the first-floor Duderstadt VizStudio.

Learn more about the new "Extended Reality and Society" capstone / MDE course at https://bit.ly/umich_xr

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Exhibition Mon, 03 Apr 2023 02:21:47 -0400 2023-04-17T19:00:00-04:00 2023-04-17T22:00:00-04:00 Duderstadt Center EECS 494: Introduction to Game Development Exhibition Students exhibit VR and AR projects
UM + EMU Student Games Showcase (April 18, 2023 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/107121 107121-21815368@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 18, 2023 7:00pm
Location: BBB
Organized By: EECS 494: Introduction to Game Development

[Hybrid In-Person / Online Showcase!]

In Person : Beyster Building Atrium
Online : https://494Showcase.com

Experience 15+ new student-made video games at the UM + EMU Student Games Showcase! Interact with the student developers, learn more about Michigan and EMU's game development programs, and vote for your favorite games!

Learn more about EECS 494 and the EMU SAG program at https://www.eecs494.com and https://www.emich.edu/cot/vbe/programs/sag/curriculum.php respectively.
Learn more about michigan game development : https://MichiganGameStudios.com
Learn more about IGDA Ann Arbor : https://www.meetup.com/a2-game-designers/

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Exhibition Tue, 04 Apr 2023 15:58:39 -0400 2023-04-18T19:00:00-04:00 2023-04-18T22:00:00-04:00 BBB EECS 494: Introduction to Game Development Exhibition students exhibit their game development / XR projects!
Movie Night in Trotter (April 20, 2023 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/107298 107298-21815846@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 20, 2023 6:00pm
Location: Trotter Multicultural Center
Organized By: Department of Political Science

Please join students of POLSCI 489: Saving the World or Wasting Time: Social Movement Efficacy on April 20, 2023, at 6 pm at the Trotter Multicultural Center MPR for a screening of Hotel Rwanda with snacks, opening remarks, and a short discussion regarding global political prisoners, recently-freed Paul Rusesabagina, and the Rwanda Genocide.

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Film Screening Mon, 17 Apr 2023 12:30:00 -0400 2023-04-20T18:00:00-04:00 2023-04-20T20:00:00-04:00 Trotter Multicultural Center Department of Political Science Film Screening Event description with photo of Paul Rusesabagina and QR code for more information
The 23rd Annual M-agination Film Festival (April 20, 2023 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/106888 106888-21815031@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 20, 2023 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: M-Agination Films/UAC

Since 2000, M-agination Films has produced 8 short films each semester from student-submitted scripts, for a total of around 16 films per year, which we showcase at a festival at the Michigan Theater annually.

This year the festival will be held on Thursday, April 20th at 7pm. Doors open at 6pm. Head over to the Michigan Theater for free swag while supplies last, and 16 brand new student produced films.

We're excited to premiere the following films:
Blue Check
Danny & Me
Golden Gate
Hitchhiker's Guide to a Business Fraternity
House Hunters: Ann Arbor
I’ll Be Your Ahab
Left Behind
Mobstrology
Momo
Neanderthal
New Year, Same Shit
Salem, Bitch!
Tick Tock
Tony Can’t Speak French

Hope to see you there!

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Film Screening Tue, 28 Mar 2023 21:47:02 -0400 2023-04-20T18:00:00-04:00 2023-04-20T22:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location M-Agination Films/UAC Film Screening THE 23RD M-AGINATION FILM FESTIVAL THURSDAY APRIL 20TH DOORS 6PM • SHOW 7PM MICHIGAN THEATER FREE ADMISSION & SWAG
CSEAS Film Screening and Discussion. Dragon For Sale (May 1, 2023 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/107886 107886-21818347@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, May 1, 2023 6:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Center for Southeast Asian Studies

The Center for Southeast Asian Studies at the University of Michigan in collaboration with the Graduate Education & Training in Southeast Asian Studies (GETSEA) consortium and Justice in Southeast Asia Lab (JSEALab), is proud to present a screening of Dragon for Sale followed by a discussion with the film’s Director, Producers, and Research Team.

Dragon for Sale documents the Indonesian government’s “10 New Balis” development project in Eastern Indonesia and its attempts to turn Flores and the Komodo Islands into an international tourist destination. The documentary film highlights the darker side of the project’s history, including catastrophic environmental degradation and multiple human rights violations as local populations are forced out of their ancestral homes to make way for resorts and restaurants. The film showcases the resistance movements of local communities striving to create alternative tourism development and conservation plans through an indigenous framework of human-animal kinship and coexistence.

This hybrid event, simulcast in-person at six leading universities across the United States and on Zoom across the globe, is the first international screening of this groundbreaking documentary since its mid-April release in Indonesia. Join us on May 1, 2023, at Weiser Hall 555 at 6:00 pm or on Zoom at http://bit.ly/41Uqw0X.

Light refreshments will be served.

If you have any questions, please get in touch with Jonathan Valdez at valdezjo@umich.edu.

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

In collaboration with the Graduate Education & Training in Southeast Asian Studies (GETSEA) consortium and Justice in Southeast Asia Lab (JSEALab), Center for Southeast Asian Studies at Northern Illinois University, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, University of Washington, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Carolina Asia Center at University of North Carolina, American Institute for Indonesian Studies (AIFIS), and the Southeast Asia Program at Cornell University

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Film Screening Mon, 01 May 2023 12:06:12 -0400 2023-05-01T18:00:00-04:00 2023-05-01T20:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Center for Southeast Asian Studies Film Screening Dragon For Sale poster