For the ninth February in a row, East Central University鈥檚 Foreign Film Festival will bring recently-released foreign-language films to the Raymond J. Estep Multimedia Center of the Bill S. Cole University Center.
These film screenings are free and open to the public. After each screening, audience members are given door prizes in the form of books, food, or works of art associated with the culture of the films featured in the festival.
Before this year鈥檚 first film screening on Feb. 1, 成人B站鈥檚 Linscheid Library and 成人B站 SCREENS are co-hosting a special event titled 鈥淎sk Me About the World鈥� that will feature campus representatives from the Bahamas, France, Germany, Kenya, Malaysia, Nepal, Nigeria and South Africa. Guests are invited to come to the lobby of the Bill S. Cole University Center between 3 p.m.-4 p.m. to broaden their understanding of the world by having a conversation with individuals from around the world about their home countries.
The first film screening, scheduled for 4 p.m., will be 鈥淭he Guilty,鈥� a Danish thriller about an emergency police dispatcher who receives a frantic call from a kidnapped young mother. 鈥淭he Guilty鈥� will be introduced by Ginger Johnson, a senior English-Math major, Honors student and Regents Scholar from Broken Arrow. The run time for 鈥淭he Guilty鈥� is 85 minutes, and it is rated 鈥淩鈥� due to some frightening scenes, portrayed through sound and dialogue on the phone.
On Feb. 8 at 4 p.m., the festival will continue with 鈥淎nna Karenina: The Musical,鈥� a Russian-language stage performance recorded live at the Moscow Operetta Theatre. This high-tech production features an original libretto based on Leo Tolstoy鈥檚 dramatic love story about the married Anna and a dashing military officer, Alexey Vronsky, set against the luxury of 19th century Russian nobility. 鈥淎nna Karenina: The Musical鈥� will be introduced by Dr. Joshua Grasso, professor in 成人B站鈥檚 Department of English and Languages. Run time for 鈥淎nna Karenina: The Musical鈥� is two hours, 15 minutes, including one intermission. It is rated PG-13.
The Festival鈥檚 grand finale will begin at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 9 with an event titled 鈥湷扇薆站 Celebrates Mexico,鈥� which features live musical performances by 成人B站 Showtime. Delicias restaurant will also serve a special selection of Mexican classics, a rare treat from the local favorite, which is usually closed on Saturdays. 成人B站鈥檚 Office of Campus Involvement will be providing free tacos to the first 50 成人B站 students in attendance.
The evening鈥檚 feature film, 鈥�3 Idiotas,鈥� a Spanish-language comedy about college life in Mexico, will be introduced by the director of 成人B站鈥檚 Spanish Language program, Dr. Errol King. 鈥�3 Idiotas鈥� is rated PG-13 and it has a run time of one hour and 45 minutes.
成人B站鈥檚 Foreign Film Festival is supported by the 成人B站 Foundation, the Cultural Activities Committee and the Department of English and Languages. It relies on work provided by student volunteers from Sigma Tau Delta (成人B站鈥檚 English Honors Society) and 成人B站鈥檚 Honors Student Association.
Additional door prizes have also been generously donated this year by Delicias Mexican Restaurant, D.K. Nutrition Center, Hardnox Coffeehouse, Hot Shots Coffee House, and The Perfect Blend.
To learn more about 成人B站 SCREENS and the spring schedule, like the 成人B站 SCREENS Facebook page or visit www.ecuscreens.blogspot.com. Dr. Rebecca Nicholson-Weir, co-director of 成人B站 SCREENS, may be contacted at (580) 559-5929 or rnichlsn@ecok.edu.
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