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WINTER - SPRING 2025

 

 

  • Feb. 20: FILM SCREENING + Q&A: "We Were Here - The Untold History of Black Africans in Renaissance Europe"
    • A groundbreaking documentary by Italian Afro-descendant artist Fred Kudjo Kuwornu focuses on Black Africans’ long history of representation in, and contribution to, the development of visual culture in Europe.
    • The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker Fred Kudjo Kuwornu. This event is co-sponsored by the Black Studies Project, Italian Studies, European Studies, and the Suraj Israni Center for Cinematic Arts as a part of the Black Europe Series and Black History Month 2025 at UC San Diego.
    • 5-7:30pm | Mosaic Auditorium #113 | Free and open to all | Please RSVP
       
  • March 4: FILM SCREENING + Q&A: "Mountains"
    • A Haitian demolition worker is faced with the realities of redevelopment as he is tasked with dismantling his rapidly gentrifying Miami neighborhood.
    • The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker Monica Sorelle, with guests Joy Brunson and Phanesia Pharel. This event is held in relation to Professor Mysia Anderson's class "Great Performances on Film: Picturing Paradise"
    • 5-7:30pm | Mosaic Auditorium #113 | Free and open to all | Space is limited - Please RSVP

 

 

 

 

 

  • April 8: *SPANISH FILM SERIES: Film #4: "The Return / El Regreso"
    • 6pm | Mosaic Auditorium #113 | Free and open to all | No RSVP necessary

 

  • May 13: *SPANISH FILM SERIES: Film #5 "Alegría"
    • 6pm | Mosaic Auditorium #113 | Free and open to all | No RSVP necessary
       

* This is a 5-part Spanish Film Series led by the Department of Literature's Associate Teaching Professor of Spanish, Ryan Bessett. The series seeks to raise the visibility of Spanish at UC San Diego, while creating community among Latinx folks and anyone interested in the Spanish language or the cultures of the people who speak it. Films will be in Spanish with English subtitles.

 

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FALL 2024



Nov 13 - 16: Otherwise Film Festival

The OTHERWISE film festival foregrounds marginalized voices and their unique cinematic narratives to redefine the boundaries of representation in contemporary cinema. 

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Otherwise Film Festival
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Nov 15: Kartik Nair and Bombay Horror

Enjoy a discussion with film expert and author Kartik Nair. His book “Seeing Things: The Archive of Bombay Horror," offers a fascinating look into the haunted houses, grotesque bodies, and graphic violence that left an indelible mark on the world's largest film culture.

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Nov 20-23: San Diego Environmental Film Festival

The San Diego Environmental Film Festival (SDEFF) is a registered 501c3 nonprofit created to inspire and effect social change through the mediums of film, art and storytelling. The 2024 festival includes screenings, filmmaker panels, music, food, environmental organizations, artists and more!

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Nov 22: Seaways: Embodied Pacific Project

EMBODIED PACIFIC is a PST ART: Art and Science Collide partnership. This event features film screenings and panel discussions on navigating Indigenous wayfinding across water, wine, and wildfire.

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