This Week in KMBL 250

Hidden Letters (2022)
Directed by Violet Du Feng & Qing Zha
Mandarin, 89 min.

Women With a Movie Camera

For thousands of years, women in China, who were often forced into oppressive marriages and forbidden to read or write, shared a secret language among themselves called Nushu. Offering a unique lens through which to view women’s equality, this fascinating documentary explores the increasing commercialization of the deeply private Nushu language.

Wednesday, Sep. 27 - 5:00PM Lecture

Wednesday, Sep. 27 — 5:35PM
Thursday, Sep. 28 — 9:30PM
Friday, Sep. 29 — 7:00PM
Saturday, Sep. 30 — 10:30PM

The Lunchbox (2013)
Directed by Ritesh Batra
Hindi, 104 min.

Food

A young woman makes an unexpected connection to an older man after a mistaken delivery in Mumbai's uniquely efficient lunchbox delivery system. Together their relationship and worldview develops through notes they exchange via lunchbox.

Thursday, Sep. 28 — 7:20PM
Friday, Sep. 29 — 2:30PM
Friday, Sep. 29 — 8:50PM

Volver (2006)
Directed by Pedro Almodóvar
Spanish, 121 min.

Mother Daughter

Raimunda, a working-class woman, goes to great lengths to protect her 14-year-old daughter. When Raimunda’s mother returns from the dead, things really get complicated in this beloved comedy-drama from one of Spain’s greatest directors.

Wednesday, Sep. 27 — 7:30PM
Thursday, Sep. 28 — 5:00PM
Friday, Sep. 29 — 4:40PM
Saturday, Sep. 30 — 8:15PM