INTERNATIONAL CINEMA
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PLAYING THIS WEEK

Film still from The Learning Tree (1969). Image of a boy and girl talking and smiling as they stand under a tree.
Film still from Once Upon My Mother (2025). Image of a mother holding her son.
Film still from Let the River Flow (2023). Image of two men sitting on the back of a car, the man on the right smoking.

THE LEARNING TREE (1969)*
Directed by Gordon Parks
English, 107 min. 

Miscellaneous

 

Gordon Parks made history with this 1969 film — becoming the first Black director to helm a major Hollywood studio production. Adapting his own semi-autobiographical novel, Parks tells the story of a Black teenager's coming-of-age in the 1920s, also writing and scoring the film himself.

 

Wednesday, Oct. 21th—5:00PM Lecture 

Wednesday, Oct. 21 — 5:35PM
Thursday, Oct. 22 — 7:10PM
Friday, Oct. 23 — 4:50PM
Saturday, Oct. 24 — 10:30AM
Saturday, Oct. 24 — 9:30PM

ONCE UPON MY MOTHER (2025)
Directed by Ken Scott
French, 102 min.

Roots and Routes

 

A force-of-nature mother, a clubfoot diagnosis doctors call hopeless, and one stubborn promise: her son will walk, dance, and live a fabulous life. Set to Sylvie Vartan's music, this is a joyful portrait of a big, vibrant family whose love and chaos make them richer than any fortune.

Wednesday, Oct. 21 — 7:45PM
Thursday, Oct. 22 — 5:00PM
Friday, Oct. 23 — 9:20PM
Saturday, Oct. 24 — 3:00PM
Saturday, Oct. 24 — 7:25PM

LET THE RIVER FLOW (2023)*
Directed by Ole Giæver
Norwegian, Saami, Swedish, 118 min.

The Future of Nature

 

Summer 1979: a hydroelectric dam threatens to drown the Alta-Kautokeino river, the lifeblood of Sámi land. Ester, a young teacher who has long hidden her heritage, is pulled into the protest camps along its banks — and into a reckoning with the land, her people, and herself.

 

Thursday, Oct. 22 — 9:20PM
Friday, Oct. 23 — 2:30PM
Friday, Oct. 23 — 7:00PM
Saturday, Oct. 24 — 12:40PM
Saturday, Oct. 24 — 5:05PM

Upcoming Q&A

In Collaboration with BYU’s Museum of Art: An Introduction to Gordon Parks Life and Art by Kirk Sharp

Kirk Sharp has served as Executive Director of the Gordon Parks Museum at Fort Scott Community College since 2019, dedicated to honoring the life and legacy of photographer, filmmaker, writer, and musician Gordon Parks. Sharp has been involved with the museum since 2004, working to advance its mission of using Parks’s story to teach artistic creativity, cultural awareness, and the role of diversity in our lives.

Film still from The Learning Tree (1969). Image of a boy on trial sitting on a stand.

FOLLOWING THE SINGLE SCREENING OF
The Learning Tree
(Gordon Parks, English, 1969, 107 min.)

Lecture @ 5:00 PM
Film Starts @ 5:35 PM
Wednesday, October 21
250 KMBL

Upcoming Events

Halloween Week at International Cinema!

Join us Halloween week for three classic films, Dracula (1931), Psycho (1960), and I Walked with a Zombie (1934)! Come with your costumes and enjoy a spooky week of films!

Next Week's Showtimes

Wednesday,
Oct. 28

Lecture
"I Walked with a Psycho Vampire" 
By Carl Sederholm
5:00PM 

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Psycho (1960, English)
5:35PM

Drácula (1931, Spanish and Hungarian)
7:50PM 

Thursday,
Oct. 29

I Walked with a Zombie (1943, English)
5:00PM 

Drácula (1931, Spanish and Hungarian)
6:35PM 

Psycho (1960, English)
8:45PM 

Friday,
Oct. 30

I Walked with a Zombie (1943, English)
4:00PM 

Drácula (1931, Spanish and Hungarian)
5:35PM 

Psycho (1960, English)
7:45PM 

I Walked with a Zombie (1943, English)
10:00PM 

Saturday,
Oct. 31

Drácula (1931, Spanish and Hungarian)
11:30AM 

I Walked with a Zombie (1943, English)
1:40PM 

Psycho (1960, English)
3:15PM 

Drácula (1931, Spanish and Hungarian)
5:30PM

I Walked with a Zombie (1943, English)
7:40PM

Psycho (1960, English)
9:15PM

International Cinema Podcast

The International Cinema Podcast, Fall 2026, Episode 1. Title: Little Amélie or the Character of Rain. Image: Film still from Little Amélie or the Character of Rain (2025).
The International Cinema Podcast, Winter 2026, Episode 6. Title: Cría Cuervos. Film still from the film, Cría Cuervos.
The International Cinema Podcast, Winter 2026, Episode 5. Title: Round Midnight. Film still from the film, Round Midnight.

International Cinema Newsletter

red curtain in the background with white letters that read: International Cinema

PLAYING THIS WEEK

Film still from The Learning Tree (1969). Image of a boy and girl talking and smiling as they stand under a tree.

THE LEARNING TREE (1969)*
Directed by Gordon Parks
English, 107 min. 

Miscellaneous

 

Gordon Parks made history with this 1969 film — becoming the first Black director to helm a major Hollywood studio production. Adapting his own semi-autobiographical novel, Parks tells the story of a Black teenager's coming-of-age in the 1920s, also writing and scoring the film himself.

 

Wednesday, Oct. 21th—5:00PM Lecture 

Wednesday, Oct. 21 — 5:35PM
Thursday, Oct. 22 — 7:10PM
Friday, Oct. 23 — 4:50PM
Saturday, Oct. 24 — 10:30AM
Saturday, Oct. 24 — 9:30PM

Film still from Once Upon My Mother (2025). Image of a mother holding her son.

ONCE UPON MY MOTHER (2025)
Directed by Ken Scott
French, 102 min.

Roots and Routes

 

A force-of-nature mother, a clubfoot diagnosis doctors call hopeless, and one stubborn promise: her son will walk, dance, and live a fabulous life. Set to Sylvie Vartan's music, this is a joyful portrait of a big, vibrant family whose love and chaos make them richer than any fortune.

Wednesday, Oct. 21 — 7:45PM
Thursday, Oct. 22 — 5:00PM
Friday, Oct. 23 — 9:20PM
Saturday, Oct. 24 — 3:00PM
Saturday, Oct. 24 — 7:25PM

Film still from Let the River Flow (2023). Image of two men sitting on the back of a car, the man on the right smoking.

LET THE RIVER FLOW (2023)*
Directed by Ole Giæver
Norwegian, Saami, Swedish, 118 min.

The Future of Nature

 

Summer 1979: a hydroelectric dam threatens to drown the Alta-Kautokeino river, the lifeblood of Sámi land. Ester, a young teacher who has long hidden her heritage, is pulled into the protest camps along its banks — and into a reckoning with the land, her people, and herself.

 

Thursday, Oct. 22 — 9:20PM
Friday, Oct. 23 — 2:30PM
Friday, Oct. 23 — 7:00PM
Saturday, Oct. 24 — 12:40PM
Saturday, Oct. 24 — 5:05PM

Upcoming Q&A

In Collaboration with BYU’s Museum of Art: An Introduction to Gordon Parks Life and Art by Kirk Sharp

Kirk Sharp has served as Executive Director of the Gordon Parks Museum at Fort Scott Community College since 2019, dedicated to honoring the life and legacy of photographer, filmmaker, writer, and musician Gordon Parks. Sharp has been involved with the museum since 2004, working to advance its mission of using Parks’s story to teach artistic creativity, cultural awareness, and the role of diversity in our lives.

FOLLOWING THE SINGLE SCREENING OF
The Learning Tree
(Gordon Parks, English, 1969, 107 min.)

Lecture @ 5:00 PM
Film Starts @ 5:35 PM
Wednesday, October 21
250 KMBL

Upcoming Events

Halloween Week at International Cinema!

Join us Halloween week for three classic films, Dracula (1931), Psycho (1960), and I Walked with a Zombie (1934)! Come with your costumes and enjoy a spooky week of films!

Next Week's Showtimes

Wednesday,
Oct. 28

Lecture
"I Walked with a Psycho Vampire" 
By Carl Sederholm
5:00PM 

----------

Psycho (1960, English)
5:35PM

Drácula (1931, Spanish and Hungarian)
7:50PM 

Thursday,
Oct. 29

I Walked with a Zombie (1943, English)
5:00PM 

Drácula (1931, Spanish and Hungarian)
6:35PM 

------------------------------------

Psycho (1960, English)
8:45PM 

Friday,
Oct. 30

I Walked with a Zombie (1943, English)
4:00PM 

Drácula (1931, Spanish and Hungarian)
5:35PM 

------------------------------------

Psycho (1960, English)
7:45PM 

I Walked with a Zombie (1943, English)
10:00PM 

Saturday,
Oct. 31

Drácula (1931, Spanish and Hungarian)
11:30AM 

I Walked with a Zombie (1943, English)
1:40PM 

------------------------------------

Psycho (1960, English)
3:15PM 

Drácula (1931, Spanish and Hungarian)
5:30PM

------------------------------------

I Walked with a Zombie (1943, English)
7:40PM

Psycho (1960, English)
9:15PM

International Cinema Podcast

The International Cinema Podcast, Fall 2026, Episode 1. Title: Little Amélie or the Character of Rain. Image: Film still from Little Amélie or the Character of Rain (2025).
The International Cinema Podcast, Winter 2026, Episode 6. Title: Cría Cuervos. Film still from the film, Cría Cuervos.
The International Cinema Podcast, Winter 2026, Episode 5. Title: Round Midnight. Film still from the film, Round Midnight.
red curtain in the background with white letters that read: International Cinema