INTERNATIONAL CINEMA
INTERNATIONAL CINEMA

PLAYING THIS WEEK

Poster for the film, Eternal You (2024). Image of two figures hugging, one light, the other dark.
Film still from Chang'an (2024). Image of men in the clouds looking cheerful.
Film still from Little Amélie or the Character of Rain (2025). Image of a mother and daughter looking out the window.

ETERNAL YOU (2024)
Directed by Hans Block and Moritz Riesewieck
Korean and English, 87 min.

The Age of AI

 

This documentary explores the booming digital afterlife industry, where tech startups use AI to create realistic avatars of the deceased, raising profound ethical and psychological questions about commodifying grief and the consequences of playing God in the digital age.

 

Wednesday, Sep. 9th—5:00PM Lecture

Wednesday, Sep. 9 — 5:35PM
Thursday, Sep. 10 — 6:45PM
Friday, Sep. 11 — 7:25PM
Saturday, Sep. 12 — 10:30AM
Saturday, Sep. 12 — 7:00PM

CHANG'AN (2023)
Directed by Junwei Xie and Jing Zou
Mandarin, 168 min.

Poetry

 

Chang’an chronicles the friendship between legendary poets Li Bai and Gao Shi, tracking their shifting fortunes from the Tang Dynasty to its decline during the An Lushan Rebellion, integrating classic Chinese poetry to celebrate art, ambition, and enduring camaraderie.

 

Wednesday, Sep. 9 — 7:25PM
Thursday, Sep. 10 — 6:45PM
Friday, Sep. 11 — 2:30PM
Saturday, Sep. 12 — 2:05PM
Saturday, Sep. 12 — 8:50PM

Little Amélie or the Character of Rain (2025)
Directed by Liane-Cho Han Jin Kuang and Maïlys Vallade
French, 77 min.

Roots and Routes

 

Based on the autobiographical novel by Amélie Nothomp, this animated film poetically explores the world through the eyes of a three-year-old Belgian girl living in Japan.

 

Thursday, Sep. 10 — 5:00PM
Friday, Sep. 11 — 5:40PM
Friday, Sep. 11 — 9:15PM
Saturday, Sep. 12 — 12:20PM
Saturday, Sep. 12 — 5:15PM

Upcoming Faculty Lecture

"then the letting go —"

Brian Croxall


Brian Croxall is associate research professor of digital humanities. In the Winter 2026 semester, he taught the first-ever version of “AI for the Humanities” across four departments in BYU's College of Humanities. He’ll be teaching it again this coming Winter. His most recent research project is on the Choose Your Own Adventure books. And with Michael J. Call, he co-directs the Y Play Games initiative here at BYU.

FOLLOWED BY A SCREENING OF
Eternal You
(Hans Block and Moritz Riesewieck, Korean and English, 2024, 87 min.)

Lecture @ 5:00 PM
Wednesday, September 9
250 KMBL

Next Week's Showtimes

Wednesday,
Sep. 16

5  PM Faculty Lecture

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Executive Order (2020)
5:35PM 

Drifting Clouds (1996)
7:45PM 

Thursday,
Sep. 17

Belle (2021)
5:00PM 

Executive Order (2020)
7:25PM 

Drifting Clouds (1996)
9:30PM 

Friday,
Sep. 18

Belle (2021)
2:30PM 

Drifting Clouds (1996)
4:55PM 

Belle (2021)
6:55PM 

Executive Order (2020)
9:20PM 

Saturday,
Sep. 19

Drifting Clouds (1996)
10:30AM 

Belle (2021)
12:30PM 

Executive Order (2020)
2:55PM 

Drifting Clouds (1996)
5:05PM 

Executive Order (2020)
7:05PM 

Belle (2021)
9:15PM 

International Cinema Podcast

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.
The International Cinema Podcast, Winter 2026, Episode 4. Title: The Taste of Things. Image of a man and woman smiling at each other.

International Cinema Newsletter

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

PLAYING THIS WEEK

Poster for the film, Eternal You (2024). Image of two figures hugging, one light, the other dark.

ETERNAL YOU (2024)
Directed by Hans Block and Moritz Riesewieck
Korean and English, 87 min.

The Age of AI

 

This documentary explores the booming digital afterlife industry, where tech startups use AI to create realistic avatars of the deceased, raising profound ethical and psychological questions about commodifying grief and the consequences of playing God in the digital age.

 

Wednesday, Sep. 9th—5:00PM Lecture

Wednesday, Sep. 9 — 5:35PM
Thursday, Sep. 10 — 6:45PM
Friday, Sep. 11 — 7:25PM
Saturday, Sep. 12 — 10:30AM
Saturday, Sep. 12 — 7:00PM

Film still from Chang'an (2024). Image of men in the clouds looking cheerful.

CHANG'AN (2023)
Directed by Junwei Xie and Jing Zou
Mandarin, 168 min.

Poetry

 

Chang’an chronicles the friendship between legendary poets Li Bai and Gao Shi, tracking their shifting fortunes from the Tang Dynasty to its decline during the An Lushan Rebellion, integrating classic Chinese poetry to celebrate art, ambition, and enduring camaraderie.

 

Wednesday, Sep. 9 — 7:25PM
Thursday, Sep. 10 — 6:45PM
Friday, Sep. 11 — 2:30PM
Saturday, Sep. 12 — 2:05PM
Saturday, Sep. 12 — 8:50PM

Film still from Little Amélie or the Character of Rain (2025). Image of a mother and daughter looking out the window.

Little Amélie or the Character of Rain (2025)
Directed by Liane-Cho Han Jin Kuang and Maïlys Vallade
French, 77 min.

Roots and Routes

 

Based on the autobiographical novel by Amélie Nothomp, this animated film poetically explores the world through the eyes of a three-year-old Belgian girl living in Japan.

 

Thursday, Sep. 10 — 5:00PM
Friday, Sep. 11 — 5:40PM
Friday, Sep. 11 — 9:15PM
Saturday, Sep. 12 — 12:20PM
Saturday, Sep. 12 — 5:15PM

Upcoming Faculty Lecture

"then the letting go —"

Brian Croxall


Brian Croxall is associate research professor of digital humanities. In the Winter 2026 semester, he taught the first-ever version of “AI for the Humanities” across four departments in BYU's College of Humanities. He’ll be teaching it again this coming Winter. His most recent research project is on the Choose Your Own Adventure books. And with Michael J. Call, he co-directs the Y Play Games initiative here at BYU.

FOLLOWED BY A SCREENING OF
Eternal You
(Hans Block and Moritz Riesewieck, Korean and English, 2024, 87 min.)

Lecture @ 5:00 PM
Wednesday, September 9
250 KMBL

Next Week's Showtimes

Wednesday,
Sep. 16

5  PM Faculty Lecture

----------

Executive Order (2020)
5:35PM 

Drifting Clouds (1996)
7:45PM 

Thursday,
Sep. 17

Belle (2021)
5:00PM 

Executive Order (2020)
7:25PM 

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

Drifting Clouds (1996)
9:30PM 

Friday,
Sep. 18

Belle (2021)
2:30PM 

Drifting Clouds (1996)
4:55PM 

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

Belle (2021)
6:55PM 

Executive Order (2020)
9:20PM 

Saturday,
Sep. 19

Drifting Clouds (1996)
10:30AM 

Belle (2021)
12:30PM 

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

Executive Order (2020)
2:55PM 

Drifting Clouds (1996)
5:05PM 

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

Executive Order (2020)
7:05PM 

Belle (2021)
9:15PM 

International Cinema Podcast

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.
The International Cinema Podcast, Winter 2026, Episode 4. Title: The Taste of Things. Image of a man and woman smiling at each other.
red curtain in the background with white letters that read: International Cinema