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Artists & Writers Series

October 21-24

Becoming Astrid

This touching biopic about children’s author Astrid Lindgren, delves into formative experiences that led to her creation of genre defining novels like Pippi Longstocking and Ronia the Robber’s Daughter. (Swedish / Danish) Go to film page >>

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Displaced at Home and Abroad Series

October 21-24

The Second Mother

Val (played by Sundance award winner Regina Casé) left her hometown and her daughter to work in São Paulo as a live-in maid. When that daughter comes to visit, she upsets the world that her mother has come to accept as normal. (Portuguese) Go to film page >>

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Displaced at Home and Abroad Series

October 21-24

Santiago, Italia

In the aftermath of the 1973 coup, the Italian Embassy in Santiago helped hide and extradite many Chileans who opposed the new dictatorship. The documentary Santiago, Italia tells this story through interviews with those involved. (Spanish / Italian) Go to film page >>

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Fall 2020 Semester

Travel the World with IC Streaming

While we are all grounded, for the time being, we can still travel the world this year by viewing some of the best in international film! Each week this semester, IC will offer several feature films and documentaries online through our Hummedia collection.

Our collection on Hummedia will be available to current faculty, students, and staff with a BYU Net ID. Each user will need to sign up individually to gain access to this collection.

New Fall 2020 Poster

Take a look at our new poster for the Fall 2020 semester and listen into a new episode of From the Booth to hear IC Directors' recommendations and thoughts on this semester's films!

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Rex Nielson : Architecture is an Instrument of Social Change

Dr. Rex Nielson, professor of Portuguese with an interest in Luso-Brazilian studies, elaborates on the “Upstairs-Downstairs” narrative in The Second Mother (2015) by zooming in starting with the migrations from Northeastern Brazil to the southeast, then the layout and position of the city, and finally the foundations of colonial-era homes. By drawing out what Brazilian audiences would recognize in accents, architecture, and articulation, Dr. Nielson presents a framework by which to read this film’s political critique. Read more

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