This Week in KMBL 250

Plan 75 (2022)
Directed by Chie Hayakawa
Japanese, 123 min.

Women With a Movie Camera

Set in a disturbingly dystopian near future, Japanese government program Plan 75 encourages senior citizens to be euthanized to remedy an aged society. An elderly woman whose means of survival are vanishing, a pragmatic Plan 75 salesman, and a Filipino laborer face life and death choices in this profoundly humanist drama.

Wednesday, Nov. 29th - 5:00PM Lecture

Wednesday, Nov. 29 — 5:35PM
Thursday, Nov. 30 — 9:10PM
Friday, Dec. 1 — 4:15PM
Saturday, Dec. 2 — 12:15PM
Saturday, Dec. 2— 7:00PM

Broker (2022)
Directed by Hirokazu Koreeda,
Korean, 129 min.

Miscellaneous

In South Korea, a young mother leaves her baby at one of the “baby boxes” meant to provide a safe and anonymous way to give up an unwanted child. When the mother returns, an unlikely bond forms between the conflicted mother and the criminals who use the box in illegal adoption schemes. This bittersweet film earned the Ecumenical Jury Award at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival.

Wednesday, Nov. 29 — 8:00PM
Thursday, Nov. 30 — 5:00PM
Friday, Dec. 1 — 6:40PM
Saturday, Dec. 2 — 2:40PM
Saturday, Dec. 2— 9:20PM

Only When I Dance (2009)
Directed by Beadie Finzi
Portuguese, 78 min.

Black Lives

In this moving documentary, two teenagers pursue their dreams of becoming ballet dancers amid the challenges of life in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro. Despite prejudice and doubt, the dancers are determined to beat the odds and achieve their dreams.

Thursday, Nov. 30 — 7:30PM
Friday, Dec. 1 — 2:30PM
Friday, Dec. 1 — 9:15PM
Saturday, Dec. 2 — 10:30AM
Saturday, Dec. 2— 5:15PM