INTERNATIONAL CINEMA
INTERNATIONAL CINEMA

PLAYING THIS WEEK

Film still from Prime Minister (2025). Image of a woman on the phone, her child sitting on her desk, eating an apple.
Film still from The Red Shoes (1948). Image of a ballet dancer running towards a pair of red ballet slippers.
Film still from Tiny Lights (2024). Image of a young girl standing outside, looking up to the adults around her.

PRIME MINISTER (2025)*
Directed by Lindsay Utz and Michelle Walshe
English, 101 min.

Miscellaneous

 

This documentary provides unprecedented access to New-Zealand leader Jacinda Ardern's seven transformative years in power, capturing her meteoric rise, shocking 2023 resignation, and ongoing fight against fear and falsehood in politics.

 

Wednesday, April 1th—LECTURE 5:00PM Professor Jessica Preece (Political Science)
            

Wednesday, Apr. 1 — 5:35PM
Thursday, Apr. 2 — 6:35PM
Friday, Apr. 3 — 8:20PM
Saturday, Apr. 4 — 5:00PM

THE RED SHOES (1948)
Directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger
English, French and Russian, 135 min.

Dance

 

A visually stunning masterpiece, The Red Shoes is a cinematic fairy tale that plunges viewers into the passionate, competitive world of a prestigious ballet company. Based on the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale.

 

Wednesday, Apr. 1 — 7:40PM
Thursday, Apr. 2 — 8:40PM
Friday, Apr. 3 — 4:10PM
Saturday, Apr. 4 — 8:35PM

TINY LIGHTS (2024)*
Directed by Beata Parkanová
Czech, Slovak, 74 min.

Childhood

 

A sensitive and visually striking character study, Tiny Lights is a powerful meditation on the things children see and hear long before they can name the ache of a world shifting around them. 

 

Thursday, Apr. 2 — 5:00PM
Friday, Apr. 3 — 2:30PM
Friday, Apr. 3 — 6:45PM
Saturday, Apr. 4 — 7:05PM

Upcoming Faculty Lecture

"Cinema, Rebirth, and Memory in Om Shanti Om."
By Michael Easterling

 

Professor Michael Easterling teaches Interdisciplinary Humanities classes in the BYU Department of Comparative Arts and Letters. A doctoral student at Kansas State University, his research explores the Guru-Shishya Parampara, focusing on how oral traditions and iconography shape spiritual identity and pedagogy.

A SCREENING OF
Om Shanti Om
(Farah Khan, Hindi and Urdu, 2007, 162 min.)

Lecture @ 5:00PM
Film @ 5:35PM

Wednesday, April 8
250 KMBL

Next Week's Showtimes

Wednesday,
Apr. 8

5:00PM — Faculty Lecture

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5:35PM — Om Shanti Om (2007)

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8:40PM — Parasite (2019)

Thursday,
Apr. 9

5:00PM — The Making of a Japanese (2023)

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7:10PM — Om Shanti Om (2007)

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10:15PM — The Making of a Japanese (2023)

Friday,
Apr. 10

2:30PM — Parasite (2019)

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5:00PM — Om Shanti Om (2007)

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8:00 PM — Parasite (2019)

Saturday,
Apr. 11

9:30AM — The Making of a Japanese (2023)

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11:30AM — Om Shanti Om (2007)

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2:35PM — The Making of a Japanese (2023)

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4:30PM — Parasite (2019)

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7:05PM — The Making of a Japanese (2023)

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9:00PM — Parasite (2019)

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

Film still from Prime Minister (2025). Image of a woman on the phone, her child sitting on her desk, eating an apple.

PRIME MINISTER (2025)*
Directed by Lindsay Utz and Michelle Walshe
English, 101 min.

Miscellaneous

 

This documentary provides unprecedented access to New-Zealand leader Jacinda Ardern's seven transformative years in power, capturing her meteoric rise, shocking 2023 resignation, and ongoing fight against fear and falsehood in politics.

 

Wednesday, April 1th—LECTURE 5:00PM Professor Jessica Preece (Political Science)
            

Wednesday, Apr. 1 — 5:35PM
Thursday, Apr. 2 — 6:35PM
Friday, Apr. 3 — 8:20PM
Saturday, Apr. 4 — 5:00PM

Film still from The Red Shoes (1948). Image of a ballet dancer running towards a pair of red ballet slippers.

THE RED SHOES (1948)
Directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger
English, French and Russian, 135 min.

Dance

 

A visually stunning masterpiece, The Red Shoes is a cinematic fairy tale that plunges viewers into the passionate, competitive world of a prestigious ballet company. Based on the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale.

 

Wednesday, Apr. 1 — 7:40PM
Thursday, Apr. 2 — 8:40PM
Friday, Apr. 3 — 4:10PM
Saturday, Apr. 4 — 8:35PM

Film still from Tiny Lights (2024). Image of a young girl standing outside, looking up to the adults around her.

TINY LIGHTS (2024)*
Directed by Beata Parkanová
Czech, Slovak, 74 min.

Childhood

 

A sensitive and visually striking character study, Tiny Lights is a powerful meditation on the things children see and hear long before they can name the ache of a world shifting around them. 

 

Thursday, Apr. 2 — 5:00PM
Friday, Apr. 3 — 2:30PM
Friday, Apr. 3 — 6:45PM
Saturday, Apr. 4 — 7:05PM

Upcoming Faculty Lecture

"Cinema, Rebirth, and Memory in Om Shanti Om."
By Michael Easterling

 

Professor Michael Easterling teaches Interdisciplinary Humanities classes in the BYU Department of Comparative Arts and Letters. A doctoral student at Kansas State University, his research explores the Guru-Shishya Parampara, focusing on how oral traditions and iconography shape spiritual identity and pedagogy.

A SCREENING OF
Om Shanti Om
(Farah Khan, Hindi and Urdu, 2007, 162 min.)

Lecture @ 5:00PM
Film @ 5:35PM

Wednesday, April 8
250 KMBL

Next Week's Showtimes

Wednesday,
Apr. 8

5:00PM — Faculty Lecture

---------

5:35PM — Om Shanti Om (2007)

---------

8:40PM — Parasite (2019)

Thursday,
Apr. 9

5:00PM — The Making of a Japanese (2023)

---------

7:10PM — Om Shanti Om (2007)

---------

10:15PM — The Making of a Japanese (2023)

Friday,
Apr. 10

2:30PM — Parasite (2019)

---------

5:00PM — Om Shanti Om (2007)

---------

8:00 PM — Parasite (2019)

Saturday,
Apr. 11

9:30AM — The Making of a Japanese (2023)

---------

11:30AM — Om Shanti Om (2007)

---------

2:35PM — The Making of a Japanese (2023)

---------

4:30PM — Parasite (2019)

---------

7:05PM — The Making of a Japanese (2023)

---------

9:00PM — Parasite (2019)

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