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2022 North Carolina Latin American Film Festival: Papi

FedEx Global Education Center, Nelson Mandela Auditorium 301 Pittsboro St., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Followed by a reception in the Atrium @ 4:30 p.m. Watch trailer Followed @ 5 p.m. by Martírio. Introduction by Professor Pedro Lopes de Almeida, UNC-CH Department of Romance Studies. Dir. by Vicente Carelli, Ernesto de Carvalho, Tatiana Almeida. Brazil. … Read more

2022 North Carolina Latin American Film Festival: Cabeça de Nêgo (A Bruddah’s Mind)

FedEx Global Education Center, Nelson Mandela Auditorium 301 Pittsboro St., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Dir. by Déo Cardoso. Brazil. 2020. 86 min. In Portuguese with English subtitles. Based on real events, this political drama fuses Brazilian history with international anti-racist movements. Saulo, a black introvert student and fan of the Black Panther Movement, challenges … Read more

2022 North Carolina Latin American Film Festival: Secrets from Putumayo

Chelsea Theater 1129 Weaver Dairy Road, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Dir. by Aurélio Micheles. Brazil. 2020. 83 min. In English, Spanish, and Portuguese with English subtitles. The story of the father of indigenous human rights inquiries, Roger Casement (1864-1916). His work in Africa, Brazil, and his native Ireland still has … Read more

Film Screening: Aftermath (Poland, 2013)

Varsity Theatre 123 E. Franklin St., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Franek and Jozek Kalina, sons of a poor farmer, are brothers from a small village in central Poland. Franek immigrated to the United States in the 80’s, and cut all ties with his family. Only when Jozek’s wife arrives in … Read more

2022 North Carolina Latin American Film Festival: La Llorona

Richard White Lecture Hall, Duke University 1308 Campus Dr, Durham, NC, United States

Dir. by Jayro Bustamante. Guatemala. 2019. 86 min. In Spanish with English subtitles. Indignant retired general Enrique finally faces trial for the genocidal massacre of thousands of Mayans decades ago. As a horde of angry protestors threatens to invade their … Read more

Film Screening: ‘Flee’ (2021) & ‘Night Ride (Noćna Vožnja)’

FedEx Global Education Center, Room 1005 301 Pittsboro St., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

FLEE tells the story of Amin Nawabi as he grapples with a painful secret he has kept hidden for 20 years, one that threatens to derail the life he has built for himself and his soon to be husband. Recounted … Read more

The Art of the Warlis with Sampada Kodagali Agarwal

FedEx Global Education Center, Florence and James Peacock Atrium 301 Pittsboro St., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Modern Indian Studies, the Carolina Asia Center, and UNC Global proudly present: The Art of the Warlis Learn the traditional tribal art of the Warlis (from Western India) and create your own work of art with local artist Sampada Kodagali … Read more

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The Center for the Middle East and Islamic Studies 20th Year Anniversary: Comedy and Hip-Hop Show

Frank Porter Graham Student Union, Auditorium 209 South Road, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Students, faculty, and members of the community are all invited to join us for an evening of entertainment featuring Tehran Ghasri, a Black-Persian stand-up comedian, followed by a performance by Syrian-American hip-hop artist Omar Offendum and accompanied by Palestinian-American musician Ronnie Malley and NC local DJ … Read more

Film Screening: ‘The Water Diviner (Son Umut)’

FedEx Global Education Center, DeBerry Board Room 3009 301 Pittsboro St., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

This film the delves into the story of Australian father Joshua Connor, fantastically portrayed by film director Russell Crowe. Unfortunately, ensuing World War One’s battle of Gallipoli (Çanakkale), Connor’s three sons never return from war. After losing his wife to … Read more