Thursday, Feb 25, 6:30 PM: “Drishyam” (2015) (in Hindi-Urdu with English subtitles – free admission) Where: Bingham 103 on the UNC campus (near Wilson Library on the main quadrangle) (Most parking on campus is free after 5 pm) Synopsis: One … Read more
Come join Phillips Ambassadors Christy Harris and Gabe Allen as they reflect on their unique study abroad experiences in Japan and share their appreciation for the work of Tokyo-based filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki and the team of animators at Studio Ghibli. … Read more
Ryota (Masaharu Fukuyama) is a successful Tokyo architect who works long hours to provide for his wife, Midori (Machiko Ono) and six-year-old son, Keita. But when a blood test reveals Keita and another baby were switched at birth, two very … Read more
This film tells the experience of an old couple visiting their grown children in Tokyo. After being coldly received by their daughter and son, they turn to the widowed daughter-in-law who treats them kindly. The depiction of daily life, aging, family … Read more
This film is based on a semi-autobiographical novel featuring a Chinese student who is sent to inner Mongolia to teach shepherds and instead learns about the wolf population, indigenous wisdom on human-nature harmony, and the way of nomadic life that … Read more
Mary, a grandmother, and her daughter (the filmmaker) join efforts to give Mary’s grandson Nabeel a glimpse into the family’s 100-year history of mixed marriages between Muslims, Christians, and Jews. In solidarity with the Palestinian people, Mary has been boycotting … Read more
A love triangle with several twists, this National Award-winning film stars renowned actors Shabana Azmi, Anupam Kher, and Naseeruddin Shah. One of the first Indian films set in the Parsi (Zoroastrian) community of Bombay. Hindi-Urdu, Gujarati, and Persian. Set in … Read more
Hoiami Nguyen, Vaan Nguyen’s father, was one of many “boat people” who fled Vietnam in 1975 and found asylum in Israel as part of the international effort to save Vietnamese refugees. Now, the Nguyens have decided to return to Vietnam … Read more
A Japanese-born ethnic Korean filmmaker chronicles her father’s fierce loyalty to North Korea. Her father, as a teen, had moved from South Korea to Japan. He grew Marxist in his views and declares himself a North Korean. In 1971, he … Read more
A fictionalized biography of Indian billionaire Dhirubhai Ambani. He leaves his small Gujarati village to make it rich in the Turkish spice trade. He returns to India and expands his business empire, but discovers that success breeds enemies. Set in … Read more
