Iris International Film Series

November 1, 2017

Please join the UW IRIS for the first annual Institute for Regional and International Studies (IRIS) international film series!

As part of this year’s International Education Week programming, IRIS along with its regional centers and the International Division, will be showing a series of international films.

Several of the selected films have a UW-Madison connection (faculty, students and alumni) which we hope will make the series all the more interesting.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13TH

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14TH

A UNITED KINGDOM tells the inspiring true story of Seretse Khama, the King of Bechuanaland (modern Botswana), and Ruth Williams, the London office worker he married in 1948 in the face of fierce opposition from their families and the British and South African governments. Seretse and Ruth defied family, Apartheid and empire – their love triumphed over every obstacle flung in their path and in so doing they transformed their nation and inspired the world.

111 Minutes, in English

7:00 p.m. (Doors open at 6:30 p.m.), Marquee Theatre, Union South, 1308 W. Dayton Street, UW-Madison

Co-sponsored by the African Studies Program

Please indicate your plans to attend HERE.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15TH

“WOVEN LIVES/VIDAS ENTREJIDAS” – Introduction and post-screening Q&A with Carolyn Kallenborn, Assistant Professor of Design Studies, UW-Madison and the film’s creator (Professor Kallenborn will be bringing samples of Oaxacan textiles to the screening!)

WOVEN LIVES examines how traditional art and design play an active role in the cultural sustainability of the Zapotec communities in Oaxaca. This documentary, which traces the development of the weaving process from the first people in the valley to the present day, uniquely blends the perspectives of art, design, business, history, ethnic studies and cultural anthropology. While the textiles are the centerpiece of the film, it highlights the life around the production that creates a sense of connection to the culture, the community, the past and the future.

76 Minutes, in English with Spanish subtitles

12:00 Noon (Doors open at 11:30 a.m.), Chazen Museum, 750 University Avenue, UW-Madison

Co-sponsored by the Chazen and the Latin American, Caribbean and Iberian Studies Program (LACIS)

Please indicate your plans to attend HERE.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16TH

“AMONG WOLVES” – Introduction and post-screening Q&A with Kevin Ripp, UW Alum, and the film’s writer and executive producer, and Shawn Convey, director/producer

AMONG WOLVES: In the mountains where they once fought, a motorcycle club led by Bosnian war veterans defends a herd of wild horses and discovers a new kind of freedom for themselves.

94 Minutes, in Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian with English subtitles

7:00 pm, Cinemateque, 821 University Avenue, 4022 Vilas Hall, UW-Madison

Co-sponsored by the Cinemateque and the Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia (CREECA)

Please indicate your plans to attend HERE.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17TH

“NEW YEAR BABY” – This is the first documentary directed by a Cambodian-American woman about her family’s survival… “We want to move and inspire Americans and the world with this story of love, joy & pardon. Our promise is to share New Year Baby with 100 million people in 10 years, transforming a conversation of victimhood and shame into one of heroism and honor. Join us for the journey.” -Socheata Poeuv

74 Minutes, in English

7:00 p.m. (Doors open at 6:30 p.m.), Edgewood College, Predolin Auditorium, 1000 Edgewood College Drive

Co-sponsored by the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Edgewood College, and UNA-USA Dane County Chapter

Please indicate your plans to attend HERE.