Foreign Film Friday: Call for Title

waking7:00 pm - 8:30 pm in the Community Room, Lower Level
FROM IRELAND: In small town in Ireland, one of their 52 inhabitants wins the lotto jackpot of nearly seven million pounds. When nobody claims it, the town goes on a search and finds the winner, old Ned Devine, dead -- a smile on his face, clutching the winning ticket. If the lottery officials discover Devine dead, he forfeits his money. Can the community come together in hopes of getting his money to split 51 ways? Rated PG. No registration necessary.

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Foreign Film Friday: Call for Title

waking2:00 pm - 3:30 pm in the Community Room, Lower Level
FROM IRELAND: In small town in Ireland, one of their 52 inhabitants wins the lotto jackpot of nearly seven million pounds. When nobody claims it, the town goes on a search and finds the winner, old Ned Devine, dead -- a smile on his face, clutching the winning ticket. If the lottery officials discover Devine dead, he forfeits his money. Can the community come together in hopes of getting his money to split 51 ways? Rated PG. No registration necessary.

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Foreign Film Friday: Like Water for Chocolate

films7:00 pm - 9:00 pm in the Community Room, Lower Level
FROM MEXICO: This internationally popular romantic fable from Mexico centers on a young woman who discovers that her cooking has magical effects. The combination of traditional melodrama and exotic fairy tale proved extremely popular with audiences in 1992, particularly in the United States, where it became one of the highest grossing foreign language films at the time. Rated R. No registration necessary.

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Foreign Film Friday: Like Water for Chocolate

films2:00 pm - 4:00 pm in the Community Room, Lower Level
FROM MEXICO: This internationally popular romantic fable from Mexico centers on a young woman who discovers that her cooking has magical effects. The combination of traditional melodrama and exotic fairy tale proved extremely popular with audiences in 1992, particularly in the United States, where it became one of the highest grossing foreign language films at the time. Rated R. No registration necessary.

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Indie Film Friday: Blindspotting

films01207:00 pm - 9:00 pm in the Community Room, Lower Level
FROM THE USA: Collin (Daveed Diggs) must make it through his final three days of probation for a chance at a new beginning. He and his troublemaking childhood best friend, Miles (Rafael Casal), work as movers, and when Collin witnesses a police shooting, the two men's friendship is tested as they grapple with identity and their changed realities in the rapidly-gentrifying neighborhood they grew up in. Longtime friends and collaborators, Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal co-wrote and star in this timely and wildly entertaining story about friendship and the intersection of race and class set against the backdrop of Oakland. Bursting with energy, style, and humor, and infused with the spirit of rap, hip hop, and spoken word, Blindspotting is a provocative hometown love letter that glistens with humanity.

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Indie Film Friday: Blindspotting

films01202:00 pm - 4:00 pm in the Community Room, Lower Level
FROM THE USA: Collin (Daveed Diggs) must make it through his final three days of probation for a chance at a new beginning. He and his troublemaking childhood best friend, Miles (Rafael Casal), work as movers, and when Collin witnesses a police shooting, the two men's friendship is tested as they grapple with identity and their changed realities in the rapidly-gentrifying neighborhood they grew up in. Longtime friends and collaborators, Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal co-wrote and star in this timely and wildly entertaining story about friendship and the intersection of race and class set against the backdrop of Oakland. Bursting with energy, style, and humor, and infused with the spirit of rap, hip hop, and spoken word, Blindspotting is a provocative hometown love letter that glistens with humanity.

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Indie Film Friday: Dreaming of a Jewish Christmas

films1219a7:00 pm - 8:30 pm in the Community Room, Lower Level
FROM THE USA: Set almost entirely in a Chinese restaurant, this offbeat, irreverent musical documentary that tells the story of a group of Jewish songwriters, including Irving Berlin, Mel Torme, Jay Livingston, Ray Evans, Gloria Shayne Baker and Johnny Marks, who wrote the soundtrack to Christianity's most musical holiday. It's an amazing tale of immigrant outsiders who became irreplaceable players in pop culture's mainstream - a generation of songwriters who found in Christmas the perfect holiday in which to imagine a better world, and for at least one day a year, make us believe in it. Nominated for an International Emmy Award for Arts Programming. Winner of the Czech Crystal Award at the Golden Prague International Television Festival. This film is not rated. No registration necessary. Sponsored by Jane and Bill Murray.

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Indie Film Friday: Dreaming of a Jewish Christmas

films1219a2:00 pm - 3:30 pm in the Community Room, Lower Level
FROM THE USA: Set almost entirely in a Chinese restaurant, this offbeat, irreverent musical documentary that tells the story of a group of Jewish songwriters, including Irving Berlin, Mel Torme, Jay Livingston, Ray Evans, Gloria Shayne Baker and Johnny Marks, who wrote the soundtrack to Christianity's most musical holiday. It's an amazing tale of immigrant outsiders who became irreplaceable players in pop culture's mainstream - a generation of songwriters who found in Christmas the perfect holiday in which to imagine a better world, and for at least one day a year, make us believe in it. Nominated for an International Emmy Award for Arts Programming. Winner of the Czech Crystal Award at the Golden Prague International Television Festival. This film is not rated. No registration necessary. Sponsored by Jane and Bill Murray.

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Foreign Film Friday: Rafiki

films12197:00 pm - 8:30 pm in the Community Room, Lower Level
FROM KENYA: "Good Kenyan girls become good Kenyan wives," but Kena and Ziki long for something more. Despite the political rivalry between their families, the girls resist and remain close friends, supporting each other to pursue their dreams in a conservative society. When love blossoms between them, the two girls will be forced to choose between happiness and safety. Rafiki tells a familiar story with bracing originality, marking director/co-writer Wanuri Kahiu as a talent to watch. This film is not rated. No registration necessary. Sponsored by Jane and Bill Murray.

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Foreign Film Friday: Rafiki

films12192:00 pm - 3:30 pm in the Community Room, Lower Level
FROM KENYA: "Good Kenyan girls become good Kenyan wives," but Kena and Ziki long for something more. Despite the political rivalry between their families, the girls resist and remain close friends, supporting each other to pursue their dreams in a conservative society. When love blossoms between them, the two girls will be forced to choose between happiness and safety. Rafiki tells a familiar story with bracing originality, marking director/co-writer Wanuri Kahiu as a talent to watch. This film is not rated. No registration necessary. Sponsored by Jane and Bill Murray.

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