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FilmTalkTuesdays
World Language Short Films
Tuesday, February 18
7:00pm - 8:00pm
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2025-02-18 19:00:00
2025-02-18 20:00:00
America/Chicago
FilmTalkTuesdays
Virtual via Zoom -
A library staff member will lead a virtual film discussion the following short films, all of which can be watched on Kanopy
The Masterpiece (2023) - 20 min
A rich couple invite two scrap dealers, a father and his son, to their house to recycle more objects.
The Red Suitcase (2022) - 17 min
Luxembourg Airport. Late in the evening. A veiled 16-year-old Iranian girl is visibly frightened to take her red suitcase on the automatic carpet. She keeps pushing back the moment to go through the arrival gate and seems more and more terrified.
Le Femme et le TGV (2016) - 30 min
Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, LA FEMME ET LE TGV is about a lonely woman who kept a secret routine every morning and evening -- for years, she's been waving at the express train that passes by her house.
Letter to a Pig (2022) - 16 min
A traumatic memory of a Holocaust survivor sends a young schoolgirl on an inner journey, searching for her own path as the boundary between animal and human nature blurs.
Fatma and her mother are kurdish refugees in Italy. On their visit to the doctor, Fatma has to translate what the doctor tells to her mother, but she keeps silent.
If you need help using Zoom, see our guide here or email us at askalibrarian@dppl.org.
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