Films will be shown in person on Wednesdays from 2:00 – 4:00 in the F&M Wilkens Science center, G-06.No prior registration required. Those who attend in person are also invited to sign up for the remote film discussions.
Remotely
Viewers will access the films through the KANOPY film streaming service
4Cs students, faculty, and staff can access the Wilkens Library Kanopy. Kanopy is also available through the Boston Public Library's ecard program and many local public libraries (Sandwich, Mashpee, Woods Hole, Wellfleet, P-Town.All residents of Massachusetts can register for a BPL ecard. Find out more here: http://www.bpl.org/ecard/.
Log in to your library account at any of these libraries, search for Kanopy and the current film, and watch it at your leisure before the Zoom discussion dates.
We will host a weekly Film Discussion, via Zoom, on Tuesdays from 4:00 – 5:00 pm.
Food Club | Denmark | 2021
In Person: Sept. 3
Discussion: Sept. 9
Three lifelong girlfriends travel to Italy together to attend a cooking course in Puglia, and here they each find the opportunity to redefine themselves.
Director(s): Barbara Topsoe-Rothenborg | 99 Minutes | In Danish with English subtitles.
Baristas (PLURAL! Not the film titled Barista) | U.S. | 2015
In Person: Sept. 10
Discussion: Sept. 16
What does it take to make the perfect cup of coffee? Four passionate National Barista Champions from the United States (Kyle Ramage), Ireland (Niall Wynn), Germany (Chloe J. Nattrass) and Japan (Miki Suzuki) represent their countries and their craft in an attempt to win the World Barista Championship in Seoul, South Korea. The film places particular emphasis on the Japanese Champion, Miki Suzuki, as she attempts to become the first female World Barista Champion in history.
Director(s): Rock Baijnauth | 97 minutes | In English with captions
Cuban Food Stories | Cuba | 2018
In Person: Sept. 17
Discussion: Sept. 23
After a decade living in the United States, Asori Soto returns to his homeland of Cuba to search for the missing flavors of his childhood - a journey to discover culinary traditions long thought lost due to the hardship that Cuba survived after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Soto embarks on a road-trip adventure around the island, visiting regions so remote that you can only arrive by raft, horseback, or swimming. His journey will leave your mouth watering as we go from the middle of nowhere to the cities to rediscover the culinary roots of an exciting Cuba in a time of change.
Director(s): Asori Soto | 82 minutes | In English and Spanish with English subtitles
Deli Man: The History of the American Deli | U.S. | 2015
In Person: Sept. 24
Discussion: Sept. 30
In Houston, Texas, third-generation deli man Ziggy Gruber has built arguably the finest delicatessen restaurant in the U.S. His story - augmented by the stories of iconic delis such as Katz's, 2nd Avenue Deli, Nate 'n Al, Carnegie, and the Stage - embodies a tradition indelibly linked to its savory, nostalgic foods. Official Selection at the New York Jewish Film Festival.
Director(s): Erik Greenberg Anjou | 90 minutes | In English with closed captions.
Jiro Dreams of Sushi | Japan | 2012
In Person: Oct. 1
Discussion: Oct. 7
A thoughtful and elegant meditation on work, family and the art of perfection, chronicling Jiro Ono’s life as both an unparalleled success in the culinary world and a loving yet complicated father.
Official Selection at the Tribeca Film Festival.
Director(s): David Gelb | 82 minutes | In Japanese with English subtitles
The Worst Ones | France | 2022
In Person. Oct. 8
Discussion: Oct. 14
Set in the suburbs of Boulogne-Sur-Mer in northern France, The Worst Ones captures a film within a film as it follows the production of a feature whose director turns to the local Cité Picasso housing project for casting. Eager to capture performances of gritty authenticity, the director selects four working class teenagers to act in the film to the surprise and consternation of the local community, who question the director’s choice of “the worst ones.” As the director and crew audition, rehearse, film, and interact with their hand-picked cast, jealousies are stoked, lines are crossed, and ethical questions arise, with thought-provoking and at times darkly funny results.
Director(s): Lise Akoka, Romane Gueret | 100 minutes | In French with English subtitles
Four Daughters | Tunisia | 2023
In Person: Oct. 15
Discussion: Oct. 21
This exploration of rebellion, memory, and sisterhood reconstructs the story of Olfa Hamrouni and her four daughters, unpacking a complex family history to examine how the Tunisian woman’s two eldest were radicalized by Islamic extremists. Casting professional actresses as the missing daughters, the director restages pivotal moments in the family’s life. These scenes are interwoven with confessions and reflections from Olfa and her younger daughters, offering the women agency to tell their own story and capturing moments of joy, loss, violence, and heartache. The film is a compelling portrait of five women and a unique and ambitious work that explores the nature of memory, the weight of inherited trauma, and the ties that bind mothers and daughters.
Director(s): Kaouther Ben Hania | 107 minutes | In French & Arabic with English subtitles
Ali & Ava | United Kingdom | 2021
In Person: Oct. 22
Discussion: Oct. 28
Sparks fly as two lonely people develop a deep connection despite the lingering legacy of past relationships. A compelling love story enveloped in music and imbued with humor. BAFTA nominee for Best British Film
Director(s): Clio Barnard | 94 minutes | In English with closed captions
All That Breathes | india | 2022
In Person: Oct. 29
Discussion: Nov. 4
Shaunak Sen’s All That Breathes reinvents the environmental documentary by portraying, in incisive yet lyrical fashion, the reciprocal influence of animals and humans. For more than a year, Sen followed New Delhi brothers Mohammad Saud and Nadeem Shehzad as they rescued birds of prey from the increasingly destructive effects of urban pollution.
Director(s): Shaunak Sen | 98 minutes | In Hindi with English subtitles
True Mothers | Japan | 2020
In Person: Nov. 5
Discussion: Nov. 11
After a long and unsuccessful struggle to get pregnant, Satoko and her husband decide to adopt a baby. Years later, an unknown girl who claims to be the child's birth mother disrupts their lives. Satoko decides to confront Hikari directly.
Director(s): Naomi Kawase | 139 minutes | In Japanese with English subtitles
The Silence of Others | Spain | 2018
In Person: Nov. 12
Discussion: Nov. 18
Produced by Pedro Almodóvar, The Silence of Others reveals the epic struggle of victims of Spain’s 40-year dictatorship under General Franco, as they organize a groundbreaking international lawsuit and fight a “pact of forgetting” around the crimes they suffered. This Goya, Emmy and Peabody-winning film offers a cautionary tale about fascism and the dangers of forgetting the past and speaks powerfully to issues of transitional justice and universal jurisdiction.
Director(s): Robert Bahar, Almudena Carracedo | 95 minutes | In Spanish with English subtitles
Hit the Road | iran | 2021
In Person: Nov. 19
Discussion: Nov. 25
Panah Panahi, son of filmmaker Jafar Panahi and apprentice to Iranian master Abbas Kiarostami, makes a striking feature debut with this charming, sharp-witted, and deeply moving comic drama. The film follows a family of four – two middle-aged parents and their sons, one a taciturn adult, the other an ebullient six-year-old – as they drive across the Iranian countryside. Over the course of the trip, they bond over memories of the past, grapple with fears of the unknown, and fuss over their sick dog.
Director(s): Panah Panahi | 93 minutes | In Persian with English subtitles
France | France | 2021
In Person: Nov. 26
Discussion: Dec. 2
Léa Seydoux brilliantly holds the center of this unexpected, unsettling new film, which starts out as a satire of the contemporary news media before steadily spiraling out into something richer and darker. Dumont casts Seydoux as France de Meurs, a seemingly unflappable superstar TV journalist whose career, homelife, and stability are shaken after she drives into a young delivery man on a busy Paris street. This accident triggers a series of self-reckonings, as well as a strange romance.
Director(s): Bruno Dumont | 133 minutes | In French with English subtitles
My Old Lady | United Kingdom | 2014
In Person: Dec. 3
Discussion: Dec. 9
Kevin Kline, Maggie Smith, and Kristin Scott Thomas star in this witty and heartfelt dramedy about surprising inheritances and unexpected connections. When Mathias arrives at the sumptuous Parisian apartment he inherited from his father, he's surprised that the property comes with two stubborn live-in tenants, Mathilde and Chloé, who are not required to leave according to an ancient French real estate law. As Mathias and Chloé draw increasingly closer, Mathilde unveils a labyrinth of secrets that unites the trio in unexpected ways.
Director(s): Israel Horovi | 107 minutes | In English with closed captions
