Carleton’s International Film Forum begins its annual series of contemporary cinema from around the globe on Monday, September 25 at 7:00 p.m. in the Weitz Cinema. Screenings are open to all and are offered free of charge.
The first screening will be HAVANA: THE ART OF MAKING RUINS, a 2006 documentary by Florian Borchmeyer about the picturesque ruined buildings of Cuba’s capital city and the difficult realities of the people who live there. The film is a portrait of the inhabited ruins of. Havana and their strange blend of magic and demolition and captures the final moments of these buildings before they’re renovated – or simply collapse altogether.
Future screenings include:
- October 2 Concerned Citizen (2022) by Idan Haguel (Israel)
- October 9 The Big Hit (UN TRIOMPHE) (2020) by Emmanual Courcon (France)
- October 23 White Snake (2019) by Amp Wong and Ji Zhao (China)
- October 30 The Last Shelter (2021) by Ousmane Samassekou (Mali)
- November 6 The Cordillera of Dreams (2019) by Patricio Guzman (Chile)
Screenings are introduced by Carleton faculty members and discussion often follows the film. All showings begin at 7:00 p.m. in the Weitz Cinema.