Wed., April 4
Showing: 7:00 PM
Location: SCI 101

Orfeu Negro (Black Orpheus; Brazil, France, Italy, 1959). Directed by Marcel Camus and recipient of an Oscar (Best Foreign Language Film, 1960) and a Golden Palm (1959), Orfeu Negro is a retelling of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth, set during "carnaval" in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A visually stimulating film driven by samba dancing and entrancing drum beats.

Wed., April 18th
Showing: 7:00 PM
Location: SCI 101

Plan Colombia : Cashing in on the Drug War Failure ( USA , 2003).
In this illuminating documentary, directors Gerard Ungerman and Audrey Brohy examine the U.S.-funded war on drugs in Colombia . The centerpiece of "Plan Colombia" (part of a U.S. aid package to Colombia rarely discussed in the U.S. media) is the use of widespread aerial fumigations of the Colombian countryside to curb coca cultivation.  The Plan is highly controversial owing to its multi-billion dollar price tag, its toll on Colombians and their environment, and its apparent failure to impact coca production in the Andean region.

Wed., May 2
Showing: 7:00 PM
Location: Student Union Theatre

Volver (To Return; Spain, 2006).
Director Pedro Almodóvar's latest work centers on Raimunda (Penélope Cruz) whose parents had perished years before in a fire in La Mancha. When her aunt Paula dies, the past suddenly returns in a twist of mystery and suspense. Presented by Stella Moreno, Foreign Languages, in conjunction with the tenth annual Videmus Lecture and Film Series.

Wed., May 16
Showing: 7:00 PM
Location: SCI 101

Eu Tu Eles (Me You Them; Brazil, 2000).
A true story that comically depicts the relationship between a woman and her three husbands who share a house in a poor village in the Brazilian northeast. Directed by Andrucha Waddington.

Wed., May 30th
Showing: 7:00 PM
Location: SCI 101

Argentina: Hope in Hard Times (USA, 2004).
This documentary by Mark Dworkin and Melissa Young depicts Argentines picking up the pieces after economic devastation during the past decade. It is "an eloquent and powerful film about a country and a situation few Americans know much about. It is not only educational but inspirational in its depiction of a people fighting for justice under what seem impossible circumstances." Howard Zinn, author, A People's History of the United States: 1492-Present