The Columbia University Maison Française hosts a film series on migration, Filming at the Borders: Migrating to Europe Today, which will take place October 13 – October 28, 2016. For a complete schedule of screenings, please visit: www.maisonfrancaise.org/filming-at-the-borders-migrating-to-europe-today
Filming at the Borders: Migrating to Europe Today
A special film series organized by the Columbia University Maison Française and curated by Nora Philippe
The world today counts more displaced people than at any time since 1945, and Europe is facing the most significant arrival of migrants in the postwar period. Though politicians and the mass media often depict this phenomenon as a threat, filmmakers have created important works that propose alternative perspectives.
This special series presents screenings of ten recent films followed by in-depth discussions with the filmmakers and academic specialists in disciplines ranging from philosophy and history to film studies, sociology and legal studies.
Featured Films
Full program, including film synopses, available here.
– Stop-Over by Kaveh Bakhtiari, October 13
– The Messengers by Hélène Crouzillat and Laetitia Tura and Border by Laura
Waddington, October 14
– Hope by Boris Lojkine, October 18
– May They Rest in Revolt by Sylvain George, October 19
– Burn the Sea by Nathalie Nambot and Maki Berchache, October 20
– Le Havre by Aki Kaurismäki, October 25
– Welcome to Refugeestan by Anne Poiret, October 26 at 4pm
– School of Babel by Julie Bertuccelli, October 26
– Special Flight by Fernand Melgar, October 28
Date & Time: October 13-28, 2016; 6:30 PM, unless otherwise noted
Location: East Gallery, Buell Hall at Columbia University (main campus entrance at Broadway and 116th St.)