A New World of Cinema: Asian and Latin American Cinema

In 2010, Reel Worldwide Underground Link (RWUL) will be hosting the Global Lens 2010 film series in Washington, DC at the Letelier Theater. The Global Lens 2010 film series is a collection of films from around the world sponsored by the Global Film Initiative. The Global Film Initiative is non-profit film organization that promotes cross-cultural understanding through the medium of film.

5:00pm BECLOUD (VAHO), dir. Alejandro Gerber Bicecci, Mexico

After years of separation, three boyhood friends reunite in Mexico City to overcome a tragedy that scarred their neighborhood, and childhood, years before.

Drama, 2009; 1h 55min
In Spanish with  English subtitles.

7:00pm
ADRIFT (CHOI VOI), dir. Bui Thac Chuyen, Vietnam

A young wife, ignored by her immature spouse, is caught in a love triangle between her best friend and a handsome stranger during a languorous summer in Hanoi.

Drama, 2009; 1h 50min
In Vietnamese with English subtitles.

A New View: Focus on Iran and Serbia

In 2010, Reel Worldwide Underground Link (RWUL) will be hosting the Global Lens 2010 film series in Washington, DC at the Letelier Theater. The Global Lens 2010 film series is a collection of films from around the world sponsored by the Global Film Initiative. The Global Film Initiative is non-profit film organization that promotes cross-cultural understanding through the medium of film.

3:00pm
MY TEHRAN FOR SALE, dir. Granaz Moussavi, Iran

An ailing actress fighting for political asylum, and waiting to clear Australian immigration, recounts her attempts to live, work and love in Tehran’s thriving yet turbulent arts subculture.

Drama, 2009; 1h 36min
In Persian and English with English subtitles.

5:00pm
ORDINARY PEOPLE, dir. Vladimir Perisic, Serbia

One quiet afternoon, a busload of young soldiers is unexpectedly forced to question the morality of their profession after being enlisted to execute civilian prisoners at a remote facility in the Serbian countryside.

Drama, 2009; 1h 20min
In Serbian with  English subtitles.

A New View: Focus on Iran and Serbia

In 2010, Reel Worldwide Underground Link (RWUL) will be hosting the Global Lens 2010 film series in Washington, DC at the Letelier Theater. The Global Lens 2010 film series is a collection of films from around the world sponsored by the Global Film Initiative. The Global Film Initiative is non-profit film organization that promotes cross-cultural understanding through the medium of film.

5:00pm
ORDINARY PEOPLE, dir. Vladimir Perisic, Serbia

One quiet afternoon, a busload of young soldiers is unexpectedly forced to question the morality of their profession after being enlisted to execute civilian prisoners at a remote facility in the Serbian countryside.

Drama, 2009; 1h 20min
In Serbian with  English subtitles.

7:00pm
MY TEHRAN FOR SALE, dir. Granaz Moussavi, Iran

An ailing actress fighting for political asylum, and waiting to clear Australian immigration, recounts her attempts to live, work and love in Tehran’s thriving yet turbulent arts subculture.

Drama, 2009; 1h 36min
In Persian and English with English subtitles.

Storytelling of the East: Films from Asia

In 2010, Reel Worldwide Underground Link (RWUL) will be hosting the Global Lens 2010 film series in Washington, DC at the Letelier Theater. The Global Lens 2010 film series is a collection of films from around the world sponsored by the Global Film Initiative. The Global Film Initiative is non-profit film organization that promotes cross-cultural understanding through the medium of film.

3:00pm
OCEAN OF AN OLD MAN, dir. Rajesh Shera, India

In the devastating aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, an elderly British schoolteacher comes to grips with his own loss as he searches for missing students on the remote Indian islands of Andaman and Nicobar.

Drama, 2008; 1h 24min
In Hindi with  English subtitles.
5:00pm
THE SHAFT (DIXIA DE TIANKONG), dir. Zhang Chi, China

In three intertwined stories, a father, son and daughter fight to hold onto hope and family as they face the harsh realities of life in a poor western Chinese mining town.

Drama, 2008; 1h 38min
In Mandarin with English subtitles.

Storytelling of the East: Films from Asia

In 2010, Reel Worldwide Underground Link (RWUL) will be hosting the Global Lens 2010 film series in Washington, DC at the Letelier Theater. The Global Lens 2010 film series is a collection of films from around the world sponsored by the Global Film Initiative. The Global Film Initiative is non-profit film organization that promotes cross-cultural understanding through the medium of film.

5:00pm
THE SHAFT (DIXIA DE TIANKONG), dir. Zhang Chi, China

In three intertwined stories, a father, son and daughter fight to hold onto hope and family as they face the harsh realities of life in a poor western Chinese mining town.

Drama, 2008; 1h 38min
In Mandarin with English subtitles.

7:00pm
OCEAN OF AN OLD MAN, dir. Rajesh Shera, India

In the devastating aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, an elderly British schoolteacher comes to grips with his own loss as he searches for missing students on the remote Indian islands of Andaman and Nicobar.

Drama, 2008; 1h 24min
In Hindi with  English subtitles.

Storytelling of the East: Films from Asia

In 2010, Reel Worldwide Underground Link (RWUL) will be hosting the Global Lens 2010 film series in Washington, DC at the Letelier Theater. The Global Lens 2010 film series is a collection of films from around the world sponsored by the Global Film Initiative. The Global Film Initiative is non-profit film organization that promotes cross-cultural understanding through the medium of film.

3:00pm
ADRIFT (CHOI VOI), dir. Bui Thac Chuyen, Vietnam

A young wife, ignored by her immature spouse, is caught in a love triangle between her best friend and a handsome stranger during a languorous summer in Hanoi.

Drama, 2009; 1h 50min
In Vietnamese with English subtitles.

Presented by The Francophonie Festival Committee and l’Alliance Française.

In the aftermath of Chad’s civil war, 16 year old Atim is sent to avenge his father. The man he finds is charitable, benevolent and with a young pregnant wife. Soon Atim is working as his apprentice and is confronted with difficult moral decisions.

2006 Grand Special Jury Prize, Venice Film Festival

“Dry Season is a fine example of humanistic filmmaking that provides important messages to the audience, while at the same time reflecting an economical and compelling filmmaking style that resonates in its surface narrative and underlying universal story.”  (Peter Krausz – The International Federation of Film Critics)

Drama, 2009; 1h 36min
In Arabic & French with English subtitles.
More information, reservations: http://www.francedc.org/en/CulturalEvent.aspx?id=603

Viva la Cinema: Central and South America

In 2010, Reel Worldwide Underground Link (RWUL) will be hosting the Global Lens 2010 film series in Washington, DC at the Letelier Theater. The Global Lens 2010 film series is a collection of films from around the world sponsored by the Global Film Initiative. The Global Film Initiative is non-profit film organization that promotes cross-cultural understanding through the medium of film.

3:00pm
LEO’S ROOM (EL CUARTO DE LEO), dir. Enrique Buchichio, Uruguay

Shaken by a recent breakup, a troubled but handsome young man dreams of the future and cautiously explores his sexuality with the encouragement of an old friend and a sympathetic therapist.

Drama, 2009; 1h 35min
In Spanish with English subtitles.

5:00pm
GODS (DIOSES), dir. Josué Méndez, Peru

A wealthy industrialist’s working-class fiancée plunges into the extravagance of her lavish new life as her future stepchildren self-destruct in a series of desperate attempts to escape their privileged upbringing.

Drama, 2008; 1h 31min
In Spanish with  English subtitles.

Viva la Cinema: Central and South America

In 2010, Reel Worldwide Underground Link (RWUL) will be hosting the Global Lens 2010 film series in Washington, DC at the Letelier Theater. The Global Lens 2010 film series is a collection of films from around the world sponsored by the Global Film Initiative. The Global Film Initiative is non-profit film organization that promotes cross-cultural understanding through the medium of film.

5:00pm
GODS (DIOSES), dir. Josué Méndez, Peru

A wealthy industrialist’s working-class fiancée plunges into the extravagance of her lavish new life as her future stepchildren self-destruct in a series of desperate attempts to escape their privileged upbringing.

Drama, 2008; 1h 31min
In Spanish with  English subtitles.

7:00pm
LEO’S ROOM (EL CUARTO DE LEO), dir. Enrique Buchichio, Uruguay

Shaken by a recent breakup, a troubled but handsome young man dreams of the future and cautiously explores his sexuality with the encouragement of an old friend and a sympathetic therapist.

Drama, 2009; 1h 35min
In Spanish with English subtitles.

Viva la Cinema: Central and South America

In 2010, Reel Worldwide Underground Link (RWUL) will be hosting the Global Lens 2010 film series in Washington, DC at the Letelier Theater. The Global Lens 2010 film series is a collection of films from around the world sponsored by the Global Film Initiative. The Global Film Initiative is non-profit film organization that promotes cross-cultural understanding through the medium of film.

8:00pm BECLOUD (VAHO), dir. Alejandro Gerber Bicecci, Mexico

After years of separation, three boyhood friends reunite in Mexico City to overcome a tragedy that scarred their neighborhood, and childhood, years before.

Drama, 2009; 1h 55min
In Spanish with  English subtitles.