Join the Office of Global Engagement and the University Libraries for the fall lineup of the Global Film Series. The series is a collaborative initiative to bring a variety of international and globally-focused films to campus. Sun Children is the story of 12-year-old Ali and his three friends. Together they work hard to survive and…
Join the Office of Global Engagement this spring for the return of the Global Film Series. The first film we will show is HIVE, the winner of three Sundance Flim Festival awards. Karey Harwood, associate professor of religious studies and women's and gender studies at NC State, will introduce the film. HIVE is a searing…
A talented young gymnast from Kyiv, played by real-life former Ukrainian national team member Anastasiia Budiashkina, moves to Switzerland to pursue her Olympic dreams. Set in 2014, the film follows 15-year-old Olga as she relentlessly trains in preparation for the European Championships. Meanwhile, her friends and family back in Ukraine are taking to the streets…
Please join the Global Film Series for a screening of Made In Bangladesh. Marguerite Moore, a professor in the Wilson College of Textiles, will introduce the film. The movie focuses on Shimu, 23, who works in a clothing factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Faced with difficult conditions at work, she decides to start a union with…
Join the Global Film Series for a screening of The Serengeti Rules. Fred Gould, co-director of the Genetic Engineering and Society Center, will introduce the documentary. Beginning in the 1960s, a small band of young scientists headed out into the wilderness, driven by an insatiable curiosity about how nature works. Immersed in some of the…