Don't miss the spring CineCulture lineup. CineCulture Club promotes cultural awareness through film and post-screening discussions.

“Maborosi” (1995)
When: 5:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8
Where: Peters Education Center Auditorium (west of the Save Mart Center in the Student Recreation Center building).

All films screened on campus are free and open to the public. Parking is not enforced after 4 p.m. on Fridays.

Discussant: Dr. Ed EmanuEl

One of the finest films of Japanese cinema, Hirokazu Kore-eda’s first feature film "Maborosi" is a story of love, loss, and ultimately, regeneration. Haunted by the mysterious loss of her grandmother many years ago, a beautiful young mother (Yumiko, played by Makiko Esumi) struggles to come to terms with the sudden loss of her husband. Yumiko remarries and with her young son moves to her new husband’s home in a remote village on the wild, untamed Sea of Japan. There, she is haunted by the past, but with time and the natural wonders around her, she awakens to find love, understanding, and a sense of peace. Kore-eda’s feature films reflect back on his beginnings in documentary with a regard to truth and an incredibly humane sense of his characters’ strength and fallibilities. Working with almost entirely natural lighting, Kore- eda’s remarkable and elegant camerawork makes "Maborosi" one of the most striking visual works in cinema.

Coming next: - “The Long Shadow” (2018) - Feb. 15

From New Orleans to Virginia, Mississippi and Canada, "The Long Shadow" follows two white Southern filmmakers as they travel the roads of oppression and suppression to reveal the connections of slavery and strong-arm Southern politics to the current racial strife in America. The film is a disturbing story about the lingering human cost of ignorance, intolerance and inaction in the U.S., casting a long shadow over our national identity and imperfect democracy. “I am a filmmaker and journalist. On my odyssey to investigate racism in America I was stunned to discover that I was the problem. My family codified white supremacy into law,” said Frances Causey, filmmaker.

For a complete schedule, visit the College of Arts and Humanities blog.

CineCulture is a film series provided as a service to Fresno State students, faculty, staff and community. CineCulture is also offered as a three-unit academic course (MCJ 179) in the Media, Communications and Journalism Department. The course fulfills General Education Integration Area Multicultural International (MI). For students entering Fresno State Fall 2018, the course satisfies a university graduation requirement.

Fresno State encourages persons with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. If you anticipate needing any type of accommodation or have questions about the physical access provided, please contact us in advance to your participation.

For more information, contact Dr. Mary Husain (instructor and club adviser) at mhusain@csufresno.edu.