The CineCulture Series kicks off its spring 2018 lineup of film screenings with Extra-Terrestrials (Extra Terrestias) at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 26. The CineCulture Club promotes cultural awareness through film and post-screening discussions.

First-time director Carla Cavina, of Puerto Rico, will discuss the film following the screening. 

Extra-Terrestrials explores the sense of being alien and alone. In Spanish with English subtitles, the film is an hour and 50 minutes; it is sponsored by the Spanish program, the Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures and the Department of Communication at Fresno State.

On Feb. 2, CineCulture will present Columbus, with producer Andrew Miano as the discussant. The screening is sponsored by Darden Architects.

With its naturalistic rhythms and empathy for the complexities of families, Korean director Kogonada's debut film unfolds as a gently drifting, deeply absorbing conversation. In English and Korean with English subtitles, the film is an hour and 44 minutes.

More information about the films is available on the College of Arts and Humanities blog. The full spring screening lineup will be announced soon.

CineCulture is a film series provided as a service to Fresno State students, faculty, staff and the community. CineCulture is also offered as a three-unit academic course (MCJ 179) in the Media, Communications and Journalism Department.

Most CineCulture screenings are at 5:30 p.m. on Fridays during the spring semester in the Peters Education Center Auditorium (5010 N. Woodrow Ave.) in the Student Recreation Center. Some screenings are held with Fresno Filmworks at Tower Theatre (815 E. Olive Ave.).

Fresno State encourages persons with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. All films screened on campus are free and open to the public. Parking is not enforced after 4 p.m. on Fridays.

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