CineCulture Club promotes cultural awareness through film and post-screening discussions.

Short Film Program: "Lumpkin GA" (2019), "Our Country" (2017) and "Invented Borders"
When: 5:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25.
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.

Discussants: Nicholas Manting Brewer (Lumpkin director), Emily Grandcolas (Lumpkin producer) and Mayra Flores ("Our Country" and "Invented Borders" director)

"Lumpkin" by director Nicholas Manting Brewer tells the fate of a fading Georgia town, a community that recalls its dark past and faces a grim present. There, an undocumented immigrant, caught in legal limbo and facing deportation, contemplates his future while at the same time, a massive, private immigration prison generates millions in profits. Lumpkin, where these stories meet, truly represents the hidden epicenter of America’s immigration crackdown.

"Our Country," directed by Mexican-American filmmaker Mayra Flores, is an award-winning experimental animated documentary that provides a compelling context and beautifully captures some of the infinite nuances about immigrant families living in the United States.

"Invented Borders," also directed by Mayra Flores, is a fascinating animated and live action video essay on the many facets of today’s emotional immigration debate in America.

Sponsor: Department of Chicano and Latin American Studies

Coming next: "Emma Peeters" (2018)

The quirky film "Emma Peeters" by Belgian director and screenwriter Nicole Palo stars renowned French-Canadian actress Monia Chokri as Emma who is about to celebrate her 35th birthday. Emma’s life achievements have thus far been quite unremarkable. She struggled for years without success to become an actress in Paris. Eventually, she becomes fixated on this idea: she will commit suicide the following week, on the exact day of her birthday. While preparing for this, she meets Alex Bodart, who works at the funeral home she is consulting. He is also an amateur filmmaker and offers her to star in a film about her own life. Together, they proceed to undertake this bizarre project. Will she go through with her plan? This is a wonderful black comedy with an existential and generational crisis filmed through a uniquely whimsical filter.

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