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

"Emma Peeters" (2018)
When: 5:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 1.
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: Nicole Palo (director)

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.

Sponsor: The French Program and the Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures

Coming next: "Jirga" (2018)

Directed by Australian filmmaker Benjamin Gilmour, "Jirga" is a touching modern morality tale about a former Australian soldier, Mike, who returns to Afghanistan to find and confront the family of a civilian he accidentally killed during the war. Seeking forgiveness, he puts his life in the hands of the traditional village justice system — the Jirga.

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