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ArtStreet Film Series

The Spring 2013 ArtStreet Friday Film Series will focus on ArtStreet's Global Challenge, inviting faculty and campus partners to build a series that explores the current social perspective on international, intercultural, and communal engagement in the 21st century. Films will be screened each Friday at 8 p.m. in ArtStreet Studio B with refreshments, guest hosts and brief post-film discussions. Free and open to the public.

Learn more about the Global Challenge >>

Spring 2013 Films

NEW TIME: All films will be begin at 8 p.m.

Friday March 29: No film (Easter break)

Friday April 5: Lemon
Hosted by UKURI; presented in partnership with the Office of Multicultural Affairs. A 2012 groundbreaking documentary that looks at up-and-coming Latino spoken word artist Lemon Andersen as he struggles to turn his life around having discovered his gift for poetry and performing. Directed by Laura Brownson and Beth Levison. View the official trailer >>
**Join UKURI for an open mic before the film: 6:30 - 8 p.m. in the ArtStreet Amphitheatre.**

Friday April 12: The Names of Love
Hosted by Nadya Tanova (Languages) and the French Cinema Club. A French comedy that raises sociopolitical issues such as Arab-Jewish relations, anti-Semitism, racism, immigration and ethnic, racial, cultural, and national identity through humor and laughter. The film won César Awards (France's Oscar) for best original screenplay and best actress (Sara Forestier) in 2011. In French with English subtitles. Directed by Michel Leclerc, 2010. View the ofiicial trailer >>

Wednesday April 17- Film Series Special Edition: Dave Chappelle’s Block Party
8 p.m. ArtStreet Amphitheatre
Hosted by Brian LaDuca (ArtStreet). A special outdoor viewing of the culture and music block party film that featured Chappelle and musical acts Kanye West and Lauryn Hill - inspired by the classic 1970s concert film, Wattstax. Directed by Michel Gondry, 2005. View the official trailer >>