Film

'Dixia De Tiankong' (The Shaft)

Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Sat, 11/20/2010 - 15:00

Part of the Global Lens 2010 Series. In a poor mining town in western China, the stories of a father and his two children intersect and intertwine, illuminating complicated relationships hidden beneath the community's hardened exterior. Accused of an affair with her manager, the attractive daughter of the household finds herself spurned by her boyfriend and forced to accept an arranged marriage.

Location: 
630 William Pitt Union
Cost: 
Free
Contact Person: 
Veronica Dristas
Contact Email: 
dristas@pitt.edu

'All About Darfur'

Date: 
Fri, 11/19/2010 - 14:00

Up until now the perilous situation in Sudan has been seen only from outside the country. 'All About Darfur' offers an opportunity to hear it explained by eloquent, diverse and even contradictory voices from within Sudan.

Location: 
WWPU 4130
Cost: 
Free
Contact Person: 
Sarah Amanfu
Contact Phone: 
412-624-8143

'Tamo i Ovde' (Here and There)

Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Sun, 11/07/2010 - 16:00 to 17:00

Pitt BCS Club is selling tickets for a film presented by the American Serbian Club. A special student price has been secured of $10 for the

movie, and $18 for dinner and a movie. Please contact Carl Shimel, cjs82@pitt.edu for more details and to purchase tickets.

Location: 
Southside Works Cinema
Cost: 
$10

'Shirley Adams'

Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Tue, 11/16/2010 - 19:00

Part of the Global Lens 2010 Series. In this deeply affecting portrait of ordinary courage in present-day South Africa, a single mother-Shirley Adams -struggles to care for her paraplegic teenage son, Donovan, in a depressed district on the outskirts of Cape Town. Wearied but resolute, she desperately clings to him as he withdraws from the world following a suicide attempt, and is hopeful when his spirits are momentarily lifted by the appearance of Tamsin, a pretty but overeager social worker.

Location: 
Frick Fine Arts Auditorium
Cost: 
Free
Contact Person: 
Veronica Dristas
Contact Email: 
dristas@pitt.edu

'My Tehran For Sale'

Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Mon, 11/15/2010 - 19:00

Part of the Global Lens 2010 Series. In this riveting, insider's perspective on life in Iran's capital city, Marzieh--a terminally ill actress--wearily relates her desperate quest for political asylum through a series of interviews with an unsympathetic government official.

Location: 
Frick Fine Arts Auditorium
Cost: 
Free
Contact Person: 
Veronica Dristas
Contact Email: 
dristas@pitt.edu

Silk SCREAM - Asian Horror Films 'A Tale of Two Sisters'

Date: 
Sat, 11/13/2010 - 22:00 to 23:00

Often copied, but never truly duplicated, Asian Horror is renowned for providing genre fans with some of the most boundary-pushing and artful cinema experiences to be found.

So, please join us for a distinctive selection of blood-curdling, spine-tingling, watch-with-one-eye-covered, spooky films this Halloween season.

Cost: 
Adults $9

Silk SCREAM - Asian Horror Films 'A Tale of Two Sisters'

Date: 
Fri, 11/12/2010 - 21:30 to 22:30

Often copied, but never truly duplicated, Asian Horror is renowned for providing genre fans with some of the most boundary-pushing and artful cinema experiences to be found.

So, please join us for a distinctive selection of blood-curdling, spine-tingling, watch-with-one-eye-covered, spooky films this Halloween season.

Location: 
Melwood Screening Room, 477 Melwood Ave, 15213
Cost: 
$5 students, $8 adults

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