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International Cinema Sunday: (Mexico)

Sunday, September 5, 2010 | Other Dates  
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Directions to this location: Classroom A

Summary: Sayra is on an odyssey across the Latin American countryside en route to the United States. Along the way she crosses paths with a Mexican gang member, maneuvering to outrun his violent past. Directed by Cary Fukunaga, 96 minutes, 2009.

Visit Wales: with Rachel Hicks

Tuesday, September 7, 2010  
12:15 PM
Directions to this location: Downtown & Business

Summary: DVD 64 minutes

Saturday Matinee

Saturday, September 11, 2010 | Other Dates  
2:00 PM
Directions to this location: Classroom A

Summary: In an effort to unite apartheid-torn South Africa, newly elected President Mandela enlists the national rugby team to bring the people together through sport and an underdog run at the 1995 World Cup Championship.

Edith Head: Designing Woman

Tuesday, September 14, 2010  
12:15 PM
Directions to this location: Downtown & Business

Summary: DVD 50 minutes

Smithfield Critics Book Discussion: We Were Soldiers Once and Young by Harold G. Moore

Wednesday, September 15, 2010  
12:00 PM
Directions to this location: Downtown & Business


Real to Reel Documentary Film Series: Dirt: The Movie

Thursday, September 16, 2010 | Other Dates  
7:00 PM
Directions to this location: Classroom A

Summary: The story of Earth’s most valuable and underappreciated source of fertility, this film brings to life dirt’s environmental, economic, social and political impact.

We Were Soldiers Once

Tuesday, September 21, 2010  
12:15 PM
Directions to this location: Downtown & Business

Summary: DVD 138 minutes

Mysterious Life of Caves

Tuesday, September 28, 2010  
12:15 PM
Directions to this location: Downtown & Business

Summary: DVD 56 minutes

International Cinema Sunday: (Norway)

Sunday, October 3, 2010 | Other Dates  
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Directions to this location: Classroom A

Summary: Jan, released from prison for the murder of a child, maintains his innocence. Ready to put his past behind him, he takes a job as organist at an Oslo church. When the mother of the murdered child visits the church Jan’s past catches up with him.

Saturday Matinee

Saturday, October 9, 2010 | Other Dates  
2:00 PM
Directions to this location: Classroom A

Summary: In the year 2019, an unknown plague has transformed the world's population into vampires. As mankind nears extinction, so does the blood supply. Now the vampires must find a blood substitute before time runs out.

The Reel Story

Tuesday, October 12, 2010  
12:15 PM
Directions to this location: Downtown & Business

Summary: DVD 104 minutes

Horatio's Drive

Tuesday, October 19, 2010  
12:15 PM
Directions to this location: Downtown & Business

Summary: DVD 107 minutes

Real to Reel Documentary Film Series: Rachel Is

Thursday, October 21, 2010 | Other Dates  
7:00 PM
Directions to this location: Classroom A

Summary: A chronicle of Rachel, a Pittsburgh resident and the mentally retarded sister of the director, and the struggles Rachel and her mother face as they try to find a way for her to lead an independent life.

Page to Screen: You Read the Book Now See the Movie!

Tuesday, October 26, 2010  
12:15 PM
Directions to this location: Downtown & Business

Summary: DVD 189 minutes

International Cinema Sunday: (Colombia)

Sunday, November 7, 2010 | Other Dates  
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Directions to this location: Classroom A

Summary: Ignacio Carrillo embarks on a journey to return his accordion to its rightful owner. On the way he is joined by Fermín, a teenager determined to become his apprentice. Together they discover the musical diversity of the Caribbean.

Saturday Matinee

Saturday, November 13, 2010 | Other Dates  
2:00 PM
Directions to this location: Classroom A

Summary: A single, fortyish man restarts his life by housesitting for his brother. He soon finds himself forging a connection with his brother's personal assistant, and comes to realize that he may at last have found a reason to be happy.

Real to Reel Documentary Film Series

Thursday, November 18, 2010 | Other Dates  
7:00 PM
Directions to this location: Classroom A

Summary: This portrait of Washington super-lobbyist Jack Abramoff is a tale of international intrigue with Indian casinos, Russian spies, Chinese sweatshops and a mob-style killing in Miami. It’s the story of the way money corrupts our political process.

International Cinema Sunday: (Denmark)

Sunday, December 5, 2010 | Other Dates  
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Directions to this location: Classroom A

Summary: When a troubled family gathers for the 60th birthday of its proud and respected patriarch, it quickly becomes apparent that the gathering will not be a light-hearted affair.

Saturday Matinee

Saturday, December 11, 2010 | Other Dates  
2:00 PM
Directions to this location: Classroom A

Summary: When a dysfunctional clan re-unites to mourn the passing of the family patriarch, a respectful funeral quickly turns into an all out fiasco marked by bitter resentment, blackmail attempts, misplaced bodies and scandalous revelations.

Real to Reel Documentary Film Series

Thursday, December 16, 2010 | Other Dates  
7:00 PM
Directions to this location: Classroom A

Summary: Part thriller, part meditation on the vanishing wonders of the sub-aquatic worlds, this ecological drama/documentary was filmed throughout the globe.