Ithaca College

FLEFF explores the questions of migrants and migrancy as part of thinking through geographies through four special screenings at Cinemapolis.  

The films are from Mexico, China, Singapore, and the UK. All feature post screening discussion.

Bitter Money (Wang Bing, China, 2015) This extraordinary film from Wang Bing, one of the world’s most renowned documentary filmmakers, chronicles the lives of China’s internal migrants working for long house in noisy, stifling garment factories.
Sunday April 15 at 7 p.m. at Cinemapolis

Lupe Under the Sun (Rodrigo Reyes, Mexico/USA, 2015) An aging Mexican migrant faces his life’s choices and tries to reconnect with his past. Post screening discussion with Rodrigo Brandao from Cinema Slate, the film’s distributor, moderated by Dr. Matt Holtmeier.
Sat April 14 at 4 p.m. at Cinemapolis

Remittance   (Patrick Daly & Joel Fendelman, USA/Singapore/Philippines 2015)Deserted by her husband and working as a maid in Singapore, Marie has to decide between aspiration and responsibility. With distributor Vanessa Domico, moderated by Dr. Matt Holtmeier, Screen Studies, and Dr. Shaianne Oesterreich, Economics
Sat April 14 at 10 am. at Cinemapolis

Twilight City (Reece Auguiste, UK, 1989) A drama documentary on the city of London, interspersing the racialized person and the political at the end of the Thatcher years. with film director Reece Auguiste, moderated by Dr. Matt Holtmeier, Screen Studies
Thursday April 12 6:45 at Cinemapolis

Advance tickets available at Cinemapolis Box Office

FLEFF: A DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENT

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