UR international film series includes African Film Weekend
9/9/2016, 6:49 p.m.
The University of Richmond is hosting its
28th Annual International Film Series, beginning
Friday, Sept. 9 through Nov. 20.
The film series is free and open to the public,
and will offer on-campus screenings of 13 contemporary
and classic foreign films by leading
international filmmakers.
Five of the 13 films will be shown during the
12th Annual African Film Weekend on Friday,
Sept.16, and Saturday, Sept. 17. Films from South
Africa, Nigeria and Ethiopia will be featured.
Screenings will take place in the Robins
School of Business, Queally Hall and Ukrop
Auditorium on campus.
The films will be shown in their original
language with English subtitles.
Friday afternoon screenings will feature faculty-
led introductions and post-film discussion.
The series is co-sponsored by the Office
of International Education and the Boatwright
Memorial Library Media Resource Center.
For more information, including trailers, the
screening schedule and parking details: www.
richmond.edu/ifs.
