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March 2018
Film screening: La vache (One Man and his Cow)
The Tufts University Department of Romance Studies presents a screening of "La vache" ("One Man and his Cow"). The film in is French and some Arabic with English subtitles. Free and open to all. The film will be shown in Rooms 011 and 012 in the basement of the Olin Center.
Find out more »Film screening: Clinica de Migrantes
The Department of Community Health and the Premedical Society at Tufts University present a screening of the award-winning HBO documenatry "Clinica de Migrantes: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness. " The film is about Puentes de Salud, a volunteer-run clinic that provides free medical care to undocumented immigrants in south Philadelphia. It follows the workers and patients of Puentes through months of routine care. "Clinica" is also a look at the heroic doctors and nurses who work pro bono to ensure…
Find out more »April 2018
Film screening: Suited
Off the Square Screening Room presents "Suited," a documentary about custom suits, accepting difference, and living bravely in one's own skin. "Suited" follows its subjects — clients seeking a personalized experience — into the minimalist office space of Bindle & Keep, a bespoke tailoring company based in Brooklyn that caters to a diverse LGBTQ community and looks beyond the gender binary, creating custom-made suits for gender-nonconforming and transgender clients. Clothier duo Rae and Daniel take a holistic approach to their…
Find out more »Faith and Film at Sanctuary UCC
Sanctuary United Church of Christ presents its monthly Faith and Film program. Bring your own beer, wine or soda and experience the places where pop culture meets faith. Attendees watch a current film, followed by a discussion about themes of morality, faith, and humanity led by local theologians and community leaders. This month's film is based on a true story — an unlikely romance in which a recluse hires a fragile yet determined woman to be his housekeeper. Bright-eyed but hunched with crippled hands,…
Find out more »Granoff All-Nighter
Myriad spaces in the Granoff Music Center fill with music from all corners of the Tufts University campus as part of the annual Granoff All-Nighter. Come and go or arrive and remain, and at the end you will shout “Encore!” The event will feature performances by The Alewives, Tufts BEATs, The Dames, Tufts Early Music Ensemble, Ella McDonald, Enchanted, Food for the Soul, Full Sound, Hayley Oliver-Smith, I Dig a Pygmy, Jake Z & Emily T, "Weird Jeff" Rawitsch, Kiniwe,…
Find out more »Columbus Movie Night: Coco
The Columbus Elementary School PTO invites you to a screening of the the 2017 Disney film Coco, which won Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song ("Remember Me:). Doors open at 5:30 p.m., and the movie starts at 6 p.m. The suggested donation is $5 per family. All children must be accompanied by an adult. PJs, blankets, and stuffed animals are all encouraged!
Find out more »Film screening: An Inconvenient Sequel – Truth to Power
In celebration of Earth Month, the City of Medford Office of Energy and Environment presents a screening of the film An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power at Chevalier Theatre in Medord Square. A decade after An Inconvenient Truth brought the climate crisis into the heart of popular culture, An Inconvenient Sequel is a riveting and rousing follow-up that shows just how close we are to a real energy revolution. Former Vice President Al Gore continues his tireless fight, traveling around the world training an…
Find out more »Tufts Outdoor Movie: Coco
Tufts University is hosting another Outdoor Movie Night on the Residential Quad, this time featuring the 2017 computer-animated film Coco. The story follows a 12-year-old boy named Miguel Rivera who is accidentally transported to the land of the dead, where he seeks the help of his deceased musician great-great-grandfather to return him to his family among the living. Come early for free popcorn, ice cream novelties, and assorted beverages. The movie starts at sundown, approximately 8 p.m. Tufts University Social…
Find out more »May 2018
Faith and Film at Sanctuary UCC
Sanctuary United Church of Christ presents its monthly Faith and Film program. Bring your own beer, wine or soda and experience the places where pop culture meets faith. Attendees watch a current film, followed by a discussion about themes of morality, faith, and humanity led by local theologians and community leaders. This month's film, a “gut-twisting, cinder-black comedy,” was nominated for Best Picture and deftly balances black comedy against searing drama — and draws unforgettable performances from its veteran cast along…
Find out more »Film Screening: I Am Not Your Negro
The Mystic Valley Area Branch NAACP invites you to a screening and discussion of the film "I Am Not Your Negro," a 2016 American documentary film directed by Raoul Peck, based on James Baldwin's unfinished manuscript, "Remember This House." Narrated by actor Samuel L. Jackson, the film explores the history of racism in the United States through Baldwin's reminiscences of civil rights leaders Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King, Jr, as well as his personal observations of American history. It was nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the 89th Academy Awards and won the BAFTA Award for Best…
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