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Migration: artistic Formations Motion pictures: traversing genres of the cinematic imaginary the Janus collection archive Fever! 2.0 Films by Kazuhiro soda le amiche (the girlfriends) the secret cinema presents recent luso-French cinematic encounters del éxtasis al arrebato – From ecstasy to rapture Directors in Focus – the early Works of atom egoyan selections from the Human rights Watch Film Festival, 9th edition set pieces Film series

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Wave currents Wave currents explores the interaction between live music and live cinema and presents a variety of artists whose work is creating an entirely new category of sound/moving image performance. Wave currents showcases the unique possibilities for combining these two mediums. Special Thanks to Philadelphia Sound Forum F anDreW laMpert + cHris corsano Friday, February 25 at 7pm

New York artist Richard Garet presents an evening of sound and light works by himself, Kamran Sadeghi and David Linton. The three make audio-visual art using analog and digital means to create both music and video simultaneously, presenting pieces that contrast while complementing each other. According to Garet, this will be a night “with a strong emphasis on process, light as material, concreteness, kinetics, and physicality of both sound and light.”

The multi-projection performance works of Andrew Lampert often incorporate film, video, and other photographic media. The unconventional use of space along with an emphasis on audience participation makes each performance unique. For this event Lampert has enlisted musician and improviser Chris Corsano. Expect the unexpected.

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Migration: Artistic Formations Migration plays a significant role in the development of numerous modern artistic ideas and representations. This series examines the changing movements that transplant artists from one culture to another, intensifying migratory distinctions, and sharpening the conception of the creative role of displacement and estrangement within modern art.

Unless noted, Film @ International House Philadelphia admission is Free for members above Internationalist level; $5 Internationalist members; $6 students + seniors; $8 general admission. In advance at www.ihousephilly.org + 866.468.7619 or 1/2 hour before showtime at The Ibrahim Theater Box Office.

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Thursday, December 9 at 7pm Director Oliver Husain in person Oliver Husain, a German-Indian artist currently based in Toronto, uses visual media to explore ideas of geography, migration, and globalization. His award-winning short films range from documentary, to live-action composite, to Bollywood dance sequences, to most anything you can and can’t imagine. He carefully crafts worlds that are somewhat familiar to the viewer, but are also vaguely bizarre, visually captivating, and fantastically delightful.

F Shrivel dir. Oliver Husain, 2005, Canada, video, 9 mins, color, Bahasa Indonesian w/ English subtitles

A surrealist fantasy of a hyper-globalized Indonesian suburb where American consumer culture and lifestyle have taken over. Amidst tract homes, bad hair, and incessant cell phone calls, a hysteric, soap-operatic mystery unfolds.

F Green Dolphin dir. Oliver Husain, 2008, Canada, video, 15 mins, color

Finding its narrative inspiration in the 1947 Lana Turner film Green Dolphin Street, this hybrid films follows a Filipino Canadian woman as she recounts her complicated romantic affairs (which may or may not be imagined), while a spatial continuum is opened between her suburban Canadian setting and the bustling streets of Jakarta.

F Q dir. Oliver Husain, 2002, Canada, video, 15 mins, color

A fantasy of globalization set in a multicultural consumer space that fulfills its shoppers’ and viewers’ every desire and need. Consumption of art, merchandise, and entertainment is flattened and one and the same — a fluid, seamless experiential encounter.

F Squiggle dir. Oliver Husain, 2005, Canada, video, 21 mins, color

A personal exploration of a young man’s desire to understand himself as an artist as he returns to his homeland of India. While a group of Indian workers build a stage out of mud, he muses on the art world and ideas of ritual, tradition, and place.

F Purfled Promises dir. Oliver Husain, 2009, Canada, video, 10 mins, color

Husain’s video was a work of expanded cinema. Two neo-drag entities entered the cinema and held a screen in front of the auditorium’s red curtain on which a video was shown that consisted entirely of zooming shots of veils revealing more veils, increasingly baroque in nature until a voice over addressed the audience directly. As we’d been watching these ‘reveals’ it told us that what we hadn’t noticed was the screen itself which was moving slowly closer towards us. – Ian White, Lux Blog

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F Echtzeit SPECIAL EVENT OPTIONS: dir. Oliver Husain, 1996,NEW Canada, video, 6 mins, color

A music video for “sensorama” set in the suburbs of Frankfurt. Shot on 16mm film without special effects or post-production.

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F i hate papa dir. Oliver Husain, 2007, Canada, video, 3 mins, color

Premiering exclusively on the Internet, i hate papa features rising Canadian star Alex W. in the leading role, and gives a riveting performance of a heartbreaking monologue that might ring true on some level to all.

F Leona Alone dir. Oliver Husain, 2009, Canada, video, 6 mins, color

The home of legendary architect Luis Barragán is located in a former suburban, but now busy neighborhood of Mexico City. In this elaborately designed house, every view of the outside world is blocked by high (pink) walls, leaving only a rectangle of the sky and a few treetops visible. The beauty of the interior layout and decoration, with its silver spheres and golden canvases, is heightened through the strict exclusion of the surrounding. “Solitude is good company,” Barragán said.

F Mount Shasta dir. Oliver Husain, 2008, Canada, 16mm, 8 mins, color

A 16mm film of a puppet play created by Husain and based on incidents during a road trip through Oregon. Music by Canadian independent recording artist Mantler (aka Chris A.Cummings). Unless noted, Film @ International House Philadelphia admission is Free for members above Internationalist level; $5 Internationalist members; $6 students + seniors; $8 general admission. In advance at www.ihousephilly.org + 866.468.7619 or 1/2 hour before showtime at The Ibrahim Theater Box Office.

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Director Alison Kobayashi in person Alison Kobayashi’s work addresses the migration of desires, alongside the transmission of ideas and memory across distances and time. In other words, the works function as mediation through migration. Kobayashi is captivated by found objects that contain traces of private experiences. Whether finding a lost letter or a discarded answering machine tape, Kobayashi imagines identities for each person mentioned in the narrative and then performs all the roles herself, thereby demonstrating how media migrates across platforms and into new contexts.

F Dan Carter dir. Alison Kobayashi, 2006, Canada, video, 15 mins, color

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F From: Alex To: Alex dir. Alison Kobayashi, 2006, Canada, video, 6 mins, color

In the fall of 2003 I found a letter on the Winston Churchill Blvd QEW overpass. It was labeled From: Alex To: Alex. This is a film based on the contents of that letter. – Alison Kobayashi

F DO GOOD dir. Alison Kobayashi, 2009, Canada, video, 11 mins, color

I catalogued my family’s home video collection. I came across videos of my sister and I in Brownie and Girl Guide ceremonies. It made me want to DO GOOD. It made me want to invite others to DO GOOD too. Five Brownies created new badges. Each Brownie made a video that explained what was required to earn her badge. You are invited to participate in DO GOOD. – Alison Kobayashi

F PERIOD 4L dir. Alison Kobayashi, 2011, Canada, video, work in process, color

John Massier found a letter at a bus stop outside of Dickie’s Donuts in Buffalo, New York. He gave me the letter. – Alison Kobayashi

F Pleasure Dome dir. Alison Kobayashi, 2010, Canada, video, 12 mins, color

Very little is publicly known about what is inside Pleasure Dome. We sought to learn more about Pleasure Dome by closely examining its characters. The goal was to create an objective look at a very singular place. This video is a sample of those findings. – Alison Kobayashi

Dan Carter donated his answering machine to a secondhand store. Dan Carter did not remove the cassette tape. So I took it. This film is based on the messages. – Alison Kobayashi

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Motion Pictures: Traversing Genres of the Cinematic Imaginary

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Motion Pictures is a monthly series which focuses on significant movements and genres in film culture, including Italian Neo-Realism, Westerns, and French New Wave. The history of the moving image exists at the center of modern and postmodern culture, as the invention of film and the projector in the late nineteenth century brought movement as a new dimension to the visual arts. Once the creative use of movement was no longer reserved for solely the live arts, the photographic medium took on new expressive and formal capabilities. Cinema became both entertainment and developed into an acknowledged art form.

dir. John Ford, US, 1956, 35mm, 119 mins, color

John Ford’s The Searchers has earned its place in the legacy of great American films. It’s the definitive role for John Wayne as an icon of the classic Western — the hero (or antihero) who must stand alone according to the unwritten code of the frontier. Director Ford crafts this classic tale as an embittered examination of racism and blind hatred, provoking Wayne to give one of the best performances of his career. Wayne is Ethan Edwards, a Civil War veteran who spends years looking for his niece (Natalie Wood), who was abducted by Comanche Indians. A favorite of some of the world’s greatest filmmakers, including Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg, in 1989, The Searchers was deemed culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant by the United States Library of Congress, and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry.

F The Documentary – Cortile Cascino Thursday, January 13 at 7pm dir. Michael Roemer and Robert Young, US, 1962, 16mm, 46 mins, b/w

A long-suppressed and controversial documentary, produced for network television but never broadcast, Cortile Cascino broke new ground in the use of cinemaverite techniques. The film is a sensitive but excoriating look at the Cortile Cascino slum in Palermo, Sicily, where poverty and death are in constant competition with the church, the Mafia, and a rigid social structure. followed by

F Children of Fate: Life and Death in a Sicilian Family

F The Comedy – Sullivan’s Travels Thursday, February 17 at 7pm dir. Preston Sturges, US, 1941, 35mm, 90 mins, b/w

This comic masterpiece by Preston Sturges is perhaps the finest movie-about-a-movie ever made. Hollywood director John Lloyd Sullivan (Joel McCrae), tired of churning out lightweight comedies, decides to make O Brother, Where Art Thou — a serious, socially responsible film about human suffering. After his producers point out that he knows nothing of hardship, he hits the road as a hobo to see Depression-era poverty first-hand. Of course, he meets a beautiful woman (Veronica Lake credited simply as “The Girl”) along the way.

dir. Michael Roemer and Robert Young, US, 1993, BetaSP, 85 mins, b/w and color

This film is the continuation of Cortile Cascino and focuses on Angela and her family. It picks up where the former left off, showing the consequences of poverty and years of neglect on a single family. Throughout it all however, Angela’s indomitable spirit offers a ray of hope.

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F The Western – The Searchers Thursday December 16 at 7pm

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THE JANUS COLLECTION Truly one of our national treasures, Janus Films is a vital part of American film culture. Film @ International House continues the Janus Collection with titles from their library, all in brand new or restored 35mm prints.

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F Séance on a Wet Afternoon Saturday, December 18 at 7pm dir. Bryan Forbes, UK, 1964, 35mm, 115 mins, b/w

Professional medium Myra Savage has contact with the “other world” through her dead son Arthur. Born stillborn, Myra refuses to accept that Arthur is deceased. With her doting husband Billy, she conceives a plan to gain recognition for herself. Billy will kidnap a child. After the ransom is paid, Myra will go to the child’s parents and offer her help in locating the youngster through her supernatural powers. As Myra’s delusions become worse, Billy fears that she does not want the child to be found.

F Black Moon Saturday, January 15 at 7pm dir. Louis Malle, France, 1975, 35mm, 100 mins, color, French w/ English subtitles

After enjoying two of his greatest critical and commercial successes – Murmur of The Heart and Lacombe, Lucien – Malle decided to go for something completely different, something much more experimental and free-form. A great fan of myth and fantasy and especially of the work of Lewis Carroll, Malle creates with Black Moon the special, charged atmosphere of a world in which actions, objects, and creatures are never quite what they seem.

F Smiles of a Summer Night Saturday, February 19 at 7pm dir. Ingmar Bergman, Sweden, 1955, 35mm, 108 mins, b/w, Swedish w/ English subtitles

After fifteen films of mostly local acclaim, the 1956 prize-winning comedy Smiles of a Summer Night at last ushered in an international audience for director Ingmar Bergman. Set in turn-of-the-century Sweden, four women and four men attempt to juggle the laws of attraction amidst their daily bourgeois life.

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Central to our visual culture, the archive is a repository for any personal memories, shared histories, objects, and documents through which we revisit the history of our time. Through YouTube, Wikipedia, Creative Common., and video mash ups, we are willing participants in the creation of the new electronic archive. In this series, we explore the myriad ways in which the archive, archival and found materials are central to the works of film and video artists who are discovering their dynamic possibilities, creating new inventive modes for archival practice. The filmmakers’ creative responses collected include assemblages, fabrications, and recycling of materials that create new content to use as vehicles for this exploration. SPECIAL EVENT

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F San Francisco Earthquake and Fire dir. Red Channels, US, 1906/2009, film/video, 17 mins, b/w, silent

Wednesday, December 8 at 7pm

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Red Channels is a radical collective based in New York City. Curator Matt Peterson presents a performance of projected film and video with live commentary and music of works produced by Red Channels and archivist Rick Prelinger. These posthumous/retroactive city symphonies of San Francisco and Detroit were combined with video collages of film footage found online and repurposed to tell our own stories.

F Lost Landscapes of Detroit dir. Rick Prelinger, US, 2010, film/video, 65 mins, color, sound

About the Musicians Alex Tyson is a photographer, filmmaker, visual artist and musician based in Philadelphia. Although he has performed with bands like Brown Recluse and Diagram, Tyson has a history of improvisation and experimental sound work, including his recent recording project Ray & the Prisms, which uses analog synth, tape, and electronics, incorporating both themes and actual sounds from the field of photography. Primarily known for his photography and film work (including editing, aerial cinematography, and digital animation for the 2010 film GasLand), Tyson’s sound composition and performance is one of the city’s best kept secrets. Based in West Philadelphia, Tristan Dahn improvises on a wide range of instruments. Employing both standard instruments like guitar and piano, as well as more adventurous instruments (among them guzheng and shruti box), Dahn creates atmospheric soundscapes that are simultaneously abstract and highly narrative. His compositions (often Terry Riley-esque minimalist drone) stretch themselves out over time, with Dahn giving them ample room to loom and fall. He recently completed a West Coast tour. David Kresge has been performing under the name Goodnight Stars Goodnight Air for the past six years, primarily using processed guitar and electronics to create work that is at various points harsh and melodic. Inspired by musicians as diverse as Fennesz, Merzbow, Kraftwerk, and the Cocteau Twins, Kresge has remained an interesting presence in eastern Pennsylvania’s improvisational scene. A Lehigh Valley native, he performs with various ensembles including We Have Heaven, Dragon Turtle, and SOARS, a new band who play dark and dense shoegaze/dream pop and recently released their debut LP.

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dir. Gustav Deutsch, 2009, Austria, 35mm, 93 mins, color

Using images from the first four and a half decades of cinematography, taken from 11 archives across the world, Gustav Deutsch constructed a musical “film drama in five acts.” The editing of Film Ist. is based on visual analogies, the external similarity of bodies, objects, movements, and narratives. The film constructs its own amazing attractions from the juxtaposition of documentary, fictional, pornographic, scientific and propaganda images that are literally alien to their original purpose. The central thread is supplied by ancient mythology, using fragmentary quotes of Hesiod, Sappho, and Plato. There is a line leading from the ancients to the mythical stories that cinema is still telling.

The Films of Alina Marazzi

Wednesday, February 16 at 7pm F We Want Roses Too (Vogliamo Anche Le Rose) dir. Alina Marazzi, Italy, 2007, BetaSP, 84 mins, color, Italian w/ English subtitles

The feminist slogan “We want bread, but we want roses too,” was first chanted by thousands of striking female textile workers in Massachusetts in 1912. Marazzi’s vibrant film is a celebration of women who fought for a world where both the essentials of bread and the poetry of roses have a place. The artistic and educational, personal and political, converge beautifully in this fascinating film that transcends time and culture to reveal many of the universal struggles and inspirations of women’s equality.

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F For One More Hour with You (Un’ora sola ti vorrei) dir. Alina Marazzi, Italy, 2002, BetaSP, 55 mins, color, Italian w/ English subtitles

Winner of best documentary at the Torino Film Festival and a special mention in Locarno, For One More Hour with You is described by Alina Marazzi as “A painful but loving journey in search of a beautiful and suffering mother, whose tormented existence is narrated through the reinvention of old footage and new, stylized, symbolic images”.

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F Film ist: a girl and a gun. Wednesday, January 12 at 7pm

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Kazuhiro Soda was born in Ashikaga, Japan in 1970 and has lived in New York since 1993. Campaign (2007), his first feature observational documentary, had its world premiere at Berlin Film Festival (Forum). Observational documentary is a method of filmmaking where the director is aware that they are a part of the reality they are capturing. The final work does not use narration, superimposed titles, or music, thus encouraging the audience to develop their own unbiased observations. Campaign won the Peabody Award in 2009.

His second feature observational documentary, Mental, won the best documentary award at Pusan International Film Festival and at Dubai International Film Festival in 2008. It also won Special Jury Mention at Miami International Film Festival 2009, Outstanding Documentary Award at Hong Kong International Film Festival 2009, and Inter-religious Jury Prize at Visions du Reel 2009. He is currently working on Theater (working title), an observational documentary about influential playwright/theater director Oriza Hirata and his company Seinendan.

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dir. Kazuhiro Soda, Japan, 2007, video, 120 mins, color, Japanese w/ English subtitles

Can a candidate with no political experience and no charisma win an election if he is backed by the political giant Prime Minister Koizumi and his Liberal Democratic Party? This cinema-verite documentary closely follows a heated election campaign in Kawasaki, Japan, revealing the true nature of “democracy.” In the fall of 2005, the peaceful, humdrum life of 40-year-old self-employed Kazuhiko “Yama-san” Yamauchi was turned upside-down. Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi’s Liberal Democratic Party had suddenly chosen him as its official candidate to run for a vacant seat on the Kawasaki city council. Yama-san had zero experience in politics, no charisma, no supporters, no constituency, and no time to prepare for the impending election.

F Kazuhiro Soda Master Class at Scribe Video Center Tuesday, January 11 from 5pm - 7pm

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F Mental Tuesday, January 11 at 7:30pm dir. Kazuhiro Soda, Japan, 2008, video, 135 mins, color, Japanese w/ English subtitles

Mental observes the complex world of an outpatient mental health clinic in Japan, interwoven with patients, doctors, staff, volunteers, and home-helpers. The film breaks a major taboo against discussing mental illness prevalent in Japanese society and captures the candid lives of people coping with suicidal tendencies, poverty, and a sense of shame, apprehension, and fear of society. Each screening is $5 IHP + Scribe members; $8 students+ seniors; $10 general admission. Master Class is $15 IHP + Scribe members; $25 general admission. Free admission to both films with Master Class.

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F Le Amiche (The Girlfriends) – New Restored 35mm Print Wednesday, December 15 at 7pm

dir. Michelangelo Antonioni, Italy, 1955, 35mm, 105 mins, b/w, Italian w/ English subtitles

Antonioni’s quietly audacious attempt to convey the inner workings of modern life... what makes this drama mysteriously original is the details: the architectural contours of the film’s myriad locations seem to determine the actions of the people who traverse them, and such visual creations as portraits, reflections, sketches, and eye-catching clothing have more reality than the empty, miserable characters to whom they lend identities. – Richard Brody, The New Yorker Restored by Cineteca di Bologna at L’Immagine Ritrovata with funding provided by Gucci and The Film Foundation. Special thanks to The Film Desk.

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F The Oldest Profession plus Surprise Short Subjects dirs. Franco Indovina, Mauro Bolognini, Philippe de Broca, Michael Pfleghar, Claude Autant-Lara and Jean-Luc Godard, 1967, France, 35mm dye-transfer Technicolor print, 109 mins, color, French w/ English subtitles

One pleasant yet mostly forgotten byproduct of the foreign film boom was the multi-director “omnibus” feature. Essentially a series of short films, each by a different director and usually grouped around a single theme such as youth or young love. This genre truly thrived during the 60’s and was especially favored by the French New Wave directors. The Oldest Profession (Le Plus Vieux Metier du Monde) is a typical example that episodically traces a generally light-hearted history of prostitution through select eras of man, from prehistoric times through to the present and into the future. An international co-production, with segments helmed by French, Italian, and German directors, The Oldest Profession seemingly vanished from the shelves of film history – which is surprising, considering that it includes a film from arguably the single most important filmmaker of the era, Jean-Luc Godard, then at the very peak of his success. Godard’s Anticipation, ou l’amour en l’an 2000, the closing segment, stands apart from the others with its bleak, sardonic wit. Created around the same time as Weekend, this short stands with Godard’s best work, yet is mostly unknown to modern audiences. This archival print is the American release version, different than the European and dubbed in English. Some foreign language editions of this film reduced the Godard segment to black and white, losing entirely the psychedelic color effects which are seen to great advantage in this original dye-transfer (imbibition process) Technicolor print.

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Culture @ International House Philadelphia explores global perspectives through shared experiences, with events from holiday celebrations to conversations in an informal setting.

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9th Annual Chinese New Year Celebration Bring in the Year of the Rabbit, (February 3, 2011 - January 22, 2012), at our Traditional Lunar New Year Celebration. Enjoy live performances and move to your favorite beat of the drums at our banquet style celebration. Sample traditional foods, hear great music, and see live music performances at this annual event. $5 IHP alumni + members; $8 general admission. In advance at www.ihousephilly.org or 1/2 before showtime.

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Sponsored by IHPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Board of Delegates We should look for someone to eat and drink with before looking for something to eat and drink... Epicurus Join us for dinner and explore the wonderful diversity and culinary treasures in Philadelphia. Each month we visit an ethnic restaurant for an authentic experience. The restaurantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s host selects our menu and beverages and presents a short overview of the food and culture of the region. Bring your friends and enjoy new tastes from around the world! Please visit www.ihousephilly.org for upcoming Culture + Cuisine events.

F Senegal at Kilimanjaro Wednesday, December 1 at 6 pm

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Learn @ International House Philadelphia offers the opportunity to study a foreign language, improve proficiency in English conversation and enhance skills that assist in future goals.

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Expand your foreign language skills! Our small, relaxed classes are designed to help students develop basic speaking and listening skills for real-life situations.

Many people have found that “classroom English” is very different from “conversational English” – they have trouble speaking even after years of study. We will help you learn how to communicate clearly outside of the classroom with our small, friendly, and informal classes.

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Where in the World? Co-presented by the African Studies Center at the University of Pennsylvania

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Have you ever wondered what it would be like to travel off the beaten path when visiting a foreign country? What does the Foder’s guide not tell you when visiting a local market in Addis Abba, or ordering food at a sidewalk café in Lisbon, that a resident citizen of that city can tell you, making your experience even richer? Ghana – Tuesday, February 1 at 6pm Come hear tips and ask questions of people native to Ghana, as well as a presentation by The University of Pennsylvania’s African Studies Center. Enjoy food samples from this region in this meet, greet and eat experience with IHP Residents, who hail from all over the world. $5 students + members; $10 general admission. In advance at http://visitGhana.eventbrite.com. For more information, please contact us at 215.895.6543.

Monday, January 24 – Monday, March 31 This term, the Foreign Language Program is planning to offer the following 10 week classes:

Monday, January 24 – Monday, March 31 Speaking Classes:

Beginning Mandarin Parts 1, 2, 3, 5 Advanced Beginning Mandarin Part 10 Low Intermediate Mandarin Conversation Beginning Korean Parts 1, 2, 4 and 6

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Each part is equivalent to approximately 20 hours of classroom study. Final schedules will be posted at www. ihousephilly.org by January 3rd. Register by calling 215.895.6592, Monday through Thursday from 10am to 4pm and Monday and Wednesday from 5:15pm – 8:45pm. The registration deadline is Tuesday, January 18.

Monday and Wednesday from 10am – 12pm and 6:30pm – 8:30pm Tuesday and Thursday from 10am – 12pm Writing Classes: Monday and Wednesday from 1pm – 2:30pm TOEFL Preparation Classes: Monday and Wednesday from 1pm – 2:30pm

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Monday, January 10 – Thursday, January 13 from 10am to 2pm Wednesday, January 12 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm We offer advanced beginning through advanced level classes only. Some experience studying English is required. You must register in person so that we can determine your English proficiency. If you cannot register during one of the times given above, call 215.895.6592. If you have any questions, please call 215.895.6592 or email languages@ihphilly.org.

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We are now mid-way through our Centennial anniversary. international house philadelphia celebrates not only our role as an innovator and founder of a still growing worldwide international house movement, but also our enduring commitment in service of building a global community in philadelphia. Toward this end, ihp has had the unique privilege to play host and facilitator for a dynamic ongoing conversation with participants as diverse as visiting international scholars and local grassroots organizations, avant garde filmmakers and global business leaders.

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While almost all cities lay claim to their share of “firsts,” no other city in the United States of america can claim as many as philadelphia. it would be next to impossible to list all of philadelphia’s “firsts,” but it’s well worth looking at the more significant milestone “firsts” that have occurred in the City of Brotherly love. One of the oldest cities in the US, philadelphia was founded by William penn in 1681 and is often referred to as the “birthplace of america”.

With philadelphia contributing greatly to the US economy as well as the nation’s founding, and ihp being a significant organization to the philadelphia and surrounding communities, the correlation between the two lend to a paramount opportunity to host an event celebrating these important places in history. please save the date for our Centennial Gala – iT happeNed FiRST iN philadelphia. This annual event provides critical funding that enhances our mission to maintain a diverse and welcoming community for scholars from around the world, while introducing them to the american experience; to broaden the horizons of its residents and the larger community through high quality international arts and humanities programs; and to encourage cooperation and respect among the peoples of all nations. Be here on Friday, May 20, 2011. don’t miss the party of the year! Thank you, Tanya

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international house philadelphia is also recognized as the “birthplace of the international house movement”. as ihp commemorates our Centennial year, this is the opportunity to acknowledge the great city in which our institution resides, and which is accredited as the country’s “birthplace”.

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Executive Director Tanya Steinberg Arts + Language Programs Renae Dinerman - Director of Arts Robert Cargni - Curator, Film @ International House Jesse Pires - Curator, Film + Live @ International House Barbara Warnock - Language Programs Manager Jesse Kudler - Production Manager Herb Shellenberger - Programs + Box Office Manager Admissions + Resident Services Glenn Martin - Director of Admissions + Resident Services Deborah Houda - Resident Activities + Advisory Center Manager Marlon Patton - Front Desk Manager + Cashier Edwin Garcia - Admissions Coordinator Emily Martin - Admissions Coordinator Eugene Park - Front Desk Coordinator Institutional Advancement Simone Jeffers - Director of Development Lauren Pagliaro - Director of Marketing Lara Kindle - Marketing Coordinator Business Office Lina Yankelevich - Finance + Human Resources Manager Clara Fomich - Executive Assistant Building Operations Carole Parker - Director of Building Operations Moshe Caspi - Security Services + Systems Manager Raj Persad - Building Operations Manager Alex Rivkin - Information Systems + Technology Manager Althelson Towns - Housekeeping Supervisor Wendy Hyatt - Conference Center + Building Services Coordinator Housekeeping, Maintenance + Security Reginald Brown Henry Koffi Phillip Carter Yefim Klurfeld Moifee Dorley Vipin Maxwell Natalie Fauntleroy Larry Moore Kodzo “David” Gasonu Lulzim Myrtaj Sherman Griggs Amar Persad Jeremy Harris Christina Rivera Sylvie Hoeto Ronald Smith Jaison Jacob Linda Stanton Russell Jenkins Robert Wooten Tarnue “Keith” Kabah

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it’s easy to park in university City!

Discount parking for International House patrons is now available at the Science Center Parking Garage, 3665 Market Street. A special rate of $5 per vehicle, effective after 4pm until 7am, Monday through Friday plus all day Saturday & Sunday. Please bring your parking stub to International House’s Front Desk to be stamped when attending events. There are two other parking lots (38th + Walnut and 36th + Chestnut) just a short distance away. Plenty of street parking, free after 8pm, is available on Chestnut and Market Streets and throughout University City.

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We are located at 37th and Chestnut Streets, in the University City area, one block south of Market Street and one block north of Walnut Street. Public transportation: It’s a short walk from either of the Green Line’s 36th Street stops or the Market-Frankford El’s 34th Street stop. From Center City, you can take the 21 bus west on Walnut Street to 37th Street. From West Philly, take the 21 bus east on Chestnut to 37th. From Center City: Take Walnut Street to 38th and Walnut. Make a right onto 38th Street, when you come to Chestnut Street, make another right. We are located one block down on the left. From i-95 north: Take the I-95 S exit towards Central Philadelphia. Merge onto Delaware Expressway. Delaware Expressway becomes I-95 S. Take the I-676/US-30 exit, exit number 17, towards Central Phila./ Independence Hall. Keep left at the fork in the ramp. Merge onto Vine Street Expressway. Take the I-76 E exit towards International Airport. Keep right at the fork in the ramp. Turn right onto Arch Street. Arch Street becomes North 30th Street. Turn right onto John F. Kennedy Blvd. Turn right onto Market Street. Turn left onto 38th Street. Turn left onto Chestnut Street; we are located one block down on the left.

From i-95 south: Take the PA-291 exit, exit number 11, towards I-76 W/Central Philadelphia. Keep right at the fork in the ramp. Keep left at the fork in the ramp. Merge onto Penrose Avenue. Stay straight to go onto George C. Platt Memorial Bridge. George C. Platt Memorial Bridge becomes Penrose Avenue. Turn left onto S 26th Street. S 26th Street becomes I-76 W. Take exit number 41 towards University Avenue/Civic Center. Stay straight to go onto S 34th Street. S 34th Street becomes S University Avenue. Stay straight to go onto S 38th Street. Turn right onto Chestnut; we are located one block down on the left. From 476: Take exit 16A (from 476 south) or exit 16 (from 476 north) for I-76 East toward Philadelphia. Follow I-76 East to exit 345 toward 30th Street Station/Market Street. Turn right off of the ramp onto Arch St./PA-3 W; follow the road as it curves behind 30th Street Station. Turn right onto John F. Kennedy Blvd./PA-3. Turn right onto Market Street. Turn left onto 38th Street. Turn left onto Chestnut Street; we are located one block down on the left.

general information 215.387.5125 or programs@ihphilly.org housing information 215.895.6540 or housing@ihphilly.org Programs office 215.895.6575 or programs@ihphilly.org Art @ international house 215.895.6533 or programs@ihphilly.org Film @ international house 215.895.6555 or film@ihphilly.org live @ international house 215.895.6546 or programs@ihphilly.org spoken english + Foreign language Programs 215.895.6541 or languages@ihphilly.org resident Activities + Advisory Center 215.895.6584 or raac@ihphilly.org Conference Center + Commercial tenants 215.895.6539 or facilities@ihphilly.org marketing + Public relations 215.895.6531 or laurenp@ihphilly.org membership 215.895.6543 or simone@ihphilly.org ibrahim theater inquiries 215.895.6530 or programs@ihphilly.org Development office/Alumni relations 215.895.6543 or simone@ihphilly.org business office 215.895.6566 or lina@ihphilly.org executive Director Tanya Steinberg 215.895.6527 or tanya@ihphilly.org

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Strewn with long silences and even longer takes, this is a deadpan reverie on love and faith, film and life. Yet it’s also impishly poetic and singularly moving…some will bridle at Green’s highly stylized minimalism, the selfreflexive friskiness, the surfeit of literary and cinematic references, and the extended fado interludes. But for all its idiosyncratic charm, this is a deceptively passionate and poignant picture. – The Guardian

F Our Beloved Month of August (Aquele Querido Mês de Agosto) Saturday, February 5 at 7pm

Saturday, January 8, Saturday, February 5 + Saturday, March 5 France has a very long and intimate relationship with cinema, starting from its birth with the Lumières, extending to the poetic realism of Renoir and then to the worldwide jolt of the New Wave. Portugal, too, has a grand literary tradition and currently some of the most distinctive voices in contemporary cinema. Combined, the countries’ lineages form an interesting blend; they have birthed a new generation of contemporary filmmakers that are continually exploring and testing the boundaries of cinema.

In the heart of Portugal amid the mountains, the month of August is abuzz with people and activity. Emigrants return home, set off fireworks, fight fires, sing karaoke, hurl themselves from bridges, hunt wild boar, drink beer, and make babies. Our Beloved Month of August is an intoxicating blend of visuals, sound and music that follows the strange relationship between a father, a daughter, and a nephew in a traveling pop band.

F Ne Change Rien Saturday, March 5 at 7pm dir. Pedro Costa, Portugal/France, 2009, 35mm, 98 mins, color, French w/ English subtitles

The film is a sensorial exaltation… feast on the liquescent black and white cinematography, while Jeanne Balibar purrs her way through the recording and performing of an ensemble of musical pieces stretching from Offenbach to the synth-pop present day. – Senses of Cinema

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Co-presented by Cinema Studies and Hispanic Studies at the University of Pennsylvania There is no art without experimentation. There is no art without creators capable of going against the flow; of stretching the codes of the genre without fear of risking reaching the absurd; of exploring the territories that were abandoned by the demands of the mythical market, challenging the danger of being devoured by them; of leaving the worn roads of orthodoxies, whether avant-garde or conventional. Cinema is no exception to this rule. From Ecstasy to Rapture: 50 Years of the other Spanish Cinema arises from this adventure. A production of the Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona (CCCB), the Sociedad Estatal para la Acción Cultural Exterior (SEACEX), and the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Directorate of Cultural and Scientific Relations; with the collaboration of ICIC/Filmoteca de Catalunya. Curated by Antoni Pinent (CCCB). 23

Documents/Itineraries Wednesday, December 1 at 7pm

del Éxtasis al Arrebato – From Ecstasy to Rapture opens with a piece by José Val del Omar, a visionary and inventive film director and one of the most relevant figures to emerge in the Spanish film industry. Fuego en Castilla forms part of his unfinished Tríptico elemental de España. Other filmmakers include the architect Gabriel Blanco, better known as an animator but represented by his documentary of a typical suburban Sunday. Also being presented are the multidisciplinary artists Benet Rossell and Antoni Miralda, with a look at military iconography, and José Luis Guerin, who, after debuting with the full-length film Los Motivos de Berta (1983), created a short with certain reminiscences of the essay film. The screening closes with a documentary by Virginia García del Pino on the job profiles of people exercising professions involving death, dirt, or sex.

F Fuego en Castilla dir. José Val del Omar, Spain, 1958-59, 35mm, 17 mins, b/w, Spanish w/ English intertitles

F De purificatione automobilis dir. Gabriel Blanco, Spain, 1974, 35mm, 16 mins

F Miserere dir. Antoni Miralda and Benet Rossell, Spain, 1979, 35mm, 12 mins

F Souvenir dir. Silvia Gracia and José Luis Guerín, Spain, 1985, video, 5 mins, Spanish w/ English intertitles

F Lo que tú dices que soy dir. Virginia García del Pino, Spain, 2007, video, 28 mins, Spanish w/ English subtitles

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Appropriations/Great Super 8 presents pieces belonging to the subgenre of found footage, including Super 8, a format created in 1965 but still in use today. In this program, a dialogue is established between filmmakers of different generations: those who participated in the avant-garde endeavor in experimental film in the 70’s, based in Barcelona, Madrid, and Valencia (headed by Eugeni Bonet, Juan Bufill, Manuel Huerga and Eugènia Balcells) and those from the latest generation, active from the late 90s to the present.

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F Minnesota 1943 F Signaturas (síntesis) dir. Juan Bufill, Spain, 2008, video, 7 mins, silent

F A escala del hombre dir. David Reznak, Spain, 1991, video, 3 mins

F Alice in Hollywoodland dir. Jesús Pérez-Miranda, Spain, 2006, video, 7 mins

F I Love You Because dir. Lope Serrano Sol, Spain, 2007, video, 3 mins

F Copy Scream dir. Oriol Sánchez, Spain, 2005, video, 15 mins, silent

F Súper 8 dir. David Domingo, Spain, 1997, video, 8 mins

F 22arroba dir. Maximiliano Viale, Spain, 2008, video, 4 mins

F Brutal Ardour dir. Manuel Huerga, Spain, 1979, video

F Bloodfilm dir. Marcel Pey, Spain, 1975, video, 3 mins, silent

F Photomatons dir. Eugeni Bonet, Spain, 1976, video, 3 mins

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Animated Experiments: Rhythm, Light and Color covers very different periods of the history of cinema in Spain; though all are experimental films in the field of animation, they range widely from pure abstraction to a narrated plotline. The techniques and results are likewise distinct: classical studies on color-music correspondences, cameraless cinema, stop motion, the drawn line as a sketch or rough draft, cut-out collage animation, and sand on glass animation.

F Forma, color y ritmo dir. Josep Mestres, Spain, 1956, 35mm, 5 mins, silent

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F Ballet Burlón dir. Fermí Marimón, Spain, 1959, 35mm, 7 mins

F Exp. 1 / II dir. Joaquim Puigvert, Spain, 1958-59, 35mm, 3 mins

F Pregunta por mí dir. Begoña Vicario, Spain, 1996, 35mm, 4 mins, Spanish w/ English subtitles

F Hezurbeltzak, una fosa común dir. Izebene Oñederra, Spain, 2007, 35mm, 5 mins

F Ritmes cromàtics dir. Jordi Artigas Spain, 1978, 35mm, 5 mins

F Spain loves you dir. Isabel Herguera, Spain, 1988, 35mm, 6 mins

F Lluvia dir. Eugenio Granell, Spain, 1961, video, 2 mins, silent

F La 72.024 mil·lèssima part d’un any dir. Marcel Pié Barba, Spain, 2008, video, 5 mins

F Danse noire dir. Frederic Amat, Spain, 2006, video, 4 mins

F Pintura 63 dir. Ton Sirera, Spain, 1963, 35mm, 6 mins

F Espectro siete dir. Javier Aguirre, Spain, 1970, 35mm, 8 mins, Spanish w/ English subtitles

F Monos dir. Juan Pablo Etcheverry, Spain, 1997, video, 2 mins

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...ere erera baleibu izik subua aruaren... a series of meaningless words is the title of the first fulllength film in the history of Spanish cinema – and the only one to date – painted entirely in the cameraless animation technique. José Antonio Sistiaga uses 35mm celluloid as a transparency for a more precise canvas, applying paint directly onto the film. Created over the course of 17 months and lacking figurative elements and sound accompaniment, the result is impossible to describe in words.

F …ere erera baleibu izik subua aruaren… dir. José Antonio Sistiaga, Spain, 1968-70, 35mm, 70 mins, silent

dir. Lluis Rivera, Spain, 1972, video, 12 mins

F Teoría de los cuerpos dir. Isaki Lacuesta, Spain, 2004, video, 5 mins, Spanish w/ English subtitles

F Figura dir. Gonzalo de Pedro, Spain, 2007, video, 2 mins, French w/ English subtitles

F In girum imus nocte et consumimur igni dir. Jorge Cosmen, Spain, 2003, video, 9 mins

F BiBiCi Story dir. Carles Durán, Spain, 1969, 35mm, 8 mins

F Farce Sensationelle!

Investigation/Metacinema is designed to reflect the essence of cinema in its different facets. Included are: reflection on the film media itself, or meta-film essay, blank screen film, and film employing other art disciplines, such as dance, performance, photography, and poetry Padrós. This screening contains a set of endeavors representing the different branches of which the great tree of cinema is comprised.

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dir. Blanca Casas Brullet, Spain, 2008, video, 5 mins

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dir. Laida Lertxundi, Spain, 2004, 35mm, 3 mins

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Saturday, December 4 at 7pm del Éxtasis al Arrebato – From Ecstasy to Rapture closes with Iván Zulueta’s masterpiece and a cult film in Spain. The director combined many of the techniques he had put into practice in his previous shorts, such as A Mal Gam A, Frank Stein or Kinkón, all done in Super 8, while delving into a series of themes that had preoccupied him since childhood.

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F Arrebato dir. Iván Zulueta, Spain, 1980, 35mm, 105 mins, color, Spanish w/ English subtitles

As hypnotic as they come, charged with a certain mysticism and eliciting numerous readings, Arrebato is an indisputable masterpiece whose unwarranted neglect beyond the Spanish borders we hope to mitigate.

dir. Joan Marimón and Jesús Ramos, Spain, 2001, 35mm, 6 mins

F Ice Cream dir. Antoni Padrós, Spain, 1970, 35mm, 8 mins, Catalan w/ English subtitles

dir. Carles Santos, Spain, 1979, 35mm, 9 mins

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F Límites (1ª persona) dir. Elías León Siminiani, Spain, 2009, video, 8 mins, Spanish w/ English subtitles

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Directors in Focus The Early Works of Atom Egoyan Thursday January, 20 – Saturday, January 22 Canadian filmmaker Atom Egoyan was born in Cairo, Egypt to Armenian-Egyptian parents who emigrated to Canada in 1962. With works focusing on alienation and isolation, his acclaimed films include Ararat, Exotica, The Sweet Hereafter and most recently, Chloe. Egoyan has won numerous prizes at international film festivals, including the Grand Prix and International Critics Awards from the Cannes Film Festival and two Academy Award nominations. In 1999, Atom Egoyan was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.

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dir. Atom Egoyan, Canada, 1984, 16mm, 72 mins, color

F Speaking Parts Saturday, January 22 at 5pm

A postmodern thriller about loss, love, power, and the distance that modern technology puts between us. The story of four people – an actor/gigolo, a frustrated chambermaid, an obsessed writer, and the producer who manipulates them all – is filmed as if we were watching their power games through the lens of a surveillance camera. Disquieting and enthralling, it confirms Egoyan as one of the most talented directors of his generation.

F Family Viewing Friday, January 21 at 7pm

F Calendar Saturday, January 22 at 7pm

The fractured family of Family Viewing consists of Stan, a mild sexual sadist; Sandra, his live-in mistress and video bondage partner; and his 17-year old son Van. Van’s deep resentment of his father becomes the catalyst of a plot to free his beloved grandmother from an old age home and establish a new, blissfully “happy” family. Egoyan weaves an ironic tale of characters who seem most alive when they’re captured on videotape.

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dir. Atom Egoyan, Canada, 1989, 16mm, 92 mins, color

Egoyan’s striking debut feature is the story of Peter, catatonically unhappy with his family life and in video therapy with his parents. One day he views the tapes of an Armenian family who, years ago, guiltily put their infant son up for adoption. To act out a role different than the one assigned to him in his own miserable existence, Peter decides to present himself to them as their lost son.

dir. Atom Egoyan, Canada, 1987, 16mm, 96 mins, color

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dir. Atom Egoyan, Armenia/Canada, 1993, 16mm, 75 mins, color

In Calendar, one of his most personal films, Atom Egoyan himself plays a photographer hired to capture images of Armenian churches for a calendar. He takes his wife (real-life wife and frequent star Arsinée Khanjian) along as a translator and, as they travel with their Armenian guide, their relationship begins to unravel. He returns to Canada with his pictures but without his wife, whose passions become increasingly drawn to her ethnic roots as well as to their guide.

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F Next of Kin Thursday, January 20 at 7pm

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Co-presented by the Greenfield Intercultural, African Studies, and Middle East Centers at the University of Pennsylvania The works featured during Selections from the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival help to put a human face on threats to individual freedom and dignity and celebrate the power of the human spirit and intellect to prevail. They enable people to understand human rights issues through the art of film, a medium through which individual stories of suffering and strength can be shared across borders of all kinds. We see these films as capable of creating forums for discussion in communities across the Philadelphia Region and seek to empower everyone with the knowledge that personal commitment can make a very real difference.

F Iran: Voices of the Unheard Wednesday, February 9 at 7pm

dir. Davoud Geramifard, Canada, 2009, BetaSP, 68 mins, color, Farsi w/ English subtitles

The untold story of Iranian secularists through three fascinating characters – each from a distinct social, economic, and educational background – but all sharing a love for their motherland and in need of a country free from political repression and theocracy.

F In the Land of the Free... Thursday, February 10 at 7pm

dir. Vadim Jean, UK/US, 2009, BetaSP, 84 mins, color

Herman Wallace, Albert Woodfox, and Robert King – aka The Angola 3 – have spent a combined century in solitary confinement in the Louisiana State Penitentiary. Targeted by prison officials for being members of the Black Panther Party and for fighting against terrible prison conditions, they were convicted of the murder of a prison guard. New evidence continues to emerge as they continue to challenge the verdict. Narrated by Samuel L Jackson, this film presents the story as dramatic events continue to unfold.

F Pushing the Elephant Friday, February 11 at 7pm

dir. Beth Davenport and Elizabeth Mandel, US, 2010, BetaSP, 84 mins, color, English, Kinyamulenge and Swahili w/ English subtitles

An intimate family drama set against the backdrop of the 1998 conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, this film tells the story of Rose Mapendo, who was separated from her five-year-old daughter Nangabire. Rose survived the atrocities of those years and eventually resettled in Arizona with her other children. Now, after 12 years apart, Rose and her daughter Nangabire are reunited in the US. Through this story, we come to understand the excruciating decisions Rose made in order to survive and the complex difficulties Nangabire faces as a refugee, torn between her painful past and a hopeful future.

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F An Average Congolese Diet (Alimentation d’un congolais moyen)

prod. Sylvain Koko of UNICEF Oneminutesjr Project, Democratic Republic of Congo, 2007, BetaSP, 1 min, French w/ English subtitles

Young people are on the frontlines of many of the world’s human rights crises, but we rarely get to hear their points of view. Youth Producing Change shares their powerful stories as they turn the camera on their own lives and share their visions of change. The program was founded by Adobe Youth Voices.

For 14 years, the Congo has been ravaged with conflict. Food insecurity remains the norm and millions have died, mostly due to malnutrition and lack of access to basic medicine. We see here the simple truth for children in Congo: having a meal isn’t always a given.

F Hands of Love

F 17 & Unidentified

prod. Voiceless Children in association with Listen Up! and Adobe Youth Voices, Kenya, 2008, BetaSP, 8 mins, color, Kiswahili w/ English Ssubtitles

In Kenya’s largest slum, having access to simple facilities like bathrooms can be a matter of life and death. After a devastating attack on his father, David and his friends know that their work to provide security, latrines, and clean-up projects is more than a struggle for a healthier environment – it is vital to ensure the survival of their community.

F Kamran’s Story

prod. Kamran Safi of Kent Refugee Action Network, UK/Afghanistan, 2008, BetaSP, 3 mins, color

Kamran, a 14-year-old asylum seeker, narrates the animated story of his courageous escape from Afghanistan and his unaccompanied journey to the United Kingdom.

F Migration

prod. Eddy Perlaza, Cinthya Durán and Sinchi Chimba of Agencia de Comunicación de Niñas, Niños y Adolescentes (ACNNA), Ecuador, 2008, BetaSP, 5 mins, color, Spanish w/ English subtitles

In Colombia, young people often find themselves on their own when they seek refuge from violence or when parents are forced to find work in other countries. Migration provides a new take on immigration – from the perspective of children left behind.

prod. Alicia Wade of Global Potential, Dominican Republic/US, 2009, BetaSP, 5 mins, color, English and Spanish w/ English subtitles

Born in Batey Cuchillia, Dominican Republic of Haitian descent, Deivei was never provided with a birth certificate. Without one, he cannot continue his education, find a job, marry, or travel.

F Growing Up in India

prod. Free the Children, Canada/India, 2009, BetaSP, 9 mins, color, Hindi w/ English subtitles

In the northeastern desert state of Rajasthan in India, Sangita feels the limitations of her culture’s caste system when she decides she must forgo an education and train as a dancer in order to support her family.

F Babica

prod. Martina Hudorovic of DZMP/Luksuz Produkcija, Slovenia, 2008, BetaSP, 8 mins, Roma w/ English subtitles

The Roma people have been the target of persecution and discrimination for centuries. A Roma grandmother shares her hopes for future generations as she prepares bread with her granddaughter.

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F Hudud

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Being 16 in the Occupied Palestinian Territories today is to have one’s life dictated by curfews, clashes with soldiers at check points, and arbitrary searches and arrests. Hudud (an Arabic word for restriction) illustrates the challenges that the Israeli construction of the wall pose for youth.

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F Mariposa

prod. Espie Hernandez, Wendy Sandoval and Luna Serna of ImMEDIAte Justice Collective, US, 2009, BetaSP, 6 mins, color, English and Spanish w/ English subtitles

As Espie prepares for her quinceañera, a traditional rite of passage celebrating a 15-year-old Latina’s debut, her family adjusts to Espie’s decision to “come out” in a different way. Espie’s story embraces the complexity of family tradition and sexual identity with an honest and brave heart.

F See, Listen, Speak: Ngarrindjeri’s Being Heard (Nukkan.Kungan. Yunnan) prod. Edie Carter, Rita Lindsay, Victor Koolmatrie, Melanie Koolmatrie, and Veronica Wilson from Change Media, Australia, 2009, BetaSP, 6 mins, color

After water is diverted from streams and lakes in the rural Coroong community and delivered by pipeline to larger cities, the aboriginal Ngarrindjeri face a disastrous water crisis. Ngarrindjeri youth speak out to protect their culture and traditions.

F Image of Contamination

prod. Elizabeth Gonzalez and Antonio Rodriguez of SAY Sí in association with Listen Up! & Adobe Youth Voices, US, 2008, BetaSP, 8 mins, color, English and Spanish w/ English subtitles

The course of Air Force enlistee Diana López’s life changes forever when she learns that toxic waste has been seeping off Kelly Air Force Base and into her community’s ground water. Realizing this pollution is likely responsible for cancer and birth defects, Diana decides to fight for the v right to clean water, soil, and air.

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Co-presented by the Institute of Contemporary Art at University of Pennsylvania Set Pieces is an exhibit at the Institute of Contemporary Art of restaged objects and art works from the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Organized by guest curator Virgil Marti, a Philadelphia-based artist, the selection taps treasures from the museum’s storage. The selections in the Set Pieces Film Series are introduced by Marti, who illustrates the connections between the imagery and structure of his installation and some of his favorite films. ICA is located at 118 S 36th Street, Philadelphia. SPECIAL EVENT

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F Citizen Kane Wednesday, January 19 at 6:30pm

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dir. Orson Welles, US, 1941, 35mm, 119 mins, b/w

Arguably the greatest of American films, Orson Welles’ 1941 masterpiece, made when he was only 26, still unfurls like a dream and carries the viewer along the mysterious currents of time and memory to reach a mature (if ambiguous) conclusion: people are the sum of their contradictions, and can’t be known easily. Welles plays newspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane, taken from his mother as a boy and made the ward of a rich industrialist. The result is that every well-meaning or tyrannical or self-destructive move he makes for the rest of his life appears in some way to be a reaction to that deeply wounding event. Written by Welles and Herman J Mankiewicz, and photographed by Gregg Toland, the film is the sum of Welles’ awesome ambitions as an artist in Hollywood. He pushes the limits of then-available technology to create a true magic show, a visual and aural feast that almost seems to be rising up from a viewer’s subconsciousness. As Kane, Welles even ushers in the influence of Bertolt Brecht on film acting. This is truly a one-of-a-kind work, and in many ways is still the most modern of modern films from the 20th century. – Tom Keogh

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F Viridiana Wednesday, January 26 at 6:30pm dir. Luis Buñuel, Spain, 1961, 35mm, 90 mins, b/w, Spanish w/ English subtitles

Banned in Spain and denounced by the Vatican, Luis Buñuel’s irreverent vision of life as a beggar’s banquet is regarded by many as his masterpiece. In it, novice nun Viridiana does her utmost to maintain her Catholic principles, but her lecherous uncle and a motley assemblage of paupers force her to confront the limits of her idealism. Winner of the Palme d’or at the 1961 Cannes Film Festival, Viridiana is as audacious today as ever. followed by

F The Phantom of Liberty dir. Luis Buñuel, France, 1974, 35mm, 104 mins, color, French w/ English subtitles

Bourgeois convention is demolished in Luis Buñuel’s surrealist gem The Phantom of Liberty. Featuring an elegant soiree with guests seated at toilet bowls, pokerplaying monks using religious medals as chips, and police officers looking for a missing girl who is right under their noses, this perverse, playfully absurd comedy of non-sequiturs deftly compiles many of the themes that preoccupied Buñuel throughout his career – from the hypocrisy of conventional morality to the arbitrariness of social arrangements.

F Nashville Wednesday, February 2 at 6:30pm dir. Robert Altman, US, 1975, 35mm, 159 mins, color

A complex character piece that explores the intersecting lives of twenty-four characters, Nashville is Robert Altman’s definitive film. Seeking to create a “metaphor for America,” Altman brilliantly weaves politics and show business into a carnivalesque narrative that explores ambition and manipulation on almost every level. At once a comedy and a tragedy, a musical and a burlesque, Nashville is social commentary at its finest and remains a pinnacle of cinematic achievement. Though the film performed poorly at the box office, its subsequent ascension into film history bespeaks Altman’s ultimate success. Free Admission.

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Found in the Making: Films about Self-Taught Artists When conformity is often prized over eccentricity in our society, what kind of bravery does it take to believe in your own ideas and intentions and shut everything else out? The Foundation for Self-Taught American Artists believes imagination should be rewarded and aims to create a deeper understanding and broader appreciation of self-taught art through the production and promotion of documentary films.

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Formed in 1997, Exhumed Films was created to provide a theatrical venue for a much beloved art form that had all but disappeared in the 1990s and is in further decline in the early 21st Century: the B-grade horror movie.

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A Family Friendly Evening of Mischievous Monsters Friday, December 17 at 8pm F Troll 2 dir. Claudio Fragasso, Italy, 1990, 35mm, 95 mins, color

F Gremlins dir. Joe Dante, US, 1984, 35mm, 106 mins, color

F How to Draw a Bunny Tuesday, February 1 at 7pm dirs. John Walter and Andrew Moore, US, 2002, video, 90 mins, color

Introduced by Richard Feigen How to Draw a Bunny explores the fascinating, often hilarious, and always enigmatic world of artist and underground icon Ray Johnson. A “Pop Art mystery movie,” the film is framed by Johnson’s mysterious death on Friday, January 13, 1995, the puzzling circumstances of which left both his intimate admirers

and the general public wondering if this was a final “performance.” Little has been written about him, yet the man who many have dubbed “the most famous unknown artist” was considered a genius whose career spanned nearly fifty years and whose collages have been exhibited in major museums around the world. This award-winning documentary features in-depth interviews with famous artworld personalities including Roy Lichtenstein, Christo & Jeanne-Claude, Chuck Close, James Rosenquist, and NYC gallery owner Richard Feigen.

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Reelblack Presents promotes discoveries and rediscoveries in African-American film. F The Next Up Short Film Showcase Tuesday, January 4 at 7pm US, 2009/2010, DVD, 100 mins, color

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Live @ International House Philadelphia presents the most unique and innovative artists working in music and performance. With an emphasis on experimentation and improvisation, the stage at IHP is an ideal forum for discovering new sounds and ideas.

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Ars Nova Workshop in Residence F Mario Pavone’s Orange Double Tenor Sunday, December 12 at 8pm

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Tony Malaby, tenor saxophone; Marty Ehrlich, tenor saxophone; Dave Ballou, trumpet; Peter Madsen, piano; Mario Pavone, bass + compositions; Gerald Cleaver, drums

For Pavone’s first Philadelphia concert in 15 years, he will be leading this all-star ensemble through a performance of Arc Suite T/Pi T/Po, a new work commissioned by Chamber Music America’s 2009 Jazz Works.

F AGOGIC Friday, January 7 at 8pm Andrew D’Angelo, alto saxophone + bass clarinet + electronics; Cuong Vu, trumpet + electronics; Luke Bergman, electric bass; Evan Woodle, drums

This exciting new quartet, led by Andrew D’Angelo and Cuong Vu, that exemplifies Seattle’s diverse and flourishing jazz scene, will be making their Philadelphia debut.

F Rhys Chatham Trumpet Trio Saturday, February 13 at 8pm Rhys Chatham, trumpet + electronics; David Daniell, guitar; Frank Rosaly, drums

Innovative American avant-garde composer and minimalist Rhys Chatham debuts his new trio featuring Chicago-based experimental jazz drummer Frank Rosaly and recent Fennesz collaborator David Daniell.

F Celestial Septet (ROVA + Nels Cline Singers) Tuesday, February 22 at 8pm Bruce Ackley, saxophones; Steve Adams, saxophones; Scott Amendola, drums; Nels Cline, guitars; Trevor Dunn, bass; Larry Ochs, saxophones; Jon Raskin, saxophones

Wilco guitarist Nels Cline joins his Singers project together with the ROVA Saxophone Quartet for this special performance by the massive Celestial Septet to explore the outer regions of creative music. All shows are $12 general admission. In advance at www.arsnovaworkshop.org or one hour before showtime (cash only).

F The American Composers Forum and Soundfield present Master Class with Vincent Royer (viola) featuring Alex Waterman (cello) Friday, December 10 from 12pm - 4 pm Violist Vincent Royer, joined by Alex Waterman, will discuss and demonstrate contemporary repertoire and techniques for the viola and cello at International House Philadelphia. The focus of the master class will be the solo repertoire that Royer will perform at a concert that evening at Slought Foundation, including works by John Cage, Gyorgy Ligeti, Tristan Murail, Horatiu Radulescu, and Giacinto Scelsi. Cellist Alex Waterman will also discuss and play excerpts from some of the more adventurous compositions for the cello. In addition to the presentation, Royer and Waterman will read works by ACF Philadelphia members. Free admission. Please register at http://royermasterclass.eventbrite.com/

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Art @ International House Philadelphia is proud to introduce guest curator Reza Nahaie-Ghanad. Currently exhibiting and teaching in Philadelphia, Reza received a Master of Fine Arts Degree from PAFA in 2010. His works have also been exhibited in, New Jersey, Vermont, and Massachusetts. Reza will curate shows for our East Gallery. The West Gallery remains dedicated to InLiquid Art + Design Video Installations.

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Opening Receptions F A TIME TO PAUSE: ART AS HEALING by Marc Bernstein + Patricia A Barrera December 10 - March 4 “The success of a piece can be judged by the length of ‘pause’ it generates. I believe that there is an ancient medicine in this pause. We are communicating with seldom used parts of our brains in this pause, and we are all better for it.” Marc Bernstein “...drawing attention to the political conditions in which violence occurs and the desensitization that results from self-perpetuating media portrayals. At the same time, I confront the viewer with the horror of the memories of these experiences and its by-products, whose substantive traces serve as source material for me.” Patricia A Barrera

F InLiquid Art + Design Video Installation BASICS TRILOGY: Water Food Shelter by Termite TV December 10 - March 4

FOOD (2008) As our basic needs become more and more dear, our modes of survival must be creative, efficient, and selfsustaining. Termite TV examines what food means to us and to the media, and what our current conditions imply.

THE BASICS TRILOGY features experimental activist video group Termite TV Collective’s latest series of shows based on basic human essentials, Water, Food and Shelter, produced by Buffalo media artist Meg Knowles, Baltimore-based artist Joanna Raczynska and Philadelphia’s Sara Zia Ebrahimi. Featuring work by Sarah Christman, Michael Kuetemeyer, A Q Quintero, Bob Hering, and Maria Cortese Hering, Iden Rosenthal, Deborah Rudman, Anula Shetty, Brian Milbrand, and Courtney Grim.

SHELTER (2009) Housing problems, alternative architecture, concepts of home, and sanctuaries are all featured in Termite TV’s final third of THE BASICS TRILOGY.

WATER (2007) While we attempt to restrict water use through pacts and treaties, sometimes we just can’t stop that slow leak on the roof. Termite TV explores a variety of water-y issues, both poetic and political.

Founded in 1992, Termite TV is a video collective with members based in Philadelphia, PA and Buffalo, NY. The mission of Termite TV Collective is to produce, distribute and facilitate the creation of experimental and activist media that challenges the status quo and provides an alternative to corporate media. We value working collaboratively across artistic disciplines, inspiring other artists, encouraging the expression of multiple styles and points of view, risk-taking, innovation, and the blend of humor and intelligent critique in our work.

Galleries are open to the public Monday – Friday from 10am to 6pm and whenever there is a program in The Ibrahim Theater.

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IHP is an independent, member supported non-profit. JOIN TODAY! International House Philadelphia is a multicultural residential center, a source of distinctive programming, and the embodiment of an ideal. It has a critical threefold mission: to maintain a diverse and welcoming community for scholars from around the world, while introducing them to the American experience; to broaden the horizons of its Residents and the larger community through high quality international arts and humanities programs; and to encourage cooperation and respect among the peoples of all nations.

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The generous support of our Members, Friends, and Benefactors allows International House Philadelphia to continue its tradition of offering lifelong learning through the Arts, Culture, and Humanities to an increasing number of people each year. We receive State arts funding through a generous grant from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. These programs are also funded in part by grants from the Philadelphia Exhibitions Initiative, a program of the Pew Center for Arts and Heritage; The Barra Foundation; The Connelly Foundation; The Eugene Garfield Foundation; The Quaker Chemical Foundation; and the JP Morgan Chase Foundation. We thank our Corporate Members and Supporters: Asher & Co. Ltd; Bartlett Insurance Brokers; Blank Rome LLP; CertainTeed; Citizens Bank; Coinmach; Crown Americas; Elliot Lewis Corporation; Genesis Asset Protection; Husky Associates; Philip Rosenau Co., Inc; PNC Bank; Progressive Business Publications; Sheraton Philadelphia University City Hotel; and Wells Fargo. IHP is also thankful for the support of our in-kind donors and many generous annual donors. We thank the Centennial Arts Committee – Jill Katz, Joseph Newland, Mimi Sheller, and Sean Stoops – for their invaluable dedication and commitment to Arts Programming at International House Philadelphia. Special thanks to the Sheraton University City for their support in providing accommodations to our guest artists.