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The International Film Festival at PVCC 2024-25
Around the World in 8 Films
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
Slumdog Millionaire (Great Britain/India; 2006, R, 120 min.)
Wednesday, September 4, 2024
Strangers (Israel; 2007, NR, 80 minutes)
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles (China/Japan; 2005, PG, 105 minutes)
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Broken Embraces (Spain; 2009, R, 120 minutes)
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
The Quiet Girl (Ireland; 2022, PG-13, 95 minutes)
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Where Do We Go Now? (Lebanon; 2011, PG-13, 109 minutes)
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Other People’s Children (France; 2022, NR, 101 minutes)
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Winter Flies (Czech Republic; 2018, NR, 85 minutes)
All films begin at 6:30 PM in the Center for Performing Arts
Desert Foothills Library International Film Series 2024-25
Around the World in 8 Films
Friday, September 13, 2024
Slumdog Millionaire (Great Britain/India; 2006, R, 120 min.)
Friday, October 11, 2024
Strangers (Israel; 2007, NR, 80 minutes)
Friday, November 1, 2024
Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles (China/Japan; 2005, PG, 105 minutes)
Friday, January 10, 2025
Broken Embraces (Spain; 2009, R, 120 minutes)
Friday, February 14, 2025
The Quiet Girl (Ireland; 2022, PG-13, 95 minutes)
Friday, March 14, 2025
Where Do We Go Now? (Lebanon; 2011, PG-13, 109 minutes)
Friday, April 11, 2025
Other People’s Children (France; 2022, NR, 101 minutes)
Friday, May 9, 2025
Winter Flies (Czech Republic; 2018, NR, 85 minutes)
All films begin at 2:00 PM - gary.zaro@paradisevalley.edu
Desert Foothills Library Cinematic Reflections Series, 2024-25
Little Known Stories of World War II
Friday, September 20, 2024
Run Boy Run (Poland/Germany, 2013; 110 minutes)
Friday, October 18, 2024
Unbroken (U.S., 2014; 130 minutes)
Friday, November 15, 2024
Anne Frank Remembered (Great Britain, 1995; 115 minutes)
Friday, December 20, 2024
When Trumpets Fade (U.S., 1998; 95 minutes)
Friday, January 17, 2025
Europa Europa (Germany/Poland, 1990; 110 minutes)
Friday, February 21, 2025
The Good Traitor (Denmark; 2020; 110 minutes)
Friday, March 28, 2015
The Grey Zone (U.S., 2001; 105 minutes)
Friday, April 18, 2025
Valkyrie (U.S./Germany, 2008; 120 minutes)
Friday, May 16, 2025
After Auschwitz (Poland/U.S., 2017; 83 minutes)
All films begin at 2:00 PM - gary.zaro@paradisevalley.edu
Mission Statement:
The Paradise Valley Community College International Film Festival presents cinema as a window onto the richness of our diverse world and our shared humanity.
The Festival offers a proven educational, entertaining visual experience for our students, colleagues, and community through the following goals.
Goals:
Viewing acclaimed films from around the world
Enjoying films as a community experience that challenges our emotional involvement in a setting that offers opportunity for discussion
Exploring the important issues of life through an open forum
Experiencing cultural diversity in a profoundly transformative way
Learning about important global issues through powerful visual images
Discovering the range and variety of films and genres
Understanding cinematic techniques and their contribution to the meaning of a film
Meeting film directors, writers, and producers for dialogue
Making entertainment educational and education entertaining