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Hispanic Heritage Month Film Festival


The theme of the festival is: Immigration and Transnational Experiences - showing films related to questions of immigration, in light of the recent laws that were passed in the state of Georgia. All the films will be introduced by speakers who will lead the discussions afterwards. 

All the films are either in English or have English subtitles. The admission is free. 

October 6th – Grandma Has a Videocamera (2010). Dir. Tania Cypriano, USA. English. 6:30 pm – Introduction of the film by Dr. Susan Quinlan. Screening of the film followed by Q&A with the director Tania Cypriano via Skype.

Georgia Museum of Art
6:30 – 8:00 pm
Location: M. Smith Griffith Auditorium

October 13th – Biutiful (2010). Dir. Alejandro González Iñárritu, México. Spanish with English Subtitles. 6:30 pm – Introduction of the film by Dr. Catherine Simpson, lecturer from Romance Languages. Screening of the film, followed by Q&A.

Georgia Museum of Art
6:30 – 9:00 pm
Location: M. Smith Griffith Auditorium

This program is supported in part by the President’s Venture fund through the generous gifts of the University of Georgia Partners, the Department of Romance Languages, the College of Education, the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Institute, the Georgia Museum of Art, the UGA Parents and Families Association, and the Office of Inclusion and Diversity.

http://www.uga.edu/rom/news.html