Past Event Category: Film Club
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Oct 7CANCELED | Twice Colonized: Teaching on Greenland, Colonialism, and Indigenous RightsAviaja Larsen and Lars Lerche
Online Register
Join us for the October Film Club featuring Twice Colonized, a documentary following renowned Inuit lawyer and activist Aaju Peter. A fierce protector of her ancestral lands in the Arctic, Aaju works to defend the human rights of Indigenous peoples and establish a permanent Indigenous forum at the European Union. At the same time, she …
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May 20Women’s Soccer and the World Cup: From Copa ’71 to the PresentDr. Brenda Elsey
Virtual Register Here
Register Join IRIS NRC for a virtual film club discussion featuring Dr. Brenda Elsey, an expert on the history and politics of sport in the Americas, particularly soccer (fútbol). This conversation will explore the history of women’s soccer, the erasure of women athletes from sporting history, and the ways global sporting events like the Men’s …
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Apr 29Telling Global Stories: How U.S. Policy Shapes Lives Around the WorldMolly Knight Raskin
Science Hall room 140 Register Here
oin IRIS NRC for a conversation with Molly Knight Raskin, an award-winning journalist and Pulitzer Center grantee whose work explores the human consequences of U.S. policy decisions around the world. This event draws on her short documentary, Cuts and Consequences: The End of USAID (26 minutes), which examines the dismantling of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and its ripple effects on communities globally. The event will focus on a live discussion with Raskin about her reporting process, key findings, and the broader implications of changes to U.S. foreign aid.
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Apr 10World Cinema Day 2026The Barrymore Theatre, 2090 Atwood Ave, Madison, WI 53704 More information
World Cinema Day brings the world to middle and high school students with curated international films that engage, educate, and entertain. A post-screening discussion with a special guest engages students in an exploration of the world of the movie. Several post-film Q & A’s featured the film’s director or writer. Bussing costs will be reimbursed. …
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Feb 26Social Cinema: Farming the RevolutionMarquee Cinema, Union South
Farming the Revolution takes us to the heart of the massive year-long protests against the Indian government’s then newly enacted farm laws during the COVID lockdown. Over half a million protesters gathered – men and women from all generations, religions, classes and castes – and reinvented co-existence at massive protest sites that burgeoned on the …
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Dec 10Inside Syria: Visual Storytelling and the Human Side of ConflictGeorge Butler
Online (zoom) Register
Join the next Film Club featuring George Butler, award-winning illustrator and journalist whose work from Syria and Ukraine is held in the V&A Museum’s National Archive. Butler’s art offers an intimate view into life amid war, capturing the vulnerability and resilience of those living through conflict. Building on the documentary Inside Syria (available on YouTube), this session invites reflection …
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Oct 29Maria’s Story: Life Amid Conflict in El SalvadorGeoff Thale
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Set during El Salvador’s civil war, Maria’s Story follows María Serrano — a mother, community organizer, and guerrilla leader whose courage illuminates the human side of conflict. This powerful documentary offers a window into the daily struggles and resilience of those living through war and displacement. Join Geoff Thale, former President of the Washington Office …
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Apr 9Wisconsin Film Festival: Souleymane’s StoryFlix Brewhouse, Cinema 2 Get Tickets
Set over two urgent days in Paris, Souleymane’s Story follows an undocumented Guinean immigrant navigating the city’s streets as a bike courier while preparing for his high-stakes asylum interview. Part of an underground economy of couriers renting verified accounts, Souleymane pedals from dawn to nightfall, racing against both delivery deadlines and the strict curfew of his shelter. …
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Apr 9Wisconsin Film Festival: Anywhere, Anytime
Giaime Alonge
Flix Brewhouse, Cinema 2 Get Tickets
Senegalese immigrant Issa struggles to survive in Turin, Italy, navigating an unforgiving city that renders him invisible. After losing his job due to his undocumented status, he finds new hope as a food-delivery rider, gaining a fragile sense of independence—until the bicycle he sacrificed everything to buy is stolen. Desperate to reclaim his only means …
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Apr 8Wisconsin Film Festival: Anywhere, Anytime
Giaime Alonge
Flix Brewhouse, Cinema 2 Get Tickets
Senegalese immigrant Issa struggles to survive in Turin, Italy, navigating an unforgiving city that renders him invisible. After losing his job due to his undocumented status, he finds new hope as a food-delivery rider, gaining a fragile sense of independence—until the bicycle he sacrificed everything to buy is stolen. Desperate to reclaim his only means …