This semester, Cochise College continues its annual International Film Series, which features free screenings of thought-provoking documentaries and dramas, presented at three locations in Cochise County. The college’s liberal arts department has put on the International Film Series for more than 30 years and shows the films in Sierra Vista, Douglas and Bisbee. All showings begin at 6 p.m. at the Douglas Campus Little Theatre, room 900 of the Sierra Vista Campus and at the Central School Project in Bisbee.
The final film of the semester is “Los Olvidados,” a 1950 Mexican film directed by Luis Buñuel, who won Best Director at the 1951 Cannes Film Festival. In the 85-minute “Los Olvidados,” a group of juvenile delinquents live a violent and crime-filled life in the slums of Mexico City, and young Pedro is soon corrupted by his peers. The film shows April 10 in Douglas, April 11 in Sierra Vista and April 12 in Bisbee.
For more information about the film series, contact Tanya Biami at biamit@cochise.edu or (520) 515-5316. Anyone needing an accommodation in order to attend should contact the Disability Services Office at (520) 515-5337 or (520) 417-4023 at least 72 hours in advance.
Previous films this semester:
The first film in this year’s series was “The Tuskegee Airmen,” a 1995 movie starring Laurence Fishburne, Cuba Gooding, Jr., John Lithgow and Malcolm-Jamal Warner. The film is based on a true World War II story of the U.S. Army Air Corps Fighting 99, the first squadron of African-American combat fighter pilots.
The second film in this year’s series was “Mother,” a 2009 South Korean drama directed by Bong Joon-ho. It tells the story of Hye-ja, a single mother, and her 27-year old son, Do-joon. When a high school girl is found dead, Do-joon is accused of murder and Hye-ja sets out to find the killer and prove her son’s innocence.