Accent Film Festival 2019

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Directed by

Dr. Martín Ponti
World Languages and Cultures

Produced by Our Sponsors

William James Forum
World Languages and Cultures

Gender Studies
Communication and Media Studies

Sigma Delta Pi
Spanish Club
Sony Pictures Classics
Swank Motion Pictures

FILMS

Are you considering a Minor or a Major in World languages? IN THE FADE (Aus Dem Nichts)
Thought about studying abroad?
Fatih Akin / Germany / 2017/ In German with English subtitles
Reach out to any of our faculty members for more information Katja's life falls apart in the blink of an eye when two neo-Nazis kill her husband in a bomb
attack. Her quest for justice soon pushes her to the edge as the two suspects stand trial for
Dr. Cristina Casado Presa Dr. Pamela Pears murder.

Associate Professor of Spanish Professor of French FACES PLACES (Visages Villages)
Department Chair [email protected]
Gender Studies Program Director Agnès Varda/ France / 2017 / In French with English subtitles
[email protected] Dr. Katherine Maynard In this documentary Varda visits villages and small towns throughout France to meet
communities of people and create large portraits of them to plaster on the surroundings. This
Dr. Elena Deanda Camacho Professor of French trip leads them to form lasting and unlikely friendships.
Director, Cromwell Center for
Associate Professor of Spanish Teaching and Learnin Nameless (Sin Nombre)
Black Studies Program Director [email protected]
[email protected] Cary Joji Fukunaga / USA-Mexico/ 2009 / In Spanish with English subtitles
Dr. Nicole Grewling Sayra, a teenager living in Honduras, hungers for a brighter future. A reunion with her long-
Dr. Martín Ponti estranged father gives Sayra her only real option--emigrating with her father and her uncle
Associate Professor of into Mexico and then the United States, where her father now has a new family.
Assistant Professor of Spanish German Studies
[email protected] Associate Chair of World IN THE FADE
Languages
Dr. Rebeca Moreno Director of European
Visiting Assistant Professor of Spanish Studies Minor
[email protected] [email protected]

Mr. Collin Ashmore Dr. David Hull
Visiting Instructor and Language Coordinator Assistant Professor of
[email protected] Chinese
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Dr. Luyang Wang

Visiting Assistant Professor of Chinese
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FILMS Welcome to our third-annual Accent Film Festival, where we
celebrate the language of cinema and the diverse experiences of our
EAT DRINK MAN WOMAN (飲食男女) global community.

Ang Lee / Taiwan /1994 / In Manderin with English subtitles For the first time this year, Accent Film Festival has included films
from various countries, representing multiple languages, traditions,
A richly layered look at the complex interactions between a widowed chef and his and cultures that speak to the varied human experience. We have
daughters, Ang Lee's generational comedy Eat Drink Man Woman offers filmgoers a included blockbuster movies such as Wild Tales (Argentina) and In the
tasty cinematic treat. Fade (Germany), as well as award nominated Faces Places (France),
by renowned director Agnès Varda.
WILD TALES (Relatos Salvajes)
We hope that whatever your selection may be, that each film leads
Damián Szifron / Argentina-Spain / 2014 / In Spanish with English subtitles you to unhurried conversations and deep reflections.
This is a black comedy anthology film composed of six standalone shorts, all written and
directed by Damián Szifron, united by a common theme of violence and vengeance. All I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the following
tales deal with people in distress and how they handle each situation. departments, institutions, and people for making this possible. Your
generous contribution opens our community to a greater diversity of
voices, images, and ideas.

Thanks To:

William James Forum | Dr. Alicia Kozma | Ms. Cathy Naundorf |
Washington College | The Department of World Languages and
Cultures | The Spanish Club | Sigma Delta Pi | Gender Studies| Swank
Motion Pictures | Sony Pictures Classic | Ms. Rachel Chambers | Mr.

Aaron Adler

The Norman James Theater is in William Smith Hall on Washington
College’s campus.

Monday, April 8

In The Fade (Aus Dem Nichts)
5:30-7:30

Tuesday April 9

Faces Places (Visages Villages)
5:00-6:30
Nameless (Sin Nombre)
7:00-8:30

Wednesday April 10

Eat Drink Man Woman 飲食男女

5:30-7:30

Thursday April 11

Wild Tales (Relatos Salvajes)
5:30-7:30

ALL SCREENINGS TAKE PLACE IN
THE NORMAL JAMES THEATER