The Fresno State CineCulture Series kicks off its spring 2019 lineup of film screenings with “Under the Blood Red Sun” at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25.
CineCulture is a film series provided as a service to Fresno State students, faculty and staff, and the broader community. CineCulture is also offered as a three-unit academic course (MCJ 179) in the Media, Communications and Journalism Department. The CineCulture Club promotes cultural awareness through film and post-screening discussions.
Screenings are held on Fridays at 5:30 p.m., unless otherwise noted, in the Peters Education Center Auditorium (west of Save Mart Center in the Student Recreation Center).
All films screened on campus are free and open to the public. Parking is not enforced after 4 p.m. on Fridays.
Jan. 25: “Under the Blood Red Sun” (2014)
- Discussant:Chris Tashima, actor featured in the film
- 99 minutes
“Under the Blood Red Sun,” adapted from Graham Salisbury’s 1995 historical novel and directed by Tim Savage, is an unforgettable story (based on actual events) of friendship, courage and survival. On Dec. 7, 1941, Tomikazu “Tomi” Nakaji and his best friend, Billy Davis, are playing baseball in a field near their homes in Hawaii when Japan launches a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. Torn between his love of all things American and the Japanese traditional ways, Tomi is frightened and feels ashamed of his native country. His friendship with Billy is tested as prejudice divides their island community, and he is forced to care for his mama and sister after his papa is taken away to an internment camp.
Feb. 1: “Women of the Venezuelan Chaos” (2017)
- Discussant: Margarita Cadenas, director
- In Spanish with English subtitles
- 83 minutes
- Sponsors: Center for Creativity and the Arts, French Program, Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures and Department of Chicano and Latin American Studies
Feb. 8: “Maborosi” (1995)
- Discussant: Dr. Ed Emanuel
- In Japanese with English subtitles
- 110 minutes
Feb. 15: “The Long Shadow” (2018)
- Discussant: Maureen Gosling, editor and co-creator, and Jed Riffe, producer
- 91 minutes
Feb. 22: “Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart” (2017)
- Discussant: Dr. Margaret Wilkerson, author of the forthcoming book, “Lorraine Hansberry: Am I a Revolutionary?”
- 118 minutes
March 1: “Time for Ilhan” (2018)
- Discussant: Norah Shapiro, director
- 88 minutes
- Sponsors: Center for Creativity and the Arts, Kamal and Aimee Abu-Shamsieh and Muslim Spiritual Care Services
March 8: “Shalom Bollywood: The Untold Story of Indian Cinema” (2018)
- Discussant: To be announced
- 85 minutes
- Sponsors: Jewish Studies Program, Jewish Studies Association and Center for Creativity and the Arts
March 15: “Saint Judy” (2018)
- Discussant: Dimitry Portnoy, screenwriter
- 106 minutes
- Sponsors: Center for Creativity and the Arts
March 22: World Water Day Film: Three Short Films: “Silent River,” “Sea of Troubles” and another short film to be announced
- Discussant: Jason Jaacks, director and producer of “Silent River” and “Sea of Troubles”
- Sponsors: Center for Creativity and the Arts and Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom
March 29: Armenian Film: To be announced
- Sponsor: Armenian Studies Program
April 5: “Tia and Piujuq” (2018)
- Discussant: Marie-Hélène Cousineau, producer and scriptwriter
- In French, Inuktitut, Arabic and English with English subtitles
- 80 minutes
- Sponsor: French Program and Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures
April 12: “Violeta Al Fin” (2017)
- Discussant: Hilda Hidalgo Xirinachs, director
- In Spanish with English subtitles
- 85 minutes
- Sponsor: Department of Chicano and Latin American Studies
April 19 — Spring break (no screening)
April 26 (5 p.m.): “The Zookeepers Wife” (2017)
- Discussants: Dr. Ed Emanuel
- 127 minutes
- Sponsors: Jewish Studies Program and Jewish Studies Association
May 3: “En el Séptimo Día (On the Seventh Day)” (2018)
- Discussant: Adela Santana
- In Spanish and English with bilingual subtitles
- 92 minutes
- Sponsor: Department of Chicano and Latin American Studies
May 10: To be announced
Visit the CineCulture website for more information or contact Dr. Mary Husain, instructor and club adviser.
