Global Lens 2010

UTPA will be the first university in The University of Texas System to screen the films from the Global Film Initiative, which counts the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, St. Louis International Film Festival, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Texas Tech University, among others in its membership and screening sites.

The 10 films, which include English subtitles, will be featured throughout the school year with screenings of each film being held on Thursdays at 7 p.m. and Fridays at 3 p.m. All films are planned to be shown in the UTPA Student Union Theater and each screening will include educational activities from the country in turn. A complete schedule of film screenings is available at http://php.lib.utpa.edu/globallens.

Screening of the first film will be Thursday, Sept. 9 and feature "Becloud (Vaho)," a film from Mexico directed by Alejandro Gerber Bicecci. A kick-off reception open to the public will also be held at 6 p.m., Sept. 9 in the UTPA Library lobby. Additionally, an art exhibit on the day of the opening reception will acknowledge and honor Rio Grande Valley artist Will Martin, a recently retired UTPA faculty member who has mentored many others in the community.

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