Global Flicks: The Wave

Acclaimed international films are presented in their original language with English subtitles for FREE! Films are shown in the Playhouse Theatre at the McAninch Arts Center on Wednesdays at 1:30 and 7:30p.

Global Flicks is co-sponsored by COD Field Studies/Study Abroad/Global Education and the MAC.
Click HERE for a listing of all films as well as their availability in the COD Library.

THE WAVE (NORWAY)
Although anticipated, no one is ready when the mountain pass above the scenic, narrow Norwegian fjord Geiranger collapses and creates an 85-meter high violent tsunami.

Coming Soon:

THEATER OF LIFE (ITALY)
Wednesday, Feb. 13, 1:30 & 7:30p What if food waste could feed the hungry? Massimo Bottura, one of the world’s greatest chefs, runs a soup kitchen like no other before it during Milan’s 2015 World’s Fair.

THE AFRICAN DOCTOR (FRANCE)
Wednesday, Feb. 20, 1:30 & 7:30p This film is based on the true story of Seyolo Zantoko, a Congolese doctor who uproots his family and moves them to a rural French village.

WOODPECKERS (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)
Wednesday, Feb. 27, 1:30 & 7:30p Love can spring up in the most unlikely places – prison. Dominican-Haitian Julián begins a jail sentence for petty theft inside the notorious Najayo prison just outside of Santo Domingo.

OKJA (KOREA)
Wednesday, Mar. 6, 1:30 & 7:30p Okja is a remarkable pig who is loved by a young girl named Mija who risks everything to prevent a powerful, multinational company from kidnapping her best friend.

BAD GENIUS (THAILAND)
Wednesday, Mar. 13, 1:30 & 7:30p Lynn is a genius high school student who finds her path out of poverty by making money helping others cheat on tests.

THE INSULT (LEBANON)
Wednesday, Mar. 20, 1:30 & 7:30p A Lebanese Christian and Palestinian refugee argument turns violent and escalates to a court case.