Feb 10 2021
Global Flicks: Daughters of the Dust

Global Flicks: Daughters of the Dust

Presented by McAninch Arts Center at Online/Virtual Space

Global Flicks will be a virtual experience in 2021. Watch each acclaimed international film on your own and then join us for a moderated discussion, held on Zoom for FREE at 1:30pm or 7:30pm. Suggestions for where to stream each film is detailed on individual event pages.

1:30 pm Zoom Discussion: https://cod.zoom.us/j/87874982343
7:30 pm Zoom Discussion: https://cod.zoom.us/j/82855952847

DAUGHTERS OF THE DUST
Wednesday, Feb. 10, 1:30 & 7:30pSet in 1902, the story of three generations of woman who are members of the Gullah islanders, whose ancestors were brought here as enslaved people centuries ago.

COMING SOON:

OTELO BURNING
Wednesday, Feb.17, 1:30 & 7:30pSet in South Africa in 1989, against a backdrop of brewing conflict 16-year-old Otelo Buthelezi takes to the water for the first time.

WOMAN AT WAR
Wednesday, Feb. 24, 1:30 & 7:30pA comedy-drama tells the story of Halla – a 50 year-old woman who leads a secret double life: a choir director living a quiet life who is also waging war against a local aluminum plant.

ICEBOX
Wednesday, Mar. 3, 1:30 & 7:30pOscar is a 12-year-old Honduran boy forced to flee his home from gang violence seeks asylum in the United States, only to find himself trapped in the U.S. immigration system.

HONEYLAND
Wednesday, Mar. 10, 1:30 & 7:30pFilmed over three years, Honeyland features the story of a daughter and her mother who are the last female wild beekeepers living in Macedonia with a new nomadic family next door who threaten their livelihood.

Global Flicks is co-sponsored by COD Field Studies/Study Abroad/Global Education and the MAC.

Admission Info

Ways To Watch:

Available to rent – YouTube ($2.99), Amazon Prime ($1.99), iTunes: ($3.99)
Available on Kanopy: COD students & faculty can watch for free with COD Library card
Local Library: Glen Ellyn and Wheaton

Dates & Times

2021/02/10 - 2021/02/10

Location Info

Online/Virtual Space