[Englecturers] Film Series at UCR Palm Desert Campus

Tue Nov 7 13:18:04 PST 2006

Desert Film Society Brings Four Screenings to UCR Palm Desert
Screenings in November and December free and open to the public
(November 3, 2006)

Palm Desert, Calif. (www.palmdesert.ucr.edu) - 
The Desert Film Society in conjunction with UCR 
Palm Desert is proud to announce a four-film 
series of independently produced, foreign and 
American films during November and December 2007.

The Palm Springs-based Desert Film Society was 
established in 2002 to enhance and develop 
appreciation for and knowledge of film. The 
society provides a powerful platform for artistic 
expression, cultural understanding, and 
opportunities for its members and others to view, 
enjoy and discuss film as well as learn about the craft of filmmaking.

With the Camelot Theatre in Palm Springs as the 
society’s permanent home, this new series is an 
outreach to the central Coachella Valley area 
co-sponsored by UCR Palm Desert Graduate Center.

“We are very pleased to bring this series to UCR 
Palm Desert,” said Beth Fromm, president of the 
society. “Through this outreach we hope more 
people will come to appreciate and celebrate film 
and its influence upon our lives.”

The schedule:

Wednesday, Nov. 15, 5:30 p.m.
In cooperation with Film Movement

A Peck on the Cheek

Amudha, adopted by Thiru and Indira and growing 
up with the couple’s two sons, is blissfully 
unaware of her parentage until the couple decides 
to inform her of it on her ninth birthday. At 
first shocked into disbelief, Amudha then 
expresses her determination to seek out her 
biological mother. The search takes the family to 
strife-torn Sri Lanka, where Amudha comes face to 
face with reality and reconciles herself to it. 
With films like Mouna Ragam, Aliapayuthe and now 
A Peck on the Cheek, director Mani Ratnam proves 
once again that he is at his best when tackling 
human emotions and relationships.

Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Language: Tamil and Sinhala
Subtitles: English
Runtime: 126 minutes

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Wednesday, Nov. 29, 5:30 p.m.
In cooperation with Meadowbrook Pictures
Martin Scorsese presents a film by Kevin Jordan

Brooklyn Lobster

Frank Giorgio's once orderly life has been thrown 
into chaos since the bank that loaned him money 
for a restaurant addition to his lobster business 
has folded. With the threat of a public auction 
looming, the very proud and stubborn Frank, 
played by Danny Aiello (Moonstruck, Do the Right 
Thing), his family and eccentric crew attempt to 
save the Brooklyn lobster shop that is the 
cornerstone of their identity. The movie also stars Jane Curtin.

Rating: Not Yet MPAA-rated
Language: English
Runtime: 91 minutes

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Wednesday, Dec. 13, 5:30 p.m.
In cooperation with Film Movement
Israel’s 2005 Academy Award© Submission

Campfire

The year is 1981. Rachel Gerlik, a 42-year-old 
widow and mother of two beautiful daughters, Esti 
and Tami, wants to join the founding group of a 
new religious settlement in the West Bank. The 
problem is that the acceptance committee won’t 
accept her unless she remarries and proves that 
she and her daughters can meet the group’s 
religious and ideological standards. When Tami, 
her youngest daughter, is accusing of seducing 
some boys from her youth movement, Rachel is 
forced to weigh her alliances. Only Yossi, a 
50-year-old bachelor, and the new man in Rachel’s 
life, show Rachel that living as an outcast is not as bad as it seems.

 From the director of Time of Favor (winner of 
six Israeli Academy Awards including Best Picture 
2000) comes Campfire, a story of one woman’s 
personal battle, but also a portrait of a 
political movement that has forever affected 
millions of lives in the Middle East.

Rating: Not rated
Language: Hebrew
Subtitles: English
Runtime: 96 minutes

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Wednesday, Dec. 20, 5:30 p.m.
In cooperation with Film Movement

Spare Parts

Embittered widower Ludvik spends his nights 
transporting illegal refugees in his van from 
Croatia, across Slovenia, and into Italy. The 
young and inexperienced Rudi acts as his 
helpmate. Together they become a well-trained duo 
who almost every night convey “spare parts” to Italy.

Rating: Not rated
Language: Slovenian
Subtitles: English
Runtime: 87 minutes

Those interested in attending screenings are 
asked to please register with an e-mail to 
palmdesert at ucr.edu or by a call to 834-0797.

Related Links:
<http://www.newsroom.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/www.palmdesert.ucr.edu>UCR 
Palm Desert Graduate Center
Additional Contacts:
<mailto:joe.frederickson at ucr.edu>Joe Frederickson
The UCR Palm Desert Graduate Center is at the 
heart of the Coachella Valley. As a graduate 
center of UC Riverside, UCR Palm Desert offers 
graduate degrees in business administration with 
an emphasis on entrepreneurship and a master of 
fine arts with an emphasis on creative writing 
and writing for performance. Research activities 
include the Desert Studies Initiative of the 
Center for Conservation Biology; technology 
transfer and Native American studies. Visit 
www.palmdesert.ucr.edu or call (760) 834-0300 for more information.

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California's diverse culture, UCR's enrollment of 
about 17,000 is projected to grow to 21,000 
students by 2010. The campus is proposing a 
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