The 2nd annual Princeton French Film Festival includes 11 movies by emerging and award-winning filmmakers, 4 Q&A sessions, 2 masterclasses, and a book discussion. All films will be screened in accessible venues on Princeton University’s campus, at Princeton Public Library, or at Princeton Garden Theatre in their original languages (English subtitles). Free tickets required through EventBrite.
Still We Rise documents one of the longest continual protests for Indigenous land rights in the world and explores ongoing legacies of settler colonialism and Indigenous rights and sovereignty. Panel discussion with director John Harvey and BlackStar Projects, moderated by Dr. Anna Arabindan-Kesson, follows. Open to public; no tickets required.
Since their first contact with the Western world in 1969, the Paiter Suruí, an Indigenous people living in the Amazon basin, have been exposed to sweeping social changes. "Ex-Shaman" follows Perpera, a Christianized former shaman, as he searches for a way to restore vitality to his village. Reserve free tickets through Garden Theatre.
