MLK TRIBUTE WEEKEND

We are commemorating Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King a little late with two great films!

Loving (Friday 1/27) 

The story of Richard and Mildred Loving, an interracial couple, whose challenge of their anti-miscegenation arrest for their marriage in Virginia led to a legal battle that would end at the US Supreme Court.

 

Dear White People (Saturday 1/28)

How do Black students survive an elite Ivy League institution that wasn’t made for them? This satirical comedy follows four black students in the midst of a BSU election who do just that.

 

Both films will be screened in Thomas 224. Hope to see you there!

Miciah Foster

BMC’19

Film Series Committee

Volunteering at the Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival

This weekend, the Film Series and Asian American Students Association at Bryn Mawr College teamed up to volunteer at the Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival (PAAFF)!! Located at the Asian Arts Initiative, the festival featured shorts, food demos, and an art exhibit. Over the span of the final weekend of the film festival (11/18-11/19), around 15 Bryn Mawr students covered four different volunteer shifts. At the film festival, we helped usher and take audience as well as collect and count ballots. One perk of volunteering at the festival was that we were able to watch some of the films!

Film Series members Eda '19, Co-Head Kristal '17, and Kellie '19 volunteering at the Asian American Film Festival

Film Series members Eda ’19, Co-Head Kristal ’17, and Kellie ’19 volunteering at the Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival!!

One of my favorite films that I saw while volunteering at the festival was the documentary Forever Chinatown. The film tells the story of Frank Wong, an 81-year-old self-taught artist who creates miniature models from his childhood memory of San Francisco Chinatown. His miniatures capture the images of an evolving Chinatown of the 40s during a time of discrimination and rapid change. In sweeping takes of Wong’s miniatures and clips from films of the 40s, the film recreates a sense of a time lived long ago.

Another film that I really loved from the festival was Painted Nails a documentary that follows Van Hoang, a Vietnamese immigrant and nail salon owner. At the time being pregnant, Hoang advocates for safer cosmetics and working conditions for nail salon workers after having two miscarriages as the result of the toxic chemicals in nail products she uses at her salon. She goes on to testify in Washington, DC in front of Congress for the Safe Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Act and ends up giving birth a healthy baby!

Students from ASA and Filmmakers Association volunteering at the Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival!!

Students from ASA and Filmmakers Association volunteering at the Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival!!

Overall, volunteering at the Asian American Film Festival was really fun as we got to watch really amazing movies, meet cool people, and speak to actors and directors! We hope to continue volunteering with the Philadelphia Asian American Film and Filmmakers as well as with other film festivals in the future!

Marvel vs. DC Film Screening Event

This semester, for our big film screening event, we decided to have Marvel vs. DC (11/11-11/12) theme film screenings to go along with the dining hall special dinner of the same theme! Usually, Film Series has one large screening a semester but we decided to double it up this semester since we co-hosted one film a week for this quarter. We showed Captain America: Civil War and Suicide Squad with raffles, pizza, Insomnia cookies, and a superhero themed photo booth for people to takes pictures at!

Film Series members Kellie '19, Co-heads Kristal '17 and Isabella '17, and Heather '19 at the Suicide Squad screening!

Film Series members Kellie ’19, Co-Heads Kristal ’17 and Isabella ’18, and Heather ’19 at the Suicide Squad screening!

Both of the film screens for Captain America: Civil War and Suicide Squad had a great turn out! Can’t wait for next semester’s screenings!!

Marvel vs DC Movie Weekend

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Film Series & ASA Volunteer at the Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival!!

f7i5Ct9IFilm Series and ASA will be volunteering at the Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival! If you are interested in volunteering for the, please fill out this sign up sheet. We will be ushering, handing out programs, and will possibly get the chance to watch films! Transportation and meals will be provided but there are a limited amount of people needed per shift so they will be assigned on a first come first serve basis.

Link to sign ups: https://goo.gl/forms/DZeuHQwqHKEtQEv63