• Citizens of the World

    Virtual Presentation

    Join Prof. Val Franco for this utterly delightful film from one of her favorite Italian auteurs, Gianni di Gregorio. This gentle, humorous and thought provoking work looks at how we see our lives unfolding, how we see ourselves and how we perceive and connect with others. In Italian with English subtitles with a wonderful cast.

    You will need a Westchester Library Card to do this:

    Please load Kanopy through the Library website. We watch the film independently and then
    meet up on Zoom for the intro to the film, and then again for the post-viewing film lecture and discussion.

    Go to Zoom.us website.
    Enter zoom meeting ID: 690 885 641

    Then enter Zoom password: 022366

  • How About Adolf

    Virtual Presentation

    Join Prof. Val Franco for an exploration of this breakout film that was a blockbuster in Germany. When the family black sheep shares his choice of name for his future child all hell breaks loose. Issues of societal mores, personal and national histories, as well as familial and cultural expectations all come into play in this thought provoking comedy. In German with English subtitles

    Please load Kanopy through the Library website.  We watch the film independently and then meet up on Zoom for the intro to the film, and then again for the post-viewing film lecture and discussion.

    Go to Zoom.us website.
    Enter zoom meeting ID: 690 885 641
    Then enter Zoom password: 022366

  • Parasite

    Virtual Presentation

    Let’s jump into the socio-political messages of this engrossing, deep, dark look into desperation and deception. A tight knit, poor and completely unethical modern Korean family will do anything to change their circumstances. Referred to as both a comedy & a dark fairy tale, this film swept the Oscars a few years back, causing quite the sensation. Join Prof. Val Franco to discover just how far one family will go to move up the ladder. In Korean with English subtitles.

    Please load Kanopy through the Library website.  We watch the film independently and then
    meet up on Zoom for the intro to the film, and then again for the post-viewing film lecture and discussion.

    Go to Zoom.us website.
    Enter zoom meeting ID: 690 885 641
    Then enter Zoom password: 022366