Lectures and Films

“Pere-Lachaise is the largest cemetery in Paris and the final repository of the famous. Among its occupants are medieval lovers Heloise and Abelard; Modernist icons Alice B.

Zhang Yang (Shower, Paths of the Soul) adapts two novels by Tibetan writer Tashi Dawa for this stunning mystical epic about a killer on the run who is entrusted with a sacred mission.

Zhang Yang (Shower, Paths of the Soul) adapts two novels by Tibetan writer Tashi Dawa for this stunning mystical epic about a killer on the run who is entrusted with a sacred mission.

“If Ray had made nothing but APUR SANSAR he would go down in film history as one of the great directors.

“If Ray had made nothing but APUR SANSAR he would go down in film history as one of the great directors.

Jean Renoir’s first great sound classic. LA CHIENNE is the story of an unhappily married middle-aged bank clerk, played by Michel Simon.

Jean Renoir’s first great sound classic. LA CHIENNE is the story of an unhappily married middle-aged bank clerk, played by Michel Simon.

Yared Zeleke's remarkable feature debut tells the story of young Ephraim, a half-Jewish, Ethiopian boy who is sent by his father to live among distant relatives after his mother’s death.

SFI celebrates the 50th Anniversary of this landmark film and the 90th birthday of its star, Sidney Poitier.

SFI celebrates the 50th Anniversary of this landmark film and the 90th birthday of its star, Sidney Poitier.