Bronc Notes Bulletin Digest

Join UTPA Library and several individual donors for the kick off reception of the second season of Global Lens at UTPA on Thursday, November 10, 2012 at 6 PM in the UTPA Library Lobby.

Jeremy Quist, Global Lens Series manager based in San Francisco, will be special guest at the reception. Following the reception the showing of the first film in the series, The White Meadows, a film from Iran, will commence at 7 PM in the UTPA Library Auditorium. Mr. Kyumars Ardalani, Math professor from Iran, will be joining us for a film panel discussion after screening.

Global Lens is a series of films selected by The Global Film Initiative which features films from Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East. All the films have English subtitles.

The screenings are admission free to students, faculty, staff and the entire community. All the screenings will be held in the UTPA Library Auditorium. Each film will be screened once a month on Thursday at 7 PM and Friday at 3 PM throughout the 2011-2012 academic year.

For the complete schedule visit http://php.lib.utpa.edu/globallens/films.html.

Using the above link, click on each film image to view trailers and on film details to get other commentary. Also, a study guide for downloading is below the screening dates.

For more information or special accommodations, contact Nadia Gallegos at (956) 665-2282 or ngallegos@utpa.edu or Virginia Haynie Gause at (956) 665-2303 or vgause@utpa.edu.