All Events in East Gallery, Buell Hall at Columbia University (42)

Cinema Thursdays:Les dames du Bois de Boulogne (The Ladies of the Bois de Boulogne)

March 7, 2013 from 7:30pm to 9pm – East Gallery, Buell Hall at Columbia University Robert Bresson, 1945, 86 min. After her aristocratic lover confesses he no longer loves her, a society lady (Maria Casares) driven by revenge tricks him into marrying a cabaret dancer who is a former… Organized by Shanny Peer | Type: cinema

Cinema Thursdays: Qu'un seul tienne et les autres suivront (Silent Voice)

March 14, 2013 from 7:30pm to 9:30pm – East Gallery, Buell Hall at Columbia University Léa Fehner, 2009, 120 min. A tale of crossed destinies in a prison visiting room. Sixteen-year old Laure wants to see the incarcerated man with whom she is passionately in love, but she needs an adul… Organized by Shanny Peer | Type: cinema

Cinema Thursdays: Laurence Anyways

March 28, 2013 from 7:30pm to 10pm – East Gallery, Buell Hall at Columbia University Xavier Dolan, 2012, 168 min. In the early 1990s, Laurence Alia (Melvil Poupaud) and Fred Belair (Suzanne Clément) are a happy couple but their relationship takes a turn after Laurence announces his w… Organized by Shanny Peer | Type: cinema

Season of Cambodia Festival: Cambodia, The Memory Workshop: Artworks by Vann Nath, Séra, and Emerging Cambodian Artists

April 10, 2013 to May 4, 2013 – East Gallery, Buell Hall at Columbia University In connection with this exhibit, will be a conference at the Maison Francaise, April 10-12 on Creation and Postmemory Two Locations of exhibit: Columbia Maison Francaise, East Gallery, Buell Hall Cam… Organized by Shanny Peer | Type: exhibit
Season of Cambodia Festival: Creation and Postmemory

April 10, 2013 to April 12, 2013 – East Gallery, Buell Hall at Columbia University Times TBA Limited seating: RSVP required; Information coming soon Conference opens on April 10th at 3 p.m. with keynote by Marianne Hirsch and Leo Spitzer In connection with this conference, there wi… Organized by Shanny Peer | Type: conference

Cinema Thursdays: My Neighbor, My Killer (Mon voisin, mon tueur)

April 11, 2013 from 6:30pm to 9pm – East Gallery, Buell Hall at Columbia University Anne Aghion, 2009, 80 min. Special screening featured as part of the Creation and Postmemory conference Documentary about how the people of Rwanda attempt to reconcile after the genocide through an o… Organized by Shanny Peer | Type: cinema

African Filmmaking in the Digital Era: Bringing New Audiences to African Cinema

April 18, 2013 from 6pm to 8:30pm – East Gallery, Buell Hall at Columbia University A roundtable discussion with Sean Jacobs, Aminata Diop, Lonesome Solo, Marie Lora-Mungai, Melissa Adeyemo, Kisha Cameron - Dingle, Ngozi Odita, Nikyatu Jusu, and Jane Maduegbuna (all invited, TBC).… Organized by Shanny Peer | Type: roundtable

French Policy Approaches to Compensating Jewish Victims of Spoliation during World War II Print

April 24, 2013 from 6pm to 8pm – East Gallery, Buell Hall at Columbia University A panel discussion by Michel Jeannoutot and Anne Grynberg, moderated by Emmanuelle Saada. Panelists discuss French policies put into place by the French Commission for the Compensation of Victims of… Organized by Shanny Peer | Type: roundtable

Bergson at Columbia: Bergsonism and American Philosophy

April 30, 2013 from 6pm to 8pm – East Gallery, Buell Hall at Columbia University A roundtable with Souleymane Bachir Diagne, Frédéric Worms, Mathias Girel, and Larry McGrath Special Centennial Event 2013 marks the centennial of a memorable visit by French philosopher Henri Bergso… Organized by Shanny Peer | Type: roundtable

Cinema Thursdays: S-21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine

May 2, 2013 from 7:30pm to 8pm – East Gallery, Buell Hall at Columbia University Rithy Panh, 2003, 100 min. Screening to coincide with the exhibit of works by Vann Nath and Séra Rithy Panh is a critically acclaimed Cambodian documentary film director and screenwriter. His films f… Organized by Shanny Peer | Type: cinema