JOHN CAMERON MITCHELL: Actor, writer, director, producer John Cameron Mitchell is due on campus Jan. 14 to present a lecture and participate in a question-and-answer session. As a lead-up to that event, the university is presenting three of his films:
Jan. 11 -- Tarnation
Jan. 12 -- Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Jan. 13 -- Shortbus
All of the films and the Jan. 14 lecture and Q&A are scheduled for 8 p.m. in the Technocultural Studies Building. Due to the content of Mitchell's work, no one under age 18 will be admitted. All events are free and open to the public.
Sponsors: Technocultural Studies Program, Cultural Studies, Film Studies, and the Department of Theatre and Dance.
More information is available
LATIN AMERICAN FILM SERIES: This series, free and open to the public, is set to begin Jan. 18 and continue weekly on Fridays through March 7. All programs are set to begin at 7 p.m. in 1322 Storer Hall.
Jan. 18 -- O Ano em Que Meus Pais SaÃram de Férias (The Year My Parents Went on Vacation)
Jan. 25 -- El viaje de Carol (Carol's Journey)
Feb. 1 -- Viva Cuba (Long Live Cuba)
Feb. 8 -- 25 Watts
Feb. 15 -- Quase Dois Irmáos (Almost Two Brothers)
Feb. 22 -- JudÃos en el espacio o por qué es differente esa noche a las demás noches (Jews in Space, or Why Is This Different from All Other Nights?)
Feb. 29 -- Padre nuestro (Our Father)
March 7 -- El violÃn (The Violin)
Sponsor: Hemipsheric Institute on the Americas.
More information is available
Media Resources
Dave Jones, Dateline, 530-752-6556, dljones@ucdavis.edu