New in 2016 from Director Amy Oden and Back of the Room Productions, Exotic documents migrant labor practices in the adult entertainment industry in Guam. Using the island’s strip clubs and massage parlors as a lens through which to explore U.S. militarization, immigration, and race and discrimination, Exotic helps audiences understand the link between labor rights … Read more
Marthe Djilo Kamga, director Frieda Ekotto, film producer, and Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies, and Comparative Literature This is a 90-minute documentary film that highlights the creative achievements of six Sub-Saharan African women in various intellectual and artistic fields, elaborating a visual archive of unprecedented quality and scope. The film reflects on the complex … Read more
The first Pakistani film to be presented in the CSAS South Asian Film Series, Joyland will be screened at the historical Michigan Theater on Wednesday, March 13, 2024. This event is FREE and open to the public. The Ranas — a happily patriarchal joint family — yearn for the birth of a baby boy to … Read more