The Laurier-Brantford International Film Series

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The Laurier Hub for Community Solutions is pleased to be a partner in presenting the Laurier-Brantford International Film Series, a joint initiative with Wilfrid Laurier University and the City of Brantford.

Fall 2025 Series

The International Film Series is free to attend. All are welcome. Tickets are available through Eventbrite. Walk-ins are welcome too, with limited seating. Refreshments provided!

The International Film Series aims to provide an opportunity to share, reflect and celebrate different cultures, languages and cinematic art. Before each screening, we have also invited speakers to come and share insights and perspectives on the film. We hope this will help to spark additional understanding and appreciation for the film and its culture.

Films run on Thursdays. Doors at 6:30 p.m., film at 7 p.m.

Details will be posted to the City of Brantford Events Calendar which can be found here: https://calendar.brantford.ca

Series Location

Steven and Helen Kun Theatre (RCW 002)
150 Dalhousie St.
Brantford, ON

Schedule

Sept. 18: The Artist (2011) (France)

When George, a silent movie superstar, meets Peppy Miller, a dancer, sparks fly between the two. However, after the introduction of talking pictures, their fortunes change, affecting their dynamic.

Oct. 2: Cinema Paradiso (1988) (Italy)

Salvatore, a famous film director, returns to his hometown for the funeral of the local theater's film projectionist, Alfredo. He reminisces about his life as a young boy falling in love with cinema.

Oct. 23: Flee (2021) (Denmark)

A man look back over his life as he grapples with a painful secret he has keep hidden for 20 years, one that threatens to derail the life he has built for himself and his soon to be husband.

Nov. 6: Coming Home (2014) (China)

Lu and Feng are a devoted couple forced to separate when Lu is arrested and sent to a labor camp as a political prisoner during the Cultural Revolution. He finally returns home only to find that his beloved wife no longer recognizes him.

Nov. 20: The Father (2020) (UK)

A man refuses all assistance from his daughter as he ages. When he tries to understand what is happening around him, he begins to doubt his loved ones, his own mind and even the fabric of his reality.

Dec. 4: Io Capitano (2023) (Italy, Belgium, France)

A Homeric fairy tale that tells the adventurous journey of two young boys, Seydou and Moussa, who leave Dakar to reach Europe.

Questions?

Contact us at communityhub@wlu.ca.

We look forward to welcoming the community to Laurier's Brantford Campus for this celebration.

Past Series

Winter 2025 Series

Jan. 16: Angry Indian Goddesses (India), directed by Pan Nalin

Jan. 30: Shoplifters (Japan), directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda

Feb. 13: Let the Right One In (Sweden), directed by Tomas Alfredson

Feb. 27: Once (Ireland), directed by John Carney

Mar. 13: Wadjda (Saudi Arabia), directed by Haifaa al-Mansour

Mar. 27: Rams (Iceland), directed by Grímur Hákonarson

Fall 2024 Series

September 19 ~ Thurs @7pm

A Peck on the Cheek (India)

October 3 ~ Thurs @7pm

Becoming Astrid (Sweden)

Directed by Pernille Fischer Christensen, with an introduction by Lisa Wood, Laurier Professor in English.

October 17 ~ Thurs @7pm

Pan’s Labyrinth (Spain)

Directed and written by Guillermo del Toro, with an introduction by

November 7 ~ Thurs @7pm

Parasite (Korea)

Directed by Bong Joon-ho, with an introduction by Christina Han, Laurier Professor in History.

November 28 ~ Thurs @7pm

A Separation (Iran)

Directed and written by Asghar Farhadi, with an introduction by Ali Solhi, Laurier's Research Partnerships Officer.

December 5 ~ Thurs @7pm

Guten Tag, Ramón (Mexico)

Directed and written by Jorge Ramírez Suárez, with an introduction by Andrea Salmoran Siliceo, Laurier student.

Winter 2024 Series

Eat Drink Man Woman (Taiwan) 

Directed by Ang Lee, with an introduction by Ben Yang, Laurier's Director of Global Engagement.

The Lunchbox (India)

Written and directed by Ritesh Batra, with an introduction by Achintaya Chhabra, Co-President of the Laurier Indian Student Association.

Taafé Fanga / Skirt Power (Mali)

Directed by Adama Drabo, with an introduction by Robert Ame, Laurier Professor in Human Rights and Criminology.

The Banshees of Inisherin (Ireland)

Directed, written, and co-produced by Martin McDonagh, with an introduction by Kathryn Carter, Laurier Professor in the Faculty of Liberal Arts. 

The Diving Bell the Butterfly (France)

Directed by Julian Schnabel, with an introduction by Dominique Scheffel-Dunand, Associate Professor and Co-Lead of Camerise FSL Hub at York University.