Hosted by the French Program of the AU Department of World Languages & Cultures, Albertine Cinémathèque’s annual film selection engages with the greatest issues of our time, while nurturing an enduring love for this diverse and evolving art form.

Please be aware of potentially triggering or sensitive content for audiences. The films selected are PG or PG13 and have a wide audience. However, we understand that triggers are often personal and can vary widely. Please use discretion when choosing the films to watch from our program.

Festival Schedule Free and open to the public (no advance registration)

Screenings will be followed by discussions with professors from American University, Georgetown University, and George Washington University.

• Aline, Feb. 5, 1:30–3:45 p.m., Kerwin 301:
  With the support of her family and the man she loves, the 14th child of a modest family will become the most famous singer in the world.
• Revoir Paris, Feb. 6, 3:30–5:20 p.m., Kerwin 301:
  Three months after surviving a terrorist attack in a bistro, Mia is still traumatized and unable to recall the events of that night. In an effort to move forward, she investigates her memories and retraces her steps.
• Chocolat, Feb. 9, 12:30–2:15 p.m., Mary Graydon 247:
  A French woman returns to her childhood home in Cameroon — formerly a colonial outpost — where she's flooded by memories, particularly of Protée, her servant.
• Saint Omer, Feb. 12, 5:00–7:30 p.m., Kerwin 301:
  Follows Rama, novelist who attends the trial of Laurence Coly at the Sainte Omer Criminal Court to use her story to write a modern-day adaptation of the ancient myth of Medea, but things don't go as expected.
• Nous, Feb. 13, 8:30–11:30 a.m., Mary Graydon 247:
  Encounters on a rail line crossing north to south thru Paris and its outskirts: A cleaning lady, a scrap merchant, a writer, a nurse, a follower of hunts and the filmmaker herself.
• Nocturno, Feb. 15, 2:15–3:45 p.m., SIS Founders Room:
  Carmen, an elderly pianist, struggles every day after a serious fall and slowly regains hope thanks to her pianos, new friendships and a piano composition written specially for her.
• Indes Gallantes, Feb. 16, 2:00–4:05 p.m., Mary Graydon 247:
  On the stage of Paris's legendary Opéra Bastille, 30 dancers from non-traditional genres reprise and remix Jean-Philippe Rameau's baroque masterpiece Les Indes Galantes, offering a dynamic take on the landmark opera.
• Gagarine, Feb. 19, 12:15–2:10 p.m., Kerwin 301:
  Yuri fights to save his home town — which he shares with his namesake, Yuri Gagarin — from demolition.