Belmont World Film Holds 15th Annual International Film Series

Belmont World Film celebrates 15 years with ten films from the world’s top international film festivals, thought-provoking discussions, cultural performances, and ethnic cuisine from March 21-May 15. The series, To Have and Have Not, sheds light on the growing inequalities of wealth, class, race, and gender that affect society today.

All but one film are New England premieres from countries in Europe, South America, Asia, and Africa. Several are also their countries’ submissions to the Academy Awards’ Best Foreign Language Film, such as LAMB from Ethiopia, which submitted its first film ever; it was also the first Ethiopian film in competition at the Cannes Film Festival. In an industry that is currently under fire for lacking in female diversity, an astonishing one-third of the films are directed by women. Since this year's summer Olympics take place in Brazil, the festival features two films from the country in a spotlight section created with the help of the Consulate General of Brazil in Boston.

Screenings take place on Mondays at 7:30 PM at the Studio Cinema in Belmont, except for two screenings at the West Newton Cinema on April 11 and 18, and two Sunday screenings on April 17 and May 15.

The opening night reception takes place at 6:00 PM on Monday, March 21, with French and Lebanese cuisine, and the closing night reception on Sunday, May 15, with Brazilian cuisine. Both take place at the Studio Cinema, 376 Trapelo Road, Belmont.

Monday, March 21: PARISIENNE directed by Danielle Arbid (France) New England premiere
Monday, March 28: THE TREASURE directed by Corneliu Porumboiu (Romania) New England premiere
Monday, April 4: LAMB directed by Yared Zeleke (Ethiopia) New England premiere
Monday, April 11 (West Newton Cinema): MOUNTAIN directed by Yaelle Kayam (Israel) New England premiere
Sunday, April 17: THE WHITE KNIGHTS directed by Joachim Lafosse (France/Belgium) New England premiere
Monday, April 18 (West Newton Cinema): BLOOD OF MY BLOOD directed by João Canijo (Portugal) New England premiere
Monday, April 25: CHEVALIER directed by Athina Rachel Tsangari (Greece) New England premiere
Monday, May 2: MOUNTAINS MAY DEPART directed by Jia Zhangke (China) New England premiere
Monday, May 9: NEON BULL directed by Gabriel Mascaro (Brazil) New England premiere
Sunday, May 15: CASA GRANDE directed by Fellipe Barbosa (Brazil)

For complete films descriptions and ticket information click here or call 617-484-3980.