Calendar – Past Event

Stanford University
Bechtel International Center Assembly Room
(Bechtel International Center is across from the Faculty Club and the Bridge)

"Producing Films with Passion - A Woman's Perspective"
screenings and conversation with UNAFF filmmakers Marcia Jarmel and Dorothy Fadiman

Tuesday March 2, 4:30 PM

"Speaking in Tongues" (60 minutes) USA

In a time where thirty-one states have passed English Only initiatives, one urban school district is exploring the provocative notion that speaking a foreign language can be a national asset. We follow four diverse students and their families as they encounter the challenges and delights of becoming fluent in two languages.
Following the screening filmmaker Marcia Jarmel will talk about her work with the UNAFF Founder and Executive Director Jasmina Bojic. Special guests: the subjects of the film Ijnanya Foster and her son Durrell Laury (now in 3rd grade).
For more details about the film go to: www.unaff.org/2009/f_speaking.html
To view the trailer go to: www.speakingintonguesfilm.info

Wednesday March 3, 4:00 PM

"Woman by Woman: New Hope for the Villages of India"
(27 minutes) India/USA - documents the stories of women in some of the least developed areas of rural India as they progress toward personal freedom. The film presents Janani, a group that trains women to become family planning counselors in their villages. These women become role models by having the confidence to go beyond traditional boundaries.
Following the screening Academy Nominated filmmaker Dorothy Fadiman will talk about her work in the US and abroad with the UNAFF Founder and Executive Director Jasmina Bojic.
For more details about the film go to: www.unaff.org/2002/F_Woman.html

(Free admission, Free parking, Light refreshments provided)

For more details please visit www.unaff.org

Co-presented with Bechtel International Center, School of Education, California Foreign Language Project,
United Nations Association Midpeninsula Chapter, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom and UNAFF