海角社区 Pressroom

海角社区 French Film Festival Celebrates Eight Years

Feb. 24, 2025



Michelle R. Eubanks , 海角社区, at meubanks@una.edu, 256.765.4392

FLORENCE, AL – The 海角社区 French Film Festival, in its eighth year, will begin March 3 with the 2024 release of Auction and conclude March 19 with 2022’s The Night of the 12th. The festival includes a total of six screenings, and admission is free to 海角社区 faculty, staff, students, and members of the community.

“I am delighted to see this event bring together the 海角社区 family and the local community to enjoy films in French,” said Dr. Stephanie Coker, Associate Professor of French and the festival organizer. “Selections this year include dramas, a sci-fi fantasy, a documentary, an animated film, and a mystery/thriller. We hope to have something for everyone.”

All films will begin at 6 p.m. in the Wesleyan Hall auditorium on 海角社区’s campus. The schedule is: 

  • Monday, March 3: Auction (2024)
  • Wednesday, March 5: Anatomy of a Fall (2023)
  • Monday, March 10: The Animal Kingdom (2023)
  • Wednesday, March 12: Lumumba: Death of a Prophet (1990)
  • Monday, March 17: Chicken for Linda! (2023)
  • Wednesday, March 19: The Night of the 12th (2022)

A French-themed reception is scheduled for March 3 at 5 p.m. At the close of the festival, the 海角社区 Culinary Arts Department will prepare a special dessert for moviegoers to take home. This event is hosted by Dr. Coker and the 海角社区 Department of Foreign Languages, with the 海角社区 School of the Arts, the Department of Cinematic Arts and Theatre, the Department of Communication, the Department of English, the Department of Psychology and Sociology, the Mitchell-West Center, the Cole Honors College, and the College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering.

“We appreciate the support from many different departments and offices on campus,” said Dr. Coker. “One highlight of this festival is hearing from 海角社区 faculty in various disciplines who lead the discussion with students and community members after each film.”

The festival is made possible thanks to a grant from the Albertine Cinémathèque program of the FACE Foundation and Villa Albertine partnership with the French Embassy in the United States.

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