Get Involved: The International Film & Food Festival

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Your Sundays might be reserved for curing hangovers and tackling homework, but it’s time to switch it up. On Feb. 19, spend your Sunday at the International Film & Food Festival.

“It’s a great way to experience the world outside of Lawrence without having to leave Lawrence,” says Sushu Wang, senior from Manhattan and the Films and Media coordinator of Student Union Activities.

The festival is now in its fourth year and is hosted by SUA. It used to be a three-day event, but to maximize cost efficiency, they compressed it all into four foreign-filled hours, Wang says.

The lineup features films from France, Georgia, Italy, South Korea and the United Kingdom, plus the four best student-submitted films, as determined by the SUA committee. All the films will be less than 25 minutes long and, though the event is come-and-go, there will be an intermission to eat food from each of the featured countries.

“It’s an opportunity to try something totally different from [your] everyday routine at KU,” says Rebecca Swearingen, adviser for Films and Media with SUA.

Neal Supernaw, a freshman from Valley Center, says he is most looking forward to seeing the Georgian film, which is a documentary.Wang’s favorite is the South Korean film, which features a girl preparing for her day.

The film from the UK stars Keira Knightly and Colin Firth and features classic British humor, while the Italian film has “a great twist at the end, which people will appreciate,” Wang says.

Even if it delays your homework, it’s a good way to spend your Sunday.

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