Films

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2 PM

FREE FOR MEMBERS

$8 STUDENTS/YOUTH

$12 NONMEBERS

The UC Davis Human Rights Film Festival returns to the Crocker for its closing screening, Women of the Venezuelan Chaos. Now in its second year, the festival features eye-opening documentaries that shed light on issues of human rights taking place all over the world. Embodying strength and stoicism, five Venezuelan women from diverse backgrounds each draw a portrait of their country as it suffers extreme food and medicine shortages, a broken justice system, and widespread fear. The women share what life is really like for them and their families as the truth of the country’s difficulties are repeatedly denied by the government. Featuring stunning visuals and creative soundscapes, Women of the Venezuelan Chaos presents a beautiful country and people, who remain resilient and resourceful despite immense challenges. An audience Q&A will follow the screening. Sponsored by the UC Davis Humanities Institute and the Human Rights Studies Program at UC Davis in partnership with Human Rights Watch.

FILM SERIES: MOVIES OFF THE WALL

$24 MEMBER SERIES PASS

 

Series Pass Includes:

Gone with the Wind – Presented by Matías Bombal
[1940, 238 MINUTES, G]
SEPTEMBER 6, 5:30 PM (NOTE EARLY START TIME; THIS FILM IS 4 HOURS LONG)

 

Wendy and Lucy – Presented by Jenny Stark
[2008, 80 MINUTES, R]
OCTOBER 4, 6:30 PM

 

La jaula de oro (The Golden Dream) – Presented by Sergio de la Mora
[2013, 110 MINUTES, NR; in Spanish with English subtitles]
NOVEMBER 1, 6:30 PM

 

Close Encounters of the Third Kind – Presented by Michele Foss-Snowden
[1977, 135 MINUTES, PG]
DECEMBER 6, 6:30 P

[1940, 238 MINUTES, G]
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 5:30 PM

$8 MEMBERS

$16 NONMEMBER

$24 MEMBER SERIES PASS

 

Gone with the Wind features stunning landscapes and iconic performances, and is above all a cinematic masterpiece that needs to be seen on the big screen. The story of a spoiled southern belle (Vivian Leigh) who lives through the devastation of the South during the Civil War, Gone with the Wind won 10 Oscars, including the first for an African American (Hattie McDaniel). The film will be presented by Matías Bombal, movie critic and film historian of “Matías Bombal's Hollywood.” A Q&A with Matías will follow the screening.

 

[2008, 80 MINUTES, R]
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 6:30 PM

$8 MEMBERS

$16 NONMEMBER

 

Wendy Carrol (Michelle Williams) is a young woman searching for a better life with her dog Lucy as her only companion. As they travel from Indiana in hopes of reaching Alaska for work, Wendy can’t catch a break and is eventually arrested for shoplifting dog food. Exquisitely filmed by director Kelly Reichardt, Wendy and Lucy details the quiet hope and excruciating pain of trying to survive in America. Wendy and Lucy received critical acclaim, with the New York Times calling it “a pitch-perfect triumph.” The film will be introduced by Jenny Stark, filmmaker and professor of communications and film at Sacramento State, and a Q&A with Jenny will follow the screening.

[2013, 110 MINUTES, NR; IN SPANISH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES]
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 6:30 PM

$8 MEMBERS

$16 NONMEMBER

 

La jaula de oro follows the harrowing journey of three Latin American teenagers as they attempt to immigrate to the United States. Staged against beautiful but harsh landscapes, the film explores the hopes and dreams of young people seeking refuge from violence and poverty in search of their own “golden dream.” The film will be introduced by Sergio de la Mora, associate professor in the department of Chicanx studies at UC Davis. A Q&A with Sergio will follow the screening.

[1977, 135 MINUTES, PG]
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 6:30 PM

$8 MEMBERS

$16 NONMEMBER

 

Written and directed by Steven Spielberg, Close Encounters of the Third Kind is a landmark of cinema that helped usher in a new era of science fiction film. Starring Richard Dreyfuss as a blue-collar Indiana man who experiences contact with a UFO, Close Encounters uses gorgeous Western landscape, and specifically Wyoming’s iconic Devil’s Tower butte, as a point of communication between Earthlings and the mysterious visitors from the sky. The film will be introduced by Michele Foss-Snowden, professor of communications at Sacramento State. A Q&A with Michele will follow the screening.

[1993, 76 MINUTES, PG]
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 6PM

$8 MEMBERS

$16 NONMEMBER

 

Celebrate the holidays at the Crocker’s first ever Sketch-a-Movie featuring The Nightmare Before Christmas! The creativity and artistry of director Tim Burton are on full display in this critically acclaimed audience favorite, which first hit screens 25 years ago. Before the screening, enjoy a fun sketching lesson where you’ll learn how to draw Jack Skellington, Sally, Oogie Boogie, and other characters from the movie. Then, sketch along as you experience the movie with new appreciation, or just sit back and enjoy the show! Limited sketching supplies will be provided, or bring your own (no pens or markers please).