French Studies, Human Rights, CMIA, GSS, Literature, and the Division of Languages & Literature Presents

Albertine French Film Festival: Disco Boy

This is a screening of a feature debut from Italian director Giacomo Abbruzzese. After a painful journey through Europe, Alex, a Belarusian, joins the Foreign Legion in France clinging to the hope of a European identity. Jomo, a Nigerian, fights for the survival and durability of his people in the Niger Delta and is ready to die to defend his ideas. These two young people who are sacrificed and smashed together will, against all odds, meet and their destinies will merge across borders, bodies, life, and death. All films will be introduced in English and shown with English subtitles.

“[A] neon-dream parable cast against the shadow of sweeping global forces.” – The New York Times

Click here to view the film's trailer.

This festival is supported by a grant from Albertine Cinémathèque, part of the French for All initiative by Villa Albertine–The French Institute for Culture and Education, and Albertine Foundation. It is made possible with the support of the Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée (CNC).

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For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].

Time: 7:30 pm EST/GMT-5

Location: Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema

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