Craven Community College’s (Craven CC) Lifetime Learning Center (LLC) has announced the lineup for the 2022-23 International Film Series, which opens Friday, Sept. 16.
The series will open with a 2011 film from India titled “You Only Live Once” (known as “Zindagi Na Milegi Dobar” in India). It is a comedy with dramatic undertones and a Bollywood musical influence. This film’s story follows three childhood friends, Arjun, Kabir, and Imran, who reunite for a three-week road trip. They set off to Spain and meet Laila, who falls in love with Arjun and helps him overcome his compulsion to work. Kabir and his fiancée, Natasha, experience significant misunderstandings, while Imran wishes to meet his biological father, an artist. During their trip, each friend chooses a dangerous sport for the group to partake in: deep-sea diving, skydiving, and the running of the bulls in Pamplona. The sports challenges provide a wealth of opportunity for both comedy and drama. The film had a worldwide release in 2011 and was a critical and popular success in India. Due to the longer length of this film (155 minutes), there will be a 15-minute intermission.
Film Schedule:
9/16/2022 – You Only Live Once (2011, India) – Comedy/Drama/Music
10/7/2022 – Delicious (2021, France/Belgium) – Comedy/Drama/History
11/11/2022 – The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019, Malawi) – Biography/Drama/History
1/6/2023 – The Life Ahead (2020, Italy) – Drama
2/3/2023 – Fisherman’s Friends (2019, United Kingdom) – Comedy/Drama/Music
3/3/2023 – Brighton 4th (2021, Georgia/Russia/USA) – Comedy/Drama
4/7/2023 – Indian Horse (2011, Canada) – Drama
There will be two screenings of each Friday film:
Matinee at 2:30 p.m.
Evening show at 7:30 p.m.
All film events take place in Orringer Auditorium on Craven CC’s New Bern campus. Admission is free. Donations at the door support the series.
For additional information, visit our Lifetime Learning Center webpage. For questions, call Jennifer Baer at 252-633-2618.
By Holly Desrosier