Films and Faith series to present works by Mexican Catholic filmmakers

Author: Arts and Letters

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The University of Notre Dame will present a film series titled “Films and Faith” from Feb. 6 to 8 (Friday to Sunday) in the Browning Cinema of the University’s DeBartolo Performing Arts Center.

The series features films by contemporary Catholic filmmakers from Mexico and is sponsored by the performing arts center, Notre Dame’s Department of Theology, Department of Film, Television, and Theatre; and Institute for Latino Studies.

Admission ranges from $3 to $6 and tickets are available in advance at the center box office or by calling 574-631-2800 or visiting http://performingarts.nd.edu/ on the Web.

Featured films are:

Feb. 6, 6:30p.m. – “Children of Men” (2006) by Alfonso Cuaron
Feb. 6, 9:30p.m . – “Pan’s Labyrinth” (2006) by Guillermo Del Toro
Feb. 7, 6:30p.m. and Feb. 8, 3p.m. – “Silent Light” (2008) by Carlos Reygadas
Feb. 7, 9:30p.m. – “Babel” (2006) by Alejandro Gonzlez Irritu

More information about all films is available by visiting the DeBartolo Center Web site.

Contact: Christine Sopczynski, outreach specialist, FTT, 574-631-0457, csopczyn@nd.edu

Originally published by Mollie Zubek at newsinfo.nd.edu on February 03, 2009.