Foreign Film Series

Name: Foreign Film Series
Start: 2017-02-16T00:00:00
End: 2017-02-17T00:00:00
Location: UW-Parkside

Feb. 18, 2017

UW-Parkside 900 Wood Road, Kenosha, Wisconsin 53141

Jan. 31, 2017

midnight

Event time: Thursday, Feb. 16, at 7:30 p.m., and Saturday, Feb. 18, at 2:30 p.m.

FOREIGN FILM SERIES AND UWP BLACK STUDENT UNION PRESENT:“QUEENOF KATWE”

Award-winning film part of Black History Month celebration

“Queen of Katwe” is an inspiring film based onthe true story of Phiona, a 10-year-old Ugandan girl born into poverty whoselife rapidly changes after she is introduced to the game of chess and againstall odds becomes a national champion. The film will be shown Thursday, Feb. 16,at 7:30 p.m., and Saturday, Feb. 18, at 2:30 p.m. in the UW-Parkside StudentCenter Cinema.

TheUniversity of Wisconsin-Parkside Black Student Union and Foreign Film Seriespresent “Queen of Katwe” as part of the university’s Black History Monthcelebration. There is no cost for admission. Donations to support the BlackStudent Union will be accepted.

“Queenof Katwe” (PG), directed by Mira Nair and starring Madina Nalwanga, earned theAfrican-American Film Critics Association Top 10 Films Award in 2016 and theWomen Film Critics Circle Awards Best Family Film.

“Queenof Katwe” promotional trailer, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4341582/?ref_=nv_sr_2.