The International Film Series presented by  St. Cloud State University’s Department of Film Studies has returned!

On Monday, Nov. 1st the first film of the series,  Waltz with Bashir by Ari Folman will be featured. In 1982, among many Israeli men, Folman is a 19-year-old soldier in the Lebanon War. Many years later, in his groundbreaking autobiographical animation film, he attempts to come to terms with his haunting trauma and piece together his shattered memory. A deeply affecting foray into the horrors and absurdities of wars,  Waltz with Bashir is also one of the bravest, most intimate and devastating artistic testimonies of the infamous Shabra and Chatilla massacre. Ultimately; a tale of sacrificed youth, solidarity and regained identity.

The screening begins at 7 p.m. in the Atwood Little Theatre and is free and open to the public. Discussions follow each film in the series.