‘Daughters’ to Launch ‘Stories That Matter’ Film Series at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Center in Partnership With Cineteca Di Bologna (EXCLUSIVE)
The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Center in Washington, D.C., has partnered with Italy’s prestigious Cineteca Di Bologna on a curated film screenings’ series called “Stories That Matter” that will launch with Oscar-shortlisted documentary “Daughters.”
The powerful Netflix doc, which follows four girls as they head toward a special daddy-daughter dance date with their imprisoned fathers, will kick off the series in the center’s Washington theatre on Feb. 21 with co-director Angela Patton in tow. Patton, who is also the CEO of Girls for a Change, will participate in an onstage conversation following the screening.
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The curated Stories That Matter program will span U.S. and international cinema “at the intersection of art, scientific discovery, urgent social issues and international affairs,” according to a statement.
The series “intends to cultivate robust public dialogue between filmmakers, scholars, students, government officials, policy stakeholders, and citizens,” the statement said.
While the series is anchored at the Hopkins Bloomberg Center, film screenings will also take place at Johns Hopkins campuses in Baltimore, Md., and in Bologna, Italy.
Italy’s Cineteca di Bologna, which is known globally as a prime film preservation entity and a temple of cinema – they run the venerable Il Cinema Ritrovato film fest – is partnering with Johns Hopkins to present the Stories that Matter series at Bologna’s newly revamped Cinema Modernissimo. They will be selecting classic titles for the series restored through the World Cinema Project created by Martin Scorsese.
“The Stories That Matter series embodies our One Hopkins approach, bringing leading scholars from across our university together with talented filmmakers and world leaders to engage in unique cinematic experiences for audiences in Washington,” Sig Libowitz, director of the Johns Hopkins Graduate Film and Media program, said in the statement.
“We are profoundly honored to partner with the Cineteca di Bologna to bring restored classic films and a focus on world history, international politics and universal issues through the lens of cinema to this landmark initiative,” he added.
Commented Cineteca di Bologna chief Gianluca Farinelli: “Cinema plays a fundamental role in our collective memory as artists and citizens. For over 70 years, since the end of World War II, Johns Hopkins has been a vital presence in the academic community of Bologna, and throughout Europe. We are delighted to join Johns Hopkins in this partnership that elevates public dialogue at the nexus of art, history and the rapidly changing world that surrounds us all.”
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