Foreign Film Fiesta on Z-Street
Join us for an outdoor watch party at Zerais International Bar on Z-Street! For this monthly sermon of Church of Film, we will feature some of the finest foreign flicks from our friends and family recommendations. Vote for your favorite film, and if it’s a finalist, we’ll all watch together whilst dining on the flavorful fare of Zemam’s.
how it works:
Six film options, one worshipful watch party.
1.) Check out the below movies; read the synopses and watch the trailers.
2.) Fill out the form to RSVP: offer a headcount, and pick your preferred flick.
3.) Upon arrival, we will watch trailers for the finalists and vote on the flick.
FAQ:
Where should I park? Z-Street has clearly marked parking on the west side of the building. Park there!
Food and drink? Come hungry and thirsty and carry a FAT wallet! We want to spend heavy in support of our friendly neighborhood businesses!
What else should I bring? Establishment seating is first come first serve, so if you’re late bring your favorite folding festival chair!
I still need help! Reach out to host Aiden Fishbein at 520-243-9024 for anything short of a life-threatening emergency.
Perfect Days
Hirayama is content with his simple life cleaning toilets in Tokyo. Outside of his structured routine he cherishes music on cassette tapes, books, and taking photos of trees. Unexpected encounters reveal more of his story in a deeply moving and poetic reflection on finding beauty in the world around us.
The Taste of Things
Set in France in 1889, the film follows the life of Dodin Bouffant (Benoît Magimel) as a chef living with his personal cook and lover Eugénie (Juliette Binoche). They share a long history of gastronomy and love but Eugénie refuses to marry Dodin, so the food lover decides to do something he has never done before: cook for her.
The Gods Must Be Crazy
The tribal people in a remote African desert live a happy life, but it is all torn to pieces when a Coca-Cola bottle falls from a plane. With the villagers fighting over the strange foreign object, tribal leader Xi (N!xau) decides to take the bottle back to the gods to restore peace.
The Lure
In Warsaw, a pair of mermaid sisters are adopted into a cabaret. While one seeks love with humans the other hungers to dine on the human population of the city.
Kneecap
When fate brings Belfast schoolteacher JJ into the orbit of self-confessed ‘low life scum’ Naoise & Liam Og, the needle drops on a hip hop act like no other. Rapping in their native Irish language, KNEECAP fast become the unlikely figureheads of a movement to save their mother tongue.
Augure (Omen)
Four characters considered to be witches and sorcerers find a way to help each other escape their assignment in a phantasmagorical Africa.