Caroline Wiess Law Building Films Week of Monday, August 12, 2024-Sunday, August 18, 2024
Meiji Modern: Fifty Years of New Japan Through September 15, 2024
Masterpieces from Japan’s Meiji era (1868–1912) reveal the profound cross-cultural impact of Japan’s developing relationships with the wider world.
17 Aug Sat / 2024
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Aurora Picture Show Summer Filmmaking Camp World Premiere
1 p.m.—2:45 p.m.Walk the red carpet for Aurora’s annual Summer Filmmaking Camp World Premieres event, where young filmmakers’ visions come to life on the screen! This free screening showcases a wide range of creative short films made by Houston kids and teens (ages 7–15) through Aurora’s summer youth education program.
18 Aug Sun / 2024
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Green Border (Zielona granica)
2 p.m.—4:30 p.m.Along the treacherous forests (“green border”) between Belarus and Poland, refugees from the Middle East and Africa are lured by government propaganda promising easy passage to the European Union. Instead, they become trapped in an escalating geopolitical standoff.
