ABCC
Our World Film Series
SCREENINGS
ABCC Our World Short Film Program
Short Films by Massachusetts College and University Students, Faculty, and Recent Alumni
The 2023 ABCC Our World Short Film Program selected films are:
In Cod We Trust* by Raphaël Edwards and Seonghoon Eric Park, Boston University
Guided by the Moon by Ali Houraibi and Michael Mitchell, Lesley University
Cacophony by Elias Stevens, Wheaton College
Hey Mom, by Alyssa Moses, Cam Stefek, Kely Maloney, Pete Sethanant, and Sean McCarthy, Suffolk University
"Time is a loop", I wish by Yue Hua, Emerson College
Pink Spacesuit by Emma Hillebrecht, Boston University
Saved by Love** by Valentyn Arden and Zack Furnari, Boston University
Figgs' Very Merry Christmas by Brandon Krish, Jackson Murphy, and Andrew Foley, Emerson College
* this film will not be available on Acton TV broadcast or YouTube channel
** this film will not be available on Acton TV YouTube channel
PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS ON THESE FILMS
This year's Short Film Program was held on Friday April 28, 2023 at 7:00PM at the Sargent Memorial Library, 427 Massachusetts Ave, Boxborough, MA. Light refreshments were provided by our sponsor AB Community Skate FUNdraiser. The film program was broadcast on Fridays in June on Acton TV at 9:00PM, and is now available on Acton TV's YouTube channel.
ABCC Our World Foreign Film Series
Feature Foreign Films from around the World
The 2023 ABCC Our World Film Series selected films are posted below. These films were screened on Friday May 5, Friday May 12, and Friday May 19 at 7:00PM at the Sargent Memorial Library, 427 Massachusetts Ave, Boxborough, MA. All screenings are FREE and open to the public. Light refreshments provided by our sponsor AB Community Skate FUNdraiser. The DVDs and Blu-ray discs are now available to borrow from the Sargent Memorial Library in Boxborough.
FRIDAY MAY 5th
Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom
(Bhutan 2020) - An aspiring singer living with his grandmother in the
capital of Bhutan dreams of getting a visa to move to Australia.
Directed by Pawo Choyning Dorji
Oscar nominee for Best International Feature Film.
“A testament to the vitality of making cinema available to those without standard resources… an affirmation that all films, however humble their origin, can matter and be counted.” - Ronda Racha Penrice, TheWrap
Rated: PG (UK and Australia ratings)
FRIDAY MAY 12th
Flee
(Denmark 2021) - The extraordinary true story of a man on the verge of marriage, compelling him to reveal his hidden past.
Directed by Jonas Poher Rasmussen
Oscar nominee for Best Documentary Feature film, Best Animated Feature Film and
Best International Feature Film.
“Flee is a remarkably humanizing and complex film, expanding and expounding the kind of story that's too easily simplified." - Benjamin Lee, The Guardian
Rated: PG-13 (thematic content, disturbing images, strong language)
FRIDAY MAY 19th
The Dark Horse
(New Zealand 2014) - A brilliant but troubled New Zealand chess champion finds purpose by teaching underprivileged children about the rules of chess and life.
Directed by James Napier Robertson
Award winner at the Rotterdam International Film Festival,the San Francisco
International Film Festival, and the St. Tropez International Film Festival
“The heartfelt telling of a truly extraordinary true story with a mesmerizing central performance." - David Hughes, Empire
Rated: R (strong language, drug use, violence)
PRESS
Acton Boxborough Cultural Council - 14th Annual 2023 Our World Film Series - Acton Patch,
April 28 Event, May 5 Event, May 12 Event and May 19 Event
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2023 ABCC Our World Film Series Preview - Acton TV, April 12 2023
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Acton Boxborough Cultural Council - 14th Annual 2023 Our World Film Series - Boxborough Bee, Spring 2023
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Acton Boxborough Cultural Council - 13th Annual 2022 Our World Film Series - Acton Patch, May 20, 2022 Event and
May 27, 2022 Event
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Acton-Boxborough Cultural Council Announces Films for 13th Annual Our World Film Series (scroll down through "Headlines") - Action Unlimited, May 2022, and pages 8-9 of the 5/16/22 print edition (viewable on the Acton Unlimited home page)
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Our World Film Series at Acton Town Hall (video) - Acton TV, 2/25/20
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Worldly films, intergenerational singing, and summer camp - Boston Globe, 4/24/19
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Our World Film Series Preview (video) - Acton TV, 3/26/19
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Eleventh Annual Our World Film Series - Arts Boston Calendar
8th Annual Short Film Night - April 26, 2019
A Man Called Ove - May 3, 2019
Your Name. - May 10, 2019
The Insult - May 17, 2019
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Acton, Boxborough town notes: ABCC will present Our World Film Series - Wicked Local Acton, 4/24/18
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The Acton-Boxborough Cultural Council is hosting the Our World Film Series over the next weeks, with three feature films from around the world, FREE for cinema fans. - Action Unlimited, 4/27/2015
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The Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency that promotes arts, humanities and interpretive sciences for Massachusetts residents and communities, funds the ABCC, a 10-member group, with members serving a three-year term. Its subgroup is the Film Series Subcommittee. For the Our World Film Series, the group identifies films that aren’t available at Acton’s or Boxborough’s libraries to screen and features speakers who have something to do with the culture of the foreign country where the film is from, followed by a discussion period. - Wicked Local Acton, 4/30/2015
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