Belmont World Film continues their spring series of films tonight at the StudioCinema in Belmont. The BWF series, which started in 2002, promotes cross-cultural understanding through film screenings accompanied by discussions led by expert speakers, cultural performances, and ethnic cuisine, and is known for showcaseing a variety of film styles and genres during their annual series, and this year is no exception.
Tonight, the series will screen Don’t Call Me Son, from director Anna Muylert, another New England premiere – here’s the info from the BWF Website:
Muylaert follows up The Second Mother with this film about motherhood with a twist: after discovering the truth about being stolen by the woman he thought was his mother, a teenage boy is forced deal with the consequences of her actions while trying to cope with becoming a part of his biological family.
The film is in Portuguese with English subtitles and will screen at 7:30 PM; you can purchase tickets here. The film is co=presented by the Consulate General of Brazil in Boston.
The speaker at this week’s screening will be Francie Mandel, LICSW, Director of Mental Health Services at the GeMS program at Children’s Hospital Boston.
In addition to tonight’s show, BWF will host additional screenings this year on 4/9, 4/17, 4/24, 5/1, 5/8, and 5/16, all at Belmont’s StudioCinema at 376 Trapelo Road.
Here’s to another great year for Belmont World Film, and don’t forget, we will be covering it as part of Subject:CINEMA‘s huge “Boston Springs A Fethival” two -show weekend May 20-21 as well – don’t you dare miss it!