Sponsored by Department of History At one time Libby James held more running records than Flo-Jo and Usain Bolt combined, yet most likely you have never heard of her. She is considered the grandmother of women’s competitive running despite not having started running until she was 35. Currently, she holds six American records and in 2012 was the highest point graded runner in the world.

Never Too Old

At one time Libby James held more running records than Flo-Jo and Usain Bolt combined, yet most likely you have never heard of her. She is considered the grandmother of women’s competitive running despite not having started running until she was 35. Libby is proof that you can be almost famous—and still lead a fulfilling life.

Sponsored by Joe Blake Center for Engaged Humanities In a small town of 1960's India, where cinema is forbidden for women, a 14-year-old girl embarks on a quest to watch her first film.

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The First Film

In a small town of 1960's India, where cinema is forbidden for women, a 14-year-old girl embarks on a quest to watch her first film.

Sudanese painter Salah Elmur spends his days in Cairo reveling in nostalgia, searching for inspiration, as he sifts through his immense photographic archive and recalls his boyhood alongside the Blue Nile. The artist translates images from his past into dream-like paintings that reflect both his love for his hometown of Khartoum and his struggle against the censorship, violence, and war that keep him from returning to Sudan.

Salah Elmur: Fixing Time

Salah Elmur’s dreamlike paintings, inspired by his photographic archive, reflect his struggles with censorship, violence, and the inability to return to his beloved Sudanese home.

Four fierce Malaysian drag queens were part of the 2022 Halloween party raided by the authorities. One of them, Juan, was arrested for 'a man dressing up as a woman'. Two years later, they revisit on the fallout of that night as they continue to perform underground and nurture the Malaysian drag scene in all its beauty, joy, and pain.

Sotong

Two years after Malaysia authorities raided a Halloween party, four fierce Drag Queens revisit the fallout of that night as they continue to perform underground and nurture the Malaysian drag scene in all its beauty, joy, and pain.

Sponsored by School of Music, Theatre and Dance Tam Nguyen is a refugee from Vietnam who came to Canada in the ‘80s as part of the Vietnamese “boat people.” He uses his masterful tailoring skills to craft a new life for himself and many others.&nbsp;

Tailor Made

Tam Nguyen is a refugee from Vietnam who came to Canada in the ‘80s as part of the Vietnamese “boat people.” He uses his masterful tailoring skills to craft a new life for himself and many others.

Sponsored by Department of Philosophy Bolivia’s Lake Poopó has evaporated, and the Uru-Murato community face the cultural and economic consequences of what it means to be Qotzuñis, People of the Lake.

Qotzuñi: People of the Lake

Bolivia’s Lake Poopó has evaporated, and the Uru-Murato community face the cultural and economic consequences of what it means to be Qotzuñis, People of the Lake.

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