Cinematheque film examines oppression of women

The VCU cinema department screened Iranian director Shirin Neshat’s 2009 film “Women Without Men” as a part of the Cinematheque program on Feb. 13 at Grace Street Theater.   Through Cinematheque, the department hosts free indie and foreign films projected in 35 mm film every Tuesday evening at 7 p.m. The screenings are always open […]

Cinematheque series screens arthouse, foreign films for free

VCUarts’ Cinematheque series offers the community a variety of free arthouse screenings each semester on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. at the Grace Street Theatre. The next Cinematheque screening is Oct. 11 and will feature “About Elly.”  The Iranian film depicts the story of a kidnapped schoolteacher and is directed by Asghar Farhadi, who was named […]