CFCC’s Humanities International Film Festival
All films will be shown in U-170. The two-week festival will feature nine films: six French films, two Spanish films, and, new this year, one film in American Sign Language (ASL). The festival will kick off with the award-winning French animated film Flow. This opening screening, along with select others, will include an assortment of French snacks for attendees.
The festival will conclude with The Taste of Things, a sumptuous film that beautifully blends historical romance and culinary artistry. The screening will be introduced by Chef Philip Jones, instructor in CFCC’s Baking and Pastry Arts program.
We aim to highlight the cross-disciplinary opportunities a film festival provides. In addition to language instructors, we look forward to welcoming faculty and students from art, history, culinary arts, graphic design, communications, literature, anthropology, and other disciplines. We are especially proud to be one of the only community colleges in the country to receive a grant from the Albertine Cinematheque Foundation. This funding, along with a generous grant from the CFCC Foundation, enables us to present this special event each year.
Films
FLOW
Tuesday January 27, 2026 at 11 a.m.
Flow is a dialogue-free, visually stunning French-Belgian-Latvian animated film about a solitary black cat whose world floods, forcing it onto a drifting boat with diverse animals like a capybara, lemur, and dog, to survive an apocalyptic, post-human Earth, learning to overcome differences and build a community against a backdrop of environmental collapse and natural beauty, guided by instinct and trust.
Rated PG
Latvia/France, Animation, 2024
1 hour, 15 minutes
MISSION KIPI
Wednesday January 28, 2026 at 11 a.m.
Mission Kipi (or Misión Kipi) is a Peruvian documentary about rural teacher Walter Velásquez during the COVID-19 pandemic, who builds a robot named Kipi from scrap to help his dispersed students in Colcabamba continue learning, essentially bringing the school to their homes through this unique technological assistant, highlighting education’s adaptability and perseverance.
Not Rated
Peru, Documentary, 2024
1 hour, 21 minutes
DAHOMEY
Thursday January 29, 2026 at 11 a.m.
Dahomey is a dramatized documentary by Mati Diop about the return of 26 royal artifacts, stolen by French colonial troops, from Paris museums back to the Republic of Benin, exploring themes of colonialism, cultural identity, ownership, and the complex politics of repatriation through the perspectives of Benin’s youth and the artifacts themselves as they journey home, questioning how a nation rebuilds its history without these stolen pieces.
Not Rated
France/Senegal/Benin, Documentary, 2024
1 hour, 8 minutes
THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO
Thursday January 29, 2026 at 6 p.m.
The Count of Monte Cristo tells the epic story of Edmond Dantès, a young, honest sailor falsely accused of treason by jealous rivals, imprisoned for years, who escapes, finds immense treasure on the Isle of Monte Cristo, and returns as the wealthy, mysterious Count to exact elaborate revenge and find redemption, exploring themes of justice, betrayal, hope, and mercy.
Not Rated
France, Drama/Adventure, 2024
2 hours, 58 minutes
THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG
Friday January 30, 2026 at 6 p.m.
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg is a bittersweet French musical about young love (Geneviève & Guy) tragically separated by war (Algerian War), leading to different paths: Geneviève marries a wealthier man after becoming pregnant, while Guy returns from service to find his life changed, eventually marrying someone else, only for them to have a brief, poignant reunion years later as strangers. All dialogue, even casual chat, is sung, set to Michel Legrand’s iconic score, creating a vibrant, melancholic tale of lost love, duty, and life’s diverging realities.
Not Rated
France, Musical, 1964
1 hour, 31 minutes
CHICKEN FOR LINDA!
Monday February 2, 2026 at 11 a.m.
Chicken for Linda! is a French animated film about a single mother, Paulette, who unfairly punishes her daughter, Linda, and tries to make amends by promising to cook Linda’s favorite meal: chicken with peppers, a dish her late father used to make. The simple request turns into a chaotic, slapstick adventure due to a general strike in Paris, closed grocery stores, and Paulette’s own lack of cooking skills, forcing the mother-daughter duo and their neighbors into a frantic, often absurd quest for a live chicken, exploring themes of grief, family, and resilience.
Not Rated
France, Animation, 2023
1 hour, 13 minutes
7 CAJAS
Tuesday February 3, 2026 at 12:30 p.m.
7 Cajas is a Paraguayan crime-thriller about Víctor, a teenage wheelbarrow boy in Asunción’s bustling Mercado 4 who dreams of fame and a camera phone; he takes a risky job delivering seven mysterious boxes for $100, but gets caught in a chaotic, life-or-death chase as others try to steal the boxes, unwittingly pulling him and his friend Liz into a dangerous criminal web they don’t understand, filled with mistaken identities, suspense, dark humor, and surprising twists.
Not Rated
Paraguay, Action/Drama/Suspense, 2012
1 hour, 45 minutes
BEING MICHELLE
Wednesday February 4, 2026 at 1 p.m.
Being Michelle is an award-winning documentary about Michelle, a Deaf and Autistic woman who survived horrific abuse and wrongful incarceration in a system that failed to accommodate her disabilities, focusing on her journey of healing through art and the profound bond she forms with Kim Law, a blind life coach in prison, highlighting themes of resilience, communication, and finding hope amidst systemic failures.
Not Rated
USA, Documentary, 2022
1 hour, 20 minutes
THE TASTE OF THINGS
Thursday February 5, 2026 at 6 p.m.
The Taste of Things is a French period romance about a renowned gourmet chef, Dodin, and his cook and long-time partner, Eugénie, in 1889 France. Their twenty-year relationship is a culinary partnership built on their shared love for food, but Eugénie resists marrying Dodin. Faced with her refusal, Dodin decides to cook for her himself, leading to a story that explores the connection between love, desire, and the art of cooking.
Not Rated
France, Romance/History
2 hours, 15 minutes
