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The Fifth Season (La Cinquième Saison) is a 2012 Belgian drama film directed by Peter Brosens and Jessica Woodworth about a scenic Belgian village where nature is turning its back on man. The screening is part of Emergent Seas Film Club's research series "Where is My Mind?" The series seeks to unravel "the particular madness of our time." Each film screening is followed by a critical conversation. The events are open to all curious minds, but recommended for ages 15…

Fantastic Planet (La Planète sauvage) is a 1973 French-language experimental animated science fiction art film directed by René Laloux and written by Laloux and Roland Topor. The allegorical story about humans living on a strange planet dominated by giant humanoid aliens who consider them animals is based on the 1957 novel Oms en série by French writer Stefan Wul. The screening is part of Emergent Seas Film Club's research series "Where is My Mind?" The series seeks to unravel "the…

Werckmeister Harmonies (Werckmeister harmóniák) is a 2000 Hungarian drama film directed by Béla Tarr and co-directed by Ágnes Hranitzky, based on the 1989 novel The Melancholy of Resistance by László Krasznahorkai. Shot in black-and-white and composed of 39 languidly paced shots, the film portrays the life of János and his uncle György during the communist era in Hungary. The screening is part of Emergent Seas Film Club's research series "Where is My Mind?" The series seeks to unravel "the particular…

Random Lunacy: Videos from the Road Less Traveled is a 2007 documentary by Stephanie Silber and Victor Zimet about post-modern nomad Poppa Neutrino as he roves the planet by land and sea, making up his life as he goes along. The screening is part of Emergent Seas Film Club's research series "Where is My Mind?" The series seeks to unravel "the particular madness of our time." Each film screening is followed by a critical conversation. The events are open to…