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Thursday10/17
5:30 pm
CLASS Honors & the Institute for Global Engagement present Antigone

CLASS Honors & the Institute for Global Engagement present Antigone (Dir. Sophie Deraspe).
This is a co-curricular event in collaboration with Human Situation. Professors Amanda Vredenburgh & Casey Dué Hackney will introduced and have a discussion after the film. This 2019 film is a French-Canadian adaptation of the ancient Greek play Antigone by Sophocles, transposing the story to a modern-day refugee family in Montreal. It won the Toronto International Film Festival Award for Best Canadian Film and five Canadian Screen Awards, including Best Motion Picture. This free screening will take place on October 23, 2024 at 5:30 p.m. in the Honors College Commons.