By Lauren Matheny, Web Editor
The OCU Film Institute will kick off its 33rd season with a showing of “Like Father, Like Son,” by the filmmaker Kore-eda Hirokazu.
The showing will take place at 2 p.m. on Sunday in the Kerr McGee Auditorium in the Meinders School of Business.
The film details the stories of two infants who were switched soon after birth in a Japanese hospital. The two sets of parents come from very different socio-economic backgrounds. The movie encourages audiences to raise questions of nature versus nurture, and the effect nurture has on children.
This is the first film in the eight-film series. This year’s theme is “Beyond Religion: Ethics for a Whole World.” The title for the series is based off a book by the Dali Lama. Harbour Winn, director of the series, said in a press release that the theme is “intended to help participants consider the benefits of religion in offering moral guidance and meaning for life.”
The screening is timed to coincide with Marian Wright Edelman’s presentation on campus Wednesday evening. Edelman is the founder and president of the Children’s Defense Fund, which works to promote the rights of children both nationally and internationally.
The series will continue throughout the year.
Other dates and films in the series are:
* Oct. 12, Thomas Vinterberg’s “The Hunt”
* Oct. 26, Joon-ho Bong’s “Memories of Murder”
* Nov. 9, Christian Petzold’s “Barbara”
* Jan. 25, Jia Zhangke’s “A Touch of Sin”
* Feb. 8, Asghar Farhadi’s “The Past”
* Feb. 22, Francois Truffaut’s “The Story of Adele H.”
* March 8, Anthony Chen’s “Ilo Ilo”
For more information about the series, call (405) 208-5472 or visit okcu.edu/film-lit.
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