The award-winning film “Green Border,” which focuses on a modern migrant crisis in Europe, opens Aug. 16 at Nebraska’s Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center.
Continuing to show is the documentary “Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger.”
Directed by three-time Oscar nominee Agnieszka Holland, “Green Border” tells the story of a Syrian family trapped in a geopolitical stand-off between Belarus and Poland.
In the dangerous and swampy forests that make up the “green border” between the two nations, refugees from the Middle East and Africa are lured by government propaganda promising easy passage to the European Union. They arrive only to be trapped, unable to cross into Europe or to turnback.
“Green Border” explores the migrant crisis from multiple perspectives — a Syrian family fleeing ISIS, caught between cruel border guards in both countries; young guards instructed to brutalize and reject migrants; and activists who aid the refugees at great personal risk.
Winner of the Special Jury Prize at the 2023 Venice Film Festival, “Green Border” is not rated and shows at the Ross through Aug. 22.
“Made in England” is a documentary on the visionary work of filmmakers Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger.
Martin Scorsese, who first encountered the films of Powell and Pressburger when he was a child, serves as narrator of “Made in England.” In the documentary, Scorsese tells the story of his lifelong love affair with the icons’ films, including “The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp,” “Black Narcissus,” “The Red Shoes” and “The Tales of Hoffmann.”
Drawing on a rich archive of material, Scorsese explores the collaboration between the Englishman Powell and Hungarian Pressburger, and their decline in popularity in the 1950s.
“Made in England,” which is not rated, shows at the Ross through Aug. 22.
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