Illinois Global Institute

As the home to the area and global studies centers and thematic programs at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, the Illinois Global Institute is dedicated to fostering an environment where international perspectives are integral to teaching and research.

Center for African Studies * Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies * Center for Global Studies * Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies * Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies * Center for the Study of Global Gender Equity * European Union Center * LAS Global Studies * Lemann Center for Brazilian Studies * Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center * The Program in Arms Control and Domestic and International Security

 

AsiaLENS: A is for Agustin/Grace Pimentel Simbulan (In-person screening+conversation with filmmaker)

Mar 8, 2022   7:00 - 9:00 pm  
Spurlock Museum of World Cultures
Film Screening
AsiaLENS
Sponsor
Center for East Asian & Pacific Studies, Spurlock Museum of World Cultures
Speaker
Grace Pimentel Simbulan
Cost
Free
Contact
Jason Finkelman
E-Mail
finkelma@illinois.edu
Views
259
Originating Calendar
CEAPS Events Calendar

A is for AgustinA film by Grace Pimentel Simbulan. 2019. 74 minutes.In-person screening and conversation with filmmaker Grace Pimentel Simbulan.Tuesday, March 8, 2022 - 7pmSPURLOCK MUSEUM600 S. Gregory Street, Urbana, ILAdmission FreeFACE MASKS REQUIRED TO BE WORNLiving in a remote corner of the Philippine islands, Agustin is a tribesman who loves to sing, but never had the opportunity to learn to read or write. When his boss cheats him out of his wages seemingly for the thousandth time, 40-year old Agustin decides to enroll in grade 1. Over the next six years, however, Agustin becomes increasingly torn between two realities – the children’s world in school, and the increasing challenges of the world outside. This film invites audiences to hope and dream with Agustin, and to understand the harsh reality that makes his optimism and the optimism of many Indigenous peoples ultimately so fragile.

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