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For October, A Wider Angle, our monthly film series highlighting independent global cinema, will screen the 2021 film Yuni, directed by Kamila Andini, which was Indonesia's entry for Best International Feature at the 94th Academy Awards. The film premiered at the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival, where it won the director-focused Platform Prize.In Yuni, the film's title character is a bright, young high school student from a family of modest means who is considering the possibility of applying for scholarships to attend college, while at the same time confronted with the traditional option of marriage proposals from older men to whom she has no emotional or romantic connection. After rejecting two such offers, Yuni is faced with yet another proposal from an unexpected source, forcing the 16-year-old girl to make decisions that may have devastating consequences.
In Indonesian with English subtitles. (Running time 95 minutes)
A Wider Angle film series is made possible through funding provided by the Friends of the Library.
For more information about the movie and the screening, click https://memphis.librarycalendar.com/event/wider-angle-film-series-yuni-13600
For a review of the film, click https://variety.com/2021/film/reviews/yuni-review-1235063881/
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Memphis Public Libraries - Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library (Benjamin L. Hooks Central), 3030 Poplar Ave, Memphis, TN 38111-3527, United States,Memphis, Tennessee