Presented by the French Studies program, Human Rights program, Gender and Sexuality Studies program, Literature program, Center for Moving Image Arts, and the Division of Languages and Literature.
Spring 2026 Films
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5/04MondayMay 4, 2026
5:00 pm EDT/GMT-4
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema
Albertine French Film Festival: Orlando
Director: Paul B. Preciado, 2023, 1h38 min.
May 4, 2026
5:00 pm EDT/GMT-4
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema
Academic virtuoso turned filmmaker Paul B. Preciado's Berlin Film Festival award-winning doc tells his and others' stories of transition through unique reenactments and visual interpretations of Virginia Woolf's Orlando: A Biography.
“The first trans masterpiece.” – B. Ruby Rich, Film Quarterly.
“Essential… funny, intellectually provocative, and, finally, deeply moving.” – Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
Click here to view the film's trailer.
This festival is supported by a grant from Albertine Cinémathèque, part of the French for All initiative by Villa Albertine–The French Institute for Culture and Education, and Albertine Foundation. It is made possible with the support of the Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée (CNC). All films will be introduced in English and shown with English subtitles.
Sponsored by: French Studies, Human Rights, CMIA, GSS, Literature, and the Division of Languages & Literature
Contact: Gabriella Lindsay
E-mail: [email protected]
Albertine Cinémathèque is part of the French for All initiative by Villa Albertine and Albertine Foundation and is made possible by the support of the Centre National Du Cinéma et De L'Image Animée (CNC)