GLOBAL LENS SERIES

The films are presented free at the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library, 3030 Poplar. “Beijing Flickers” (China), 2 p.m. Sunday, July 14. Left behind by Happiness (his dog) and the Chinese economic boom, a self-destructive young man careers through the modern Beijing underground. Directed by Zhang Yuan. “Cairo 768” (Egypt), 2 p.m. Sunday, July 28. Winner of the Best Feature award at the Chicago International Film Festival, director Mohamed Diab’s film follows three women from different socioeconomic backgrounds who join together to combat the sexual harassment they experience on a daily basis. “The Fantastic World of Juan Orol” (Mexico), 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 1. Robert Soso won the Ariel Award (Mexico’s equivalent of the Oscar) for Best Actor for his portrayal of an Ed Woodesque Mexican B-movie director. Directed by Sebastián del Amo. “Modest Reception” (Iran), 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 5. An oddball couple from Tehran travels across the countryside, giving away bags of money to suspicious locals. What is their secret? Directed by Mani Haghighi. “The Parade” (Serbia), 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 21. Gay activists in Belgrade agree to produce an extravagant wedding for the daughter of a Serbian crime boss in this sometimes tense comedy. Directed by Srdjan Dragojevic. “Shyamal Uncle Turns Off the Lights” (India), 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 25, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 8. An 80-yearold retiree embarks on a quixotic battle with city hall to stop a streetlight from shining wastefully 24 hours a day. Directed by Suman Ghosh. “Student” (Kazakhstan), 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 26. A philosophy student turns to crime as a response to the ruthless and corrupt capitalism of his post- Communist home republic. Directed by Darezhan Omirbayev. “Southwest” (Brazil), 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 15. Winner of the Best Latin American Film Award at the Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival, this dreamlike black-and-white film is set in a Brazilian coastal village where a bruxa (witch) oversees the birth of a girl who experiences her entire life, from infant to crone, in 24 hours. Directed by Eduardo Nunes. “Life Kills Me” (Chile), 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 24. Sebastián Silva, director of the acclaimed “The Maid,” returns with another dark character portrait, this time of a grieving cinematographer working on a horror film. For more information, visit indiememphis. com, memphislibrary.org or globalfilm. org.