{"id":8145,"date":"2016-09-06T15:56:28","date_gmt":"2016-09-06T20:56:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ragtagcinema.org\/blog\/?p=8145"},"modified":"2016-09-06T15:56:28","modified_gmt":"2016-09-06T20:56:28","slug":"passport-series-begins-sept-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ragtagcinema.org\/passport-series-begins-sept-14\/","title":{"rendered":"Passport Series begins Sept. 14"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-8153\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ragtagcinema.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/passport-web-header-words3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ragtagcinema.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/passport-web-header-words3.jpg 659w, https:\/\/ragtagcinema.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/passport-web-header-words3-300x154.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>Now eleven years old, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ragtagcinema.org\/series\/51\">Passport Series<\/a> is Ragtag's annual celebration of new international cinema. On Wednesdays and Thursdays in September and October at 6:30pm for seven weeks, we watch a film from a different part of the world. After each film concludes, we host an audience conversation, which is facilitated by someone from or deeply familiar with the film's setting.<\/p>\n<p>This year's edition kicks off September 14-15 with <i>Ixcanul<\/i>, a stunning and clear-eyed Guatemalan film made in close collaboration with its Kaqchikel cast. Then we will head to South Korea, India, Mexico, Tibet, France, and Italy.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ragtagcinema.org\/films\/1193\">Ixcanul<\/a> (Guatemala) Wed 9\/14 &amp; Thurs 9\/15<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ragtagcinema.org\/films\/1195\">Hill of Freedom<\/a> (South Korea) Wed 9\/21 &amp; Thu 9\/22<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ragtagcinema.org\/films\/1196\">Interrogation<\/a> (India) Wed 9\/28 &amp; Thu 9\/29<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ragtagcinema.org\/films\/1200\">A Monster With a Thousand Heads (Mexico)<\/a> Wed 10\/5 &amp; Thurs 10\/6<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ragtagcinema.org\/films\/1201\">Tharlo (Tibet)<\/a> Wed 10\/12 &amp; Thurs 10\/13<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ragtagcinema.org\/films\/1202\">Being 17 (France) <\/a>Wed 10\/19 &amp; Thurs 10\/20<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ragtagcinema.org\/films\/1203\">Fire at Sea (Italy) <\/a>Wed 10\/26 &amp; Thurs 10\/27<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As a special bonus, pick up a mini Passport Series at your first screening and carry it with you to get stamped at each screening. If you see five of the seven films, you'll be eligible for a drawing for two punch cards to the St. Louis International Film Festival (SLIFF), Nov. 3-13, 2016. SLIFF is a globe-circling fest that explores the far corners of the cinematic universe.<\/p>\n<p>Special thanks the NEA Artworks, MAC, and SLIFF for their ongoing support of Ragtag's popular Passport Series.<\/p>\n<p>Watch our trailer playlist and see which films interest you.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Passport Series 2016\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?list=PLMYIj2r2HW5gk4nJVRuTMwp6Rjb-dylIu\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now eleven years old, the Passport Series is Ragtag's annual celebration of new international cinema. 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