Swagger by Olivier Babinet
Part of the “Cinema of Resistance” Film Series presented by The Maison Francaise
October 26, 2017 • 7-9:30PM
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, LENFEST CENTER FOR THE ARTS, KATHARINA OTTO-BERNSTEIN SCREENING ROOM
This event will include a film screening followed by a panel discussion with director Olivier Babinet. Film will be subtitled in English. Event is free and open to the public.
About the Film
The public housing projects in the banlieues outside Paris have been the setting for many a gritty saga of desperation and despair. Swagger is not one of those movies. Instead, this joyously innovative documentary immerses viewers in the hopes, dreams, and rich inner lives of eleven teenagers growing up in one of France’s most diverse neighborhoods.