This series is sponsored by the East Asian Studies Center, Department of Communication and Culture, TECO, the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Chicago, and IU Cinema. Special thanks to Professor Stephanie DeBoer. Screenings are free, but ticketed. Jorgensen Lecture with Shu-Yi Lin - Scholar Thursday - March 7 - 3:00 p.m. Girlfriend Boyfriend (2012) Directed by Ya-che Yang Thursday - March 7 - 6:30 p.m. See page 53 for full description. A Piece of Our Life (2009) Directed by Momoko Andô Saturday - March 23 - 7:00 p.m. This adaptation of the popular manga comic Love Vibes, is the story of a college student named Haru who is stuck in an unfulfilling relationship with a boyfriend who’s not right for her. One day, Rico, a “medical artist” who makes prosthetic body parts, strikes up a conversation with her. Rico believes that gender has nothing to do with love and the two quickly become intimately involved. Japanese language with English subtitles. Sponsored in part by The Kinsey Institute. (2K DCP. 107 min. Not Rated.) Poetry (2010) Directed by Chang-dong Lee Saturday - April 6 - 6:30 p.m. Winner of the Best Screenplay Award at the Cannes Film Festival, Poetry is an exquisite portrait of a woman’s brave fight against Alzheimer’s and against her guilt over a relative’s brutal crime. Mija, an aging maid and guardian of her grandson, is concerned by her frequent forgetfulness and takes a poetry class to sharpen her mind. She begins to appreciate the wonders of the natural world, but a schoolgirl’s suicide initiates a chain of tragic events that will change her life forever. Korean language with English subtitles. (35mm. 139 min. Not Rated.) 41 cinema.indiana.edu East Asian Film855-1103 41 Tickets: (812) Series