Fine Arts Events at Randolph College

In this film, brothers Kamel and Mouss take alternative paths to survive in French society. After Mouss has a run-in with the police, Kamel’s own law-abiding existence is compromised. Focusing on Kamel’s Westernized sister, who is a lawyer, the director explores the gender differences in the expectations of young people of North African descent. The film also foregrounds issues of space, contrasting the confining suburban housing projects with an idyllic natural setting. Free admission.

In this film, a rapper is racing against time—he has just three days to write his lyrics; otherwise, he can say good-bye to his advance from the record company. When he finally finds inspiration right on his doorstep, in the often comic struggles of his neighbors in the Mozart Estate housing project, he sets the stage for a lively hip-hop fable, set to the beat of the banlieues. Free admission.