Event Details
Where: Reel-Time Theaters, Ramstein Main Exchange
Bldg 3336 (GPS: Esso Station right outside West Gate)
(Must have base access)
UMGC in Europe Presents: Screened History: Global Pasts in Francophone Films Festival
Screened History is a film series curated by UMGC Professor Dr. Michael Mulvey consisting of 6 films that challenge viewers to think about complicated and diverse pasts. The festival reflects on how francophone filmmakers intentionally construct pasts and make arguments about the past for audiences. How do filmmakers educate viewers via staging, authenticity claims, and archival evidence about pasts? The festival includes documentary formats and fictionalized dramaturgies, allowing audiences to consider how filmmakers visualize historical narratives. The proposed films deal with complex issues from slavery and resistance to colonization and decolonization.
This series is presented in partnership with the Albertine Cinémathèque 2025–2026 Film Festival season. Albertine Cinémathèque is part of the French For All initiative by Villa Albertine, the French Institute for Culture and Education, and the Albertine Foundation, with support from the Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée (CNC).
Tickets: This no-cost event is hosted by the University of Maryland Global Campus in Europe and is open to anyone with access to Ramstein Air Base. Tickets are limited.
To guarantee your seats, please RSVP using the link below before 1700 on the day of the film, and plan to arrive at the theater at least 10 minutes before showtime.
NO CHAINS, NO MASTERS
Screening: Thursday, 22 January @ 1830
Where: Reel-Time Theaters, Ramstein Main Exchange
Trailer:
https://youtu.be/ziLfbdbosdk?si=S0M3hMIWGAu9yo1W
Summary:
In 1759, the Island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean is under French colonial rule. The enslaved population working in the sugar cane plantation live in constant fear. Among them, 16-year-old Mati refuses to accept her fate. Unlike her father Massamba, who has grown disillusioned by years of oppression, Mati dreams of freedom and a life beyond the plantation. One night, desperate to flee the violence of her captors, Mati finds refuge in a remote part of the island rumored to be home to a community of runaway slaves. Her escape triggers a ruthless pursuit. The plantation owner hires the merciless slave owner Madame La Victoire and her sons to track her down. Massamba realizes the brutal consequences awaiting her daughter if she gets captured. He ha no choice but to break free from his chains and embark on a perilous journey through the island’s dense jungle to find her. The father and daughter’s journey becomes a desperate fight for survival and a final, irreversible break from the colonial system that has defined their lives.
RSVP LINK: https://forms.office.com/r/jAx5zi2pfQ
All films have English subtitles.