Event Details
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 series
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.
Title: Army of Shadows
Time: Thursday, 19 February at 1830
Location: Reel-Time Theaters, Ramstein Main Exchange
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYl2I0vVok4
Summary:
France, The Resistance: an escape from the Gestapo, so sudden and hairsbreadth as to leave the toughest of tough guys gasping with the icy sweat of terror and relief; two brothers remain unaware, to the end, of each other’s clandestine activities; patriots, who, in relentless pursuit of traitors, must steel themselves to the most brutal of face-to-face violence. Gallic icon LinoVentura (Elevator to the Gallows, Classe Tous Risques), aided by compatriots including maitresse of disguise Simone Signoret, goes underground in the face of the German Occupation—but heroism can come at a truly high price.
For questions, please contact Dr. Michael Mulvey at Michael.Mulvey@umgc.edu .
RSVP LINK: https://forms.office.com/r/82g0n0vaNt