{"680859":{"#nid":"680859","#data":{"type":"event","title":"2025 Global Media Festival: \u0022Evil Does Not Exist\u0022 Film Screening + Panel Discussion","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDirected by Academy Award nominee Ryusuke Hamaguchi (\u003Cem\u003EDrive My Car\u003C\/em\u003E), \u003Cem\u003EEvil Does Not Exist\u003C\/em\u003E follows a small Japanese village as its residents struggle with the potential environmental consequences of a proposed real estate development. The film explores themes of rural sustainability, corporate responsibility, and the growing divide between urban and rural communities.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA panel discussion featuring East Asian media studies scholars Jenny Wang Medina (Emory University) and Amanda Weiss (Georgia Tech) will follow the screening.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/forms.office.com\/r\/WkeV6uHL3f\u0022\u003ERegistration\u003C\/a\u003E requested. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zVY4lWfrbME\u0022\u003EWatch trailer.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESponsored by:\u003C\/strong\u003E Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts; School of Modern Languages; School of Literature, Media, and Communication; School of History and Sociology; Atlanta Global Studies Center; Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems; Center for Sustainable Communities Research \u0026amp; Education (SCoRE); Charles A. Smithgall Institute Chair Fund; and Center for International Business Education and Research.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGlobal Media Festival\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/globalmediafest.modlangs.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022(opens in a new window)\u0022\u003EGlobal Media Festival\u003C\/a\u003E is Georgia Tech\u2019s annual film and discussion series focusing on sustainability and the UN SDGs across languages and cultures.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe GMF 2025 is part of Ivan Allen College\u2019s Year of Liberal Arts, a year-long exploration of the intersection of humanities and STEM, transforming the future of education and research. This year\u2019s festival is a collaboration among faculty from the School of Modern Languages, School of Literature, Media, and Communication, and School of History and Sociology.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe 2025 lineup features 10 curated events showcasing films from Canada, China, Cuba, France, Germany, India, Japan, the Middle East, Russia, and the United States. Through exclusive discussions with directors, screenwriters, and experts, we will explore global issues including food production, eco-tourism, land use, climate change, gender inequality, autism, and war \u0026amp; peace.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAll screenings are free and open to the public! Events take place in the Cypress and Walter G. Ehmer (formerly Atlantic) Theaters at Georgia Tech\u2019s John Lewis Student Center. In addition to promoting sustainability, the festival celebrates global food culture\u2014free international cuisine will be provided at select events.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJoin us for a screening of \u003Cem\u003EEvil Does Not Exist\u003C\/em\u003E (2023), followed by a panel discussion on rural development, environmental impact, and cultural divides in contemporary Japan.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Join us for a screening of \u0022Evil Does Not Exist\u0022 (2023), followed by a panel discussion on rural development, environmental impact, and cultural divides in contemporary Japan."}],"uid":"36009","created_gmt":"2025-03-03 20:56:32","changed_gmt":"2025-03-03 21:03:01","author":"cwhittle9","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2025-03-25T14:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2025-03-25T16:30:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2025-03-25T16:30:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2025-03-25 18:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2025-03-25 20:30:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2025-03-25 20:30:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"location":"John Lewis Student Center, Walter G. Ehmer Theater (formerly Atlantic Theater), 3rd Floor","extras":[],"hg_media":{"676439":{"id":"676439","type":"image","title":"EVIL-DOES-NOT-EXIST-horizontal.png","body":null,"created":"1741035580","gmt_created":"2025-03-03 20:59:40","changed":"1741035580","gmt_changed":"2025-03-03 20:59:40","alt":"Event flyer","file":{"fid":"260230","name":"EVIL-DOES-NOT-EXIST-horizontal.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/03\/03\/EVIL-DOES-NOT-EXIST-horizontal.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/03\/03\/EVIL-DOES-NOT-EXIST-horizontal.png","mime":"image\/png","size":942910,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2025\/03\/03\/EVIL-DOES-NOT-EXIST-horizontal.png?itok=WEJ4X2Fh"}}},"media_ids":["676439"],"groups":[{"id":"612000","name":"Atlanta Global Studies Center (AGSC)"},{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1288","name":"School of History and Sociology"},{"id":"1283","name":"School of Literature, Media, and Communication"},{"id":"1284","name":"School of Modern Languages"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1792","name":"Arts and Performance"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"177814","name":"Postdoc"},{"id":"78771","name":"Public"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAmanda Weiss\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:amanda.weiss@modlangs.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eamanda.weiss@modlangs.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}