Downtown Huntsville Library
Words That We Couldn't Say - An International Film Series
Monday, April 27, 2026 5:30 p.m. – 7:45 p.m.
I’m Still Here (2024, Brazil)
During the military dictatorship of the 1970s, the family of a former Brazilian congressman falls afoul of the regime. After government agents arrest the former congressman, all attempts by his family to find out where he is are rebuffed and his wife begins a decades long quest to find him.
Directed by the acclaimed director Walter Salles and starring Fernanda Torres, I’m Still Here won Best International Film at the Academy Awards and was nominated for Best Picture. Fernanda Torres was nominated for Best Actress at the Academy Awards and won Best Actress – Drama at the Golden Globes.
Words That We Couldn’t Say – An International Film Series
This globe-spanning film series centers on situations where communication breaks down and people try their best to find what hasn’t been – or can’t be – expressed: from a lone man quietly living his day to day life, to a convoluted family drama, to a tense exploration of criminal accusations at a school, to the true story of a woman living in a military dictatorship trying desperately to keep her family together.
April 6: Perfect Days (2023, Japan/Germany)
April 13: The Past (2013, France/Iran)
April 20: The Teacher’s Lounge (2023, Germany)
April 27: I’m Still Here (2024, Brazil)