Once again, the American Romanian Cultural Society (ARCS) has organized their annual Romanian Film Festival, One Eye Laughing, One Eye Crying. ARCS, co-founded by one of our alumni Ileana Marin (Ph.D. 2011), is a non-profit that promotes traditions and culture of Eastern Europe, focusing on the American Romanian cultural heritage in the Seattle area. The films were selected in tune with this year’s theme [be]longing. The featured films will stir up questions, emotions, and challenge your sense of belonging to or longing for a given country, culture, ethnic group or generation. Special guests this year include Romanian actor, director and cartoonist Horatiu Malaele and prominent filmmaker and producer Tudor Giurgiu. The film festival will be held November 18-20 at SIFF Cinema Uptown. Program details can be found on the film festival website: romanianfilmfestseattle.com