2025 Global Media Festival: "Evil Does Not Exist" Film Screening + Panel Discussion
Directed by Academy Award nominee Ryusuke Hamaguchi (Drive My Car), Evil Does Not Exist 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.
A panel discussion featuring East Asian media studies scholars Jenny Wang Medina (Emory University) and Amanda Weiss (Georgia Tech) will follow the screening.
Registration requested. Watch trailer.
Sponsored by: 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 & Education (SCoRE); Charles A. Smithgall Institute Chair Fund; and Center for International Business Education and Research.
Global Media Festival
The Global Media Festival is Georgia Tech’s annual film and discussion series focusing on sustainability and the UN SDGs across languages and cultures.
The GMF 2025 is part of Ivan Allen College’s Year of Liberal Arts, a year-long exploration of the intersection of humanities and STEM, transforming the future of education and research. This year’s festival is a collaboration among faculty from the School of Modern Languages, School of Literature, Media, and Communication, and School of History and Sociology.
The 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 & peace.
All screenings are free and open to the public! Events take place in the Cypress and Walter G. Ehmer (formerly Atlantic) Theaters at Georgia Tech’s John Lewis Student Center. In addition to promoting sustainability, the festival celebrates global food culture—free international cuisine will be provided at select events.
