Members of the University and the larger Windsor-Essex community are invited to a free screening of the award-winning French language movie C.R.A.Z.Y. on Thursday, March 21, in the Collaboratory Room of the Leddy Library. The movie will be shown in its original version with English subtitles.

The event is hosted by the Franco Committee of the University of Windsor and ACFO WECK, an acronym from the French for “Association of Francophone Communities of Ontario - Windsor-Essex-Chatham-Kent” in observance of Francophonie Month.

Doors will open at 6 p.m. and complimentary pizza and refreshments will be served, sponsored by the Department of Political Science, French Studies, and the Faculty of Law. The film will start at 6:30 p.m. Street parking will be available free after 6 p.m. Those interested in attending should RSVP Judy Sinanga-Ohlmann at ohlmann@uwindsor.ca.

C.R.A.Z.Y. was directed by Quebec filmmaker Jean-Marc Vallée and won 10 Genies in 2005, including best picture. It was Canada’s submission for best foreign film in the Academy Awards.

It is the poignant and funny story of an adolescent, Zachary Beaulieu, growing up in Montreal during the 1970s and trying to define himself. He must deal with an emerging sexual identity crisis and an intense desire to please a fiery and uncompromising father whom he adores above all else.