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Global Glimmers: Bringing the World Home, the Global Film Initiative

Opera Jawa at the Freer Gallery
THE FREER GALLERY'S Meyer Auditorium hosts the mini film festival Bringing the World Home: The Global Film Initiative, beginning on Friday and running through Nov. 8.

The first presentation is the visually dazzling "Opera Jawa" at 7 p.m. on Friday; it's an adaptation of a story from the Hindu saga "The Ramayana" set in lush Indonesia. On Sunday, the down-to-earth Filipino film "The Bet Collector" screens at 2 p.m.

» Freer Gallery, 1050 Jefferson St. SW; opens Fri., Oct. 23, through Nov. 8, free tickets distributed one hour before showtime; tickets can be reserved for a cost at Ticketmaster, 800-551-7328. (Smithsonian)

"Opera Jawa" image courtesy the Freer Gallery

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