This is the workshop I attended the first. It was on October 16. The reason why I am making a blog of it right now is because I actually don’t know what to write. We waitedfor 30 minutes after the scheduled time, and the instructor told us she didn’t know why the movie player didn’t work. Instead of wasting us the time, she just signed our handbooks and let us go. So I guess I should do a little reaserach on this workshop, which is called “Film Series Playing – My Beautiful Laundrette.” This film was made in 1985, and it is mostly about social issues at that time: homosexuality and race. Omar isone of the protagonists and he fell in love with his friend, Johnny. The two of them take over a laundrette and spend their time together, but their actions repel others. Meanwhile, Johnny is beat up by his friends because Johnny is Caucasian and he supports the Asian community. Omar saves him, and he cleans his wounds even though Omar himself is Pakistan. It is a bit confusing because I didn’t watch the movie, but I think this movie would be interesting if I could have watched it because even though the movie has been made 20 years ago, these two issues are still unavoitable topics when we talk about America. Some states illegalize gay marriages, while others remain conservative, and also, we still have lots of raical issues today although President Obama had been selected by the public for almost one year. It is an interesting workshop. I just hope the films will function well next time for the incoming freshmen in Baruch.