These films are not available in commercial theaters here and they are really great films. The movie goes from light comedy to hard drama to comedy-drama, and it surprisingly succeeds in all three, according to film critics. Brought together by Sefami and a few of his colleagues, the festival was created as an alternative method to educate students on campus. Although the films are in the native language of where the film originates, all of the movies have English subtitles. Although Sefami said that sometimes people are unattracted to films with subtitles, he feels that once people try it out and continue to see movies with subtitles, they end up liking these movies.
Some people are very scared of subtitles.
If you go to Mexico and watch movies in a theater, all you hear is English and all you read are Spanish subtitles. I think it's a part of education. After one or two movies, you get used to it. Foreign films are very important to our own culture, whether it be Japanese films or Middle-Eastern films. A UCI student commented on how important it is for the university to be involved in providing a diverse education.