• In French with English subtitles.
• 93 minutes.
• Sponsors: French Program and the Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures.

Stay with Us is a comedy by French-speaking Moroccan-Canadian stand-up comedian, actor and director Gad Elmaleh, who was born and raised in Casablanca, Morocco, to a Berber Jewish family. The film tells the story of Gad, played by himself, who decides to leave New York and move to Paris to convert to Catholicism. In spite of his attempt to hide the truth from his family, played by members of his own family, his parents discover their son’s unconditional love for the Virgin Mary… and for them, it is a nightmare. Determined to bring Gad back to reason and to his Jewish roots, they turn his attempt at conversion into a battlefield. Will Gad follow his heart and convert or surrender to the wishes of his family? This heart-warming and charming comedy by “the Seinfeld of France” is about faith, family and acceptance.

CineCulture is a film series provided as a service to Fresno State campus students, faculty and staff, and the broader community. CineCulture is also offered as a three-unit academic course (MCJ 179) in the Media, Communications and Journalism Department. The CineCulture Club promotes cultural awareness through film and post-screening discussions.

Screenings are held at 5:30 p.m. on Fridays in the Peters Education Center Auditorium (west of Save-Mart Center in the Student Recreation Center Building). All films screened on campus are free and open to the public. Parking is free (not enforced) after 4 p.m. on Fridays.