Following the success of her last film, Bodies Bodies Bodies, writer/director Halina Reijn said she was inspired to make a film like 9½ Weeks but from the female's perspective. The spirit of 1980s and 1990s erotic thrillers with an updated sensibility and humanity comes through in Babygirl, which won numerous accolades including Best Actress for Nicole Kidman at the Venice Film Festival. The film follows a high-powered CEO (Kidman) of an empty-box business who puts her career and family on the line when she begins a torrid affair with her much-younger intern. GET TICKETS  

From first-time feature filmmaker Likarion Wainaina and co-producer Tom Tykwer comes this honest and inspiring story about the strength of young people in the face of adversity. Obsessed with Jackie Chan and action films, nine-year-old Jo dreams of being a superhero, but time is not on her side. When the doctors reveal that she is terminally ill, Jo leaves the hospital and returns home to be with her mom and sister. While her mom insists that she stay inside and rest, her sister has different plans. With the entire village’s support, they decide to make dreams a reality and turn Jo into the superhero they know she is. Newcomer Stycie Waweru delivers a captivating and earnest performance, imbuing her character with a subtle strength that ignites the screen. This film is a stunning reminder of the power of imagination. GET TICKETS  

This surprise Golden Globe winner for Best Animated Feature is a wondrous journey, through realms natural and mystical, that follows a courageous cat after his home is devastated by a great flood. Teaming up with a capybara, a lemur, a bird, and a dog to navigate a boat in search of dry land, they must rely on trust, courage, and wits to survive the perils of a newly aquatic planet. From the boundless imagination of the award-winning filmmaker Gints Zilbalodis (Away) comes a thrilling animated spectacle as well as a profound meditation on the fragility of the environment and the spirit of friendship and community. Steeped in the soaring possibilities of visual storytelling, Flow is a feast for the senses and a treasure for the heart. GET TICKETS  

About the Data Haiku Contest Write a haiku about data! Your haiku must be related to data in some way (e.g., data management, processing, sharing, preservation, reuse, etc.). The contest is open to current Notre Dame students and employees. One submission per person. Submissions are due by noon on Friday, February 14. What is a Haiku? Haikus have a rigid structure of 17 syllables divided across three lines. The first line should have five syllables, the second line should have seven syllables, and the third line should have five syllables. Haikus do not need to rhyme. Haiku Example Title: PreprocessingCleaning, reducingand ignoring outliers.Only one case left. Author: Arnon Hershkovitz Prizes Three winners will receive an "I Love Data" coffee mug. Winning haikus will be selected by a panel of judges. Authors of winning and honorable mention entries will be notified via email on February 17 and will be posted on the Data Haiku event page. See the 2024 Love Data Haiku contest winners. About Love Data Week Love Data Week is dedicated to spreading awareness of the importance of data management, sharing, preservation, and reuse. If you care about research, professional, community, and personal data, please join us! View all events in this series.

Throughout Love Data Week, stop in front of the Data Viz Lab (249 Hesburgh Library) for Valentine snacks and add your data point to an ongoing LEGO participatory data visualization. Add your block to the scatterplot(s): How long does it take you to get from your home to the library? How often do you visit the library in a semester? This activity is based on Elsie Lee-Robbins’ work on participatory LEGO visualizations. Watch Lee-Robbins talk about LEGOs and data. About Love Data Week Love Data Week is dedicated to spreading awareness of the importance of data management, sharing, preservation, and reuse. If you care about research, professional, community, and personal data, please join us! View all events in this series.

The AAHD Gallery is excited to present Second Chances, an exhibition showcasing new works by second-year MFA students in Studio Art and Design. Featured artists include Lily Dorian (sculpture), Heidi Dargle (visual communication design), Franceska Alvarado (painting and drawing), Lucy Schultz (industrial design), and Olivia Koziel (photography). The exhibition runs weekdays from January 30 to February 13, 2025, with a special opening reception Thursday, January 30 from 5 to 7 p.m. Join us to celebrate these talented, emerging artists and their inspiring creations. Originally published at artdept.nd.edu.