Free screening of "Samsara" at Cole Art Center

The Stephen F. Austin State University School of Art and the Friends of the Visual Arts will present a free, one-night screening of "Samsara" at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2, in The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House in downtown Nacogdoches.

Filmed over five years in 25 countries, "Samsara" is the non-verbal 2011 documentary from filmmakers Ron Fricke and Mark Magidson, the creators of "Baraka."

It is one of only a handful of films shot on 70mm in the past 40 years, according to information at barakasamsara.com.

This screening is part of the School of Art's monthly First Friday Film Series. The Cole Art Center is located at 329 E. Main St. For more information, call (936) 468-1131.