The second annual Carson City International Film Weekend featuring award-winning international and independently made films is Feb. 18-20. All events are free.

The Carson Community Center will host international films each evening, and Western Nevada College will show 10 independent films in the afternoons, Thursday-Saturday.

International films include “Cherry Blossoms” on Feb. 18, followed by “Children of Heaven” on Feb. 19 and “A Royal Affair” on Feb. 20. All three films will be shown at 7pm in Bob Boldrick Theater at the Carson City Community Center, 851 E. William St. Each film will be followed by an optional open forum discussion.

Shorter independent films will show from 2-5pm each day at WNC, located at 2201 West College Parkway, in Cedar Building, Room 100.

Thursday’s films include “Blue Eyed Boy” from an Iranian filmmaker and “Our Father,” a film that portrays a son’s struggle with his father’s dementia and belligerence. “Our Father” includes nudity and mature content.

Friday’s short films, produced by UNR student filmmakers, cover a wide range of topics, including the Truckee River, a bicycle cross event, child abuse, aging, and taxidermy.

To top off the independent films, Saturday features two music themed documentaries and a harmonica jam session. Films include “Virtual Harmony” where a Reno Carmelite nun organizes a worldwide online choir, and “A Pocket Full of Soul:  The Harmonica Documentary” which explores the culture, the players, the politics and the music.

For more information, email internationalfilmweekend@gmail.com.