List of Events

Tuesday, November 18, 2025
18:15-20:30 (Doors open at 18:00)

Art Hall, Shirokane Campus, Meiji Gakuin University
(1-2-37 Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo)

Admission:
・General: ¥1,500 (¥1,800 at the door)
・MIA Members: ¥800 (¥1,000 at the door)
・U25 (Age 25 and under): ¥800 (¥1,000 at the door)

Important Notes:
*MIA member rates apply only to current FY2025 members. Member number must be provided at the time of registration. (Please contact the MIA office if you don’t know your member number)
*Non-member U25 participants must register as MIA Youth members at the venue. (2025 membership is free)

Around 50 participants

Please register through the dedicated Peatix page:
https://minatotabunkacinetalk-20251118.peatix.com

Registration Deadline:
23:59 on the day before the screening
*Tickets will be available at the door (cash only).

Minato International Association (MIA)
Tel: 03-6440-0233
Email: office@minato-intl-assn.gr.jp

The Minato International Association (MIA) hosts a bi-monthly event called “Minato TABUNKA Cine-Talk”,
which combines film screenings with group discussions. Under the theme “Building a multicultural community
through film,” the program showcases works that explore diverse perspectives from around the world.

This film is a moving documentary, School of Babel, that follows children from diverse nationalities, religions,
and family backgrounds, and the teacher who gently guides them through their new lives in France.

Ireland, Senegal, Brazil, Morocco, China… Children aged 11 to 15 arrive in Paris, each carrying their own unique　story. Some have fled hardship in their home countries, others seek asylum, and still others have come in search
of a better life. For one year, they join a special “reception class” at a middle school in Paris, where they live and
study together while learning French.

With 24 students and 20 nationalities, their classroom becomes a microcosm of the world. Each child brings a
different language, religion, and culture. Amid these differences, conflicts sometimes arise, and tears are shed.
Yet through language barriers, cultural divides, and past traumas, the children gradually learn to understand and
support one another, forming bonds of friendship that transcend their differences. Their journey offers us a
glimpse of hope for the future.

This film quietly, yet powerfully, captures the encounters and growth that emerge from diversity. It gently asks us:
What does it mean to live together? — and offers a heartfelt answer.

After the screening, we will hold an open discussion where you are welcome to share your thoughts and
reflections on the film. We hope you will join us!

Language: French (with Japanese and English subtitles)

In cooperation with
– Internal Internationalization Project, Meiji Gakuin University
– Department of Education and Child Development, Faculty of Psychology, Meiji Gakuin University

→For the details and registration, please visit our Peatix page: https://minatotabunkacinetalk-20251118.peatix.com

★Click here for the 2025 annual schedule of Minato TABUNKA Cine-Talk.