The first installment of the East Asia Film and Lecture Series Sept. 17, featuring the film “Shower,” was well attended and a lively discussion ensued, led by Joy Yang Jiao (center), Ph.D. candidate at the Institute of Communication Research, College of Media at UIUC. She’s shown here with event organizers, Professors Paul Van Heuklom and Dr. Ashley Green. The series, in partnership with the UIUC Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies, is free and open to the public, and continues Oct. 8, 6-9 p.m. in the Trutter Center, with the film, “Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter … and Spring.”