TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - The University of Alabama department of telecommunications and film, along with the UA department of women’s studies, the Student Executive Council and University Programs, will present the Madcat Women’s International Film Festival Sunday, March 9, at 6 p.m. in the Ferguson Center Theater.

Madcat is an international film festival that showcases films directed or written by women.

Ariella Ben-Dov, curator for the Madcat International Film Festival, has grouped several short films from her annual screening in San Francisco into a program called “Truth Seekers.”

Truth Seekers, which will be shown at UA, is a series of seven short documentaries that “search for understanding.” The shorts include pieces about war, violence and community problems.

The 90-minute program will be followed by a short question and answer period with Ben-Dov.

The festival is a part of Madcat’s tour of colleges and universities around the country. Being Madcat’s first trip to the University, Aaron Greer, UA assistant professor of telecommunication and film, said he is hopeful that the event will encourage more female students to become filmmakers.

Greer said that bringing the festival to the University would also expose students and the University community to cultural and intellectual activities they may not find elsewhere.