The Palmer Museum of Art's film series, "Come As You Are," continues this semester with Indian films to compliment a gallery exhibit that began in October titled, Devotion and Diversity: South Asian Sculpture from the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Since turnout for previous films shown in the series has been so positive, there are now two days a week for students, faculty and community members to experience fine art films, said Robin Seymour, coordinator of membership and public relations for the museum.

"We've actually had to turn people away," Seymour said, stating that last semester the museum's 150-seat theater was often filled to capacity.

This semester, films will be shown at 7 p.m. on Thursdays and 1 p.m. on Sundays.

The Indian film series, which began last night with the film Pather Pachali, includes both Indian-made films and films with an Indian subject matter, such as Gandhi, the 1982 Richard Attenborough film which swept the Academy Awards in 1983 winning Best Director and Best Film accolades, amongst others.

Seymour said that films in the series were chosen because of their relevance to Penn State or because they were enriching to the museum's existing collections.

"These are films that can't be seen in town," Seymour said.

The Indian film series will continue through February.

In March an African-American film series will begin, featuring films such as George Washington, When We Were Kings and Bamboozled.