LEWISTON — The Global Lens film series at Bates College will continue with “Song from the Southern Seas,” by Kazakhstani director Marat Sarulu, on Friday, Nov. 6, and Sunday, Nov. 8.

Made in 2008, “Song from the Southern Seas” takes on issues of race and ethnicity in one of the most remote areas on Earth. Set in the Great Steppe of Central Asia, the film depicts two couples, one Russian and one Kazakh, living side by side in relative harmony, until the fair-skinned Russians’ baby appears to have much darker skin, leading to a story that is at times brilliantly witty or darkly somber.

The 80-minute film is in Russian with English subtitles. It is Sarulu’s third feature film.

Showings will be at 8 p.m. in Room 105 at Olin Arts Center, 75 Russell St. Admission is $5.

To learn more about “Song from the Southern Seas,” visit www.globalfilm.org.