Film Studies News and Events

Throughout the academic year, there are film festivals and showings sponsored by student groups and academic departments. Visit the Online Calendar of Events for details and information.

An Evening with NY Filmmaker Jennie Livingston

The Film Studies Program and the Fran and Ray Stark Foundation sponsored a screening of two films by the program's first guest artist in residence: "Drag and Kink: An Evening with NY Filmmaker Jennie Livingston," on Nov. 19, 2010,  at 7 p.m. in Cummings Arts Center Evans Hall.

The films, "Paris is Burning" (1991) and "Who's the Top" (2005), raised important and vital questions about issues of gender, sexuality and diversity. The evening began with a reception from 6-7 p.m., and was followed by a question and answer session with the filmmaker.

An Afternoon with Award-Winning Animator John Canemaker

On Dec. 2, 2010, the Film Studies Program welcomed to campus animator John Canemaker, who screened several of his short animated works, including "Bottom's Dream" (1984) and "The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation" (2005).

A visit with independent filmmaker Kelly Reichardt

On Dec., 15, director of films Old Joy (2006) and Meek's Cutoff (2010), Kelly Reichardt screened her award-winning independent film Wendy and Lucy (2008, filmed along the railroad tracks that surround an Oregon suburb. The film reveals the limits and depths of people’s duty to each other in tough times in a both visually stunning and emotionally moving work.

Last Modified: Monday, December 13, 2010 10:18 AM