Film & Media Culture

Cosponsored by the Film and Media Culture Department, the Program in American Studies, and the Program in Black Studies.

Graduate reception for Film and Media Culture’s majors.
East end of the Axinn Center Winter Garden.

Short films produced by students in the Collaborative Video Projects course during winter term. Free.

Screening of two short documentaries

“The Feminine Creature Within,” is an experimental short film directed by Lorraine Jones of FemTrap, a project that focuses on feminine empowerment through breaking norms and stigmas. FemTrap is a collective of female artists who came together after Hurricane Maria, and collaborate with other women and men: artists, dancers, photographers, DJ’s, trap singers, and skaters.

Suppose your country began to change. Suppose that without your noticing it became dangerous for some people to live in your country. Suppose you found that your own father was one of those people. That is what happens to Anna in 1933. Oscar®-winner Caroline Link adapted Judith Kerr’s bestseller When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit, a true story about parting, family cohesion, and optimism, for the screen. A Hirschfield International Film Series event. Sponsored by the Holocaust Remembrance Fund. (119 minutes). Free.

Dr. Kristen Warner is Associate Professor in the Department of Journalism and Creative Media at the University of Alabama and the author of The Cultural Politics of Colorblind TV Casting (Routledge, 2015). Her research interests are centered at the juxtaposition of racial representation and its place within the media industries, particularly within the practice of casting and employment. To join this event, use this Zoom link