Film & Media Culture

Join the Dia de Muertos Celebration ‘23 for a screening of this modern classic, animated film. Book of Life is a funny, irreverent, touching story of heroes, lovers, life, and after life…

For the past year, Sandra, her husband Samuel, and their eleven-year-old son Daniel have lived a secluded life in a remote town in the French Alps. When Samuel is found dead in the snow below their chalet, the police question whether he was murdered or committed suicide. Samuel’s suspicious death is presumed murder, and Sandra becomes the main suspect

Our unique once-a-month event every first Thursday. Join us outside Dana to celebrate with pizza and popcorn at 6:30 PM.

Directed by Justine Triet - France - 2023 - 150 Minutes - Rated R

Hirschfield is back with a unique once-a-month event every first Thursday. Join us outside Dana to celebrate with pizza at 7:00 PM.

Americans Hanna and Liv are backpacking in Australia and take a temporary live-in job in a remote Outback mining town. Soon, they find themselves trapped in an unnerving situation that grows rapidly out of their control.

Directed by Kitty Green (The Assistant)- Australia/UK - 2023 - 91 minutes

Official Trailer

Shawn Ryan ‘88, Board of Trustees member and acclaimed TV writer and producer, will discuss the recent WGA and SAG strikes, considering how they might change the future of Hollywood.

“Song of Rapa Nui” tells the story of Mahani Teave, who left Rapa Nui (Easter Island) at age 9 to pursue her dream of becoming a classical pianist. At age 30, on the brink of international success, Teave gives up her career to pursue a new dream; a free music school for the island’s children. Teave hopes to shape a bold future for Rapa Nui and inspire change on Earth, our island home.  Enjoy the screening in advance of Teave’s Middlebury concert on Friday. A brief Q&A with Teave will follow the film.

Hirschfield is back with a unique once-a-month event every first Thursday. Join us outside Dana to celebrate with pizza at 6:30 PM.

Feña, a young trans guy bustling through life in New York City, is afflicted with an incessantly challenging day that resurrects ghosts from his past. Laundromats, subway turnstiles, and airport transfers are the hectic background to this emotional drama that overlaps past, present, and future.

Directed byVuk Lungulov-Klotz- USA - 2023 - 87 minutes

A screening of short films produced by Film and Media Culture seniors. A Film and Media Culture Department event.

Please join us for a screening of Chile ‘76 followed by a conversation with the Writer-Director Manuela Martelli (Chile).

Sponsored by the Film and Media Culture Department and the Hirschfield Film Endowment.

Departments of American Studies, English, Film & Media Culture, and History joint reception for graduating seniors and their guests in Axinn Center Winter Garden.

 

Remarks and awards for Film and Media Culture Seniors and their families in Axinn 229 in conjunction with a joint reception in the Axinn Center Winter Garden at 4:30 p.m.