Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)

356 College Street
Middlebury, VT 05753
United States

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PREY Screening

Sponsored by:
Film & Media Culture and Theatre
Thanksgiving Break Screening of PREY!

The epic PREDATOR legacy continues with this action-thriller set in the Comanche Nation in 1719, where Naru (Amber Midthunder), a fiery young woman consumed with proving herself as a hunter, stands up against the male leaders of her tribe in order to rid the Northern Great Plains of a malevolent otherworldly visitor. Casting consists almost entirely of Native and First Nations talent.

Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)

Closed to the Public

Capital Markets Meet the Environmental Markets

Capital Markets Meet the Environmental Markets: The Importance of Private Finance in Accelerating our Transition to Clean Energy 

Jack Klinck ’85, P’17.5 & ’20 will return to campus for a conversation moderated by students Emma Binks ‘23.5 (Environmental Economics) and Arjun Kumar ‘25.5 (International and Global Studies). They will discuss how capital market infrastructure can be leveraged to propel us towards a quicker and just transition to a carbon free world.

Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)

Open to the Public

Hirschfield Thursdays - Like a Fish on the Moon

Sponsored by:
Film & Media Culture
When their son Ilya stops talking, Haleh and her husband Amir start searching for the reason and the remedy for his mutism. The more they try to talk to the boy or consults experts, the worst things become.

WRITER DIRECTOR DORNAZ HAJIHA will be in attendance for a Q&A after the screening.

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

IRAN, 78 minutes, 2022.

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

Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)

Open to the Public

The Oil Machine: Film Screening and Director Chat

Join us for a screening of the much-buzzed about film, “The Oil Machine,” followed by a Q&A with Director, Emma Davie. Facilitated by James Sanchez.

Oil has been an invisible machine at the core of our economy and society. It now faces an uncertain future as activists and investors demand change. Is this the end of oil?

Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)

Open to the Public
A scene from the Book of Life with two lovers and the sunset in the background.

Book of Life Screening

Sponsored by:
Film & Media Culture and Theatre
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…

Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)

Open to the Public

Mountain Clubs Mountainfilm Screening

Sponsored by:
Middlebury Mountain Club
Once again, MMC is bringing Mountainfilm on Tour to Middlebury! Mountainfilm on Tour is a collection of films that showcases nonfiction stories about adventure, social justice, the outdoors environmental issues, and activism. We will be hosting a screening of these stories for all to enjoy on Thursday, November 30th, FOR FREE!

The screening will be at 8pm, but we welcome you to arrive earlier (around 7:45) to grab some snacks before the show! We will also have some free stickers, posters, and some MMC merch that will be raffled off! Can’t wait to see you all there.

Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)

Hirschfield First Thursdays presents: Anatomy of a Fall

Sponsored by:
Film & Media Culture
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

Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)

Open to the Public

Hirschfield First Thursday Films: The Royal Hotel

Sponsored by:
Film & Media Culture
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

Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)

Open to the Public