Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)

The 2017 Gensler Family Symposium presents Sue Minter, Former Vermont gubernatorial candidate and one of just two female gubernatorial candidates in the country in 2016, will share her analysis and personal perspective on how “the year of the woman” became the year of Trump.

Join us for this Fall’s Sight and Sound 2 student film presentation.

Join us for this year’s student senior tutorial film presentation.

Film and Media Culture Senior Tutorial Screening. A student showcase of capstone creative work.

Introduced by its producer Daniel Díaz Ravelo. In The Wall of Words, Luis, since childhood, has suffered from dystonia and cannot communicate through body language or words. Between the medical institution and family, his inner life is an impenetrable wall. By crafting a fictional story of a family that falls apart when one of the siblings becomes disabled, Pérez provides a parable of the difficult topics of human communication, pain and the limits of sacrifice. Daniel Díaz Ravelo is an audiovisual producer.

Screening and Panel Discussion: DamNation (doors open at 6:30p) Middlebury is hosting a screening of DamNation, an award winning film that sheds a new light on America’s dams. Here in Vermont, dams may not be considered big but they are plentiful—over 1,000 dams exist on Vermont’s waterways. An estimated 200 of these are considered “deadbeat” dams, meaning that they serve no utility or purpose.

SCREENAGERS probes into the vulnerable corners of family life, including the director’s own, and depicts messy struggles, over social media, video games, academics and internet addiction. Through surprising insights from authors and brain scientists solutions emerge on how we can empower kids to best navigate the digital world.

The Robert W. van de Velde Jr. ‘75 Memorial Lecture will be given by Joe Klein, political columnist for Time magazine. He will speak on politics and the press. More information to come.