Film & Media Culture

Presented in Spanish with real-time translation to English

The symposium will kickoff with a keynote presentation by Argentine anthropologist Rita Segato, followed by an open discussion with students, faculty, and community members. Hors d’oeuvres will be provided in Sunderland Lobby beginning at 4:00 PM.

This is a screening of a new documentary, with a live Q&A with the film’s subject, dance choreographer Hadar Ahuvia.

This is a screening of the film The History of Sound, followed by a live Q&A with director Oliver Hermanus

This presentation reflects on questions of representability, narrative, and documentary ethics with regards to the history of the Holocaust film. Specifically, it proposes a number of videographic methods with which we might approach historical atrocities in and through audiovisual images and archives.

VALENTINA is a hybrid film — part narrative-comedy and part documentary – pressed against the backdrop of the busiest border crossing in the United States. Valentina is a young woman caught between small debts and daily pressures in life in a border town.

I have been intimate with transportation my entire life; stepping into spaces where every sound, every person, every piece of metal becomes a part of my experience. The purpose of this project is to take inspiration from films I studied during the fall and create a multimedia installation about transportation, intimacy, film, and connection.

Four middle school boys in a Texas border town have developed an unusual obsession: Joseph Stalin.  When their teacher tells them about the Texas State History Fair, they write a play about the Soviet dictator - and his efforts to destroy all who opposed him.  As the boys write and rehearse their play about Stalin, they are forced to confront their own relationship with power and control.

A family of six settles into their new home on Vancouver Island as internal dynamics are slowly revealed through the eyes of the youngest child.

Come at 6:30 pm for free pizza, popcorn, and snacks!

“A bold and intimate stunner and extraordinary debut feature.” - IndieWire
“An unexpected triumph…Heartbreaking, masterful, and transcendent.” - The Daily Beast
“One of the best of the year…Hits with such precision, it could break you open from the inside.” - RogerEbert.com

This film explores love’s complexities through the Rashomon effect. Olivia, haunted by a past love, hides it under her bed. She trades flowers with this ghost in exchange for comforting rain clouds.

In this 2025 Tunisian film directed by Kaouther Ben Hania, Red Crescent volunteers receive an emergency call. A 6-year old girl is trapped in a car under IDF fire in Gaza, pleading for rescue. While trying to keep her on the line, they do everything they can to get an ambulance to her.

Arrive early at 6:30pm for free pizza, popcorn, and snacks!