Film & Media Culture

Caetlin Benson-Allott, Provost’s Distinguished Associate Professor, Department of English, Core Faculty, Film and Media Studies Program, Georgetown University and Editor, Cinema Journal

Kevin B. Lee is a filmmaker and critic who has made over 300 video essays exploring film and media. His award-winning Transformers: The Premake was named one of the best documentaries of 2014 by Sight & Sound Magazine and played in several festivals including the Berlin Film Festival Critics Week. He is Chief Video Essayist at Fandor, was supervising producer at Roger Ebert Presents At the Movies, and has written for The New York Times, Sight & Sound, Slate and Indiewire.

Screening of “Man on Fire” with a 45 minute Q&A with director Joel Fendelman and producer Dr. James Chase Sanchez.

Sponsored by the Writing and Rhetoric Program, the Film and Media Culture Department, and the Academic Enrichment Fund.

Remember When: A Collection of Animated Shorts Capturing the Intersections of Girlhood By Filmmaker Lindsey Martin

NPR’s Robert Siegel reflects on his thirty years as co-host of the daily news program All Things Considered and reflects on the journalistic changes he has seen along the way. Sponsored by The Film and Media Culture Department, The Vermont Humanities Council, Meet the Press, Ilsley Library and the Creative Writing program.

Young workaholic Inès confronts a work-family conflict as her jokester father, Winfried, poses as her CEO’s life coach. “It’s blessed with two excellent lead performances from the actors playing father and daughter…Just brilliant.” –– Dave Calhoun, TimeOut. (162 minutes) Admission: Free

Philosophy professor Nathalie Chazeaux (Isabelle Huppert) faces a midlife crisis after learning that her husband wants a divorce and that her mother’s health is declining. “Huppert delivers a performance for the ages in this profoundly insightful story about a woman coming of age in her 60s.” –– David Ehrlich, Indiewire. (102 minutes) Free Admission: Free

Christian (Bang) is a divorced but devoted father of two, and the respected curator of a contemporary art museum in Stockholm. He’s gearing up to launch their next show, ‘The Square’, a daring installation examining altruism and our duty to help others. However, Christian’s own views on social responsibility are put to the test when he becomes the victim of a scam, forcing him to question the world around him and his place in it.

In medieval Japan, two Catholic priests (Andrew Garfield and Adam Driver), journey to find their mentor, who is rumored to have renounced his religion. Silence is “a sophisticated film that dares to expose the breadth of cultural division.” –– Joshua Rothkopf, TimeOut. (161 minutes) Admission: Free

An intimate look at a week in the life of a bus driver and aspiring poet in urban New Jersey. “Adam Driver’s Paterson will be treasured for years.” –– Tim Robey, The Telegraph. (118 minutes) Admission: Free