Film & Media Culture

In an attempt to escape her troubled home, Star, a teenage girl, joins a crew of traveling salespeople and gets caught in a whirlwind of law-breaking, partying, and love. “This might be the freshest film about young people in America since Larry Clark’s Kids.” –– Rory O’Connor, The Film Stage. (163 minutes) Admission: Free

Cynthia Nixon plays 19th-century American poet Emily Dickinson in Terence Davies’ biopic. “A textured examination of family life.” –– Melissa Anderson, The Village Voice. (125 minutes) Admission: Free

A powerful documentary exploring the history of racial inequality and injustice in the U.S. prison system. “It’s a crucial and stirring document — of racism and injustice, of politics and the big-picture design of America.” –– Owen Gleiberman, Variety. (100 minutes) Admission: Free

The students of From Page to Podcast will present their original fiction audio stories. Please join us for an intimate listening experience and discussion.

Join the Film and Media Culture Department as we present the fall screening. The screening will showcase student work produced in Sight and Sound II and 3D Computer Animation. Free and open to the public.

A showcase of senior thesis films produced by Film and Media Culture majors presented on the big screen in Dana Auditorium. A variety of modes and styles may be presented including narrative, non-narrative, experimental, remix, animation, and the videographic essay. Free and open to the public.

While rehearsing a production of Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman,” a couple must evacuate their home. After moving, the wife is attacked, leaving her husband determined to find the attacker despite his wife’s objections. The Salesman is a “finely cut gem of neorealist suspense.” –– Owen Gleiberman, Variety. (124 minutes) Admission: Free