Film & Media Culture

Remarks and awards for Film and Media Culture Seniors and their families in Axinn 229 followed by a joint reception in the Axinn Center Winter Garden at 4:30 p.m.

Multi-hyphenate, multidisciplinary artist Saul Williams brings his unique dynamism to this Afrofuturist vision, a sci-fi punk musical that’s a visually wondrous amalgamation of themes, ideas, and songs that Williams has explored in his work, notably his 2016 album MartyrLoserKing. In Kinyarwanda Kirundi Swahili French English with English subtitles. (1 hour 45 minutes.) Free. A Hirschfield International Film Series event. The most up-to-date information can be found on our website.

Multi-hyphenate, multidisciplinary artist Saul Williams brings his unique dynamism to this Afrofuturist vision, a sci-fi punk musical that’s a visually wondrous amalgamation of themes, ideas, and songs that Williams has explored in his work, notably his 2016 album MartyrLoserKing. In Kinyarwanda Kirundi Swahili French English with English subtitles. (1 hour 45 minutes.) Free. A Hirschfield International Film Series event. The most up-to-date information can be found on our website.

The exquisite latest film from writer-director Sebastian Meise, Great Freedom paints a stirring portrait of gay resistance and resilience in post-war Germany. Sensual yet arresting, Austria’s official submission to the 2022 Academy Awards turns a humanist eye towards a heartrending past. In German and English with English subtitles. (1 hour 56 minutes.) Free. A Hirschfield International Film Series event. The most up-to-date information can be found on our website.

The exquisite latest film from writer-director Sebastian Meise, Great Freedom paints a stirring portrait of gay resistance and resilience in post-war Germany. Sensual yet arresting, Austria’s official submission to the 2022 Academy Awards turns a humanist eye towards a heartrending past. In German and English with English subtitles. (1 hour 56 minutes.) Free. A Hirschfield International Film Series event. The most up-to-date information can be found on our website.

Luciano is a wandering outcast in a remote, late 19th-century Italian village. His life becomes undone by alcohol, forbidden love, and a bitter conflict with the prince of the region over the right of passage through an ancient gateway. In Italian and Spanish with English subtitles. (1 hour 45 minutes.) Free. A Hirschfield International Film Series event. The most up-to-date information can be found on our website.

Luciano is a wandering outcast in a remote, late 19th-century Italian village. His life becomes undone by alcohol, forbidden love, and a bitter conflict with the prince of the region over the right of passage through an ancient gateway. In Italian and Spanish with English subtitles. (1 hour 45 minutes.) Free. A Hirschfield International Film Series event. The most up-to-date information can be found on our website.

Departments of American Studies, English & American Literatures, Film & Media Culture, and History joint reception for graduating seniors and their guests in Axinn Center Winter Garden.

 

The Price of Safety explores national conversations of over-policing and racial bias as they unfold in the quaint community of Vergennes, Vermont–far away from the hustle and bustle of the city. While the Black Lives Matter movement is often seen playing out in more urban spaces, this film watches a rural, overwhelmingly white community grapple with a startling fact: its police force has some of the worst racial bias in the state and possibly the nation.

Hit the Road tells the story of a family that takes a road trip across the rugged landscape of Iran to drop their older son off at the border in order to leave the country. Despite the ebullient presence of their younger son, unspoken tensions arise and risks involving the elder son’s flight become increasingly evident as the family approaches its destination. In Persian and English with English subtitles. (1 hour 33 minutes.) Free. A Hirschfield International Film Series event.