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(Non)Conformist Baltic Poetic Documentary of the 1960s

Apr. 19 | 6PM | 706 Hunter East
RSVP | Free & Open to the public.

BRIDGES OF TIME is a meditative filmic essay on the tradition of Baltic poetic documentary that emerged in the 1960s. Paired with three short films, this series reflects on the poetic non-fiction filmmaking in the Baltic States of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania as an act of resistance to the material realities of political oppression under the Soviet Union… read more…

Prof. Mercado delivers lecture in Tokyo, Japan

Professor Mercado was invited to give a lecture in Tokyo, Japan, this past January to coincide with the newly published Japanese version of the 2nd edition of his book “The Filmmaker’s Eye: Learning (and Breaking) the Rules of Cinematic Composition”. The 3 hour lecture focused on “image systems”, a new area of film scholarship developed by professor Mercado that analyzes the visual structure of movies, and had over 100 participants. 

gustavo with students

3/21 Majors Day & 4/4 Open House

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Majoring in Film or Media Studies

College Wide Major Fair
Tues., Mar. 21 | 2:30-3:45PM
Cafeteria (3rd Floor West Building)

Come learn about the Department of Film and Media Studies, internships in film and media, Fall classes, and more.

Film & Media Open House:
April 4 | 2:30 – 3:45
4th floor, North Building (outside 436HN)

Come hear about 

  • Our concentrations in Film Production, Film Analysis and Criticism, Media Analysis and Criticism, Emerging Media, Journalism, Documentary and TV Production, Analytical Media Studies
  • Internships
  • And much more!