The 6th edition of Prof. Mick Hurbis-Cherrier’s Directing: Film Techniques and Aesthetics has published this month (Feb. 2020; Routledge/Focal Press). Co-authored with Professor Michael Rabiger of Columbia College – Chicago (emeritus) Directing: Film Techniques and Aesthetics has long established itself as one of the standard texts in the field. 

About the Book: 

Directing: Film Techniques and Aesthetics is a comprehensive exploration into the art and craft of directing for film and television. It’s filled with practical advice, essential technical information, and inspiring case studies for every stage of production. This book covers the methods, technologies, thought processes, and judgments that a director must use throughout the fascinating process of making a film, and concentrates on developing the human aspects of cinema that connect with audiences.

Mon, Mar. 30  | 6-8PM  
Roosevelt House

Journalism Program Director Sissel McCarthy will sit down with PBS News Hour foreign correspondent Nick Schifrin to talk about how China’s prosperity and military strength are affecting its domestic policies and its future as a global superpower and its relationship with the United States.

IMA grad Sam Feder’s film Disclosure will be screening at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. Sam is the director of the film.

Disclosure: Trans Lives On Screen / U.S.A. (Director: Sam Feder, Producers: Amy Scholder, Sam Feder) — An investigation of how Hollywood’s fabled stories have deeply influenced how Americans feel about transgender people, and how transgender people have been taught to feel about themselves. Cast: Laverne Cox, Mj Rodriguez, Lilly Wachowski, Yance Ford, Chaz Bono, Jamie Clayton. World Premiere