Third Cinema today

by Fredgy Noël This video essay focuses on the concept of Do It With Others filmmaking. In an industry focused on financing mainstream films with big budgets, independent filmmakers are not guaranteed distribution deals. In 2010, Ava Duvernay organized a … Read More

by Nate Dorr     Political subtexts are common enough in science fictional first cinema. But first cinema is foremost a product to be consumed. All its elements, whatever their apparent values, become subordinated to this purpose. Ideas, then, risk … Read More

by mega(n) daalder “Our eyes have grown. / White people see Black people / Hawks see Doves / Poor people see President Nixon / Fat people see hunger / Hungry people see food / Everybody sees Chicago / Soldiers see … Read More

by Nahee Kim   What’s the difference between glitch and error? By the definition of Urban Dictionary, a glitch is an error in a structured system. So they are the same but we can sense the difference between them in … Read More

by Robin Smith Introduction This research provides a look at various contemporary alternative film distribution and access activities in Central Appalachia, with a special focus on films and distribution models that help to represent some of the regional challenges historically … Read More

by Yehui Zhao   Introduction Trinh T. Minh-ha introduced and expounded on the concept of interval, a sense of betweenness, where you are free without having to define or locate oneself, in part allowing oneself to not be here or … Read More

by Katherine Doyle Storytelling is cathartic and therapeutic for young and old alike who are living with chronic conditions, no matter their age at diagnosis. Young people in particular can experience heightened benefits from using their storytelling capabilities on digital … Read More

By: Mary Grueser     The decolonization of the filmmaker and of films will be simultaneous acts to the extent that each contributes to collective decolonization.  The battle begins without, against the enemy who attacks us, but also within, against … Read More

by AK Hansen   INTRODUCTION Byen Brænder – an urban projection experience In 2002, there was an all-city exhibition in Copenhagen, Denmark called Byen Brænder (The City is Burning). Street art bloomed and everybody was in love. Graffiti writers were … Read More

by Sarah Johnsrude In our Third Cinema class, we have studied the theoretical frameworks and political histories that contextualized Third Cinema works internationally. It has been a journey of wide berth and great depth, since Third Cinema encompasses a wide … Read More