Cinema Space as Social Club
Amanda Katz 14 May 2018 INTRODUCTION At the end of El Elefante y La Bicicleta (Dir. Juan Carlos Tabío, Cuba, 1995), the island villagers time travel from 1925 to their present-day of 1995. For the first hour we witness … Read More
Resisting Then, Resisting Now: Connecting Latin American Cinemas
Fernanda Faya May 17, 2016 Latin American film production is living a creative and prolific moment. Countries like Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, and Mexico are producing films with strong identity, reflecting on contemporary themes of those countries’ realities. … Read More
Distribution Ideas for Labor-Related Films
Dori Cohen May 2016 I focused on distribution options for a film I am currently working on. The film focuses on the ride sharing app Uber but also looks at larger issues related to labor in the on-demand economy. I … Read More
NEW MEDIA IN THE IDLE NO MORE MOVEMENT
Kaija Siirala May 2016 When I began this research, I was not expecting the project to go in this direction. I wanted to look at how cinema (a traditional conception of film) had been used in the Idle No More movement, … Read More
Alternative Film Distribution Strategies in China
Lingyun Zheng May 2016 Under China’s quota system, it’s difficult for foreign films’ theatrical opening in China. Since 2012, China’s quota system allows foreign movie imports to 34 titles every years, and 14 of the 34 movies must be … Read More
Russia’s Anti LGBT Law and the Evolving Film Festival
Crystal Waterton May 2016 If interested in making LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual, Transsexual, Gender non-conforming) films, one may be interested in a journey of more than only filmmaking, but of also being a civil rights activists. The places that … Read More
Beyond Cinema: Interactive Artmaking & Sharing in Baltimore and Detroit
Nadia Mohamed May 2016 I am focusing on existing independent media production and grassroots distribution and engagement with people living in the ‘rust belt’ of the United States. Rust belt cities have borne the brunt of globalization and de-industrialization … Read More
New Landscapes in the Cinema of the Arabic-Speaking World
Anna Ozbek May 17, 2016 My research explores film and video within the Arabic-speaking nations of the Middle East and North Africa region, and specifically the evolving relationship patterns between funding and distribution methods, national and regional political context, and … Read More