Third Cinema today

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

by Suzanne Schulz “It is a noble thing, the rearing of warriors for the revolution.” –Toni Cade, 1970 I approach this project as a newish parent, steeped in the magic and potentiality of children’s books and movies, but also hesitantly … Read More

by Michelle Ermolenko From guerilla films to film as a keeper of memory, third cinema has always adapted itself to become a meeting ground for conversations to occur. Community building and sharing resources have always been a staple of disability … Read More

by Lidiya Kan The question of whether Soviet cinema can be considered Third cinema has been lingering in my mind during the class. The films I had not seen before looked strangely familiar, the ideas that the readings raised felt … Read More

by Krause A.S.   Whitney Dow and Marco Williams on the set of Two Towns of Jasper (2002). Since Robert Flaherty’s groundbreaking film Nanook of the North, the ethics of documentary filmmaking have been a central conversation surrounding documentary filmmaking … Read More

by Jordan Lord   Introduction For my final project, I wanted to think about disabled artists, activists and filmmakers who don’t just represent disability in their work but who also underscore disability as the means by which it appears and … Read More