Third Cinema today

1987 was a critical year for Taiwan. After being ruled by martial law for forty years, Taiwan was finally released from its constraints and pushed its society toward democratic development. In 1996, the President of Taiwan was elected directly by … Read More

a case study in social media storytelling, self-distribution, and community activation   As we have seen over the course of this semester, “Third Cinema” is a broad and inclusive term for any form of storytelling done outside of/in opposition to … Read More

by Amy Jones   Crowdfunding has gained significant traction over the past decade as an alternative to dominant financing models, not only for film production, but for a variety of projects requiring startup capital. Much has been made of the … Read More

By Katherin Machalek The Eurocentric concept of the nation-state has disoriented the identities of peoples subjected to colonial rule. In an effort to slice up and own vast parts of the globe, colonialist powers constructed ethnically and politically awkward unions, … Read More

At a time when movie theaters are closing almost everywhere in Africa due to different economical or political reasons varying from nation to nation, other venues started to proliferate in West and East Africa in order to bring films to … Read More

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

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

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

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

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