Guest post by Jeanette Clausen. Catching up with Cuba presents two films focused on the importance of mentors for children and youth. Conducta (Behavior, 2014) by Cuban filmmaker Ernesto Daranas Serrano shines a critical lens on Cuban education. The film was widely screened in Cuba and prompted discussion of problems in the education system. Ghost… Read more »
Every month A Place for Film will bring you a selection of films from our group of regular bloggers. Even though these films aren’t currently being screened at the IU Cinema, this series will reflect the varied programming that can be found at the Cinema, as well as demonstrate the eclectic tastes of the bloggers…. Read more »
Guest post by Abigail Gipson. Elena Volochine and James Keogh arrived in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine on a June evening in 2015 to begin filming the documentary Oleg’s Choice. The Russian-backed battalion in which they were to be embedded was preparing for battle the next day. Before the battle, one fighter stopped to… Read more »
Guest post by Noelle Ibrahim. Themester intern Noelle Ibrahim had a conversation with Stephanie Kane, an International Studies professor at IU. They discussed the central tensions captured in the upcoming Themester film, Angry Inuk. Dr. Kane’s new course, INTL-I 302 Arctic Encounters: Animals, People and Ships, explores the ever-evolving Arctic sphere and competing interests within the… Read more »
Guest post by Kathryn Glen. Readers of a certain age and socioeconomic privilege will remember Marc Summers as the host of Nickelodeon’s hit game show Double Dare, where pint-sized contestants competed in physical challenges and hoped to avoid Nickelodeon’s ubiquitous green slime. Anyone who missed the show can catch its reboot on air today, or… Read more »
There will be a moment for each of you — well, most of you, with any semblance of a heart anyways — when your emotional defenses so bravely holding back that lump in your throat give way. The flood gates will open and you might be embarrassed for a moment, until you realize everyone else… Read more »
