Guest post by Alexander Landerman. Pressing On: The Letterpress Film is a documentary-based film, beautifully shot and produced by Bayonet Media located just north of us in lovely Indianapolis, Indiana. However, the connections to the state of Indiana and Indiana University don’t stop there. The film contains interviews with Indiana University faculty emeritus Paul Brown… Read more »
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Year of the Woman and Florynce “Flo” Kennedy
Guest post by Kristen Muenz. On Monday, April 22, IU Cinema will screen the 1973 film Year of the Woman. Directed by poet, activist, and journalist Sandra Hochman, this experimental documentary explores the radical interventions and interviews made by activists in the Women’s Movement during the 1972 Democratic National Convention, and features appearances by Gloria Steinem,… Read more »
A Place for More Than Film
IU Cinema celebrates IU Day 2019 by highlighting the transformative experiences of its patrons over the years, including Indiana University students who have helped make IU Cinema one of the best university cinemas in the country. Below is senior Olivia’s Seyerle’s essay on how IU Cinema has transformed her experience as an Indiana University student…. Read more »
The Art of the Film Score: First Thursdays Quiz Answers!
Guest post by Alyssa Brooks, IU Cinema’s Events and Operations Assistant, and Caitlyn Stevens, the Cinema’s Social Media Specialist and Marketing & Engagement Assistant. At yesterday’s First Thursdays Festival, IU Cinema was celebrating The Art of the Film Score in honor of today’s Jorgensen Guest Filmmaker Program and IU Cinema’s long-standing commitment to live music events…. Read more »
Forgiveness, Forgetting, and the Phoenix: A Rwanda Genocide 25th Anniversary Commemoration Through Film
Guest post by Dr. Jeff Holdeman. Halfway around the world and 25 years ago, starting on April 7, 1994, some 800,000 to 1,000,000 Rwandans in a country of 10 million were killed by their fellow Rwandans in just 100 days. Doing the grim calculation yields an answer of 10% of the population killed at an… Read more »
Monthly Movie Round-Up: March
Every month, A Place for Film brings 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 reflects the varied programming that can be found at the Cinema and demonstrates the eclectic tastes of the bloggers. Each contributor has picked… Read more »