On a recent trip to Seattle I had the pleasure of attending the Northwest Film Forum (NFF), a non-profit film and arts center focused on fostering a cinematic community. Not only do they champion and screen a wide variety of independent films, but they offer educational workshops, a public editing lab, cinema rentals, host film… Read more »
Bite-Sized Blogs
Ray of Light: Film Adaptations of Tolstoy Works
“Stop a moment, cease your work, look around you.” – Leo Tolstoy The writings of Leo Tolstoy are brilliant and varied. He was able to expertly write traditional novels (Anna Karenina) as well as shorter works that took harrowing looks at crime and death such as The Forged Coupon and The Death of Ivan Ilyich…. Read more »
The Agony and the Ecstasy of Random Harvest
In 1918, an amnesiac soldier named Smith is still recovering at an English asylum after months of dealing with shell shock. No family has claimed him; in one agonizing scene, an elderly couple are shown Smith to see if he’s their son, both sides horribly disappointed that he isn’t. Taking a walk in the foggy… Read more »
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 »
Re-Imagining Reality at True/False Film Fest
Guest post by Caitlyn Stevens, IU Cinema’s Social Media Specialist and Marketing & Engagement Assistant, who attended her seventh True/False Film Festival earlier this month. Anyone who knows me associates me with film — it’s what I do for work, what I talk and obsess about, what I study, and what I do in my… Read more »
The Families of Hirokazu Kore-eda
Hirokazu Kore-eda is a beloved Japanese director who is experiencing a great moment of recognition. He won the Cannes Film Festival’s prestigious Palme d’Or for his latest film Shoplifters in 2018, and this year he will release his first English language film, The Truth. It’s a measure of his international cachet that The Truth stars… Read more »