Every month, Establishing Shot 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 one film that they… Read more »
Ahead of this month’s AAPI Movement Short Film Festival, Noni Ford speaks with one of the organizers of the event, Katelyn Wo, about how they chose their line-up, the importance and diversity of Asian representation, and more. One of the Creative Collaborations partners running a program this April is the Asian Culture Center. They will… Read more »
Narmeen Ijaz and Khurram Sheikh, co-directors of the upcoming In Light Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, give a preview of their events and explain how the festival hopes to “bridge divides, promote dialogue, and inspire collective action towards positive change.” In Light Human Rights Documentary Film Festival (ILFF) is a biennial student-run and faculty-advised film… Read more »
Poster for The Hottest August Noni Ford discusses the acclaimed documentary The Hottest August and its unique snapshot of humanity circa New York 2017. Filmed pre-pandemic, Brett Story’s The Hottest August captures brief snatches of conversation in the lives of New Yorkers in the summer of 2017. Through stories, anecdotes, musings, and memories, people reveal… Read more »
Still from I Tried to Write a Love Letter with My Body Underground Film Series curator Ruth Riftin explains how filmmaker Priyanka Das interrogates the idea of “otherness” through the prism of the essay cinema form. A version of this article previously appeared in the March/April 2024 issue of the Ryder Magazine. Born in India… Read more »
Micol Seigel and Leigh Grundhoefer give an overview of the upcoming events in the Care Not Cages series, which seeks to bring attention to the American carceral system. For an expanded version of this essay, please read the upcoming Ryder Magazine. In 2007, Monroe County government proposed building a new jail. Proponents claimed the jail… Read more »