Dr. Furniss will introduce each film to place it in its historical context and direct viewers to watch for significant features of the film's development or production. Discussion will follow the screening.
Guests are welcome.
Often a guest director, screenwriter, cinematographer or other industry professional will screen a film and then participate in an informal discussion following the screening. These lively discussions offer you an up-close and personal look at a wide range of viewpoints on what it takes to get into the industry and why and how people continue and succeed with their work. These working artists offer firsthand experience and highly stimulating ideas on everything from tricks of the trade to their individual aesthetics. Guests in recent semesters have included Alison Anders, award-winning director of Gas, Food, Lodging and Mi Vida Loca, internationally known film critic Sheila Benson, and Christopher Munch, director of the acclaimed film The Hours and the Times. Although the Entertainment Arts Forum is offered as a class for credit, all School of Film and Television students are encouraged to attend these outstanding events.