F.I.L.M. Series
This series is made possible by the office of the Dean of the Faculty (the Hansford fund) and by support from the Kirkland Endowment, the Art History Department, and the Days-Massolo Center.
Event Description
The renowned Anvil Orchestra (Larry Dersch, Terry Donahue, and Roger Miller) will accompany three classic, breakthrough “silent” films:
Saturday at 7:00: Nosferatu (1923) by F. W. Murnau:
Nosferatu was crucial in establishing the horror film genre.
Sunday at 2:00: The Man with a Movie Camera (1929) by Dziga Vertov:
A modern British Institute poll of film historians and critics rated Man with a Movie Camera film-history’s greatest documentary.
Sunday at 7:00: The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926) by Lotte Reiniger:
This screening of animation pioneer Lotte Reiniger’s feature animation, will be accompanied by Anvil’s brand-new score.
F.I.L.M. events are free and open to the public.
Support for F.I.L.M. events is provided by the Dean of Faculty Office, the Kirkland Endowment, and the Cinema and Media Studies major.
Events are curated and organized by Professor of Cinema and Media Studies, Scott MacDonald.
Contact
Contact Name
Scott Macdonald
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