Join the Chicago International Film Festival and Nick Davis, Northwestern Professor and film critic, for this series of free interactive lectures exploring recent releases and festival films from around the world with a focus on the nuances of imagery, editing, and sound that complicate story and theme.
Free and open to the public, complimentary tickets can be secured through the Chicago International Film Festival here. Series made possible with the support of the Robert & Penelope Steiner Family Foundation.
Saturday, May 13, 11:00am: 21ST CENTURY ROMANIAN CINEMA: R.M.N.
In another era, Romanian auteur Cristian Mungiu would have been a household name like Bergman, Truffaut, or Kurosawa. In conjunction with the theatrical release of R.M.N, Mungiu’s latest awards magnet, we will highlight motifs of story and style from his past work. We will also savor the wider context of 21st-century Romanian film, easily one of the standout industries in recent global cinema for both its artistry and its politics.
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Saturday, June 3, 11:00am: WORLDS OF POSSIBILITY: RECENT TRANS CINEMA
Since Time magazine famously declared a “Transgender Tipping Point” in popular
culture in 2014, trans filmmaking has spread across even more genres, from rom-com to sci-fi. Trans performers have exerted stronger creative influence on movies they headline. Even some films with no directly “trans” characters or plots have resonated strongly in the community, pushing our understandings of gender and embodiment. Kick off Pride Month by sampling modern landmarks and hidden gems in this diverse and ever-growing international tradition.
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