The world around us is changing: the climate of our planet, our immediate environment, and our future as the inhabitants of Earth. In this curated collection, each film serves as … Continue Reading Bright Lights Cinema Series: Radical Imagination: Responding to an Environmental Crisis in Motion
Directed by Julie Cohen (documentary). Every Body focuses on three individuals who overcame shame, secrecy, and unauthorized surgery throughout their childhoods to enjoy successful adulthoods, choosing to ignore medical advice to … Continue Reading Bright Lights Cinema Series: ‘Every Body’
College Behind Bars, directed by award-winning filmmaker Lynn Novick, produced by Sarah Botstein, and executive produced by Ken Burns, tells the story of a small group of incarcerated men and … Continue Reading Screening and Discussion: ‘College Behind Bars’
Directed by Celine Song (drama). Nora and Hae Sung, two deeply connected childhood friends, are wrest apart after Nora's family emigrates from South Korea. Two decades later, they are reunited … Continue Reading Bright Lights Cinema Series: ‘Past Lives’
Directed by Alison O’Daniel (documentary/ drama). Drawing upon her experiences with hearing loss, specifically navigating between hearing and silence, O’Daniel expands definitions of sonic experience beyond ear-reliance as our sole … Continue Reading Bright Lights Cinema Series: ‘The Tuba Thieves’
Directed by David Redmon and Ashley Sabin (documentary). For two decades, New York City cinephiles had access to a treasure trove of rare and esoteric films through Kim’s Video. Originally … Continue Reading Bright Lights Cinema Series: ‘Kim’s Video’
Directed by Eric Axelman and Sam Eilertsen (documentary). When two young American Jews raised to unconditionally love Israel witness the brutal way Israel treats Palestinians, their lives take sharp left … Continue Reading Bright Lights Cinema Series: ‘Israelism’
Directed by Sav Rodgers (documentary). In Chasing Chasing Amy, Rodgers goes on a journey of self-discovery while making a documentary on the development and creation of Kevin Smith's controversial LGBTQ+ … Continue Reading Bright Lights Cinema Series: ‘Chasing “Chasing Amy”‘
Directed by Jesse Short Bull and Laura Tomaselli (documentary). Lakota Nation vs. the United States chronicles the Lakota Indians' century-long quest to reclaim the Black Hills, sacred land that was … Continue Reading Bright Lights Cinema Series: ‘Lakota Nation vs. the United States’
Directed by Georden West, MFA '18 (drama/fantasy/documentary). Sophie Tupholme writes for the International Film Festival Rotterdam, “With an eclectic ensemble of queer performers, including drag icon Lady Bunny and Pose’s … Continue Reading Bright Lights Cinema Series: ‘Playland’
