South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s declaration of martial law on Tuesday, December 3, 2024 was met with swift opposition. Protestors and politicians alike denounced the decision, believing it to be invalid and authoritarian. Less than three hours after the president’s address, parliament voted to lift the declaration. This is not the first time that […]
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Upcoming Film Festivals in the D.C. Area – April 2024
Washington, D.C. is a great area for film lovers, with regular festivals and events happening throughout the year—and this month is no exception. Here is a list of three upcoming film festivals in the area. The 12th Annual Annapolis Film Festival starts today, Thursday, April 4th, with a showing of Thelma at Maryland Hall. Consisting […]
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SXSW: New Premieres and Old Favorites
The 2024 South by Southwest (SXSW) festival kicks off today in Austin, Texas. Founded in 1987, this annual March event combines music and comedy showcases, film and television screenings, tech competitions, awards ceremonies, and more. While it’s more than just a film festival, the movie screenings often take center stage. Some of the most popular […]
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Kanopy Cinema Series and Upcoming Event!
One of the many resources available to faculty and students through the American University library is Kanopy, a streaming video platform primarily for educational and academic content. Kanopy offers a rotating collection of media with access to over 10,000 titles and it’s completely free to use with your AU library account! One of Kanopy’s newest […]
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Upcoming Film Festivals in the D.C. Area – February 2024
It’s a busy time for film lovers in Washington, D.C. There are multiple film festivals taking place in the area over the next few weeks, with two of them starting today, February 21, 2024. Here’s a rundown of some of the film festivals for you to check out: First up is the Smithsonian’s Mother Tongue […]
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35 Films for Black History Month and Beyond
We’re more than halfway through Black History Month, but it’s not too late to start engaging with Black media and culture. This celebration was created in 1925 by historian Carter G. Woodson and his organization, the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (ASNLH), and was originally named Negro History Week. After spreading […]
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Jailed Russian opposition politician, Alexei Navalny dead
News sources are reporting today that jailed Putin critic, Alexei Navalny, has died in prison. On 20 August 2020, Navalny was poisoned with a Novichok nerve agent. In 2021 he was imprisoned on charges which were widely seen as politically motivated.
For background, checkout the Academy Award winning documentary, Navalny, streaming from the library catalog.
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Celebrating Agnès Varda
Today’s Google Doodle for December 13, 2023 is of Agnès Varda, a Belgian-born French filmmaker who is known as a pioneer of French New Wave Cinema. Her style was influenced by her experience with still photography and her method of “cinécriture” (“cinematic writing” or “writing on film”) filmmaking. If you’re interested in learning more about […]
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Celebrate Native American Heritage Month with our top picks
In the early 1900s, a Dr. Arthur C. Parker, who hails from a Native American lineage, convinced the Boys Scouts of America to celebrate a day for the “First Americans”. Nearly a century later, President George H. W. Bush declared November 1990 as the first Native American Heritage Month, which continues to be celebrated now. […]
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Transgender Awareness Week and Transgender Day of Remembrance
This year and every year, Transgender Awareness Week goes from November 13th to November 19th and culminates with Transgender Day of Remembrance on November 20th. In 1999, transgender advocate Gwendolyn Ann Smith founded Transgender Day of Remembrance to honor the loss of a transgender woman named Rita Hester in 1998. Since then, November 20th has […]
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