Two exciting documentary screening series are starting on campus this week. It’s probably best just to list them. Tonight at 7pm in Wechsler Theater, the Center for Environmental Filmmaking kicks off its spring film series with National Geographic’s War Elephants, a new documentary about the perilous state of elephant populations in conflict-torn Africa. The film […]
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Enter the Eco-Comedy Video Competition
Attention aspiring filmmakers: Interested in plying your craft for a good cause, getting some publicity in local film circles, and winning some money? AU’s Center for Environmental Filmmaking and the Sierra Club have teamed up for the 2013 Eco-Comedy Film Competition. Entrants are asked to make a short, funny YouTube video that draws attention to […]
Continue readingSee Elf on campus TONIGHT!
The AU United Methodist-Protestant Community has always been good about holding monthly movie screenings, and this time around is no different. In the spirit of the season, the AU Methodists will by showing Elf at 9pm in the Mary Graydon Center, Room 200. Finals have yet to rear their ugly head, so enjoy the holiday-themed […]
Continue readingTONIGHT: Women in Documentary Filmmaking with Dr. Aufderheide
Tonight, friend of Media Services Dr. Patricia Aufderheide will present in the Butler Board Room on the role of women in documentary filmmaking. The event is part of a School of Communications series on American women hosted by American University faculty members. Aufderheide recently led a presentation about fair use copyright law at last month’s […]
Continue readingClose the week with a Glengarry Glen Ross double feature
This weekend, AU’s Department of Performing Arts will be putting on Glengarry Glen Ross, the Pulitzer-winning 1984 play about cutthroat businessmen in a race for the top. AU’s production is putting a twist on the classic with an all-female cast rather than the typical male ensemble. Tickets are available through Tix.com. The name Glengarry Glen […]
Continue readingCelebrate Food Day with The Weight of the Nation screening TODAY
As part of a campus-wide celebration of Food Day, a day designated by a D.C. group for celebrating sustainable, healthy food, the School of Education, Teaching, and Health will screen portions of the HBO documentary series The Weight of the Nation in Ward 2 today at 2 PM. The screening will be followed by a […]
Continue readingLearn about fair use next Thursday
Our friends at the Music Library were quick to remind us about the upcoming Digital Futures Forum to be hosted by the library next Thursday. This time around, the topic is the fair use of copyrighted material. Fair use is often used as a blanket disclaimer for using copyrighted material, with some leeway provided for […]
Continue readingTwo master classes at the New Media Center
The New Media Center continues its Beyond the Studio series this week with two master classes on very different subjects taught by American University staff and faculty. First off, this Tuesday (tomorrow!) at 4PM, SOC Librarian Robin Chin-Romer will speak about the evolution of memes in her training session, “Rick Rolled Again: Memes and Meaning.” […]
Continue readingVanishing of the Bees tomorrow at 12pm
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of Rachel Carson’s watershed environmental book Silent Spring, the School of International Service’s Global Environmental Politics program will screen the film Vanishing of the Bees, a film that looks at the environmental ramifications and causes of the sudden disappearance of honeybees.The screening takes place at 12pm in the Abramson Family […]
Continue readingCenter for Environmental Filmmaking series begins
Tonight, American University’s Center for Environmental Filmmaking kicks off its eighth annual film series. In conjunction with Filmmakers for Conservation, the School of Communication will be screening a documentary about environmental conservation every Tuesday evening this semester. Some are even produced by current SOC students! The first in the series, Death at SeaWorld, deals with […]
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