WATER Set in 1938 Colonial India, against Mahatma Gandhi’s rise to power, the story begins when eight-year-old Chuyia is widowed and sent to a home where Hindu widows must live in penitence. Chuyias feisty presence affects the lives of the other residents, including a young widow, who falls for a Gandhian idealist.

Date: Tuesday, March 11 Time: 7-9pm Location: Dodge Room, Earl Hall

Directed by Deepa Mehta Drama/Romance; Rated PG-13; 114 minutes;2006
Films are free. Group discussion follows screening. Refreshments will be served.
Please RSVP to http://oucfilmseries@columbia.edu  

For additional information, please contact 212.854.4194 or http://oucfilmseries@columbia.edu

Raquel J. Whittaker Office of the University Chaplain Earl Hall Center, Columbia University

212.854.4194 – phone
212.854.7798 – fax
rjw2110@columbia.edu

It’s a pleasure to announce our next screening for the On Set with French Cinema Series.  We’ll have the privilege of welcoming Academy Award, Little Golden Lion (Venice), and Palme d’Or-winning filmmaker Claude Lelouch. 

Claude is one of France’s most celebrated filmmakers, and—along with Truffaut, Goddard, and Chabrol—was key in redefining French cinema in the 1960s.  He will be presenting his latest film – an Official Selection at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival, "Crossed Tracks" in Dodge Hall 511 on Thursday February 28th at 6pm.  There will be a Q&A with Mr. Lelouch immediately following the screening. (more…)

THE NAKED LENS FILM FESTIVAL
Saturday, February 23
511 Dodge Hall (Lifetime Screening Room)

The first ever Columbia University GLBTQ film festival.  Sponsored by the Columbia University School of the Arts student group QuArt (Queer Art) and the Office of the University Chaplain.

Saturday, February 23 at 3pm, join us for a panel discussion with award winning filmmakers Tom Kalin (Swoon, I Shot Andy Warhol) and Rose Troche (Go Fish, The Safety of Objects) and Columbia University faculty member Mark J. Huisman on the current state and future of gay and lesbian cinema.

Then, at 7pm, join us for screenings of several short films by SoA students and faculty, followed by a reception. Both events take place in the Lifetime Screening Room (511 Dodge Hall).

Tickets are free, but please RSVP for a seat to nakedlensfilmfestival@gmail.com as seating is very limited.

For a complete schedule of the day’s events, click here—> (more…)

FOCUS (Filmmakers of Color United in Spirit) presents a screening of a new documentary, followed by a Q&A with the Director, Marco Williams: 

BANISHED:
American Ethnic Cleansings
Directed by Marco Williams

Thursday February 21, 6PM
Screening/Q&A with the director.
Lifetime Screening Room, Room 511, Dodge Hall (SOA)

From the 1860s to the 1920s, towns across the U.S. violently expelled African American residents. Today, these communities remain virtually all white.

As black descendants return to demand justice, BANISHED exposes the hidden history of racial cleansing in America.

Please join us for a special screening  and discussion of a quite important documentary prior to its PBS broadcast.
Sponsored by FOCUS (Filmmakers of Color United in Spirit).

From Black Liberation to Hip-Hop:
A Film Festival Celebrating the Past, Moving Forward to the Future

You are invited to a free film festival that explores the culture and politics of the Black Liberation Movement and the Hip-Hop Generation.  View films and participate in unique inter-generational discussion with panelists from both the Civil Rights and Hip-Hop Generations.
See the long anticipated movie on George Jackson: Black August.

When: Saturday, Feburary 16th – Noon to 10pm
Where:  COLUMBIA SCHOOL OF THE ARTS, 511 DODGE HALL, BET 116TH & B’WAY

Also, View & Discuss Screenings of:  Letter to the President,  HipHop: Beyond Beats & Rhymes, The Spook Who Sat By the Door, Eyes of the Rainbow and many more.

Directions: Take the 1/9 train to 116th Street
Voicemail & Text: 347.262-6385 & 917.224.3493
eMail: nyhiphop3000@yahoo.com

Sponsored by
FOCUS-Filmmakers of Color United in Spirit-Columbia University, School of the Arts, and the ASC-Arts Student Council
The Safiya Bukhari- Albert Nuh Washington Foundation &
The National Hip-Hop Political Convention (NY)

For More Info:
http://www.safiyanuhfoundation.org or http://www.myspace.com/safiyanuh
http://www.nhhpc.org or http://www.myspace.com/hiphopconvention_nyloc

Shall We Dance—Favella Rising

Columbia University’s Office of Government and Community Affairs in partnership with Creative Counsel is pleased to present the final night of the Shall We Dance summer movie screenings and dance tutorials. 

Thursday, August 16, 2007 from 7pm – 10:30pm

Where: Columbia University Morningside Campus
no rain: Hamilton Lawn
rain: Low Library Rotunda

From 7:00 pm-8:00 pm:  Samba instruction will be taught by Quenia Ribeiro of The Ailey Extension.

From 8:00-8:30 pm:  guests will have the opportunity to dance to live drumming.

The documentary FAVELLA RISING will be shown from 8:30 pm-10:30 pm (Parental discretion is advised).  

Please email 112459@columbia.edu for more information. (more…)

The School of the Arts is pleased to present a night of screenings of its “2007 Faculty Selects” MFA student films tonight at 6:30pm at Symphony Space (2537 Broadway at 95th Street). The screenings will be immediately followed by an awards ceremony honoring Film Division MFA filmmakers.

Information regarding tickets, which are $12, can be found on the Film Festival web site.



40 short films.  13 screenplays.
8 nights.  2 coasts.

New York City:  April 30 – May 10
Los Angeles:   June 6 – 8
Web site: http://www.cufilmfest.com

Join us for the 20th annual Columbia University Film Festival—a showcase of thesis work from our advanced SoA M.F.A. Film students. From comedy to drama to documentary and beyond, these unique voices combine the art of storytelling with the craft of filmmaking to create unforgettable cinematic experiences.

For a complete schedule and description of films & screenplay readings, venues, tickets, news and updates, visit the Columbia University Film Festival  web site at http://www.cufilmfest.com.

Archipelago cordially invites the School of the Arts, the School of Architecture, & the School of Journalism to the beginning of collaborative journey.

The graduate schools of Columbia University operate as a kind of archipelago: islands of intense activity that don’t interact much with the other islands around them. Archipelago seeks to bridge these gaps through film, one of the most collaborative & interdisciplinary mediums.

BUT WE NEED YOUR HELP.
We are seeking committee members & volunteers who are interested in helping us coordinate interdisciplinary events in the coming semester, which include a 24-hour film shootout in September and a film festival in December. We hope to create opportunities for graduate students to collaborate as well as to showcase their work which may not get the chance to be seen outside their own communities.

Join us for a drink, information, inspiration.

May 4th. Avery Hall. 6pm.
Drinks courtesy of the School of Architecture.
Check our website for more information:
www.archipelagofilmfestival.org

Questions?
School of the Arts: Rammy Lee Park (rlp93@columbia.edu)
School of Architecture: Joshua Draper (jwd2107@columbia.edu)
School of Journalism: Mehmet Bozatli (mvb2103@columbia.edu)

BEGINNING TONIGHT…

40 short films.  13 screenplays.
8 nights.  2 coasts.

New York City:  TONIGHT! April 30 – May 10
Los Angeles:   June 6 – 8
Web site: http://www.cufilmfest.com

Join us for the 20th annual Columbia University Film Festival—a showcase of thesis work from our advanced SoA M.F.A. Film students. From comedy to drama to documentary and beyond, these unique voices combine the art of storytelling with the craft of filmmaking to create unforgettable cinematic experiences.

For a complete schedule and description of films & screenplay readings, venues, tickets, news and updates, visit the Columbia University Film Festival  web site at http://www.cufilmfest.com.

TONIGHT: Oscar-winning doc & conversation at the Columbia University School of Journalism.

Come see one of this year’s Oscar-winning documentaries and hear from filmmaker Tom Lennon about the innovative way the film was funded and produced.

TONIGHT: Monday, April 23, 2007; 7-8:30 p.m.

"The Blood of Yingzhou District," winner of the Academy Award for Best Documentary-Short Subject, will be screened on Monday, April 23rd from 7-8:30 p.m. on the third floor of Columbia’s Journalism School, in the Lecture Hall (2950 Broadway, #1 train to 116th St).

The film, a powerful portrayal of children in China’s Anhui province who have lost their parents to AIDS, is 40 minutes long. Adjunct Professor Betsy West will lead a discussion with the producer of "The Blood of Yingzhou District,"
Tom Lennon, about the film and about the China AIDS Media project, the non-profit organization he co-founded with director Ruby Yang.

Public event – all are welcome. See more about the documentary here:
http://www.silverdocs.com/2006/films/bloo2.aspx

40 short films.  13 screenplays.
8 nights.  2 coasts.

New York City:  April 30 – May 10
Los Angeles:   June 6 – 8
Web site: http://www.cufilmfest.com

Join us for the 20th annual Columbia University Film Festival—a showcase of thesis work from our advanced SoA M.F.A. Film students. From comedy to drama to documentary and beyond, these unique voices combine the art of storytelling with the craft of filmmaking to create unforgettable cinematic experiences.

For a complete schedule and description of films & screenplay readings, venues, tickets, news and updates, visit the Columbia University Film Festival  web site at http://www.cufilmfest.com.

ON THE EDGE: New Independent Cinema From China starts TOMORROW at Columbia University!

This just in: a rare live-painting performance "TRACES" by renowned painters and Chinese "National Treasures" the Zhou Brothers will mark the opening of ON THE EDGE: New Independent Cinema From China TOMORROW in Roone Arledge Auditorium at Columbia University. Also on hand to celebrate the occasion will be readings by acclaimed poet BeiDao and live accompaniment by award-winning musicians Yang Lu and Hsia-Ling Lin.

ON THE EDGE: New Independent Cinema From China (Thursday April 12 – Sunday April 15) Roone Arledge Auditorium at Lerner Hall on Columbia main campus and Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center.

And don’t forget the film: "THE WORLD", Jia Zhangke’s lyrical and moving depiction of life in contemporary Beijing, which plays following the performance!

Other films in the festival include "Blind Shaft", "The Orphan of Anyang", "Walking On the Wild Side", and "The Silent Holy Stones".

All of the directors are expected to be in attendance.  There will be a panel discussion with the directors set for Saturday April 14 moderated by esteemed film critic and Columbia University School of the Arts faculty member Richard Peña. This discussion will be free and open to the public.

For a more detailed description of the films please check out the website: http://www.cuarts.com/ontheedge/

Tickets are $5 for students and $7 for non-students. Opening night tickets and performance are $7 for students and $10 for non-students.

For further information please contact Professor Lydia Liu, who is one of the festival organizers: ll2410@columbia.edu.

The School of the Arts and the Carla Kuhn Memorial Screening and Speaker series present the finale of their 2006 – 2007 season.

You are cordially invited to an spend and evening with five-time Oscar winner Francis Ford Coppola.

Date: May 19, 2007 from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm EDT

Location: Miller Theatre at Columbia University
2960 Broadway (at 116th Street)
New York, NY 10027

Mr. Coppola will screen his documentary, "CODA: Thirty Years Later," to Columbia students on May 19, followed by a Q&A on stage at Miller Theatre. A ticketing system will be used for this event- more information will be available as we near May 19.

For updated information regarding this event, please visit the Columbia University Events Calendar.

Again, information on how to procure tickets will follow. (more…)

While the School of the Arts Film Division readies for its own film festival, exciting things are happening downtown, just as they happened in Park City, Utah earlier this year.

For the second year in a row, Columbia University has a major presence at the Tribeca Film Festival. In a banner year already marked by unprecedented success at the Sundance Film Festival, alumni and current students of the School of the Arts Film Division, a former SOA faculty member, and a Columbia College alumna will screen ten new films at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival. Topping last year’s impressive showing, this year’s festival will unveil three features and seven shorts. 

The films to be screened include the features Blue State, directed and written by Marshall Lewy, (Film ’06); Normal Adolescent Behavior, directed and written by Beth Schacter. (Film ’04); and Take the Bridge, directed by Sergio M. Castilla, a former Film Division professor. The shorts are A Warm, Comforting Home, directed by Annette Apitz (Film ’98); Dear Lemon Lima, directed and written by Suzi Yoonessi (Film ’06); Happiness, directed and written by Sophie Barthes (MIA ’03); Lock, directed by Ming Kai Leung (Film ’06); Raving, directed and written by Julia Stiles (CC ’06); Red Shoes, directed and written by Li-Anne Huang (Film ’08); and Thorndike, directed and written by Chris Teague (Film ’06).

The festival runs April 25 through May 6. For ticket information and screening times and locations, visit the Tribeca Film Festival site.

GOD GREW TIRED OF US: THE STORY OF THE LOST BOYS OF THE SUDAN

Screening and Discussion with Director
Tuesday March 27th at 8pm
517 Hamilton Hall

You are invited to join the Undergraduate Human Rights Program this Tuesday for a screening of God Grew Tired of Us: The Story of The Lost Boys of Sudan.

The film chronicles the journey of three Sudanese boys who, after ten years of wandering the African Wilderness, escape the Civil War in their nation, and fly to their new homes in the United States to try to build a life. (more…)

40 short films.  13 screenplays.
8 nights.  2 coasts.

New York City:  April 30 – May 10
Los Angeles:   June 6 – 8
Web site: http://www.cufilmfest.com

Join us for the 20th annual Columbia University Film Festival—a showcase of thesis work from our advanced M.F.A. students. From comedy to drama to documentary and beyond, these unique voices combine the art of storytelling with the craft of filmmaking to create unforgettable cinematic experiences.

For a complete schedule and description of films & screenplay readings, venues, tickets, news and updates, visit the Columbia University Film Festival  web site at http://www.cufilmfest.com.

Want to brush up on your knowledge of French Cinema?  Maison Français presents its Cinéma Thursday series.  Don’t miss these classics!
This Thursday:

Belle de jour, Louis Buñuel
March 08, 2007 from 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm EST
Columbia University Morningside Campus Maison Française, Buell Hall, East Gallery
Please Note: Cinéma Thursdays is open to Members of the Société des Amis de La Maison Française and Columbia University students with a valid and current CUID. (more…)

Columbia University has nearly 150 arts groups, departments, programs, and libraries. You can find out about them, and all they generate, on the newest version of CUArts.com, the university’s
portal to the arts on and off-campus. (more…)