Film Studies

Stanford University

Episodes

  1. 26/05/2008 ·  VIDEO

    Felicia

    Like many single seniors, Felicia Elizondo faces the reality of aging alone. Felicia's limited income has left her with little more than what she plans to use toward her burial. Despite a future unknown, Felicia remains positive by connecting with others.

    7 min

  2. 17/06/2007 ·  VIDEO

    In Shining Armour

    In A.D. 1966, a young man mundanely knowne as Frederick Hollander attends a Medieval theme party in Berkeley, California... witnessing the birth of the Society for Creative Anachronism.

    9 min

  3. 30/03/2007

    Film-Makers and Their Films

    Three outstanding film-makers introduce their films and discuss their production, intentions, challenges.

    6 sec

  4. 30/03/2007

    History, Nation, Masculinity

    How do notions of masculinity, as attached to specific notions of nationalism, change as their historical contexts shift? Scholars look at the transformations brought to the screen with the onset of World War Two and the post-Soviet age.

    4 sec

  5. 30/03/2007

    Sexuality, Politics, Film

    A discussion of how Asian American film and media have addressed issues of race and ethnicity alongside those of sexuality and politics.

    5 sec

  6. 30/03/2007

    Media, Nation, Performance

    How do media products flow between national spaces, and what do these movements do to transform them? How do notions of racial, ethnic, and national identity become “performed” both within and outside the nation proper? Scholars look at cinematic media.

    2 sec

  7. 30/03/2007 ·  VIDEO

    Swim For Life

    A group of gay athletes face a second coming-out process as AIDS surfaces in San Francisco. Guy Decker, and other surviving members of the team, march on Washington to advance awareness and to honor those who have passed away.

    5 min
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