Applications are due by March 30th, and require a letter of recommendation. If you’d like to receive college credit for this program, please contact Prof. Einstein through the Media Studies Department Internship Program to confirm your eligibility.
The program is open to undergraduate seniors (as of Fall 2012), graduate students, and recent college graduates. Details are attached.
Monday, February 6, 12:15 –1:30 pm
Film: The Murder of Fred Hampton
This documentary chronicles the short life of Fred Hampton, the founder of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party, who at the age of 21, was killed during a raid of the party’s headquarters by the Chicago Police Department.
Dining Hall Patio Room
Wednesday, February 8, 10 am – 2 pm, 6 – 8 pm;
Exhibition: “History of Black Films of the Early 20th Century”
Focuses on the work of Oscar Micheaux, one of the first African-American filmmakers of the early 20th century, who produced and/or directed over 40 films during a time when African-American artists were not welcome in Hollywood. Curated by ReconstructArt, a non-profit organization that serves at-risk youths through the arts, the QC exhibition will include posters, books and clips of Micheaux’s most notable films. Three of ReconstructArts’s artists – Lawrence Joyner, Elemuel “Dean” Richards, and Tyson Hall – will screen and discuss these films.
Rosenthal Library, inside and outside Room 230
Please see the details below regarding opportunities to intern at the upcoming Tribeca Film Festival. Interested students should coordinate with Prof. Einstein and/or Prof. Herzog, as this opportunity can be pursued for college credit (should you meet the requirements)…. Continue reading
Thursday Dec. 8, 5 PM, Rosenthal Library, Room BRL230The Healthy CUNY Initiative, an effort by students, faculty and staff to make CUNY the healthiest urban campus in the United States, asks you to enter the CUNY Fights the Fizz Counter Advertising Contest, described on the attached flyer. As you know, sugar-sweetened soda contributes to rising rates of obesity, diabetes and other life threatening chronic diseases. Soda companies profit by targeting children and young people for their unhealthy products. Counter-advertising against the tobacco industry helped convince many young people not to start or to quit smoking, saving thousands of lives.
The Healthy CUNY Initiative invites CUNY students to design similar campaigns to educate the CUNY community about the harmful health effects of soda and help end Big Soda’s targeting of young soda drinkers. Winning videos, posters, music, photographs, spoken word or other submissions will be used in a Spring 2012 Healthy CUNY campaign to reduce sweetened soda drinking among CUNY students, faculty and staff and build support for policies to reduce promotion of unhealthy sweetened beverages.
Students can upload submissions through the Submission Form at: http://nml.cuny.edu/fightthefizz/ or email fightthefizz@gmail.com. Contact Healthy CUNY at fightthefizz@gmail.com if you have questions about submissions, eligibility or art form rules. Submissions are due by December 15, 2011.
The two winners will each be paid $500 for their work.
Full contest rules available here: CUNY FightTheFizz Contest Rules
A Walkthrough with Leslie McCleaveJoin us for a special walk through of cedarliberty, part of the Remembering 9/11 exhibition, with guest artist and filmmaker Leslie McCleave. The 23-minute synchronized five-channel video cedarliberty was constructed from 100 hours of footage Elena Del Rivero shot as a document as well as an homage to the enormous human effort that was mobilized at Ground Zero. Del Rivero’s studio and home were in a heavily damaged building on Cedar Street that overlooked the WTC site. The space was later closed by the Environmental Protection Agency.
The walkthrough is free with the price of admission to the museum.
The Queens College Film Studies Program will be well-represented at this upcoming symposium– Professors Eugenia Paulicelli, Anupama Kapse, and Amy Herzog will be featured speakers at “Secrets of the Orient: Costume, Movement, and Duration in the Cinematic Experience of the East.” 11-12 November 2011, Whitney Humanities Center, Yale University.
From the Film Society at Lincoln Center:
Starting this Thursday, November 3rd, the Film Society will be host to the series “Hollywood: Jew Wave,” honoring J. Hoberman’s critical text regarding the burst of Jewish talent and content that surfaced in 1960′s and 70′s. Running through November 13th, this series will showcase some of the classic films which helped solidify the already emerging topics of Jewish comedy and Jewish self-identification, including screenings of Funny Girl, Annie Hall, The Producers, Lenny, and more!
Additional information on our “Jew Wave” series can be found on our website:
http://www.filmlinc.com/films/series/hollywoods-jew-wave
J.Hoberman’s riveting text introducing this study can also be found on our website in four parts. (first installment):
http://www.filmlinc.com/blog/entry/flaunting-it-the-rise-and-fall-of-hollywoods-nice-jewish-bad-boys
Considering the content of these exciting films and the impact they had on Hollywood, we thought your students and fellow staff would be interested in hearing about the series.
Troma Entertainment (independent trash/horror/exploitation studio extraordinaire, now based in LIC, Queens) is seeking interns in several departments, ideally those able to work at least two days per week for three months. College credit can be provided. They’ve recently hired a QC Film Studies alum as Director of Public Relations (which is wonderful news!). Contact Prof. Herzog if you are interested in applying.
See our schedules page for the film studies course offerings for Spring 2012.
