Movies are many things — entertainment, art, and objects of culture and history, to name a few — and there are multiple approaches to understanding, engaging with, and learning from them. Our Cinema Studies program introduces students to new ways of appreciating film and guides them through thoughtful explorations of important movies, filmmakers, and more. Join us to dive deeper into some of your favorites — or to encounter a movie you've never seen — in the company of your fellow film lovers and a skilled instructor. It will be an illuminating night at the movies.

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Film Camp will return in 2027. We will have two separate week-long camp experiences, the first with our “Elements of Film” curriculum and the second with our “Intro to Filmmaking” curriculum.

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Deep Focus is an educational series of monthly online seminars with TCM's Hannah Jack. Watch the film at the theater and then join us online to discuss great movies and to increase your appreciation of film. Deep Focus is designed for a general audience — from the casual film lover to the hardcore cineaste. There is something for everyone.

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Once a quarter, we offer an in-depth Online Class exploring a topic, filmmaker, or genre. Classes are taught by leading experts and professors from around the world. Join us for these multi-week sessions to dive deeper into movies you love or learn something new.

Fall Course: The Global Cinema of Cuarón, González Iñárritu, and del Toro
This four-session fall course discusses the careers of the three Mexican filmmakers, whose work of the late 1990s and early 2000s took critics and audiences by storm. The “Three Amigos,” as they are affectionately called, have produced a rich body of films that have gained an international reputation for their imaginative rendering of film language and a baroque vision of what it means to be human in the 21st century. Sessions will begin October 26th. Registration opens Tues, Sept 22nd.

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