Film

Earth Day Celebration! Keeping Our Feet to the Fire Thurs., 4/22–8 p.m., CFA Hall

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It is our pleasure to invite you to this year’s Earth Day Celebration:  

KEEPING OUR FEET TO THE FIRE:

JOINING ART AND SCIENCE TO ENGAGE ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

 Thursday, April 22   8 p.m.  CFA Hall

The event will feature a world premier screening of Paul Horton’s film:  

CONNECTIONS WITHIN A FRAGILE WORLD
 
There will also be a panel discussion asking the question:  Are art and science natural allies in communicating environmental issues to the public?  

Mmoderator Jeremy Isard ‘11, with panelists:
Godfrey Bourne, University Missouri St. Louis
Marda Kirn, EcoArts Connections, Colorado
Cassie Meador, Liz Lerman Dance Exchange, Washington, D.C.
Barry Chernoff, Wesleyan University
 
We will award the Schumann Prize for Distinguished Environmental Stewardship to a member of the class of 2010.
 
An open  reception will follow the event.  So, please join us for EARTH DAY CELEBRATION 2010
 
This event is Free and Open to the Public  

We Take Clean Water for Granted: Learn Why We Shouldn’t — Noon, 4/21

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On Wednesday April 21, 12:00 p.m. in Downey House, Room 113, Wesleyan World Wednesdays, Environmental Studies and  African StudentS Association/Wes Friends of Africa  presents a discussion and short film on why we shouldn’t take clean water for granted. 

Learn about how Max Perel-Slater ’11 and Abby Horton ’11 worked with a community in rural Tanzania to build a rainwater catchment system to make clean water more accessible.  There will also be a screening of the film “The Water Project.”   A question and answer will follow, and lunch will be served.

Film, Production Design and Visual Effects — 4/19, 8 p.m.

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Tonight (Monday), the Center for Film Studies will host a discussion with

Visual Effects Artist Richard Edlund (Star Wars, and a founding member of ILM) and

Production Designer Jackson DeGovia (former president of the Art Directors Guild of America)

as part of our yearly Voss Visiting Scholar series.

Admission is free, and the discussion begins at 8:00 in the Goldsmith Family Cinema.

2010 EARTH DAY CELEBRATION: Thursday, April 22 8 p.m.

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It is our pleasure to invite you to this year’s Earth Day Celebration:  

KEEPING OUR FEET TO THE FIRE:

JOINING ART AND SCIENCE TO ENGAGE ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

 Thursday, April 22   8 p.m.  CFA Hall

The event will feature a world premier screening of Paul Horton’s film:  

CONNECTIONS WITHIN A FRAGILE WORLD
 
There will also be a panel discussion asking the question:  Are art and science natural allies in communicating environmental issues to the public?  This will be moderated by Jeremy Isard ’11, with panelists:
Godfrey Bourne, University Missouri St. Louis
Marda Kirn, EcoArts Connections, Colorado
Cassie Meador, Liz Lerman Dance Exchange, Washington, D.C.
Barry Chernoff, Wesleyan University
 
We will award the Schumann Prize for Distinguished Environmental Stewardship to a member of the class of 2010.
 
An open  reception will follow the event.  So, please join us for EARTH DAY CELEBRATION 2010
 
This event is Free and Open to the Public  

Israeli Film Festival: Screening of Eli & Ben — 2/25

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Eli & BenThe fifth film in the Ring family Wesleyan University Israeli Film Festival, Eli & Ben, will be screened on February 25 at 8 p.m. at the Goldsmith Family Cinema. The film which is a Connecticut premiere is directed by Ori Ravid and has been described as a “coming of age drama with a social message” and, “brilliantly made” by Mathan Shiram at the Globes Israeli daily newspaper.  Eli & Ben follows the life of the Yassif family and how it turns upside down when the father, Ben, who is the city architect of Herzelya, is charged with taking bribes. At stake is also the relationship between the father and his son, Eli, who adores his father. The film examines their chaotic relations in light of those stormy days. After the screening, film critic Laura Blum will talk about “The End of Innocence: Unmasking Identities in Eli & Ben.”

Next Thursday, March 4, at 8 p.m. at the Goldsmith Family Cinema the movie Noodle will be screened. This movie, made by a woman director, Ayelet Menahemi, will be commented upon by Isaac Zablocki who will talk about “Fantastic Realities in New Israeli Cinema”.