Cogut Institute for the Humanities

Film-Thinking

Aiming to enlarge our sense of the politics of cinema and collectively expand our understanding of film’s capacity for thought

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Film-Thinking

Aiming to enlarge our sense of the politics of cinema and collectively expand our understanding of film’s capacity for thought

Film-Thinking asks how cinema can help us to think the many challenges facing our moment. According to the novelist Jonathan Coe, “A movie is something we should only see when somebody else shows it to us.” In the spirit of his remark, each Film-Thinking event comprises a curated screening of a film and a post-screening conversation.

Convened by Timothy Bewes, Owen F. Walker Professor of Humanities and Professor of English.

Upcoming Events

Past Events

2024–25 Events

During the 2024–25 academic year, Film-Thinking showcased two films: “The Cow” [“Gaav”] (Iran, 1969) by Dariush Mehrjui and “The Round-Up” [“Szegénylegények”] (Poland, 1966) by Miklós Jancsó.
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2023–24 Events

During the 2023–24 academic year, Film-Thinking showcased three films: “Atlantics” [“Atlantique”] (France, Senegal, Belgium, 2019) by Mati Diop, “L’amore” (Italy, 1948) by Roberto Rossellini, and “Sacrificed Youth” [“Qing chun ji”] (China, 1986) by Nuanxing Zhang.

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2022–23 Events

For 2022–23, Film-Thinking focused on three films: “Far from Heaven” by Todd Haynes (US, France, 2002), “La ricotta” by Pier Paolo Pasolini (Italy, France, 1963), and “First Case, Second Case” [“Qazieh-e shekl-e avval … shekl-e dovvom”] by Abbas Kiarostami (Iran, 1980).
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2021–22 Events

After a year’s hiatus, Film-Thinking returned with conversations on Charles Burnett’s family drama “To Sleep with Anger” (1990) and Bernardo Bertolucci’s political mystery “The Spider’s Stratagem” (1970).
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2019–20 Events

In its initial year, Film-Thinking convened conversations on Werner Schroeter’s “The Death of Maria Malibran” (1972), Jafar Panahi’s “The Mirror” (1997), and Meenu Gaur and Farjad Nabi's “Zinda Bhaag (2013).”
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