Citizens Common Course Presents
Archives of the Self: Short Film as Historical Source
Tuesday, November 10, 2020
Online Event
7:30 pm – 8:30 pm EST/GMT-5
7:30 pm – 8:30 pm EST/GMT-5
Dr. Swetha Regunathan, New York University Tisch School of the Arts, in Conversation with Professor Jeannette Estruth
Prof. Jeannette Estruth will interview filmmaker Dr. Swetha Regunathan of New York University's Tisch School of Arts to discuss her short films, "Hasim October", about an Indian-American teen whose anthrax prank goes awry in the shadow of 9/11, and "Forever Tonight", about an Indian-American girl grappling with her otherness in high school. Regunathan will also discuss "If There is Light", a short documentary she produced about a New York City family struggling in the homeless shelter system, and her feature in development, "Sundarbans", a magic realist ecological film about the delta region in India that is currently eroding due to climate change. This conversation will explore identity through the lenses of immigration, racism, code-switching, and climate change, and what it means to represent identities that have been historically under or misrepresented on the American screen. Join webinar via Zoom
Passcode: 296685
For more information, call 845-758-7133, or e-mail [email protected].
Time: 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm EST/GMT-5
Location: Online Event