With First Cow named the best film of 2020 by the New York Film Critics Circle and nominated for a slew of awards after its initial release, Kelly Reichardt is increasingly gaining mainstream attention for her films. Dr. Matthew Holtmeier and Dr. Chelsea Wessels – Assistant Professors and Co-Directors of the Film and Media Studies program…

Spike Lee Takes on the Interracial Buddy Film with Charles I. Nero, Bates College Wednesday, February 3 at 7:30pm EST Colorado Springs, late 1970s. Ron Stallworth, an African American police officer, and Flip Zimmerman, his Jewish colleague, run an undercover operation to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan. After watching the film (on your own time,…

This MLK Day we’re re-watching Selma. Ava DuVernay’s powerful biopic of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. tells the story of the march for voting rights in Alabama that ended in violence, but ultimately was the catalyst for Lyndon B. Johnson to sign the Voting Rights Act. The film shines with standout performances by David Oyelowo,…