Movies
Arts & Entertainment
‘Body Parts’ film screening pushes conversation on women in the entertainment industry
Content warning: This article contains discussions of sexual assault. The Occidental community held a screening of the film “Body Parts” in collaboration with the Critical...
Community News
NELA filmmakers spotlighted at eighth annual Highland Park Independent Film Festival
The eighth annual Highland Park Independent Film Festival took place Oct. 1–2 at the Highland Theatre. The festival featured 31 films by NELA filmmakers including “Brandi Finds...
Culture
‘It all turned out the way it was supposed to’: Naomi Miyamoto ’21 selected as finalist at KCET student film festival
Kathy Ou -
“Well, It Wasn’t Supposed to be This Way,” a short documentary film by Naomi Miyamoto ’21, turned out exactly way it was supposed to....
Culture
Art finds a home in “Cold War”
In his new film, "Cold War," director Pawel Pawlikowski takes a major step forward from the emotionally blank film "Ida." The latter portrays Ida, a...
Arts & Entertainment
Strong characters help Oscar-nominated shorts shine
Author: Gregory Feiner Short films are short for a reason. They are to cinema what poetry is to literature; rather than delving into a complex narrative,...
2013
Professor’s ‘The Skin I’m In’ probes alcoholism, identity
Author: Sarah Corsa Students are generally unaware of their professors' personal lives. The life experiences that inform their teaching and perspectives stay hidden so that students...
Arts & Entertainment
Film examines Jewish exodus from Morocco
Author: Olivia Landon Vivid shots of the rust-colored ruins of Jewish-Moroccan villages lit up Choi Auditorium Tuesday, Feb. 10 as students gathered to view the documentary...
2013
‘American Promise’ provokes discussion about race, class and gender in education
Author: Haley Gray Inspired by Michael Apted’s 7 Up series, lawyer turned film-maker Michele Stephenson and her husband Joe Brewster began the project of documenting their...
Arts & Entertainment
Review: Professor’s new film candidly explores death
Author: Malcolm MacLeod Zenith Virago introduced herself as the local death walker when she met Art History and Visual Arts Chair Broderick Fox at the Byron...
2013
Inside the Artist’s Studio: Getting behind the lens of student filmmaker Scott Kulicke
Author: Jeremy Childs Scott Kulicke arrived at Occidental with plans to study creative writing; a few short years later, he's already stepping into the film industry...
2015
Netflix debuts striking first original feature
Author: Gregory Feiner Twelve dollars. Paper tickets. Popcorn, soda, synthetic butter concentrate. Well-worn carpeted floors, soundproof walls, a zit-speckled teenager in a polo shirt directing you...
2013
Student interns bring new film to campus with screening of ‘Motel Life’
Author: Charlotte Flight Occidental student interns are making an impact in the film world, partnering with independent production companies to learn about the filmmaking process. A...
