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‘Black Lives Matter in Cinema’ film festival to discuss racial justice, promote learning throughout Saint Mary’s community

Genevieve Coleman | Wednesday, August 19, 2020

Over the summer, the Black Lives Matter movement erupted in response to the murder of George Floyd, a Black man killed while in police custody in Minnesota. In order to continue the conversation surrounding racial justice, the Saint Mary’s College Student Diversity Board and department of gender and women’s studies will host a “Black Lives

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Saint Mary’s hosts global cinema festival

Gina Twardosz | Tuesday, February 27, 2018

This week, Saint Mary’s will press play on the World Cinema Festival, where a new international film will play each night at 7 p.m. in Vander Vennet Theater. The event is free to the public. On Monday night, the feature film will be Sweden’s “A Man Called Ove,” while Tuesday night will feature Japan’s “Sweet

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In review: The 2017 Notre Dame Student Film Festival

Charlie Kenney and Owen Lane | Tuesday, January 31, 2017

This past weekend, the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center hosted the 28th annual Notre Dame Student Film Festival, showcasing the works of some of Notre Dame’s most promising undergraduate film makers. Scene writers Charlie Kenney and Owen Lane attended this year’s festival and had a discussion about the lineup. Owen Lane: My favorite film was “Prayer Associate.”

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The noises and sounds of Ebertfest

Matt McMahon | Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Champaign, Illinois’s News-Gazette film critic Chuck Koplinski introduced his contribution to the Ebertfest 2016 schedule, the Brian Wilson musical biopic “Love & Mercy,” as a film that completely surprised him on his initial viewing. The first-time contributor to the festival echoed familiar Roger Ebert sentiments about humanity and the delight in coming across movies that

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A film festival thank you

Rosie Biehl | Monday, February 1, 2016

This past weekend, I was very fortunate to have one of my films featured in the Notre Dame Student Film Festival. I have been attending the Festival since I was a freshman in high school and was more than thrilled to be participating in one for the first time. For those who do not know,