Artist Hahn Rowe in Something about the Weather
© Rob Davidson
Artist Hahn Rowe in Something about the Weather
© Rob Davidson
The Little family gets bigger when they adopt a young mouse named Stuart (Michael J. Fox) into their home, much to the dismay of Snowbell, the family cat. But through love and courage, Stuart resolves to overcome their differences. Adapted from E.B. White’s first children’s novel, Stuart Little explores the importance of family and togetherness, and how big things can come in small packages.
The School of the Arts welcomes back illustrious graduate Joan Jonas ’65, who will share reflections on her recent work, creative practice, and extraordinary career. Introduced by Sarah Cole, Dean of Columbia University School of the Arts. Response by Adama Delphine Fawundu ’18, Visual Arts.
Columbia University School of the Arts presents ألف ليلة وليلة The Thousand and One Nights, a directing thesis production by current student Ghina Fawaz.
Legacy Russell — acclaimed author of GLITCH FEMINISM: A Manifesto, and Executive Director and Chief Curator of The Kitchen — presents her BLACK MEME video essay and book about “Black imagery that recasts our understanding of visual culture and technology.” Response by C. Riley Snorton, English and Comparative Literature and the Institute for the Study of Sexuality and Gender.
Professor of the Arts and Dean Emerita Carol Becker discusses her new memoir about the complexity of a father/daughter relationship that will “resonate with anyone whose family has come undone when a member refuses to adhere to conventional expectations, whether around gender, sexuality, race, class, religion, politics, or culture” with Gideon Lester, Artistic Director of the Fisher Center at Bard College.
In New Orleans, hard-working and independent Tiana (Anika Noni Rose) dreams of opening a restaurant. When an evil witch doctor casts a spell on a visiting prince, turning him into a frog, Tiana, mistaken for a princess, is also transformed. The two journey through the bayou searching for someone with the magic to change them back. One of Disney’s last hand-drawn animated feature films, The Princess and the Frog is an American fairy tale adventure.
One-Night Only Performance!
Celebrated visual and performance artist Karen Finley looks back at New York City upended by the COVID-19 pandemic in a moving, one-night only performance that “pierces the heart” with “rawness that feels like a jolt,” according to the New York Times. Performed to mark the five-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic and the launch of Finley’s titular new book of poetry.
Photographer Diana Matar traversed the United States for ten years, documenting locations where citizens were shot or tasered by law enforcement officers, to ask: “What does it mean to live in a land where the people responsible for protecting its citizens can so often be involved in their deaths?” Introduced by Professor of the Arts and Dean Emerita Carol Becker. Responses by Lisa Sutcliffe, Curator in the Department of Photographs at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Kendall Thomas, Columbia Law School.
Arrietty is a tiny teenager, living with her family in the walls and floors of a country house. As she ventures forth for sugarcubes and other supplies, she befriends a human boy, but will this friendship risk her family’s safety? From Japan’s famed Studio Ghibli, The Secret World of Arrietty invites us into a miniature world that might be hiding within our very homes.
From director Mati Diop, Dahomey is a poetic and immersive work of art that delves into real perspectives on far-reaching issues surrounding appropriation, self-determination and restitution.
Osmosis Jones blends live action and animation to tell a story about an unhealthy zookeeper, Frank (Bill Murray), and a white blood cell, Osmosis “Ozzy” Jones (Chris Rock), who helps battle the consequences of Frank’s unsanitary lifestyle.
Fantastic Voyage follows a team of medical scientists who are reduced to the size of microbes and injected into the bloodstream of a patient whom they must save before the miniaturization wears off.
Live-action and stop-motion animation tell the story of Marcel (Jenny Slate), a one-inch-tall shell who is discovered by a documentary filmmaker amid the clutter of an Airbnb. A survivor of a mysterious tragedy, Marcel sees a chance to find his long-lost family with the help of his new human friend.
The 37th annual Columbia University Film Festival (CUFF) is a showcase of thesis-level work from students and recent alumni of the School of the Arts MFA Film Program.
Chaplin's first full-length feature is a masterpiece about a tramp who takes-in an orphaned child. Chaplin directed, produced and starred in this film, and also composed the score. Ben Model returns to perform live musical accompaniment for this silent comedy classic.
The 37th annual Columbia University Film Festival (CUFF) is a showcase of thesis-level work from students and recent alumni of the School of the Arts MFA Film Program.
