To celebrate and coincide with the publication of the (fantastic!) Mothers of Invention: Film, Media, and Caregiving Labor, Eds Corinn Columpar and So Mayer deliver a playlist that expands on the book, which examines parenting both a theme and a practice in film and media cultures, where mothering can be seen as a form of radical caring labour.
Inspired by community interest, the FLEFF team decided to develop a film list that would include both historical and contemporary films from Ukraine, a country with a long history of cinema. This is a selection of ten, all available through streaming services.
On 7th March, the University of St Andrews will commemorate its second anniversary of its University of Sanctuary status. This is a playlist on the theme of migration and seeking sanctuary.
From Maria San Filippo, a tie-in to her recent Flow column “Maude & Me; Or, Responsibilities of a Feminist Media Critic,” this list features films that represent abortion in resonant, hopefully mind-changing ways.
Leah Kardos (Kingston University) shares a playlist that illuminates the intertextuality of David Bowie’s work and informs his last three projects, The Next Day (2013), the off-Broadway musical Lazarus (2015), and the album Blackstar (2016).
Sands International Film Festival of St Andrews features the (Im)material Worlds programme, hosted by the Centre for Screen Cultures. Get the full programme notes here.
The Centre for Screen Cultures at University of St Andrews is delighted to be hosting an online screening followed by a conversation between filmmaker Luke Fowler and sound artist Lee …
A screening of Margaret Tait’s unfinished films + a live spatial sound composition by Luke Fowler I. Unfinished Films (selected by Luke Fowler) A one-off screening of unfinished films …
This playlist is a companion piece to the Frames Cinema Journal Issue 19 which explores the sensory properties of archives, archival instabilities and the digital turn. Here is some recommended viewing for the readings and reflections of the issue.
On the 17th November, the Centre for Screen Cultures ran an event in collaboration with MeCCSA Sound Studies Network: A conversation between Budhaditya Chattopadhyay and Cathy Lane. The event was recorded and we …
From Tyler Parks, a list of films that promote and explore water landscapes in the American West: How did they envision utopias and progress, and what can we learn from them about how we see development, the environment, and politics today?
The Centre for Screen Cultures at University of St Andrews is delighted to be co-hosting a conversation between Budhaditya Chattopadhyay and Cathy Lane at 2pm-3.30pm on Wednesday 17th November via zoom …
From Anamarija Horvat (University of Nottingham), a playlist of films and television programmes that have contributed to the formation of queer memory, shaping how viewers imagine queer history and the past …
Ania Trzebiatowska has recently joined the University as the festival director of Sands – International Film Festival of St Andrews. She generously contributed a playlist on the theme of discovery and beginnings, featuring her favourite debuts of the past decade.
Marcel Łoziński is Poland’s best-known and most respected documentarians. Dina Iordanova offers an overview of his influences and works.
From St Andrews Film Studies postgraduate researcher, Milo Farragher-Hanks, a playlist about censorship and moral panic, prompted by Censor (Prano Bailey-Bond, UK, 2019), which is streaming on BFIPlayer.
In September, the Centre for Screen Cultures will partner with Berwick Film and Media Arts Festival (10/9 -12/9) and will co-host the world premiere of Nguyễn Trinh Thí’s How to Improve …
Check out the Frames Cinema Journal 18 cross-over event with a themed playlist entitled Phone-Camera at the Intersection of Technology, Politics, and Transmedia Storytelling.
Veronika Kusumaryati highlights the art, culture, creativity, and voices of West Papuans in a list of advocacy, music, and exhibitions.
To coincide with the publication of MAI: Feminism and Visual Culture’s issue on the Female Detective on TV, this collaboratively-created playlist features several of the collection’s contributors offering their recommendations of TV shows featuring female detectives. Enjoy this list of things to watch and read.