Penn Cinema Studies Program

08/20/2024

Two Phila screenings this weekend at the Women's Film Festival.

"Is It Because I'm a Girl" on Saturday:

https://www.tickettailor.com/events/thewomensfilmfestival/1332826?

"In the Language of Our Mothers" on Sunday:

https://www.tickettailor.com/events/thewomensfilmfestival/1332830?

I'll be at both, hopefully joined by "Language" director Jean Chapiro and some more of the crew.

PHILLY PHILMS II SHORTS PROGRAMSaturday, August 24, 2024 at 4:00 PMSHORTS PROGRAM | 70 minGeneral Admission $10 | Student + Chi...

04/12/2024

Music is a universal language. From a Rod Stewart tribute artist to a Reggaeton superstar to a beloved live-music institution in Miami, this block combines narrative shorts and docs in a celebration of the power of music to bring the world together. Including the short films: Churchill's, El Reggaet...

03/27/2023

https://www.14streety.org/artsandculture/current-season/gallery/

Please join me at the 14th Street Y in New York this Sunday, April 3 for the opening of an exhibit of my photographs. We will also screen a film I co-directed called Dreaming of Jerusalem. Registration link above. -- Peter

03/18/2021

http://cinemastudies.sas.upenn.edu/events/2021/March/CitizensMyanmarTalkAboutRecentCoup

Citizens of Myanmar Talk About the Recent Coup

On February 1, 2021, Myanmar’s military staged a coup. They declared a state of emergency, seized power, nullified the recent election, and imprisoned the country’s democratically elected leaders. They also stifled communication, barring foreign journalists and cutting off internet access. Dozens, if not hundreds, of Burmese citizens have been jailed, imprisoned, and killed in pro-democracy protests in the weeks since.

This panel will feature 3-4 diverse voices from citizens of Myanmar, who will talk candidly about what they have experienced and witnessed firsthand.

Moderators:
Peter Decherney, Director, Filmmaking for Democracy in Myanmar
Ansley Sawyer, Co-Director and Executive Producer, Like We Don’t Exist

On February 1, 2021, Myanmar’s military staged a coup. They declared a state of emergency, seized power, nullified the recent election, and imprisoned the country’s democratically elected leaders. They also stifled communication, barring foreign journalists and cutting off internet access. Dozen...

12/08/2020

Everyone should see "All In: The Fight for Democracy" -- a film about voter suppression in the U.S, featuring and produced by the amazing Stacey Abrams. You can see it for free through noon tomorrow EST using the link below. And then join Prof. Decherney at noon tomorrow for a discussion with the film's editor (Penn alumna Nancy Novack), writer, and a panel of Penn experts. Follow the link below more info.

Cinema & Media Studies, in collaboration with SNF Paideia, Fox Leadership Program, Annenberg School, Office of the Vice President for Social Equity & Community, Office of the Provost, Civic House, Netter Center for Community Partnerships, New Student Orientation and Academic Initiatives, and Penn Le...

07/22/2020

Only three interviews left in Prof. Decherney's series on Hollywood and Covid-19! Don't miss celebrated virtual reality theater director Kiira Benzing tonight

The Covid-19 crisis is reshaping every aspect of our lives and societies. This series will look at the impact of the pandemic on Hollywood and on the media and entertainment industries more  g…

05/17/2020

Hollywood, Covid-19, and the Future of Media

An ONLINE INTERVIEW Series

Wednesdays at 5pm
May 27 through August 5, 2020

FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

INTERVIEWER
Peter Decherney (University of Pennsylvania)

GUESTS INCLUDE
Simpson’s Writer Matt Selman
Former Chairman of Walt Disney Studios Rich Ross
Sundance-Winning Director Angel Manuel Soto
Producers Alexandra Milchan and Scott Lambert
Super-Agent Leslie Siebert
Celebrated Journalist Tanya McRae
and many others

The Covid-19 crisis is reshaping every aspect of our lives and societies. This series will look at the impact of the pandemic on Hollywood and on the media and entertainment industries more genera…

04/29/2020

A new article by CIMS professor Peter Decherney and Caroline Levander (Rice U) in their series on education and Covid-19. This one argues that college is about what happens in between classes. And we need to figure out how to bring that online too (whatever the fall brings).

Is re-creating the space in between classes necessary to keep university communities alive?

04/02/2020

https://omnia.sas.upenn.edu/story/global-cinema-watch-list

Julia Alekseyeva, Assistant Professor of Cinema Studies, shares her list of the best works of global cinema to watch while you're at home.

09/14/2019

An exciting announcement!