Interested in films and discussing films? Look no further. Join the BEACH FILM CLUB!
Watch films at your leisure in advance and then join the virtual discussions led by Shannon Skelton, Assistant Professor at K-State School of Music, Theatre and Dance. All virtual discussions are free and open to the public. Email questions at beachart@k-state.edu or sbskelton@k-state.edu
Themes:
Women Behind the Camera: a collection of films and provocative works by female directors that will inspire intriguing discussions.
Perspectives: films exploring territories where the real and perceived unreal collide, challenging the viewer to question their own viewpoints and assumptions.
Upcoming Virtual Discussions | Theme: Women Behind the Camera
February 24, 7:30 p.m.
Eve’s Bayou (US), 1997
Director: Kasi Lemons
Streaming: Amazon, YouTube, iTunes
Register in advance for the virtual discussion here.
The Louisiana Delta, circa 1962. A young African-American girl witnesses an event – but what did she see? Kasi Lemons’ modern-day classic combines Southern Gothic and suspense tropes with the power of legend and voodoo to concoct a brilliant depiction of a young girl awakening to the various realities and truths of adulthood.
March 10, 7:30 p.m.
Shorts by Women from the Silent Era. Various Years
Directors: Dorothy Davenport, Lois Weber and Mabel Normand
Streaming: YouTube (free)
Playlist here.
Register in advance for the virtual discussion here.
Revisit the “silenced” voices of woman directors in films by Dorothy Davenport, Lois Weber and Mabel Normand. Davenport’s melodrama Linda (1929) follows a young woman from a forced marriage to her discovery of true love. The short Suspense (1913) by Lois Weber chronicles a pre-Hitchcockian style home invasion, while Mabel Normand directs Charlie Chaplin in the comedic Mabel’s Strange Predicament (1914).
March 24, 7:30 p.m.
Monsoon Wedding (IND), 2001
Director: Mira Nair
Streaming: Peacock, YouTube, iTunes, Google Play
Register in advance for the virtual discussion here.
Cultures clash and families face off in Mira Nair’s vibrant and joyful Monsoon Wedding, a hilariously modern mix of melodrama and romance focused on an arranged marriage and the collision between tradition and modernity.
Part of the Beach Museum of Art’s ‘Art in Motion’ annual program series.
Click here to view the Beach Film Club spring 2021 schedule.