Overview
Curate a 10-15 film retrospective of any one specific national cinema, film movement, genre (this can include documentary or experimental film as “genres,” as well as narrative genres), studio, auteur, or theme. Write a 500-word introduction to your series (including relevant historical context and an explanation of your thematic rubric) and 100-200 word descriptions for each of your films, identifying each film’s significance. The majority of films included should date between 1930-1967, but a limited number of films beyond that period may be included for continuity and context.
Examples (note that many of these venues are currently closed during the pandemic so you will need to look at their archives of past programming):
• Criterion Channel: https://www.criterionchannel.com/browse (Links to an external site.)
• Film Society of Lincoln Center: https://www.filmlinc.org/films-series/ (Links to an external site.)
• Museum of Modern Art: https://www.moma.org/calendar/film (Links to an external site.)
• American Museum of the Moving Image: http://www.movingimage.us/programs/ (Links to an external site.)
• Metrograph: http://metrograph.com/ (Links to an external site.)
• Film Forum: https://filmforum.org (Links to an external site.)
• Anthology Film Archives: http://anthologyfilmarchives.org/film_screenings/programs (Links to an external site.)
• American Cinematheque: http://americancinemathequecalendar.com/ (Links to an external site.)
• British Film Institute: https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/ (Links to an external site.)
• Cineteca Nacíonal de Mexico: http://www.cinetecanacional.net/ (Links to an external site.)
• Turner Classic Movies: http://www.tcm.com (Links to an external site.) (check out different programs under “month highlights” tab)