"RX FOR SURVIVAL"--Global Health Series Spotlighting International Public Health
Jasmine Park, Mary Jue Xu, Kayvan Zainabadi
Wed Jan 9, 06-08:00pm, 4-370
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
Screening of PBS series "Rx for Survival."
"Rx for Survival" highlights the world's deadliest diseases, history of epidemics, research, patient perspectives and global healthcare initiatives. The series also features Dr. Paul Farmer from Partners in Health, Dr. Alfred Sommers from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, as well as other experts from organizations like Doctors without Borders and the World Health Organization.
"The Heroes" is a two-hour synopsis that delves into the work of health champions including people who have launched the Botswana HIV/AIDS program, who have built clean-water systems in Mexico, and who have found a five cent cure that alleviates nightblindness and reduces childhood mortality.
Later episodes of the series to be shown the following Wednesdays with speakers.
Web: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/rxforsurvival/
Contact: Jasmine Park, Mary Jue Xu, jaspark@mit.edu, maryxu@mit.edu
Sponsor: Amnesty International
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"RX FOR SURVIVAL"--Global Health Series Spotlighting International Public Health
Jasmine Park, Mimi Yen, Karen Li, Mary Xu, Kayvan Zainabadi
Wed Jan 30, 06-08:00pm, Rm 4-270
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Screening of "How Safe Are We?" (website description below) with guest speaker Dr. David Jones,MD, PhD. He is a lecturer in the Department of Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School and is the director of the Center for the Study of Diversity in Science, Technology, and Medicine at MIT.
"How Safe Are We?":In the last few decades, however, thirty new infectious diseases have emerged and one of them — AIDS — is becoming perhaps the most devastating epidemic in history. New diseases travel the globe with unprecedented rapidity, and older killers that once seemed controllable are roaring back with a vengeance. How Safe Are We? examines the most critical threats we face today — including avian flu — and the pressing need to strengthen global public health systems.
Web: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/rxforsurvival
Contact: Jasmine Park, Mimi Yen, Karen Li, Mary Xu, mitai-exec@mit.edu
Sponsor: Amnesty International
Cosponsor: Graduate Volleyball Club
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"RX FOR SURVIVAL"--Global Health Series Spotlighting International Public Health
Jasmine Park, Mary Jue Xu, Kayvan Zainabadi
Wed Jan 16, 06-08:00pm, 4-370
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
"Rx for Survival" highlights the world's deadliest diseases, history of epidemics, research, patient perspectives and global healthcare initiatives.
"Disease Warriors" and "The Rise of the Superbugs," each an hour long, will be shown. Brief descriptions of each from the series's website are below.
'"Disease Warriors" chronicles the groundbreaking work of early researchers, such as the famed scientist Louis Pasteur, who unmasked germs as the source of illness...[and] major challenges in getting basic vaccines to those who still need them, and in creating new ones to combat modern nemeses, like AIDS.'
"Rise of the Superbugs" features "historic successes, as well as the growing threat posed by new strains of germs, such as tuberculosis and staph, that are resistant to our best antibiotics".
Web: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/rxforsurvival/
Contact: Jasmine Park, Mary Jue Xu, jaspark@mit.edu, maryxu@mit.edu
Sponsor: Amnesty International
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"RX FOR SURVIVAL"--Global Health Series Spotlighting International Public Health
Jasmine Park, Mimi Yen, Karen Li, Mary Xu, Kayvan Zainibadi
Wed Jan 23, 06-07:30pm, 4-370
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
The episode "Deadly Messengers" will be followed by a Q&A with guest speaker Jeffrey Griffiths of the Department of Public Health and Family Medicine at Tufts Medical School, whose has worked both in America and Africa.
The website description of "Deadly Messengers" is below:
Today, the most dangerous vector on earth is the mosquito. From malaria to yellow fever to West Nile virus, mosquito-borne diseases continue to threaten the health of millions around the world. Deadly Messengers recounts the stories of heroic scientists and health workers who battled against the mosquito, and examines current efforts to control dangerous and spreading vector-borne diseases
Web: http://www.pbs.org/rxforsurvival
Contact: Jasmine Park, Mimi Yen, Karen Li, Mary Xu, mitai-exec@mit.edu
Sponsor: Amnesty International
Cosponsor: Graduate Students Office
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30th Annual LSC Science Fiction Marathon
Jyotsna Venkataramanan
Sat Jan 26, 07pm-07:00am, 26-100
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Fee: 7.00 for covering film licensing and shipping charges
Featuring special shorts, fun activities, extra refreshments, and a variety of sci-fi films. Admission at 7pm is $7, and drops to $4 after "The Host".
The marathon features five full length films and several short features.
7:00pm - Galaxy Quest
9:30pm - Sunshine
11:30pm - pizza break, SURPRISE scifi episode
12:00am - The Host
3:00am - Gattaca
5:00am - Starship Troopers
Web: http://lsc.mit.edu
Contact: Jyotsna Venkataramanan, W20-469, (617) 253-3791, lsc@mit.edu
Sponsor: LSC
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Jumper - FREE Sneak Preview and Discussion Panel - featuring Hayden Christensen!
Jyotsna Venkataramanan
Wed Jan 16, 08-10:00pm, 26-100
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
The screening will be followed by a discussion panel on the film and the physics of teleportation, featuring leading actor Hayden Christensen, director Doug Liman, and MIT Physics Professors Max Tegmark and Edward Farhi.
Synopsis: David Rice (Hayden Christensen) always believed he was perfectly ordinary -- until he accidentally discovered he possessed a genetic anomaly that is nothing less than extraordinary. David is a Jumper who can teleport himself to the streets of New York and Tokyo, the ruins of Rome, and the Sahara Desert. He can see twenty sunsets in one night, whisk his girlfriend around the world in the blink of an eye, and grab millions of dollars in a matter of minutes. But David's global odyssey takes a deadly turn when he finds himself relentlessly pursued by a secret organization sworn to kill Jumpers.
Web: http://lsc.mit.edu
Contact: Jyotsna Venkataramanan, W20-469, (617) 253-3791, lsc@mit.edu
Sponsor: LSC
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Sunshine
Jyotsna Venkataramanan
Sun Jan 27, 07-09:00pm, 26-100
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Fee: 3.00 for Covering film licensing and shipping fees
Danny Boyle has excelled in nearly every genre he’s touched from the family film (Millions) to the zombie movie (28 Days Later) to the drug-fuelled drama (Trainspotting). With Sunshine, he brings his style and verve to the futuristic world of science fiction to great success. In a mere five decades in the future, the sun is dying, and Earth is running out of time. After the failure of a previous mission, it’s up to the crew of the Icarus II to reignite the star with a stellar bomb. But the crew faces more than just the blistering heat of the sun and the freezing cold of space as they grapple with the limits of the human mind and heart.
Web: http://lsc.mit.edu
Contact: Jyotsna Venkataramanan, W20-469, (617) 253-3791, lsc@mit.edu
Sponsor: LSC
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The Host (Gwoemul)
Jyotsna Venkataramanan
Sun Jan 27, 10pm-12:00am, 26-100
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Fee: 3.00 for film licensing and shipping fees
The talk of the 2006 Cannes International Film Festival, The Host, the latest film from critically acclaimed visionary director Bong Joon-ho, has already garnered a substantial amount of international buzz. Utilizing state-of-the-art special effects courtesy of a creative partnership between Weta Workshop (King Kong, The Lord of the Rings) and The Orphanage (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Sin City), The Host is equal parts creature-feature thrill ride and poignant human drama.
Web: http://lsc.mit.edu
Contact: Jyotsna Venkataramanan, W20-469, (617) 253-3791, lsc@mit.edu
Sponsor: LSC
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Anime Essentials - Highlights of Japanese Animation
Stephen McCamant
Wed Jan 30, 07:30-11:45pm, 35-225
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Japanese animation, or "anime", has a distinct style, but covers a much broader range of genres and audiences than animation in the West. Designed for viewers without much experience with anime, this showing will highlight that diversity by showcasing some of the best shows from a wide range of genres, alternating with brief explanations of important themes, artists, and terminology. Feel free to come for any subset; a detailed schedule is posted on our web site. In Japanese with English subtitles.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/anime/www/Showings/essentials-2008.shtml
Contact: MIT Anime Club, 50-356, anime-inquiry@mit.edu
Sponsor: Anime Club
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Beowulf - a FREE screening!
Jyotsna Venkataramanan
Fri Jan 25, 07-09:00pm, 26-100
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Sony Imageworks in conjunction with MIT's Comparative Media Studies Program and LSC present a screening of the 2007 Robert Zemeckis/Neil Gaiman scripted film: BEOWULF! Attendance is FREE!
In the age of heroes comes the mightiest warrior of them all, Beowulf. After destroying the overpowering demon Grendel, he incurs the undying wrath of the beast's ruthlessly seductive mother, who will use any means possible to ensure revenge. The ensuing epic battle resonates throughout the ages, immortalizing the name of Beowulf.
Web: http://lsc.mit.edu
Contact: Jyotsna Venkataramanan, W20-469, (617) 253-3791, lsc@mit.edu
Sponsor: LSC
Cosponsor: Comparative Media Studies
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Digital Video Post-Production Clinic
Violeta Ivanova
Thu Jan 24, 02-04:00pm, 26-139
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 8 participants.
Single session event
Prereq: Permission of Instructor, familiarity with Mac computers
In this hands-on workshop, students will be introduced to fundamental techniques for editing video and sound, using software such as Final Cut Pro, Soundtrack Pro, Compressor and DVD Studio Pro. This workshop is most appropriate for beginning filmmakers who want to improve their editting skills. Students should attend the New Media Center orientation, or have basic familiarity with Mac Athena prior to this workshop. Preference given to MIT students who are seriously interested in independent video production. To apply, e-mail instructor stating MIT status, previous video/sound editting experience (if any), filmmaking interests and motivation for attending the workshop.
Contact: Violeta Ivanova, N42-250K, x2-1383, violeta@mit.edu
Sponsor: Edgerton Center
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Digital Video Production Clinic
Violeta Ivanova
Wed Jan 23, 02-04:00pm, 4-402
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 8 participants.
Single session event
Prereq: Permission of Instructor
In this hands-on workshop students will be introduced to fundamental techniques for taping good picture and sound using professional DV and HD camcorders, different types of microphones, studio lights, and other digital video and audio equipment. This workshop is most appropriate for beginner filmmakers who would like to improve their video and audio recording skills. Preference will be given to MIT students who are seriously interested in independent video production. To apply, e-mail instructor stating MIT status, previous video production experience (if any), filmmaking interests and motivation for attending workshop.
Contact: Violeta Ivanova, N42-250K, x2-1383, violeta@mit.edu
Sponsor: Edgerton Center
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Environmental Film Festival
Todd Schenk
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Why are we stuck on Oil? What is in the products we buy? Can Gandhi inspire our lives? If these are questions that pique your interest, the Environmental Film Series has something for you.
Web: http://openwetware.org/wiki/Environmental_Film_Series_2008
Contact: Todd Schenk, (617) 230-8480, tschenk@mit.edu
Sponsor: Students for Global Sustainability
The Future of Food
Todd Schenk
Wed Jan 23, 08-11:00pm, 32-144
Gandhi
Todd Schenk
Thu Jan 24, 08-11:00pm, 32-144
Double Header: Who Killed the Electric Car? and A Crude Awakening
Todd Schenk
Fri Jan 25, 08-11:00pm, 32-144
Oil on Ice
Todd Schenk
Sat Jan 26, 08-11:00pm, 32-144
King Corn
Todd Schenk
Wed Jan 30, 08-11:00pm, 32-144
Short Film Night: The Story of Stuff, A World at Waste and Green
Todd Schenk
Thu Jan 31, 08-11:00pm, 32-144
Double Header: Blue Vinyl and Everything's Cool
Todd Schenk
Fri Feb 1, 08-11:00pm, 32-144
A Passion for Sustainability
Todd Schenk
Sat Feb 2, 08-11:00pm, 32-144
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Hotel Rwanda - a FREE screening and discussion
Jyotsna Venkataramanan
Thu Jan 17, 07-10:00pm, 26-100
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Co-sponsored by MIT STAND. Free African refreshments will be provided.
Hotel Rwanda will be followed by a lecture featuring Marie Gakuba, who was 8 years old during the genocide and lost both parents and four siblings. She was adopted in 1995 and moved here in 2004, and is now a junior at the University of New Hampshire majoring in political science and international affairs.
Don Cheadle gives a riveting performance as Paul Rusesabagina, the manager of a European-owned hotel in Rwanda, who created a secret refugee camp for the Tutsi people during the brutal genocide committed against them by the Hutu people in 1994. His efforts helped to save 1200 lives out of close to a million who were killed. Hotel Rwanda shows this man's courage, while also capturing the political events that occurred between April and September 1994.
Web: http://lsc.mit.edu
Contact: Jyotsna Venkataramanan, W20-469, (617) 253-3791, lsc@mit.edu
Sponsor: LSC
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Hotel Rwanda Screening & Discussion
Cecilia Scott, Kayvan Zainabadi
Thu Jan 17, 07-09:30pm, 26-100
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prereq: n/a
Come join MIT STAND for a free screening of "Hotel Rwanda" and a discussion afterwards about the Rwandan genocide and its application to current conflicts such as the one in Darfur, led by panelists from the Boston area. We will have FREE African food and refreshments.
"Hotel Rwanda" plot summary:
Ten years ago some of the worst atrocities in the history of mankind took place in the country of Rwanda--and in an era of high-speed communication and round the clock news, the events went almost unnoticed by the rest of the world. In only three months, one million people were brutally murdered. In the face of these unspeakable actions, inspired by his love for his family, an ordinary man summons extraordinary courage to save the lives of over a thousand helpless refugees by granting them shelter in the hotel he manages.
Contact: Cecilia Scott, mitstand-exec@mit.edu
Sponsor: MIT STAND
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IAP Video Contest: sponsored by MIT TechTV
Kris Brewer
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Last spring MIT TechTV was launched with video content submitted by participants in the first annual Tech Video Showcase. Since then hundreds of additional videos have been uploaded to MIT TechTV. MIT TechTV is pleased to host another video contest with a screening and awards ceremony during the last week of IAP. Please attend this info session to view highlight videos from the last contest, learn about available resources, and share ideas about potential contest submissions for this year...you can perhaps team up with other contest participants. The contest grand prize is a new iPod Touch.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/techtv/IAPVideoContest/
Contact: Kris Brewer, NE48-308, (617) 452-3157, brew@mit.edu
Sponsor: Academic Media Production Services
IAP Video Contest Kick-off
Kris Brewer
MIT TechTV is proud to announce its second video contest open to the MIT Community. Come and find out how, what and when to submit a video. The winner will receive a new iPod Touch from Apple.
Wed Jan 9, 02-03:00pm, 9-057, LiNC Room
IAP Video Contest Awards Ceremony
Kris Brewer
A sampling of contest submissions will be screened, special jury prizes awarded in several categories, and grand prize awarded. See what your videos look like on the big screen, help shape the contests of the future and the development of MIT TechTV
Wed Jan 30, 02-03:00pm, 9-057, LiNC Room
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Is This On? (Learn To Be a College DJ)
Generoso Fierro
Mon Jan 28, 07-08:30pm, 50-030
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 10-Jan-2008
Limited to 30 participants.
Single session event
Checking levels, making a segue, cueing vinyl (vinyl-what's that?)
Get to know your campus radio station (WMBR) as DJ Generoso teaches you various skills of doing a radio show. Then, learn some history of WMBR (the first punk rock radio show in the USA), have a tour of the station and obtain membership information.
Freshly baked cookies and milk will be provided because Andy would've wanted it that way.
Contact: Generoso Fierro, 13-2090, x3-5965, generoso@mit.edu
Sponsor: WMBR Radio
Cosponsor: Comparative Media Studies
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Lights, Camera, Action - Webinar
Host - Kris Brewer
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 20 participants.
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
This 3-webinar series was first presented in September 2007. The speakers will give a live presentation of the webinars they developed initially and answer questions from the audience. This encore presentation has been scheduled by popular demand.
"Lights, Camera, Action" is a 3-webinar series intended to teach you how to easily use video on the web to expand your institutional P.R. capabilities and connect effectively with your target audiences in an engaging and accessible format.
Web: http://www.higheredexperts.com/webinar/en/webinars/?tx_seminars_pi1%5BshowUid%5D=10
Contact: Host - Kris Brewer, NE48-308, (617) 452-3157, brew@mit.edu
Sponsor: Academic Media Production Services
Online Video Production 101: Tools, Tips and Tricks to Shoot and Produce Web Videos
Higher Ed Experts.com
Andy Mrozkowski, Admissions and Marketing Webmaster at Mars Hill College, will tell you what you need to know to get your institution started with online videos. He will share a 10-step plan to get your institution ready to shoot, produce and publish its first videos in 60 days.
Tue Jan 29, 01-02:00pm, 9-151, Kaufman Room
Cover Your Own News for YouTube, MIT TechTV -- and the Web
Higher Ed Experts.com
James Todd, Writer and Producer at Duke University, will tell you why it makes sense to add online videos the more traditional PR toolkit. He will also explain how you can use online videos to cover news that will find an audience on YouTube and MIT TechTV.
Wed Jan 30, 01-02:00pm, 9-151, Kaufman Room
Recruit Students with Your Videos: How videos can help you engage more prospective students
Higher Ed Experts.com
David Burge, Associate Director of Admissions at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and host of RealNebraska, will explain why and how his institution chose to launch its own video show in 2003. He will also share tips and tricks that his 4 years experience of weekly video production have taught him, and how they can help you.
Thu Jan 31, 01-02:00pm, 9-151, Kaufman Room
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Making Your Own Videos for the Web & MIT TechTV
Kris Brewer
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 20 participants.
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: basic computer knowledge
Web video is suddenly everywhere. From YouTube to MIT’s own MIT TechTV, it seems like everyone is creating and posting video on the Internet. Now you can join the club. In this seminar, you’ll learn the basics of digital video editing and how to post your finished piece on sites such as MIT TechTV. No experience necessary. A laptop loaded with some kind of digital editing software (Apple iMovie, Final Cut Pro, Windows MovieMaker, etc.) is desirable but not required.
Contact: Kris Brewer, NE48-308, (617) 452-3157, brew@mit.edu
Sponsor: Academic Media Production Services
Cosponsor: Libraries
The Entire Process
Kris Brewer
In this session, we will be covering all of the basics (shooting & lighting, audio, editing and compression) of how to create a video for the web from beginning to end.
Mon Jan 7, 11am-12:00pm, 9-152, Ford Room
A Focus on Shooting & Lighting
Kris Brewer
In this session, we will be covering all of the basics (shooting & lighting, audio, editing and compression) but will spend a little more time on the actual shooting of video as our highlight.
Thu Jan 10, 11am-12:00pm, 9-151, Kaufman Room
A Focus on Audio
Kris Brewer
In this session, we will be covering all of the basics (shooting & lighting, audio, editing and compression) but will spend a little more time on how to properly record audio on your set as our highlight.
Wed Jan 16, 12-01:00pm, 9-152, Ford Room
A Focus on Digital Video Editing
Kris Brewer
In this session, we will be covering all of the basics (shooting & lighting, audio, editing and compression) but will spend a little more time on the digital video editing process as our highlight.
Tue Jan 22, 01-02:00pm, 9-152, Ford Room
A Focus on Compression and Posting to the Web
Kris Brewer
In this session, we will be covering all of the basics (shooting & lighting, audio, editing and compression) but will spend a little more time on how to compress and post your video on the web as our highlight.
Mon Jan 28, 11am-12:00pm, 9-152, Ford Room
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Mel Brooks Marathon!
Jordyn Rozensky
Sun Jan 20, 06-11:45pm, 6-120
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
We're spending the night with one of the biggest names in Jewish humor. Vote for your favorite Mel Brooks movie online, and then enjoy the marathon (and the snacks!) Check the MIT Hillel website with information about voting online.
Contact: Jordyn Rozensky, (617) 253-2982, jordynr@MIT.EDU
Sponsor: Hillel
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Memory & Counter-Memories, Revolutions & Counter-Revolutions
Mériam Belli
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Weekly film series presents - either satirically, tragically, or by way of documentary - recollections of revolutions/counter-revolutions, which offer counter-narratives to official, established, or mainstream historical narratives: 12:08, a comic rendering of the 1989 Romanian non-revolution; The Hidden Half a sympathetic portrayal of non-Islamist revolutionary groups during the "Spring of Tehran"; The World Stopped Watching questions the becoming of the revolution in Nicaragua; and The Red and the White offers an alternative account of the Russian Revolution.
Contact: Mériam Belli, E51-178, x3-9621, meriam@mit.edu
Sponsor: History
Tahmineh Milani, The Hidden Half (Iran, 2001)
Mériam Belli
Fereshteh recalls revolutionary days in the wake of the Islamic Revolution of 1979, as her husband, a judge, has to adjucate a female political prisoner. Feminist filmmaker T. Milani was arrested "on charges of 'supporting those waging war against God'[revealing]how central questions of [...] contested national memory have become in the struggles being waged for democratic change & freedoms in Iran." (Scullion, 2006)
Wed Jan 9, 05:30-08:30pm, Room 3-133
Corneliu Porumboliu, 12:08 East of Bucharest (Romania, 2006)
Dan Andrei Iancu
This comedy won the prize for best first feature at Cannes in 2006. A Romanian television series host organizes a show about the 1989 "revolution" which, 16 years earlier, overthrew Nicolae Ceausescu's Communist government. The show turns satirical comedy when the show's guests prove to be suspicious characters, and that call-in viewers express their dissenting opinions about the events.
Wed Jan 16, 05:30-08:30pm, Room 3-270
Peter Raymont, The World Stopped Watching (USA, 2003)
Jeffrey Ravel
"14 years later, filmmakers Raymont and Crooks return to Nicaragua with two American journalists (in the original film) and a Canadian journalist, La Presse - to discover what became of the first revolution conducted in the glare of the world media. They question the role/responsibility of journalists & their employers who first put Nicaraguans under the microscope."
http://www.frif.com/new2003/wsw.html
Wed Jan 23, 05:30-08:30pm, Room 3-133
Miklós Janscó, The Red and the White (Hungary, 1968)
Elizabeth Wood
"Set in central Russia during the civil war of 1918, its narrative describes the bloody battles between the red revolutionary troops and the counter-revolutionary whites in the hills along the Volga. ... There is little in the way of a screenplay, but the commentary on war and the abuse of power is eloquent enough to make words seem unnecessary."
http://film.guardian.co.uk/filmedinburgh2003/story/0,,1018635,00.html
Wed Jan 30, 05:30-08:30pm, Room 32-155
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Rotch Library Film Series
Ann Whiteside, Jolene deVerges, Jennifer Friedman, Heather McCann
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 20 participants.
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Did you know that Rotch Library of Architecture and Planning maintains an impressive DVD collection, with new titles added regularly? Join the library staff as we explore the scope of the collection. Each week of IAP, we will highlight a different theme in the collection, including video art, architecture and urban development & planning. Brief, informal discussion will follow each each day's films.
Contact: Heather McCann, 7-238, (617) 253-7098, hmccann@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries
Video Art Week - Heart and Ashes Day
Jennifer Friedman
Films to be shown: Bill Viola: The Eye of the Heart; William Kentridge: Art from Ashes
Mon Jan 7, 11:30am-02:00pm, 7-314A
Video Art Week - The Inexpressible Day
Jennifer Friedman
Films to be shown: Expressing the Inexpressible: Shirin Neshat; The Body as Matrix: Matthew Barney's Cremaster Cycle
Wed Jan 9, 11:30am-02:00pm, 7-314A
Video Art Week - Cityscapes and Senses Day
Jennifer Friedman
Films to be shown: HC Gilje: Cityscapes; Gary Hill: Transcending the Senses
Fri Jan 11, 11:30am-02:00pm, 7-314A
Urban Planning and Community Development Week - Water Day
Heather McCann
Films to be shown: Drowned Out / Fanny Armstrong (Follows the Jalsindhi villagers through the protests as a result of the plan to fill the Narmada Dam.); Lost City of New Orleans / a BBC/Discovery Channel co-production (Weighs the pros and cons of rebuilding New Orleans in its current location.)
Mon Jan 14, 11:30am-02:00pm, 7-314A
Urban Planning Week and Community Development- Urban Sprawl Day
Heather McCann
Films to be shown: Cities / directed and produced by David Springbett, Heather MacAndrew (A look at how the increasing population affects our daily life and the environment. Uses multiple cities around the world to illustrate the ideas.); Subdivide and conquer : a modern western / Red Oak Films (Addresses the causes and effects of sprawl, with a western US focus)
Wed Jan 16, 11:30am-02:00pm, 7-314A
Urban Planning and Community Development Week - Neighborhood Day
Heather McCann
Films to be shown:
Designing a great neighborhood : behind the scenes at Holiday / Sustainable Futures Society (Follows the design /implementation of a US community designed by its future residents); Farmingville / Carlos Sandoval and Catherine Tambini (This film offers an even-handed look at the social/community implications for a suburban New York town that experiences a large influx of immigrants.)
Fri Jan 18, 11:30am-02:00pm, 7-314A
Potluck Week
Jolene deVerges and Ann Whiteside
Films to be shown: Design E2: The Economies of Being Environmentally Conscious and Desert Cities
Wed Jan 23, 11:30am-02:00pm, 7-314A
Potluck Week
Jolene deVerges and Ann Whiteside
Films to be shown: Style Wars
Fri Jan 25, 11:30am-02:00pm, 7-314A
Architecture Week
Ann Whiteside and Jolene deVerges
Films to be shown: Renzo Piano: Piece by Piece and Touch the Earth Lightly: the Architeture of Glenn Murcutt
Mon Jan 28, 11:30am-02:00pm, 7-314A
Architecture Week
Ann Whiteside and Jolene deVerges
Films to be shown: Great Expectations and Brasilia: Monumental Triumph and its cost
Wed Jan 30, 11:30am-02:00pm, 7-314A
Architecture Week
Ann Whiteside and Jolene deVerges
Films to be shown: The Once and Future Pariser Platz: a Berlin Square Comes Back and The Weissenhof Siedlung, 1927
Fri Feb 1, 11:30am-02:00pm, 7-314A
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SONY IMAGEWORKS PRESENTS: BEOWULF
Generoso Fierro
Fri Jan 25, 07-09:00pm, 26-100
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Sony Imageworks in conjunction with MIT's Comparative Media Studies Program and LSC present a screening of the 2007 Robert Zemeckis/Neil Gaiman scripted film: BEOWULF!
Attendance is free and open to the MIT Community!
Contact: Generoso Fierro, NE25-385, x3-5038, generoso@mit.edu
Sponsor: Comparative Media Studies
Cosponsor: LSC
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Storytelling and Games in the Digital Age
Henry Jenkins, Sande Scoredos and Thomas Hershey, Sony Pictu
Mon Jan 21 thru Fri Jan 25, 10am-05:00pm, 14E-310
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 10-Jan-2008
Limited to 40 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Student teams develop story concepts for various media, including motion picture visual effects and computer games. Sponsored by MIT Comparative Media Studies (CMS) and Sony Pictures Imageworks (SPI), this non-technical activity focuses on the theoretical, historical, cultural, social, and aesthetic elements of interactive narrative and game structures. Morning lectures explore linear and non-linear storytelling across media, audio-visual elements, game theory, and techniques to increase the depth of interactive console games and enhance storytelling. Afternoons run as workshops where participants collaborate in teams to design interactive story scenarios to be presented during a final session on Friday afternoon.
Contact: Generoso Fierro, NE25-385, x3-5038, generoso@mit.edu
Sponsor: Comparative Media Studies
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The Films of Nuri Bilge Ceylan (A Complete Retrospective)
Generoso Fierro
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Born in Istanbul, Nuri Bilge Ceylan has emerged as one of the world's most exciting filmmakers. His most recent film Iklimler(Climates)won both the FIPRESCI Prize and was nominated for the Golden Palm at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. Over four nights we will show a complete retrospective of his work beginning on January 29th with his short film Koza (Cocoon) and his first full-length feature, Kasaba (The Town) and screening one film each of the next three nights. A style reminiscent of Antonioni, provocative, sad and beautiful.
Contact: Generoso Fierro, NE25-385, x3-5038, generoso@mit.edu
Sponsor: Comparative Media Studies
Generoso Fierro
Tuesday, Jan 29th 6:30PM Short film Koza(Cocoon/1995) and feature Kasaba (The Town/1997)
Tue Jan 29, 06:30-09:30pm, 3-270
Generoso Fierro
Wednesday Jan 30th 6:30PM Mayis sikintisi (Clouds of May/1999)
Wed Jan 30, 06:30-09:30pm, 3-270
Generoso Fierro
Thursday Jan 31st 6:30PM Uzak (Distant/2002)
Thu Jan 31, 06:30-09:30pm, 3-270
Generoso Fierro
Friday Feb 1st 6:30PM Iklimler (Climates/2006)
Fri Feb 1, 06:30-09:30pm, 3-270
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Your MIT
Kris Brewer
Fri Feb 1, 02-03:00pm, 9-057, LiNC Room
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prereq: none
MIT is home, school, and work place to a rich and diverse community of students, faculty and staff. Each member of this community sees MIT through their own unique lens. “YourMIT” is a compilation of photos and video clips, contributed by the community, that reflect the diversity of experience and the tapestry that is MIT. Please join us by sending in your photos and videos and then for the premier viewing of “YourMIT”. We will also discuss how this program can evolve throughout the year to reflect the changing seasons of the academic year.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/techtv/yourmit/
Contact: Kris Brewer, NE48-308, (617) 452-3157, brew@mit.edu
Sponsor: Academic Media Production Services
Cosponsor: Libraries
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