Film

Vassar was one of the first liberal arts colleges to create a broad and substantive film major.

The Film Department is international in its screen studies scope, stressing a diverse canon ranging from silent films to television to online streaming content. The film major grounds our students in film history and theory and offers seminar courses in fiction and non-fiction production, as well as screenwriting for shorts or feature films. We specialize in integration: integrating film studies and filmmaking; teaching film and television; and offering interdisciplinary approaches to cinema’s wide-ranging cultural influence.

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Screening of Sweetheart Deal at the Denizen Theater

Vassar alum Brittany Kaplan ‘09 will be at New Paltz’s Denizen Theater on Friday, December 6th and Saturday, December 7th participating in a Q&A after the screenings for the new feature production she has edited: Sweetheart Deal.

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Professor Andrade Introduces Film at MoMA

Vassar Film Faculty Fabio Andrade will be introducing Mudar de Vida (Change of Life, 1966) on Saturday, October 19, at 7 p.m. as part of MoMA’s The Ongoing Revolution of Portuguese Cinema, which will run from October 17 to November 19. Directed by Paulo Rocha, and features the Brazilian actor Geraldo Del Rey, who appeared in several important Brazilian films, such as Glauber Rocha's Deus e o Diabo na Terra do Sol (Black God, White Devil, 1964) and Anselmo Duarte's O Pagador de Promessa (The Given Word, 1962).

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Director Allison Rieff ’18 Releases Bloom

Bloom follows three couples and their transformative journeys with their doulas toward safe, confident childbirth. The documentary explores the vital role doulas play in bridging medical gaps, offering educated advocacy that safeguards against trauma and can be life-saving, especially for BIPOC birthing parents.