Film and Media Studies

The Five College Film Council works to coordinate the study of film and video at all five campuses.

The members of the Council include faculty members drawn from a number of disciplines ranging from foreign languages to literature, history and media studies. They meet regularly to exchange information about courses as well as faculty appointments, and plan a coordinated approach to meeting common needs for instruction.

The Council sponsors an undergraduate film and media studies conference and an annual student film and video festival, both held during the spring semester.

The Five College FC Film Studies Announcements email list is open to faculty, staff and students interested in Film Studies to share announcements and information. Visit the Five Colleges Film Studies Announcements page to subscribe or unsubscribe.

The email list for Five College Film Studies Council business is for faculty members only. Visit the FC-Film-Council page to request to subscribe or unsubscribe.  Please contact the Five College Academic Programs office for more information about joining these email lists.

On This Page

Faculty

Adam Levine, (Chair) Art and the History of Art, Film and Media Studies

Joshua Guilford, English, Film and Media Studies

Pooja Rangan, Film and Media Studies

Dana Whitney, Education Studies, Film and Media Studies

Kara Lynch, Associate Professor Emerita of Video Production 

Susana Loza, Associate Professor of Critical Race, Gender, and Media Studies

Abraham Ravett, Professor of Film and Photography

Lise Sanders, Professor of English Literature & Cultural Studies 

Eva Rueschmann, Cultural Studies

Robin Blaetz, Professor of Film Studies and Chair of Film Media Theater

Justin Crumbaugh, Associate Professor of Spanish, Latina/o, and Latin American Studies

Ajay J. Sinha, Professor of Art History

Paul Staiti, Professor of Fine Arts on the Alumnae Foundation

Thomas E. Wartenberg, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy

Elizabeth Young, Professor of English and Gender Studies

Hannah Goodwin, Professor of Film, Media, Theater

Elliot Montague, Professor of Film, Media, Theater

Samba Gadjigo, Professor of French

Alexandra Keller, Professor of Film Studies, Director of Film Studies Program

Anna Botta, Professor of Italian Studies and of World Literatures

Dawn Fulton, Professor of French Studies

Barbara Kellum, Professor of Art

Daniel Kramer, Professor of Theatre

Jennifer Malkowski, Associate Professor of Film and Media Studies

Richard Millington, Helen and Laura Shedd Professor of English Language and Literature

Fraser Stables, Professor of Art

Frazer Ward, Professor of Art

Joel Westerdale, Associate Professor of German Studies

Barbara Zecchi, Languages, Literatures and Cultures, Head of Interdepartmental Program in Film

Shawn Shimpach, Communication, Interdepartmental Program in Film Studies

Barry Spence, Senior Lecturer, Film Studies, Chief Undergraduate Advisor, Undergraduate Program Director

Daniel Pope, Senior Lecturer, Film Studies, Undergraduate Advisor

Anne Ciecko, Associate Professor, Communication, Graduate Certificate Director

Felicity Aulino, Associate Professor, Anthropology

Mariana Ivanova, Associate Professor of German Film and Media & Academic Director of the DEFA Film Library

Kevin Anderson, Senior Lecturer, Communication

Christopher Couch, Senior Lecturer, Comparative Literature

Bruce Geisler, Senior Lecture, Communication

Olga Gershenson, Professor

Susan Jahoda, Professor, Art

Greeley A. Kyle, Lecturer, Journalism

Robbie Leppzer, Lecturer, Communication

Andrea Malaguti, Associate Professor, Italian Studies

Patrícia Martinho Ferreira, Assistant Professor of Portuguese

Patrick Mensah, Associate Professor, French and Francophone Studies

Jonathan Skolnik, Associate Professor, German Studies

Jeremi Szaniawski, Associate Professor, Comparative Literature

Jacqueline Urla, Dean, UMass Amherst Graduate Field

Hallie Bahn, Assistant Professor, Art

Courses

Note that if you don't see classes from all campuses currently listed, they will appear as the campuses release their course schedules for the semester. The five campuses release their schedules on different dates. Visit this page for specific dates.

Fall 2025 Film and Media Studies Courses

Subject Course # Sect # Course Title Instructor(s) Institution Meeting Times
FAMS 110 01 Film and Writing Joshua Guilford Amherst College M | 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM;TU/TH | 2:35 PM - 3:50 PM
FAMS 222 01 Intro to Video Prod. Stephen Wardell Amherst College M/W | 1:05 PM - 4:05 PM
FAMS 251 01 Documenting Reality Pooja Rangan Amherst College TU/TH | 10:05 AM - 11:20 AM
FAMS 314 01 Rhythm Beyond Music Brian House Amherst College M/W | 1:05 PM - 2:20 PM
FAMS 320 01 Japan on Screen Timothy Van Compernolle Amherst College TU/TH | 2:35 PM - 3:50 PM
FAMS 328 01 The Cinema of Almodóvar Sara Brenneis Amherst College TU/TH | 2:35 PM - 3:50 PM
FAMS 335 01 Experiments-16 mm Film Stephen Wardell Amherst College M/W | 9:00 AM - 11:20 AM
FAMS 369 01 Cinematic Worlds Joshua Guilford Amherst College TU/TH | 10:05 AM - 11:20 AM
FAMS 379 01 The Question of Accent Pooja Rangan Amherst College TU | 1:05 PM - 4:05 PM
FAMS 387 01 How Does Hollywood Work? Amelie Hastie Amherst College M/W | 2:35 PM - 3:50 PM;SU | 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
FAMS 441 01 Documentary Production Adam Levine Amherst College F | 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM
CSI 0198 1 Gaming the System Professor Loza Hampshire College 10:30AM-11:50AM TU;10:30AM-11:50AM TH
CSI 0215 1 Trans Film Reuven Goldberg Hampshire College 01:00PM-02:20PM M;01:00PM-02:20PM W
CSI 0242 1 Alien/Freak/Monster Professor Loza Hampshire College 01:00PM-02:20PM TU;01:00PM-02:20PM TH
HACU 0104 1 Experimental 2D Animation Sarah E Jenkins Hampshire College 09:00AM-11:50AM TH
HACU 0212 1 Experimental Narrative Michelle Trujillo Hampshire College 01:00PM-04:00PM TU;04:00PM-06:00PM W
HACU 0229 1 Hate, Hope & Humor Viveca Greene Hampshire College 01:00PM-02:20PM TU;01:00PM-02:20PM TH
HACU 0271 1 Animation Integration Sarah E Jenkins Hampshire College 01:00PM-05:00PM W;01:00PM-05:00PM W
HACU 0296 1 Critical Media Studies:project Viveca Greene Hampshire College 01:00PM-03:50PM W
IA 0150 1 16MM Filmmaking Workshop Abraham Ravett Hampshire College 01:00PM-03:50PM M;07:00PM-09:00PM TU
FMT 102 01 Introduction to Film Studies Amy Rodgers Mount Holyoke College MW 11:30AM-12:45PM;M 07:15PM-10:05PM
FMT 104 01 Introduction to Media Studies Li Cornfeld Mount Holyoke College WF 10:00AM-11:15AM
FMT 230AG 01 American Gothic Elizabeth Young Mount Holyoke College TTH 01:45PM-03:00PM;W 07:15PM-10:05PM
FMT 230WF 01 Global Film/Media After 1960 Instructor To Be Announced,Noah Tuleja Mount Holyoke College TH 01:30PM-04:20PM
FMT 240EV 01 Experimental Video Flonia Telegrafi Mount Holyoke College F 01:30PM-04:20PM
FMT 240VP 01 Fund. of Video Production Instructor To Be Announced Mount Holyoke College W 01:30PM-04:20PM
FMT 330AD 01 Adaptation: A Study in Form Amy Rodgers Mount Holyoke College W 01:30PM-04:20PM
FMT 330PE 01 Media and Performance Li Cornfeld Mount Holyoke College W 01:30PM-04:20PM
FMT 340SW 01 Screenwriting Flonia Telegrafi Mount Holyoke College W 01:30PM-04:20PM
FMS 150 01 Intro to Film & Media Studies Jennifer C. Malkowski,Sebnem Baran Smith College M 3:05 PM - 4:20 PM; TU 2:45 PM - 4:00 PM
FMS 150 02 Intro to Film & Media Studies Jennifer C. Malkowski,Sebnem Baran Smith College M 3:05 PM - 4:20 PM; W 2:45 PM - 4:00 PM
FMS 150 03 Intro to Film & Media Studies Jennifer C. Malkowski Smith College M 3:05 PM - 4:20 PM; W 2:45 PM - 4:00 PM
FMS 150 F01 Intro to Film & Media Studies Jennifer C. Malkowski,Sebnem Baran Smith College M 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
FMS 220 01 Colq:Oral History Moving Image Kiki Loveday Smith College TU TH 1:20 PM - 2:35 PM
FMS 220 F01 Colq:Oral History Moving Image Kiki Loveday Smith College TU 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
FMS 265 01 Film in the Digital Age Jennifer C. Malkowski Smith College M W 9:25 AM - 10:40 AM
FMS 265 F01 Film in the Digital Age Jennifer C. Malkowski Smith College M 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
FMS 280 01 Intro to Video Production Hazel Katz Smith College F 1:20 PM - 4:00 PM
FMS 284 01 Post-Production&Video Editing Clio Yang Smith College F 9:25 AM - 12:05 PM
FMS 311 01 Sem:MediaFandom&FanStudies Sebnem Baran Smith College TH 1:20 PM - 4:00 PM
FMS 311 F01 Sem:MediaFandom&FanStudies Sebnem Baran Smith College W 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
COMM 446 01 Film Documentary Bruce Geisler UMass Amherst TU 2:30PM 4:30PM
COMM 446 01AA Film Documentary UMass Amherst TU 4:45PM 5:35PM
COMM 447 01 Adv Documentary Production Robbie Leppzer UMass Amherst TH 11:30AM 2:30PM
FILM-ST 190F 01 Film Studies: Foundations Barry Spence UMass Amherst W 9:30AM 12:05PM
FILM-ST 190F 01AA Film Studies: Foundations UMass Amherst F 10:10AM 11:00AM
FILM-ST 319 01 Representing the Holocaust Jonathan Skolnik UMass Amherst TU 2:30PM 3:45PM
FILM-ST 319 01AA Representing the Holocaust UMass Amherst TH 1:00PM 2:15PM
FILM-ST 319 01AB Representing the Holocaust UMass Amherst TH 10:00AM 11:15AM
FILM-ST 319 01AC Representing the Holocaust UMass Amherst TH 2:30PM 3:45PM
FILM-ST 319 01AD Representing the Holocaust UMass Amherst TH 11:30AM 12:45PM
FILM-ST 319 01AE Representing the Holocaust UMass Amherst TH 11:30AM 12:45PM
FILM-ST 350 01 Italian Film Andrea Malaguti UMass Amherst TU TH 2:30PM 3:45PM
FILM-ST 375 01 Film Writing & Crit/New Media Daniel Pope UMass Amherst TU TH 10:10AM 11:25AM
FILM-ST 384 01 Iberian Cinemas Barbara Zecchi,Eva Alvarez Vazquez UMass Amherst TU 4:00PM 6:30PM
FILM-ST 411 01 16mm Filmmaking and Technology David Bendiksen UMass Amherst W 1:00PM 3:45PM
FILM-ST 446 01 Film Documentary Bruce Geisler UMass Amherst TU 2:30PM 4:30PM
FILM-ST 446 01AA Film Documentary UMass Amherst TU 4:45PM 5:35PM
FILM-ST 490M 01 Cinema and Mind Barry Spence UMass Amherst W 4:00PM 7:30PM
FILM-ST 493L 01 S-Experimental Film and Video Kevin Anderson UMass Amherst TH 2:30PM 5:30PM

The Five College Student Film Festival

Five College Film Fest Promo

CALLING ALL STUDENT FILMMAKERS: The Five College Film Festival seeks short films from students across the Five Colleges. Submit your film in the fiction, documentary, or experimental category to share your work with the consortium’s film community and win awards and cash prizes!

The deadline for submissions is Monday, March 3rd, 2025! 

The annual festival will be held in-person on Saturday, March 29th, 1:00PM - 7:00PM at Pruyne Auditorium, Amherst College. The festival is organized by students, for students. We can’t wait to see your film!

Contact us at 5collegefilmfestival@gmail.com or swardell@amherst.edu if you have any questions, and follow us on Instagram @fivecollegefilmfestival for further updates!

Mission Statement

The Five College Film Festival’s mission is to share the stories of students from across the Five Colleges through the medium of film. We hope that all students, regardless of background or experience with filmmaking, share their stories. 

SUBMISSION INFORMATION

The deadline has been extended to Monday, March 3, 2025!
Submission form

FESTIVAL DATE
Saturday, March 29, 2025

CONTACT
5collegefilmfestival@gmail.com
swardell@amherst.edu 

SOCIAL MEDIA
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Resources

Amherst College
Film and Media Studies

Hampshire College
Film, Video, and Photography

Mount Holyoke College
Film, Media, Theater

Smith College
Film and Media Studies

UMass Amherst
Interdepartmental Program in Film Studies

Contact Us

Five College Film Council Members

Amherst College
Adam Levine (Chair), Art and the History of Art, Film and Media Studies
Joshua Guilford, English, Film and Media Studies

Hampshire College
Eva Rueschmann, Cultural Studies

Mount Holyoke College
Hannah Goodwin, Film, Media, Theater

Smith College
Jennifer Malkowski, Film and Media Studies

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Barbara Zecchi, Languages, Literatures and Cultures, Head of the Interdepartmental Program in Film Studies
Shawn Shimpach, Communication, Interdepartmental Program in Film Studies

Five College Staff Liaison
Ray Rennard, Director of Academic Programs

Connect

View the Five College Student Film Festival Vimeo Channel!
Join the Five College Film Program Google Group!