Humanities Arts Cultural Stu 0255 - Video II: The Essay Film

According to Timothy Corrigan, the essayistic film "describes the many-layered activities of a personal point of view as a public experience". In this theory/practice class, we will explore the exciting and ever-impossible-to-define genre of the essay film. Alongside weekly readings and film screenings students will independently produce essay-style films. Some of the filmmakers works we may view include: Chris Marker, Agns Varda, Lynne Sachs, Errol Morris, Chantal Akerman, Michelle Citron, Trinh T. Minh-Ha, Harun Farocki.

Writing and Research Independent Work Lab Fee of $50 required. Prerequisite: Video I. In this course, students are expected to spend 8 hours a week of preparation and work. This may include screenings and labs.