Catalan 590STA - Catalan Film Festival

This course serves as an introduction to Catalan cinema. It showcases the best of new fiction, documentary, and experimental films, with the aim of fostering an appreciation and deeper understanding of Catalan culture through the medium of film. The Catalan Film Festival also aims to cultivate a deeper understanding of the past, present, and future achievements of Catalan filmmaking within the university setting. Films are screened specifically for students, and they are accompanied by critical introductions from scholars and filmmakers. The course will be conducted in English, while the films will be shown in their original language with subtitles. Upon the completion of all movie screenings, students will be required to write a 3-page paper in English, Spanish, or Catalan. Students can take this course multiple times as the content varies.