The Tufts University Film and Media Studies Program presents a screening of the 1958 film "The Horse's Mouth," followed by a discussion with Professor Laurence Senelick. In Ronald Neame’s film of Joyce Cary’s classic novel, Alec Guinness transforms himself into one of cinema’s most indelible comic figures: the lovably scruffy painter Gulley Jimson. As the ill-behaved Jimson searches for a perfect canvas, he determines to let nothing come between himself and the realization of his exalted vision. The film is…

Presented as part of the Tufts University Art Galleries exhibition "The Sun Rises in the West and Sets in the East" and in collaboration with Tufts Film and Media Studies Program, this film screening features the work of two exhibiting artists, Ali Cherri and Anton Ginzburg, followed by a conversation with the artists and guest curator Sara Raza. Cherri will present his 2015 film,"The Digger," which focuses on the keeper of a ruined Neolithic necropolis in the Sharjah desert in…

Filmmaker Daniel Weintraub will be on campus at Tufts University for a screening of his film "Deep Listening: The Story of Pauline Oliveros.” Weintraub's new feature-length film traces the life and work of visionary composer, musician, teacher, technological innovator and humanitarian Pauline Oliveros (1932–2016). A question-and-answer session with Weintraub will follow the film.  

The annual Women Take the Reel Film Festival presents a screening of the 2023 comedy "Quiz Lady," followed by a conversation with director and Academy Award winner Jessica Yu. Moderated by Tufts Professor of the Practice Jennifer Burton, the discussion will explore topics including Asian American representation on television/film and current challenges for women and POC in media. This annual film festival is a collaborative effort among Women's and Gender Studies departments involved in the Consortium for Graduate Studies in…