Cinema In Transition: Exploring Change Through Classic Film (OOL)

Cinema In Transition: Exploring Change Through Classic Film (OOL)

Osher Online | Registration opens Tuesday, February 4, 2025 10:00 AM

U of A Fayetteville, AR 72701 United States
Online Through Zoom
Open to Current OLLI Members ONLY!
Tuesday, April 8, 2025-Tuesday, May 13, 2025
12:00 PM-1:30 PM on Tue
$65.00

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Cinema In Transition: Exploring Change Through Classic Film (OOL)

Osher Online | Registration opens Tuesday, February 4, 2025 10:00 AM

Spring is a time of new life, as we watch the world around us change from dormant to full of life. This course is an introduction to film movements and styles. We will watch several classic films all of which have a theme of change. We will begin by discussing film genres, film history, and how films are made. We will also explore what to look for as you watch the films selected for the course. Films are watched on your own outside of the classroom (at least one film will be assigned per week beginning week 2) and are available on Plex with a free account, through Turner Classic Movies, or with a Max subscription. Some titles may also be available through your local public library. During each class session, we will unpack the film in terms of its style, story, filmmaking technique, and how it fits with the theme of change. During this course, we will discover great films that help us see and think about change in our world.

  • Class schedule: Live lectures will take place on Tuesdays, 4/8/25-5/13/25 (6) via ZOOM 

     

    As this class is delivered by the National Resource Center for OLLIs (NRC) at Northwestern University, you will receive a welcome email from osheronline@northwestern.edu.  The email will include your credentials (username & password) as well as a hyperlink to the Osher Online Website through which you will access your course website. Please save the link once you receive it. Multi-session courses will use this same link each week.

Fackenthal, Ph. D., Jeremy
Jeremy Fackenthal, Ph. D.

Jeremy Fackenthal is an independent filmmaker and nonprofit director. In addition, Jeremy served as Director of the Common Good International Film Festival from 2019 through 2023. After completing a PhD in Philosophy of Religion and Theology from Claremont Graduate University, he began using his philosophical background beyond the academy to raise questions and craft narratives. Jeremy shot and edited a short documentary on spoken word poetry as a means of personal formation for adolescents, and he is currently working on a feature-length documentary. From making films to curating a film festival, Jeremy enjoys films as an art form, a means of expression, and of course as entertainment.