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October 19-25, 2009
Wellesley College
All events in Collins Cinema unless otherwise noted.
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Monday, October 19
| 4:30 |
Opening Reception
The Newhouse Center for the Humanities
Green Hall (second floor, facing the Academic Quad) |
| 6:00 |
Secrecy (2008, 81 min), directed by Peter Galison and Robb Moss
Collins Cinema
Followed by Q&A with Peter Galison and Robb Moss
Co-sponsored with the Newhouse Center for the Humanities
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| 8:30 |
Quarry (1970, 12 min), directed by Richard Rogers
The Windmill Movie (2008, 82 min), directed by Alexander Olch
Followed by Q&A with director Alexander Olch and producer Susan Meiselas |
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Secrecy (Peter Galison and Robb Moss, 2008)
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Tuesday, October 20
| 6:00 |
“Auto/biographical Documentary”
Panel Discussion
Pendleton West 212
Featuring Natalia Almada (filmmaker), Ross McElwee (filmmaker and Professor of the Practice of Filmmaking, Harvard University), Susan Meiselas (photojournalist), Robb Moss (filmmaker and Rudolf Arnheim Lecturer on Filmmaking, Harvard University), Alexander Olch (filmmaker), and Jessica Yu (filmmaker). Moderated by Colin Channer (Newhouse Visiting Professor of Creative Writing, Wellesley College).
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| 8:30 |
The Kinda Sutra (2008, 8 min), directed by Jessica Yu
Protagonist (2007, 90 min), directed by Jessica Yu
Followed by Q&A with director Jessica Yu |
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The Kinda Sutra (Jessica Yu, 2008)
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Wednesday, October 21
| 12:30-2:00 |
Keynote Address by Albert Maysles
Introduction: H. Kim Bottomly, President, Wellesley College
Collins Cinema
Lunch provided in in the Davis Museum Lobby starting at 12:00 |
| 5:00 |
Reception
The Newhouse Center for the Humanities, Green Hall
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| 6:00 |
Grey Gardens (1976, 100 min), followed by Q&A with Albert Maysles |
| 8:30 |
Grey Gardens (2009, 104 min), directed by Michael Sucsy for HBO
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Albert Maysles
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Thursday, October 22
| 5:00 |
Reception
Collins Café
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| 6:00 |
All Water Has a Perfect Memory (2001, 19 min), directed by Natalia Almada
El General (2009, 83 min), directed by Natalia Almada
Followed by Q&A with director Natalia Almada |
| 8:30 |
La Corona (2008, 40 min), directed by Amanda Micheli and Isabel Vega
Followed by Q&A with director Amanda Micheli |
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La Corona (Amanda Micheli, 2008)
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Friday, October 23
| 5:00 |
Reception
Collins Café |
| 6:00 |
“Wellesley Actualités, 1920s-1950s,” a festive shorts program presented courtesy of the UCLA Film and Television Archive and curated by May Haduong ’00, moving image archivist. |
| 6:15 |
Award Ceremony for Debra Chasnoff ’78 |
| 6:30 |
Choosing Children (1984, 46 min), directed by Debra Chasnoff |
| 7:15 |
Straightlaced (2009, 66 min), directed by Debra Chasnoff
Followed by Q&A with Debra Chasnoff |
| 9:00 |
Girls’ Shorts Program:
films by, for and about young women |
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Choosing Children (Debra Chasnoff, 1984)
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Saturday, October 24
| 11:00 |
“Wellesley Alumnae in Documentary”
Panel Discussion
Featuring Debra Chasnoff ’78, Elaine Chin ’95, May Haduong ’00, Myna Joseph ’98, Jennifer Redfearn DS’03, Sonya Rhee ’98, and Jamila Wignot ’00. Moderated by Wini Wood (Senior Lecturer in Writing and Cinema and Media Studies).
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| 12:00 |
Box Lunch
Collins Café |
| 1:30 |
Seeds of Summer (2007, 63 min), directed by Hen Lasker |
| 3:30 |
“New Documentary Aesthetics”
Panel Discussion
Featuring Robin Blaetz (Associate Professor and Chair of Film Studies, Mt. Holyoke College), Su Friedrich (filmmaker and Professor of Visual Arts, Princeton University), Scott MacDonald (Visiting Professor in Comparative Literature, Hamilton College), Amanda Micheli (filmmaker), and Laurel Nakadate (filmmaker). Moderated by Margaret Carroll (Professor of Art, Wellesley College). |
| 5:30 |
Award Ceremony for Su Friedrich
First Comes Love (1991, 22 min), directed by Su Friedrich
From the Ground Up (2008, 54 min), directed by Su Friedrich
Followed by Q&A with Su Friedrich |
| 8:00 |
Man (2008, 14 min), directed by Myna Joseph, Wellesley College ’98 |
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Stay the Same Never Change (2009, 94 min), directed by Laurel Nakadate
Followed by Q&A with Myna Joseph and Laurel Nakadate
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Man (Myna Joseph, Wellesley College ’98, 2008)
From the Ground Up (Su Friedrich, 2008)
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Sunday, October 25
| 12:30 |
Box Lunch
Collins Café |
| 1:00 |
Trailer: Sun Come Up (2009, 7 min, directed by Jennifer Redfearn DS ‘03)
South of Ten (2006, 10 min), directed by Liza Johnson
Special preview of In the Air (2009, 22 min), directed by Liza Johnson
Followed by Q&A with Liza Johnson and Jennifer Redfearn ‘03 |
| 2:30 |
Herskovits at the Heart of Blackness (2009, 57 min), directed by Llewellyn M. Smith
Followed by Q&A with Llewellyn M. Smith |
| 4:00 |
“Documentary as Political Action”
Panel Discussion
Featuring Thomas Doherty (Professor of American Studies, Brandeis University), Christine Herbes-Sommers (filmmaker), Liza Johnson (filmmaker and Associate Professor of Art, Williams College), Philip Rosen (Professor of Modern Culture and Media, Brown University), and Llewellyn M. Smith (filmmaker). Moderated by Tom Burke (Jane Bishop ‘51 Associate Professor of Political Science, Wellesley College). |
| 5:30 |
Closing Reception
Collins Café |
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Herskovits at the Heart of Blackness (Llewellyn M. Smith, 2009)
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