Estrella Mountain Community College's Division of Arts, Composition and Language is hosting a free film series focusing on historic films that have photography or photographers as the central theme. There will be a discussion held following the screening of each film. The film series is free and open to the public and will all be held at 8:00 p.m. in the college's Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL).
The Man with a Movie Camera, (1929); Monday, September 14
A highly innovative, influential, and experimental Russian film exploring the great potential of the filmic arts in the bold new era or industrialism, urban living, and socialism.
Peeping Tom, (1960); Monday, September 28
Widely regarded as the first "slasher" film, Peeping Tom is a dark psychological study of the relationship between photography, death, voyeurism, and fetish.
Blow-Up, (1966); Monday, October 12
Blow-Up follows a photographer's descent into existential crisis as the lines between objectivity and subjectivity, organic and inorganic vision are blurred following a traumatic event.
La Jetee, (1962); Monday, October 26
In a post-apocalyptic world, a man goes on a quest to contact the past and the future, searching for assistance. This short film is composed of only still photographs - offering a poetic meditation on photography, narrative and memory.
For additional information about the film series, please contact Jimmy Fike at [email protected].