Alumni Perspective
“I definitely found a real passion in archiving, for digging through history. To me, that’s the real appeal of the work. By the time I went to J school, I was eager to dig through data.”
Zach Ben-Amots ’16
Film Studies
Chicago, Illinois
Senior Experience in Virtual Reality
Christopher Gore-Gammon '17 showcases new opportunities for students to explore VR production at Lawrence.
Contemporary Film & Fiction of Spain and Latin America
Conduct thematic analyses of film and fiction produced in the late and post-dictatorial context of Spain and several Latin American countries. Study the cultural processes of historical memory, collective trauma, oblivion, and questioning of national narratives in selected works from the past four decades.
Your lights, your camera, your action
Make your own films in the film studio stocked with cameras, lighting equipment, sound equipment, and post-production editing labs to bring your vision to life.
The Chandler Senior Experience
Drawing on expertise not only in film studies, but also the departments of anthropology, education, gender studies, history, languages, music, and studio art, your Senior Experiences may be research-based or involve the production of film, video or animation.
Recent Senior Experiences include:
- Marelis Alvarez - "Echoes of Borikén"
- Jessie Arons - "Dad Jokes: An animated documentary"
- Nayla Brunnbauer - "Shadow Work"
- Trent Smock - "Flawless"
- Mila Xiong - "When I Look at You"
Film Studies Outcomes
Opportunities to work in the film industry or bring your knowledge of visual culture to other fields abound no matter your path through the film studies program.
Current Film Student?
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