Monthly Archives: January, 2009
Medicine for Melancholy – In Theaters Today!
If you’re in the city or in a city that’s playing it, go check out Barry Jenkins’ Medicine for Melancholy. He screened it last night at Columbia and it was delightful. It’s a fresh film from a very talented young director. Barry was joined by the film’s star Wyatt Cenac who had a very humorous [...]
Faded Glory: Oscar Micheaux and the Pre-War Black Independent Cinema-Conference Schedule
The complete schedule for the conference can be found here. Attending the workshops is free and open to the public. The screenings are $7.00. HOWEVER, FOCUS members will be included on a special guest list. Please RSVP for the screenings by emailing info@columbiafocus.org The full list of screenings (beyond the conference) can be found here.
FOCUS Lunch with Oscar Micheaux Panelists
The FOCUS Fellows are pleased to announce that the members of FOCUS have been invited to attend a luncheon with the scholars of the Oscar Micheaux conference being held at Columbia’s campus on February 6th. (The second day of the conference is held at Lincoln Center on February 7th.) The luncheon will take place at [...]
Columbia Black and Latino Grad Mixer
On January 30th, 2009, the Columbia Black and Latino Graduate Coalition will hold a Campus-Wide mixer from 7pm to 10pm at TALAY Restaurant Lounge, 701 West 135th Street at 12th Ave New York, NY The Black and Latino Graduate Coalition is an organization focused on joining students from the graduate programs at Columbia University to [...]
Medicine for Melancholy
The Carla Kuhn Speaker Series Presents: Medicine for Melancholy Thursday January 29th, 2009 7:00pm in Dodge Hall – Lifetime Screening Room (Room 511) Q&A to follow with filmmaker Barry Jenkins, moderated by Film Chair, Jamal Joseph More about the film here: medicineformelancholy.com
