I need 2 be held: A Sketch Comedy Show
Friday, March 10, 2023
9:00 PM
Angell Hall, Auditorium A
Free Admission
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Created by FTVM majors Ben Servetah and Justin Levine as part of an FTVM independent study advised by FTVM faculty Oliver Thornton, the sketch comedy mega premiere of "i need 2 be held" will occur on March 10, 2023 at 9:00 PM in Angell Hall, Aud A. "i need 2 be held" is an opus of middle school sleepover euphoria, a crash course in how to get vulnerable, and a celebration of everything wholesome. Bring your friends, bring your friends' friends, and your friends' moms for the sketch comedy show of a lifetime.
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There will be music, standup, and a handful of devious surprises, so come dressing SHARP.
You won't wanna miss it.
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Betty Ch'maj Distinguished American Studies Lecture (2023)
Evelyn Alsultany, Broken: The Failed Promise of Muslim Inclusion
Monday, March 13, 2023
4:00 PM
Haven Hall, Room 3512
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Professor Evelyn Alsultany will be delivering the Spring 2023 Betty Ch'Maj Lecture on her new book, Broken: The Failed Promise of Muslim Inclusion, in which she argues that Muslims get included through “crisis diversity,” where high-profile Islamophobic incidents are urgently responded to and then ignored until the next crisis.
Evelyn Alsultany is an associate professor at the University of Southern California and is a leading expert on the history of representations of Arabs and Muslims in U.S. media.
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This event is co-sponsored by the Department of Film, Television, and Media and the Global Islamic Studies Center.
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GIVING BLUEDAY IS MARCH 15th!
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FTVM Presents
Columbia University Professor Racquel Gates
"Resonance: Hollywood Style and the Invention of Blackness"
Thursday, March 16, 2023
4:00 PM
North Quad, Room 7360
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In this talk, Professor Gates argues that the formal conventions of the Classical Hollywood era (roughly 1910-1960) comprise the stylistic elements for how blackness is made legible on screen, and more significantly, provides the building blocks for Black creatives to subversively construct their own expressions of blackness in popular culture. Though discussions about racial representation in film and television have historically centered on stereotypes, less effort has been spent trying to understand blackness at the formal level. Gates argues that the discussion of stereotypes itself has come to dominate analyses of blackness in film,
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closing off rich and productive conversations that an interpretive lens grounded in affect and formalism – indeed, an analysis located at the intersection of the two – might bring.
Racquel Gates is an Associate Professor of Film and Media Studies at Columbia University. Her research focuses on blackness and popular culture, with special attention to discourses of taste and quality. She is the author of Double Negative: The Black Image and Popular Culture (Duke, 2018), and is currently working on her second book, titled Hollywood Style and the Invention of Blackness. In addition to her scholarly publications, she has also written for The New York Times, The Los Angeles Review of Books, and is a frequent contributor to The Criterion Collection. In 2020, she was named an Academy Film Scholar by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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FTVM Screenwriting Program Presents
An Open Session with Jeff Ingold and Bill Lawrence
Thursday, March 16, 2023
8:00 PM
Rackham Amphitheatre
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Jeff Ingold is the President of Bill Lawrence’s Doozer Productions at Warner Bros. Television. He just wrapped production on the third season of the two-time Emmy award winning series TED LASSO, as well as SHRINKING (starring Jason Segel and Harrison Ford) and BAD MONKEY (starring Vince Vaughn), both for Apple TV+. Bill Lawrence is an award-winning television writer, producer and director. His current projects include the Apple TV + series TED LASSO, for which he recently won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series; BAD MONKEY for Apple TV +; SHRINKING for Apple TV +; and a CLONE HIGH reboot for HBO Max.
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Hear, Here: Humanities Up Close
Networked Bollywood: How Star Power Globalized Hindi Cinema
A Talk by Assistant Professor Swapnil Rai
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
12:30 PM
Institute for the Humanities, Osterman Common Room, 1022
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The first Indian film was made in 1913. Although filmmaking was not recognized as an industry until almost a hundred years later, Indian films have been circulating globally since their inception.
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In this talk, Dr. Rai unearths this oft-elided history of Bollywood’s globalization illustrating how India’s prominent stars directed the globalization of the world’s largest entertainment industry.
With the “Hear, Here” series, we aim to facilitate conversations around new research in the humanities.
Faculty fellows at the Institute for the Humanities will discuss a part of their current project in a short talk
followed by a Q & A session.
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Picture a Scientist Documentary Screening
Post Screening Q & A with filmmaker Sharon Shattuck
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
5:00 PM
Dana Building, Room 1040
Free and Open to the Public
RSVP to reserve a seat
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Picture a Scientist chronicles the groundswell of researchers who are writing a new chapter for women scientists. Biologist Nancy Hopkins, chemist Raychelle Burks, and geologist Jane Willenbring lead viewers on a journey deep into their own experiences in the sciences, ranging from brutal harassment to years of subtle slights. Along the way, from cramped laboratories to spectacular field stations, we encounter scientific luminaries - including social scientists, neuroscientists, and psychologists - who provide new perspectives on how to make science itself more diverse, equitable, and open to all.
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This event is co-sponsored by the Department of Film, Television, and Media.
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The 61st Ann Arbor Film Festival is COMING SOON -- March 21st - 26th!
Don't miss the special AAFF edition of the FTVM newsletter, Wed., March 15th!
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This special edition will highlight FTVM's contributions to the festival.
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FTVM Alum EJ Lewis Accepted into DGA Training Program
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Last year, FTVM Alum EJ Lewis ('15) was accepted into the Class of 2022 Directors Guild Producers Training Program through the Directors Guild of America. This program is designed to help give trainees the tools and experience needed to become Assistant Directors by attending seminars and working on various television shows and films. After working 400 days on various sets, trainees graduate from the program and are eligible to join the DGA as an Assistant Director.
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Recently, EJ finished her first longer-term assignment, working at Basecamp for Abbott Elementary, Season 2 -- one of her favorite shows!
photos courtesy of EJ Lewis/photo at right, EJ on the lot for Abbott Elementary
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THIS WEEK'S FEATURED VIDEO
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Production faculty David Marek's Spring 2022 FTVM 290 claims a spot in a University of Michigan PSA that will air on national TV.
Other PSA highlights include a Stamps School Pottery Class, Kinesiology Research, Women's Rowing, and Women's Lacrosse.
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CELEBRATE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY TODAY!
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The University of Michigan has a large and diverse breadth of remarkable individuals within its faculty, student body, research enterprise, staff, and alumni. In honor of International Women’s Day, we are featuring a few women Wolverines and highlighting their accomplishments, their work, and their messages to other women.
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