Events
The School of Film and Media Studies regularly programs screenings and lectures with filmmakers, film critics, screenwriters and playwrights, new media artists, and cinema and media scholars.
Upcoming Events
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Sep
17
FMS Screening Series opens with “Sinners”
Time: 6:30pm—9:30pmThis Americal horror film set in 1932 in the Mississippi Delta, Sinners stars Michael B. Jordan in dual roles as criminal twin brothers who return to their hometown where they are confronted by a supernatural evil. Co-staring Hailee Steinfeld, Miles Caton, Jack O’Connell, Wunmi Mosaku, Jayme Lawson, Omar Benson Miller, Buddy Guy, and Delroy Lindo.
Produced, directed and written by Ryan Coogle, released April 18, 2025
PIZZA 6:30pm
SCREENING 7:00pm
RSVP REQUIRED -
Feb
3
“Never Alone” Film Screening
Time: 7:00pmNEVER ALONE tells the gripping story of Jewish refugees seeking safety in Finland during WWII. As Nazi influence grows, the Finnish-Jewish businessman Abraham Stiller (Ville Virtanen, Netflix’s Bordertown) risks everything to protect the refugee community. This powerful film showcases courage, resilience, and the fight for hope amidst overwhelming adversity.
Past Events
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May
7
FILMS from the FILM CONSERVATORY ARCHIVE
Time: 7:00pmJoin us for the final installment of the 2024-2025 FMS Screening Series - bringing Purchase BFA student films out of storage and onto the screen!
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May
7
Trebleshooting algorave
Time: 6:00pmTrebleshooting is an algorave with students from Drawing, Moving and Seeing with Code.
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Apr
28
THE CINEMA OF ATTRACTIONS with Tom Gunning
Time: 12:30pm—2:00pmThe School of Film and Media Studies Screening Series welcomes Tom Gunning back to Purchase! Please join us this Monday, April 28, 12:30 - 2PM in MFT 0065 for a special presentation by Tom on the cinema of attractions, early cinema, and the avant-garde.
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Apr
24
objetos especificos
Time: 10:30amConceptual Artist Lucia Hierro, the first female Dominican artist to enter the Guggenheim Collection, discusses how mediated identity functions in her work and in her career.