Special Events and Guest Speakers
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Visiting Artists and Guest Speakers
Twenty to thirty guest filmmakers and other speakers attend Cornell Cinema screenings each year to introduce and discuss their work. Some also visit film production or other classes while on campus. Over its near-50 year history, hundreds of filmmakers and other artists have been hosted by Cornell Cinema. Coming soon: a partial listing of visiting filmmakers, musicians & other guests hosted by Cornell Cinema over the past few decades.
Special Guests Spring 2020
- Andrew Campana (Asian Studies)
- introduces Hiyao Miyazaki’s Castle in the Sky
- Thur Jan 30 @ 8:30
- Laurent Dubreuil (Director of French Studies)
- leads a discussion following the screening of Synonyms
- Wed Feb 5 @ 6:45
- Jumay Chu (PMA)
- introduces If the Dancer Dances
- a backstage chronicle of choreographer Stephen Petronio's effort to revive Cunningham's 'RainForest'
- Fri Feb 7 @ 6:45
- Gospel ensemble Baraka Kwa Wimbo
- performs prior to a screening of a 25th anniversary restoration of legendary gospel music doc Say Amen, Somebody
- Wed Feb 12 @ 6:45
- Dr. Philip Carli
- provides live piano accompaniment to Steamboat Bill, Jr. starring Buster Keaton
- Sat Feb 15 @ 2:00 (Special pricing: $7 for adults, $5 for kids age 12 & under (no All-Access Passes accepted))
- Philip Carli (piano), Tammy Keller (cello) & M. David Shemancik (clarinet)
- perform Carli’s original score to the 1922 UK silent comedy The Wheels of Chance
- Sat Feb 15 @ 4:30 (Special pricing: $7 general/$5 students (no All-Access Passes accepted))
- Deborah Starr (NES) & Israeli filmmaker Rafael Balalu
- Present Levantine
- Director Balulu traces the footsteps of the Levantine thinker and author, Jacqueline
- Tues Feb 18 @ 7:00 (FREE)
- Andrew Campana (Asian Studies) introduces Mamoru Oshii’s anime Ghost in the Shell (1996)
- Thur Feb 20 @ 8:45
- Mistress of Purremonies Leah Shafer ’94/’99/’08 Hosts Cat Video Fest 2020
- Sat Feb 22 @ 2:00 (Special pricing: $5 adults/ $4 kids age 12 & under (no All-Access Passes accepted))
- Sun Feb 23 @ 4:30 (Special pricing: $7 general/$5.50 students (no All-Access Passes accepted))
- Legendary guitarist Gary Lucas
- performs his score to Paul Wegener’s classic 1920 German silent The Golem
- Wed Mar 4 @ 7:15 (Special Pricing: $14 general/$11 students ($3 off for All-Access Pass holders))
- Screenwriter Guinevere Turner
- participates in two Q&As of films she wrote
- Charlie Says, about the women who were members of the Manson cult
- Mon Mar 9 @ 6:45
- and American Psycho, adapted from the Bret Easton Ellis novel about a yuppie serial killer in 80's New York; Q&A facilitated by film professor Jeff Palmer (PMA)
- Tues Mar 10 @ 6:45
- Patricia Keller (Romance Studies/Comp Lit)
- introduces All Night Long (La noche que no acaba) a doc about actress Ava Gardner's love affair with the country of Spain
- Wed Mar 11 @ 6:45
- All screenings and speakers have been cancelled as of March 13 for the semester in accordance with Cornelll’s policy on the coronavirus pandemic. We hope to reschedule several of them in the fall.