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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Oct
28
FMS Screening Series in Collaboration with Cinema Roll Presents A Secret Halloween Screening
Time: 7:00pmJoin the FMS Screening Series in their collaboration with Cinema Roll for a secret Halloween themed screening. Plus, Cinema Roll will present the release of their Fall 2026 Semester zine!
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Nov
4
FMS Screening Series Presents “The Mission” (1999, Johnnie To)
Time: 7:00pmJoin the FMS Screening Series for a screening of the action-packed Hong Kong New Wave classic, “The Mission” (1999, Johnnie To) featuring an introduction by Film Professor Mtume Gant and Cinema Studies Professor Nathan Holmes
Past Events
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Oct
21
FMS Screening Series Presents “Talking About Trees” (2019, Suhaib Gasmelbari)
Time: 7:00pmTalking About Trees (2019, Suhaib Gasmelbari) is a documentary film focused upon the Sudanese Film Group’s attempts to re-open an outdoor movie theater in the city of Omdurman and the restrictions they face in attempting to do so.
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Oct
14
FMS Screening Series Presents UFO’s Short Film Lab with Professor Sean Weiner!
Time: 7:00pmSean Weiner co-founder and co-director of UFO (Untitled Filmmaker Org) as well as SUNY Purchase Faculty Member, will present some of the films apart of UFO’s Short Film Lab, providing funding and resources to young filmmakers from intersectional backgrounds.
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Sep
30
FMS Screening Series Presents “Sex Robot Madness”(2025) plus Q&A with filmmaker Jimmy Mehiel
Time: 7:00pmJoin us in CMFT 0065 for an introduction, screening, and Q&A with director (and Purchase faculty member) Jimmy Mehiel’s new documentary “Sex Robot Madness” (2025)!
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Sep
23
FMS Screening Series Presents “Bye Bye Tiberias” (2023, Lina Soualem)
Time: 7:00pmIn this documentary, Palestinian-French filmmaker Lina Soualem explores her family’s shared experience of exile and displacement.
