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

Feb 3

“Never Alone” Film Screening

Time: 7:00pm

NEVER 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

May 7

FILMS from the FILM CONSERVATORY ARCHIVE

Time: 7:00pm

Join us for the final installment of the 2024-2025 FMS Screening Series - bringing Purchase BFA student films out of storage and onto the screen!
May 7

Trebleshooting algorave

Time: 6:00pm

Trebleshooting is an algorave with students from Drawing, Moving and Seeing with Code.
Apr 28

THE CINEMA OF ATTRACTIONS with Tom Gunning

Time: 12:30pm—2:00pm

The 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.
Apr 24

objetos especificos

Time: 10:30am

Conceptual 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.