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FM 16.2 (2025) TOC
Film Matters is pleased to amplify the TOC of 16.2, jointly edited by students at Chapman University and the University of North Carolina Wilmington, with support from the University of Utah. In this issue, you will find the following feature … Continue reading
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Cinematic Frames of Climate Crisis: Visual Storytelling and Public Engagement in Asian Environmental Films. By S.A.T.T. Senathilaka
Keywords: Asian cinema, climate change, environmental communication, visual framing, public engagement Abstract: This study investigates how Asian cinema enhances public understanding of climate change through visual storytelling. While the urgency of climate action is generally accepted, the traditional approach to … Continue reading
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Film Still Friday! | Black Swan (2010). By Jasmine Ruelas
This still captures a key moment in Black Swan (2010) where the character fully embraces the role of the Black Swan. The dark lighting and costume reflect her transformation and the intensity of the performance. What makes this scene especially … Continue reading
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Film Still Friday! | The Truman Show (1998). By Fernanda Pinaffi
This still from The Truman Show (1998) shows the main character, Truman (Jim Carrey), about to discover that his entire life has been one made up for the entertainment of others. He climbs a staircase that was clearly painted to … Continue reading
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Film Matters Announces the 2025 Masoud Yazdani Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Film Scholarship Honorees
Film Matters is particularly pleased to celebrate the winner of the 2025 Masoud Yazdani Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Film Scholarship, as determined by our volunteer panel of judges: Francesca C. DiBona for her FM 15.2 (2024) article “Feedback, Fugitivity, and Overexposure: Monique … Continue reading
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Emory Cinematheque: Emory Students Reflect on Dr. Matthew Bernstein’s Final Feature. By Siena Lonsdorf and Jason Dement
Siena Lonsdorf: Dr. Bernstein chose to end his many years of teaching by screening what he called “the best film of all time,” Jean Renoir’s The Rules of the Game (1939). I still can’t quite fathom that his time teaching … Continue reading
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Unglued from the Screen | The End of an Era. By Alisha Tan
“Why is it that some people seem to get whatever they want in life? Everything they touch turns to gold. Whereas others can strive and strive and have nothing… I think that if you’re able to love someone, even if … Continue reading
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Film Still Friday! | Happyend (2024). By Heejin Han
This still from Neo Sora’s Happyend (2024) captures a rare moment of transnational solidarity. By sharing kimbap, the students engage in a quiet but powerful act of defiance against the school’s exclusionary authority, choosing human connection over state-mandated borders.
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CFP 18.3 (Open Theme)
Film Matters announces open call for papers from current undergraduates, authors who have been invited to revise and resubmit previous submissions (including authors who did not make it past our prescreening for a previous call), and recently graduated undergraduates for consideration in … Continue reading
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Film Still Friday! | Excalibur (1981). By Brandon Long
The ultimate cinematic retelling of Arthurian legend, Excalibur (1981) is often lauded for its impeccable cinematography — truly there are too many gorgeous stills from this epic to pull for a single inclusion this week. I’ve chosen this particular image … Continue reading
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