News - Film Department - Vassar College

Alexandra Shiva ’95 will screen her documentary, “This is Home: A Refugee Story” (2/21)

Filmmaker Alexandra Shiva ’95 will host a screening of her documentary, “This is Home: A Refugee Story,” about four Syrian refugee families finding their way in the United States, February 21 in the Vogelstein Center for Drama and Film, Martel Theater, at 7pm.

Announcement Posted 2/14/2019

Making Mirrors: Writing/Righting by Refugees, 2018 Poetry that Goes Beyond Refugee/Citizen Binaries and Illuminates Exile as a Forced/Creative Space. The lecture will take place on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 at 7:00pm in Rockefeller Hall 200.

Making Mirrors: Writing/Righting by Refugees is edited by Jehan Bseiso and Becky Thompson, and it features original and translated poetry by refugee artists, poets, and survivors, recent immigrants, as well as longtime exiles. The lecture will take place on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 at 7:00pm in Rockefeller Hall 200.

Announcement Posted 1/21/2019

Modfest, Vassar’s Annual Arts Festival, Explores Movement in the Arts and Celebrates its 17th Year

Modfest, Vassar College’s annual exploration of the arts of the 20th and 21st centuries, celebrates its 17th season with the theme, “In Motion” and, fittingly, will expand beyond the Vassar campus to present a production in historic downtown Poughkeepsie.

Announcement Posted 1/11/2019

Erica Stein to speak on Gordon Matta-Clark’s Open House, 1972 during Late Night at the Lehman Loeb (11/8)

Erica Stein, assistant professor of film, will be speaking on Gordon Matta-Clark’s Open House, 1972, a film document of a live performance, in this second program in the popular Artful Dodger series of gallery talks. Thursday, November 8, 2018 at 5:30pm at the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center.

Announcement Posted 11/7/2018

Professor Mia Mask Interviewed in Washington Post Article, “In the Black Lives Matter era, Hollywood stories tackle the ‘identity crisis’ of black police officers”

Feature Article Posted 10/12/2018 Read article

Vassar Film presents a screening of In Time To Come followed by a Q&A session with its awarding winning director, Tan Pin Pin. (10/24)

Tan Pin Pin has carved a career making films that question the idea of Singapore. From traversing Singapore to find out how long it takes to cross the island, 38 mins, to traversing the world to speak with her political exiles, her films question gaps in history, memory, and documentation.

Announcement Posted 10/10/2018

The Hyacinth Girl, directed by Marielle Heydt '17 screening on October 13, 2018 at the Film Crash festival in Los Angeles, CA.

Announcement Posted 9/6/2018

Vassar’s campus is in a movie

Thirty-five years after graduating from Vassar, film producer Jeffrey Soros returns to campus to shoot some scenes for his new movies.

Feature Article Posted 8/31/2018 Read article

A Cold Spring, directed by Max Quill '18 and Have a Good Night, directed by Alex Riccio '18 screening at the Peekskill Film Festival July 27-29, 2018.

A Cold Spring by Max Quill '18 and Have a Good Night by Alex Ricco have been accepted into the Peekskill Film Festival 2018.

Announcement Posted 6/19/2018

Sean from the Rock, directed by Max Quill'18 & Alex Riccio'18, screening on June 30, 2018 at the Music in Cinema Film Festival in Atlanta, Georgia.

Sean from the Rock by directors Max Quill'18 & Alex Riccio'18, screening on June 30, 2018 at the Music in Cinema Film Festival in Atlanta, Georgia.

Announcement Posted 6/14/2018