The Film and Media Studies Department's master classes give students the opportunity to meet acclaimed filmmakers in a small-group setting and learn more about their work and careers.

JUST ADDED:

Jay Craven Master Class
Saturday, January 25, 4-5 pm
Digital Lab, Black Family Visual Arts Center
Director Jay Craven will be presenting his newest film Northern Borders (2013), which stars Oscar-nominated actors Bruce Dern and Geneviève Bujold, at 7 pm in Spaulding on Saturday. Craven often employs college students from the New England region to work on his films - 33 students helped with Northern Borders, and Dartmouth students have worked on his films in the past. He is currently preparing for his next feature and will talk about opportunities to work on his films during the master class.

Space is still available in the following master classes as well:

Steven Hathaway Master Class
TOMORROW, January 24, 12:30-1:30 pm (lunch provided)
Film Studio, Black Family Visual Arts Center
Steven Hathaway's visit will coincide with the Hop's screening on January 24 (7 pm) of Errol Morris' newest documentaryThe Unknown Known (2013), a portrait of former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. Hathaway has worked with Morris previously as an editor on Standard Operating Procedure (2008) and associate editor on the Academy Award-winning documentary The Fog of War (2003).

Woody Richman Master Class
Wednesday, January 29, 4-5 pm
Film Studio, Black Family Visual Arts Center
Woody Richman '92 will present the Academy Award-nominated documentary How to Survive a Plague (2013) on January 29 (7 pm). Richman served as writer and editor of the film about a group of AIDS activists in the 1980s struggling for a response from the government to develop HIV/AIDS medication. Richman has worked with Michael Moore as an editor onCapitalism: A Love Story (2009) and Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004) and as an associate editor on the Academy Award-winning documentary Bowling for Columbine (2002).

If you are interested in attending any of these master classes, please [log in to unmask] to RSVP. Space is limited, so RSVP soon.