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Film Studies

Acting: The Art of Being Human

TU community join The Oklahoma Center for the Humanities and hear from NYU’s Isaac Butler. He will join TU’s Dr. Justin Rawlins for a conversation about method acting at 101 Archer, in celebration of Rawlins’ new book “Imagining the Method: Reception, Identity, and American Screen Performance.”

Isaac Butler is the author of “The Method: How the 20th Century Learned to Act,” winner of the 2022 National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction, and the co-author of “The World Only Spins Forward: The Ascent of Angels in America,” which NPR named one of the best books of 2018. His writing has appeared in “New York magazine”, “Slate”, “the Guardian”, “American Theatre”, and other publications. He is the co-host of Slate’s “Working” podcast, and previously hosted “Lend Me Your Ears,” a podcast about Shakespeare and politics.

OK Pop Museum Visit – Director of Photography/Director of Productions

OK Pop Museum Director of Photography Tyler Mann and Director of Productions Garrett Weindorf will visit the Film Studies Majors Colloquium on Nov. 15th. Mann and Weindorf will discuss the mission of the OK Pop Museum and internship opportunities available to students at the museum. Open to Film Majors only.

Sterlin Harjo – Master Class

Filmmaker Sterling Harjo (Reservation Dogs, Four Sheets to the Wind, Mekko) will conduct a Master Class with TU Film Studies majors Nov. 8. After meeting at his production space, Mr. Harjo will work with the students in analyzing a scene from the pilot episode of Reservation Dogs. This is a closed event.

TU Fall Student Film Festival

Distinguished by the TU Film students, a captivating array of short films awaits the TU community – students, faculty, and staff – during the upcoming Homecoming weekend. From engaging documentaries to enthralling fiction, this collection offers a little something for every taste. Join us at your leisure and indulge in the  cinematic experience.

CineCulture Film Series

A Story of Bones Screening

Join the Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion as they partner with colleagues at CineCulture, POV, OSU Tulsa, Tulsa Community College, Circle Cinema, and the National Endowment for the Arts to bring you this quarterly film series. The first in the series is A Story of Bones.

Film synopsis:
As construction environmental officer for St. Helena’s troubled airport project, Annina van Neel learns about an unmarked mass burial ground of an estimated 9,000 formerly enslaved Africans. Haunted by this historical injustice, she and African American preservationist Peggy King Jorde fight for their proper memorialization, exposing the UK’s colonial past and present.

Free admission and a Q&A with special guest Kristi Williams after the film. Kristi is a Tulsa Race Massacre descendant and activist, chairperson of the Greater Tulsa African-American Affairs Commission, and a featured speaker for YWCA’s Stand Against Racism Campaign.

Reserve tickets online.

TUTV Show Recordings

TUTV is a student-led multimedia production lab with many positions and opportunities for students of any major or experience level. Stop by the studio to learn more and get involved!

TUTV Show Recordings

TUTV is a student-led multimedia production lab with many positions and opportunities for students of any major or experience level. Stop by the studio to learn more and get involved!

TUTV Show Recordings

TUTV is a student-led multimedia production lab with many positions and opportunities for students of any major or experience level. Stop by the studio to learn more and get involved!

TUTV Show Recordings

TUTV is a student-led multimedia production lab with many positions and opportunities for students of any major or experience level. Stop by the studio to learn more and get involved!

TUTV Show Recordings

TUTV is a student-led multimedia production lab with many positions and opportunities for students of any major or experience level. Stop by the studio to learn more and get involved!