Archive: June 2022 (2 Posts)

Refined by: (Author) Stacie Seifrit-Griffin; (Year) 2022; (Month) June

A view looking past a digital display screen towards the doors of an indoor theater, with

National Film Registry: Following Your Dreams with “Antonia: A Portrait of the Woman” (1974)

June 22, 2022

One of the greatest gifts we can give ourselves is to follow our dreams. It’s not always easy and many will want you to fail, but with the friends you make and a strong conviction, the mark you leave can make an impact even when you don’t realize it. Such is the life of Antonia …

Posted in: Film Essay, Film/Video, National Film Registry

From the National Film Registry: “Nanook of the North” Released 100 Years Ago

June 15, 2022

Posted by: Stacie Seifrit-Griffin

One hundred years ago this month, the film “Nanook of the North” premiered at New York City’s Capitol Theatre. It has been watched and discussed ever since, as a complicated combination of art and ethnography, docudrama and reenactment, exploitation and cooperation. Today, we look back on the film with an essay from Patricia Zimmermann …

Posted in: Film Essay, National Film Registry

Refined by: (Author) Stacie Seifrit-Griffin; (Year) 2022; (Month) June