Seeing the Big Picture: An Experimental Film Series

This film screening series organized by Professor Christopher Harris features 16mm analog films by internationally celebrated experimental filmmakers working at the forefront of artists’ films in a variety of idiosyncratic forms, using handmade methods, and unconventional materials. This series also includes Learning to Be Human, a special program showcasing rare 16mm educational films from the late ‘60s and early ’70s on loan from the Harvard Film Archive. Presented in conjunction with Harris’ spring Film Seminar course. Each screening is followed by a conversation with the artist moderated by the students in the class.

Film Screening Schedule

Each screening event begins at 8 p.m. on the following dates:

• Feb. 3 — Jodie Mack
• Feb. 10 — Mary Helena Clark
• Feb. 17 — Melissa Friedling and Lana Lin
• Feb. 24 — Kathryn Ramey
• March 3 — Stephanie Barber
• March 17 — Jennifer Reeves
• March 31 — Rhayne Vermette
• April 7 — Sara Sowell
• April 14 —Brittany Gravely of the Harvard Film Archive presents Learning to Be Human