Ackland Film Forum
Ackland Film Forum: Short Films by Ghost of a Dream
Varsity Theatre 123 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin us for the second screening in the Ackland Film Forum's Spring 2023 series Do Something: Responding to Climate Change presented by UNC Film Studies Program and the Ackland Art…
Ackland Film Forum: “Pushed Up the Mountain” (Julia Haslett, 2020)
Nelson Mandela Auditorium, FedEx Global Ed Center 301 Pittsboro St., Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin the Carolina Asia Center and the UNC Department of Communication for a screening of the feature-length documentary Pushed Up the Mountain, directed by UNC’s own Prof. Julia Haslett. Pushed…
Ackland Film Forum: “Woman at War/Kona fer í stríð” (Benedikt Erlingsson, 2018)
Varsity Theatre 123 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin us for the next screening in the Ackland Film Forum's Spring 2023 series Do Something: Responding to Climate Change presented by UNC Film Studies and the Ackland Art Museum.…
Ackland Film Forum: “Old Joy” (Kelly Reichardt, 2006)
Varsity Theatre 123 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin us for the next screening in the Ackland Film Forum's Spring 2023 series Do Something: Responding to Climate Change presented by UNC Film Studies and the Ackland Art Museum.…
Ackland Film Forum: “The Last Forest” (Luiz Bolognesi, Brazil, 2021)
Varsity Theatre 123 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin us for the next screening in the Ackland Film Forum's Spring 2023 series Do Something: Responding to Climate Change presented by UNC Film Studies and the Ackland Art Museum.…
Ackland Film Forum: “Thelma and Louise” (Ridley Scott, 1991)
Varsity Theatre 123 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesThelma & Louise Dir. Ridley Scott, 1991 Introduced by Kino Corner This gorgeously shot film is a rarity in Hollywood: a written-by-a-woman (Callie Khouri) action thriller/road movie with richly drawn…
Ackland Film Forum: “Magnolia” (Paul Thomas Anderson, 1999)
Varsity Theatre 123 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesMagnolia Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson, 1999 Introduced by Aspect: Journal of Film & Screen Media Everything uncannily intersects in Magnolia: the past, the present, emotional traumas, diseases, network television, crimes,…
Ackland Film Forum: “JFK” (Oliver Stone, 1991)
Varsity Theatre 123 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJFK Dir. Oliver Stone, 1991 Introduced by Prof. Michelle Robinson, American Studies As one of the most epic conspiracy thrillers ever conceived, JFK investigates the perpetually unsolved murder of an…
Ackland Film Forum: “Misery” (Rob Reiner, 1990)
Varsity Theatre 123 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesMisery Dir. Rob Reiner, 1990 Co-sponsored by Playmakers Repertory Company in connection with their stage production of Stephen King’s Misery, October 11-31 (https://playmakersrep.org/show/misery/) Introduced by Henry Veggian, English & Comparative…
Ackland Film Forum: “Eve’s Bayou” (Kasi Lemmons, 1997)
Varsity Theatre 123 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesEve’s Bayou Dir. Kasi Lemmons, 1997 Introduced by new faculty member Prof. Daelena Tinnin-Gadson, English & Comparative Literature A Southern Gothic thriller/coming-of-age drama set in 1960s Louisiana, Kasi Lemmons’ first…