Film Studies professor Tom Brandau‘s film “The Cleaning Lady” has had some success this spring on the festival circuit. A dramatic short which deals with the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, the film has so far screened at the Fargo Film Festival, Black Hills Film Festival, Langston Hughes African American Film Festival (Seattle), East Carolina Film Festival and Foursite […]
The Film Studies department recently took a field trip to the Walker Arts Center in Minneapolis to watch the work of internationally acclaimed filmmaker Jay Rosenblatt. The event, which took place Friday, Feb. 4, was part of the Walker’s “Filmmakers in Conversation” series. After several of Rosenblatt’s films were screened, the filmmaker took part in a 40 minute Q & […]
MSUM Film Studies (Cinethusiasts Club) recently produced three video pieces as part of the Fargo Human Relations Commission’s 2011 Human Relations Awards. The awards ceremony took place during the MLK Jr. Celebration at the Fargo Theatre. The video portraits were created to showcase the three award recipients (Taylor Gess, Dwight Schroeder and the FM Community Bike Workshop). The project was […]
Last weekend the Film Studies department, including professors Anthony Adah, Raymond Rea, Tom Brandau, staff member Mike Stromenger and 43 students, attended the three-day festival held in Aberdeen, which included screenings, workshops and a discussion with Academy Award-winning actor/director Kevin Costner.
Tom Brandau, Film Studies, had two films screened at festivals over the summer. His film “Mr. Brown” screened at the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Film Festival in late May and another film, “Heavenly Sight” screened at the Delray Beach Film Festival (Florida) in May and the Shamrock Film Festival (Minneapolis) in July. “Heavenly Sight” was awarded Best Screenplay and Best Actor honors at the Shamrock Fest.