Philosophy Club is ‘creating bridges and doors’ to the larger NYC community with a screening of L’Atalante

In Jean Vigo’s L’Atalante (1934), small-town bride Juliette embarks on a flirtatious journey with barge captain Jean in a film that challenges social conventions at the time. Courtesy of Gaumont.

A variety of film buffs, philosophy students, and visitors from outside of The New School came together last Friday night for the Philosophy Film Club’s screening of the…

A community grows between audience and screen at The New School’s School of Media program Ruff Cuts

Ruff Cuts audience members in the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Auditorium, Friday, Nov 15. Photo by Sophie Graham

Crowding into a theater to watch unfinished films may sound unusual, but at The New School’s School of Media Studies (SMS), it’s a time-honored tradition attracting filmmakers, industry…