Join us for the official launch of the Roger Ebert Center for Film Studies, including opening remarks by Chaz Ebert, a video message from filmmaker and Roger Ebert's friend Martin Scorsese, the inaugural Roger Ebert Lecture, and a film screening.
Re-Enchanting Our Relationship to Film and Media History: A Brief Survey of the Media Ecology Project
From 4-5 p.m., join us in person or via Zoom for the inaugural Roger Ebert Lecture presented by University of Illinois alum Mark Williams (BA '78, LAS), associate professor of film and media studies at Dartmouth College and director of the Media Ecology Project, followed by a Q&A.
At 6:15 p.m., join us for a film screening featuring selections from the Civil Rights Newsfilm collection (1950-1980) and other films in the Media Ecology Project.
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