Cinema Seminar

Cinema Seminar: A Gourmet Film Experience

Make Wednesday Matinee Day! 

Learn how filmmakers use the language of dreams and memory to tell stories. From the playful genre-bending of Leonor Will Never Die to the poignant memory erasure of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and the unsettling dream invasion of Dream Scenario, these films challenge our understanding of what’s real and what’s imagined. 

Here’s the menu: 

Dream Scenario (2023) directed by Kristoffer Borgli
A man finds his life turned upside down when millions of strangers suddenly start seeing him in their dreams. When his nighttime appearances take a nightmarish turn, he’s forced to navigate the consequences of his newfound stardom. (1:40 minutes)

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) directed by Michel Gondry
When their relationship turns sour, a couple undergoes a medical procedure to have each other erased from their memories forever. Starring Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet (1:48 minutes)

Leonor Will Never Die (2022) directed by Martika Ramirez Escobar
A retired filmmaker falls into a coma after a television lands on her head, compelling her to become the action hero of her unfinished screenplay. (1:39 minutes)

Led by film professor Dan Jatovsky, each class begins with insightful commentary, followed by screening and then a facilitated group discussion. 

3 Wednesdays, 11/12, 11/19, 12/3, 10:30 am-1 pm, all 3 $30 Member/$40 Guest, $12 Member/$15 Guest per film