Screening

Two parents stand beside three seated children in a portrait with the the title of Alvin Tsang's film "Reunification" and tagline "For 17 years, the filmmaker confronts memories of migration and his once intact family." Black and white in front of a sage green background with expressive colour blocks, lines and blotches in peach and white

Reunification: Screening and conversation

Jan 28, 2022 | Join Alvin Tsang for an online screening of Reunification, his award-winning film on the contemporary Asian American immigrant experience, family psychology, and personal filmmaking. Followed by a conversation with the filmmaker.

Ruth Negga and Tessa Thompson playing the characters of Clare and Irene respectively in the film Passing from Netflix, based on the novel by Nella Larsen. They are wearing cloche hats sitting side by side with a staircase in the background. Close-up on their faces: Irene looking at Clare who has her eyes closed and is out of focus in the foreground. Text overlaid on image: "Virtual watch party & panel discussion. Nella Larsen's Passing. Wednesday, November 10, 6:15 - 9pm PST. Panelists Alexis McGee, Crystal Webster, Ervin Malakaj. Image from the trailer of Passing." UBC Public Humanities wordmark at lower left corner.

Nella Larsen’s Passing: A Watch Party & Panel Discussion

DATE: November 10, 2021 TIME: 6:15pm – 9:00pm LOCATION: Zoom The Public Humanities Hub invites you to a watch party of Netflix’s new film Passing (dir. Rebecca Hall) based on Nella Larsen’s 1929 novel of the same name. Larsen’s novel has been read by scholars across intersections of race, class, sexuality, and gender. Post-screening we […]

film poster for the new corporation: the unfortunately necessary sequel; shows a red outline of a man in a business suit with a halo and a devil's tail in front a cloud.

Screening of The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel with Co-Director Joel Bakan

DATE: Nov 2, 2020 TIME: 6:00pm – 8:30pm LOCATION: Zoom Please join us for a screening of The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel with 2019 Public Humanities Hub Fellow and Co-Director Joel Bakan. Following the screening, we will host a moderated Q&A. About the Film The Corporation (2003) examined an institution within society. The […]