Screen/Society--"Holy Cow" (Louise Courvoisier, 2024) | 2026 French Film Festival
Sponsor(s):
Cinematic Arts, Art, Art History & Visual Studies, Arts & Sciences (A&S), Center for French and Francophone Studies, and Romance Studies
Thursday, February 05, 2026
7:00 pm
Introduced by Dr. Emma Howell (Lecturing Fellow, Romance Studies); Q&A to follow
Screen/Society--"Meeting with Pol Pot" (Rithy Panh, 2024) | 2026 French Film Festival
Sponsor(s):
Cinematic Arts, Art, Art History & Visual Studies, Arts & Sciences (A&S), Center for French and Francophone Studies, and Romance Studies
Friday, February 06, 2026
7:00 pm
Q&A to follow with Professor Eddie Malesky (Political Sciences) & Postdoctoral Associate Bradley DeMatteo (UNC, Dept. of Music)
Screen/Society--"The Umbrellas of Cherbourg" (Jacques Demy, 1964) | 2026 French Film Festival
Sponsor(s):
Cinematic Arts, Art, Art History & Visual Studies, Arts & Sciences (A&S), Center for French and Francophone Studies, and Romance Studies
Saturday, February 07, 2026
4:00 pm
Q&A to follow with Prof. Anne-Gaëlle Saliot (Romance Studies/Cinematic Arts) & Abby Shepherd (Romance Studies)
Screen/Society--"Ghost Trail" (Jonathan Millet, 2024) | 2026 French Film Festival [*RESCHEDULED*]
Sponsor(s):
Cinematic Arts, Art, Art History & Visual Studies, Arts & Sciences (A&S), Center for French and Francophone Studies, and Romance Studies
Tuesday, February 10, 2026
7:00 pm
Introduced by Emerita Professor miriam cooke (AMES); Q&A to follow
Film Screening: The Infiltrators
Sponsor(s):
Forum for Scholars and Publics, Center for Documentary Studies (CDS), Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS), Duke Human Rights Center at the Franklin Humanities Institute (DHRC@FHI), Franklin Humanities Institute (FHI), History, Mi Gente, and Provost's Office
Wednesday, February 11, 2026
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Kelly Lytle Hernández
Indigenomicon: Book Launch and Conversation
Sponsor(s):
Kenan Institute for Ethics, Duke University Press, English, and Research for Indigenous Studies & Engagement in the US (RISE-US)
Thursday, February 12, 2026
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Screen/Society--"The Parallax View" (Alan J. Pakula, 1974)
Thursday, February 12, 2026
7:00 pm
Discussion to follow
Screen/Society--"Annette" (Leos Carax, 2021) | 2026 French Film Festival
Sponsor(s):
Cinematic Arts, Art, Art History & Visual Studies, Arts & Sciences (A&S), Center for French and Francophone Studies, and Romance Studies
Friday, February 13, 2026
7:00 pm
Introduced by Prof. Anne-Gaëlle Saliot (Romance Studies/Cinematic Arts); Q&A to follow
Free Talk: Embodying Social Justice Values in Documentary Filmmaking through Reflection
Sponsor(s):
Center for Documentary Studies (CDS)
Tuesday, February 17, 2026
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Natalie Bullock Brown
Documentary Film Screening: A Road Out
Sponsor(s):
African and African American Studies (AAAS), Africa Initiative, Center for Documentary Studies (CDS), Concilium on Southern Africa, Duke Africa, Duke Community Affairs, Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity (The Cook Center), Duke Global Health Institute (DGHI), Duke Human Rights Center at the Franklin Humanities Institute (DHRC@FHI), Franklin Humanities Institute (FHI), Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity (The Cook Center), and Trent Center for Bioethics, Humanities & History of Medicine
Thursday, February 19, 2026
5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
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Free Talk: Access to Audience: Case Studies in Documentary Producing
Sponsor(s):
Center for Documentary Studies (CDS)
Thursday, March 05, 2026
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Rebekah Fergusson
Film Screening: “Bluff City Chinese” (Thandi Cai, 2024)
Sponsor(s):
Asian Pacific Studies Institute (APSI), Asian American and Diaspora Studies, Center for Documentary Studies (CDS), and Cinematic Arts
Thursday, March 19, 2026
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Thandi Cai, director
