Event Host: Department of French and Italian, French and Italian Graduate Student Association and Gateway Film Center
Short Description: Arts and Sciences students and faculty experts on horror discuss the new age of horror cinema by discussing three recent films: "Us," "The Babadook" and "Suspiria."
Are we in an age of new horror? To kick off the Halloween season, please join the Gateway Film Center for a conversation about three recent horror movies from around the world: Jordan Peele's "Us" (2019), Jennifer Kent's "The Babadook" (2014), and Luca Guadagnini's "Suspiria" (2018). The panelists, who all work on horror cinema in their fields of study, will be discussing how these films depict important socio-cultural issues today such as racism, religion, and family. As Jordan Peele once said, "all great horror has a social message of some sort... it taps into something we're suppressing."
The night's events will take place on Monday, October 21st in the Torpedo Room at the Gateway Film Center, beginning with a happy hour starting at 5:30pm, the discussion at 6:00pm, and a reception will follow at 7:00pm. No registration required, but seating is limited on a first come, first serve basis.
SPEAKERS
Lauren De Camilla, Ph.D. Student in the Department of French and Italian
Linda Mizejewski, Professor in the Department of Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies and the Film Studies Program
Aviva Neff, Ph.D. Student in the Department of Theatre
This event is sponsored by the Gateway Film Center, the Department of French and Italian, and the French and Italian Graduate Student Association.
