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THE ITHACAN

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THE ITHACAN

Sophomore Alison Walker interviews Jonathon Schindler with the help of sophomore Kelly Baffoni for her documentary film Facebeater. Her film won Best Documentary Film at the second annual Student Film Festival.

Student Film Festival provides real world exposure

By Sierra Guardiola, Life and Culture Editor February 7, 2018
“It’s definitely fun to go to your local art house cinema and see your work up on the screen,” junior Anna Gardner, programming director for The Studio said.  
Cinemapolis is Ithacas independent movie theater, located on Green Street near The Commons. The theater offers an array of local, foreign and independent films.

Cinemapolis attracts moviegoers with small-screen charm

By Jake Leary and Taylor Millican December 6, 2017
Even with the rising popularity of streaming services like Netflix and Hulu, local theater Cinemapolis continues to attract moviegoers.
The festival features 12 Latin American films. All the films are in Spanish or Portuguese, and will be showing at local venues. General admission is $8.50 and student/senior tickets are $6.00. The festival started on Sept. 19 and will end on Oct. 15.

Annual film festival brings Latin American movies to Ithaca

By Silas White, Assistant Life and Culture Editor October 4, 2017
This is the event’s fourth year but is the first to involve formal collaboration with Cornell University and Ithaca College students.
Focus Asia Month is an annual celebration of Asian culture. This years theme is Metamorphosis and focuses on identity.

Focus Asia Month celebrates Asian identity and diaspora

By Colin Barrett, Staff Writer April 12, 2017
“For me, [Focus Asia Month] is a way for me to celebrate my heritage and where I come from,” said senior Sara Kim.
Chris Sperry, director of curriculum and staff development for Project Look Sharp, and Executive Director Cyndy Scheibe host a discussion on the topic of media literacy, following a screening of 1984.

Project Look Sharp hosts screening of ‘1984’ film

By Meaghan McElroy, Staff Writer April 5, 2017
To examine the parallels of current events and fiction, cinemas across the country held screenings of the movie adaptation of George Orwell’s “1984.”
From left, junior Ilana Diamant, senior Tal Eyal, lecturer Mirit Hadar and Joshua Edrich ’15 smile at the 2015 Israel Film Festival. Hadar co-created the festival 4 years ago with help from Igor Khokhlov, the previous director of the college’s sector of Hillel.

Film festival spotlights Israeli culture to student audience

By Kate Nalepinski, Life & Culture Editor March 22, 2017
The theme of this year’s festival is “Israel is Real” to combat assumptions that are made about Israel as a result of the Israeli-Palestine conflict.
Junior Tyler Macri, right, accepts the award for Best Fiction Film next to judges and hosts. The Ithaca Student Film Festival, held Feb. 3 in The Studio, allowed Ithaca College students to highlight their creative works.

Ithaca Student Film Festival showcases cinematic achievements

By Ashae Forsythe, Contributing Writer February 8, 2017
Anna Gardner, special events–manager at The Studio, said the executive team at The Studio went through 48 film submissions.
A child dressed up as a wizard for the first annual Wizarding Weekend, which took place Oct. 31, 2015, in downtown Ithaca. A costume contest will be part of this year’s event.

Charmed: Ithaca celebrates second annual Wizarding Weekend

By Jake Leary, Staff Writer October 19, 2016
Dozens of local Ithaca establishments are participating in Wizarding Weekend, and it has provided opportunities for Ithaca College students as well.
The film festival, Cine Con Cultura, features films produced in Latin American cultures. All 11 films are in Spanish or Portuguese. Tickets are $7.50 per film or $6 for seniors and students. Festival passes are $50 for all films and $40 for seniors and students. Select screenings will be shown for free.

Cine Con Cultura: Hispanic film festival shines on IC campus

By Mary Ford, Life and Culture Editor September 28, 2016
The film festival, part of Latinx Heritage Month, began Sept. 20 and runs until Oct. 15, showing 11 films at local venues.
FLEFF is a local annual film festival and has been sponsored by Ithaca College since 2004. The theme of this year’s festival, which runs from March 28 to April 3, will be landscapes, which the FLEFF website describes as potentially being “material and immaterial, built and imagined.”

Annual environmental film festival returns to Ithaca College

By Faith Meckley, News Editor March 27, 2016
The 19th annual Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival will feature films produced from around the world on topics like women’s health clinics, hydraulic fracturing, climbing Mount Everest and the Indian-Pakistani partition.
New film series bring social issues to the big screen

New film series bring social issues to the big screen

By Allison Falk and Angela Poffenbaugh September 29, 2015
The series explore historic black cinema and Palestinian film.
7 places to visit in Ithaca this weekend

7 places to visit in Ithaca this weekend

By Mary Ford, Life & Culture Editor August 26, 2015
Looking for something to do this weekend? Check out some of the most popular spots on campus and in Ithaca.
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