The Department of Art & Art History presents a screening of five thesis films produced by graduating second-year MFA students in the Documentary Film Program. Q&A with filmmakers and reception to immediately follow the screening. 

Films in Screening Order:

Every Dream I May Have With You by Pedro Marnoto (24 min)
On the edge of a Portuguese fishing port, Bela tries to rescue her aging mother's scattered memories of a life bound by the sea. Their voices awaken the ghosts inside the rusted hull of the Argus – the famed ship that once carried Bela's father on the deadly search for cod.

Legs by Johanna Gustin (23 min)
For $100,000, an orthopedic surgeon in Las Vegas will break your legs so you can grow just a few inches taller. Cosmetic limb-lengthening is a booming business, and patients are desperate to reinvent themselves at any cost. 

Batalla Naval by Zoe Valery (25 min)
Mirroring U.S.-Venezuela tensions at sea, father and daughter play Battleship, as they have done remotely for a decade apart. Behind the screen of war games, they find oil, petro-magic, and each other by the Lake of Maracaibo.

This Friday by Devon Blackwell (13 min)
A daughter pieces together what remains of the Jamaica her mother left behind at the age of ten. In the fragments of her mother's forgotten childhood, she finds the edges of memory.

Corriente Eléctrica by María Luisa Santos (18 min)
Escazú has forgotten the witch it once feared. Corriente Eléctrica tries to find this witch but uncovers the new stories of fear that have emerged in her absence. 

 

VISITOR INFORMATION
This event is open to Stanford affiliates and the general public. Seating for this event is limited, and admission will be granted on a first-come, first-served basis. Please arrive to the venue early to secure your seat. Admission is free.

Once Oshman Hall reaches capacity, overflow seating with a livestream of the screening will be available in a nearby room. Please note that the post-screening Q&A will not be broadcast to overflow seating.

Oshman Hall is located within the McMurtry Building on Stanford campus at 355 Roth Way. Visitor parking is available in designated areas and is free on weekends. Alternatively, take the Caltrain to Palo Alto Transit Center and hop on the free Stanford Marguerite Shuttle. If you need a disability-related accommodation or wheelchair access information, please contact Julianne White at jgwhite@stanford.edu. 

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