Cinema Studies 🎞 🔎 Professor, author, curator, film critic, equestrian, & cool mom. Mary Riepma Ross Professor of Film at Vassar College. Tarot card reader.
Fifty seven years ago today, my father announced his candidacy for the presidency of the United States. “I cannot stand aside from the contest that will decide our nation’s future and our children’s future,” Daddy said.
I imagine he would be devastated and angry about what we are facing today. Issues and causes he fought hard for are being obliterated from the national lexicon. The protection of civic space, programs that strengthen society, and the rule of law, which he held sacred, are all on the chopping block.
This I know: He would take action. And he would implore us all to do the same.
At @RFKHumanRights, we cannot stand aside. And we will not back down. But we need your help. Every donation helps fuel the fight my father dedicated his life to—defending human rights, protecting democracy, and ensuring justice for all.
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Great news! I've curated a retrospective of black westerns for BFI: Southbank. Program online. Will be in London Feb. 8-11th to open. Mario Van Peebles will join me on stage 2 converse about his films (i.e., Posse, 1993; and Outlaw Posse, 2024).🎞️ 📽️ Hope 2 C U @BFI
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Good news! Mark and George are panelists 🎙️on "The Roundtable” this morning. Hopefully, you can tune in right now. If you miss them, you can listen to the replay on WAMC or the podcast. Have a great day. And, thanks for listening. 📻
Vassar's Film Department is delighted to host documentarian Yance Ford. He's teaching master classes, showing his award winning films and impressing students. We are screening his Academy Award nominated "Strong Island" (2017) and the arresting film, "Power" (2024).
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Good news! Mark is a panelist on "The Roundtable” this morning. Hopefully, you can tune in.🎙🎧 📻 If you miss him, you can listen to the replay on WAMC or the podcast. Have a great weekend. And, thanks for listening. 😀
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