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The Film and Media Studies Program is the hub for the study of film and other moving image and sound media at Yale. Deeply invested in scholarship, teaching and film programming, our Program both sustains the traditions of and nurtures the most innovative directions in film and media studies research. With our superb faculty and Yale’s extraordinary library and archival collections, the Program has taken its place as one of the most exciting venues for film and media study in the world.

Upcoming Events

Saturday, February 28, 2026 - 6:00pm

DCP | 1984 | directed by Tengiz Abuladze | Georgia, USSR | 153 minutes | Georgian with English subtitles

Free admission. No registration required.

Saturday, February 28, 2026 - 7:00pm

Treasures from the Yale Film Archive

Curse of the Golden Flower (Zhang Yimou, 2006, 35mm, 114 mins)

Monday, March 23, 2026 - 5:00pm

FRANKE LECTURES IN THE HUMANITIES: MEDIA AND PROTECTION
Monday, March 23 • 5:00–6:30 pm
Humanities Quadrangle, 136

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Monday, April 13, 2026 - 4:30pm

FRANKE LECTURES IN THE HUMANITIES: MEDIA AND PROTECTION
Monday, April 13 • 4:30–6:00 pm
Humanities Quadrangle, L01

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