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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

Thursday, February 5, 2026 - 10:00am to Saturday, February 7, 2026 - 5:15pm

The Miseducation: Learning as a Tool for Social Justice

For too long, education has been used as a weapon against us—misnaming, misframing, and misrepresenting Black...

Saturday, February 7, 2026 - 6:00pm

DCP | 1990 | directed by Xie Fei | China | 107 minutes | Chinese with English subtitles

Free admission. No registration required.

Sunday, February 8, 2026 - 2:00pm

Yale Film Archive: Kubrick’s Maze Film Series

1960 | Directed by Stanley Kubrick | 35mm | 161 mins

Monday, February 9, 2026 - 5:00pm

FRANKE LECTURES IN THE HUMANITIES: MEDIA AND PROTECTION
Monday, February 9 • 5:00–6:30 pm
Humanities Quadrangle, 136...

Tuesday, February 10, 2026 - 7:00pm

DCP | Directed by Alan Berliner | USA | 2025 | 82 minutes