Film Studies

 

 

Thursday, May 1, 6:30 pm (reception), 7 pm (screening): You are invited to a screening of a new documentary film by Oles Stephanie Tanner '09 and Jessica Steinbach '08,

"Ytterboe the Dog: A Community Tale"

A documentary produced by two St. Olaf College students/interns chronicling the events surrounding the 1957 shooting of the beloved mascott and friend, Ytterboe the dog. This documentary will take a look at college life in Northfield in the late 1950's and the events leading up to, and following that memorable afternoon of may 22nd. Hear from local Northfield residents, like Dan Freeman, Joan Olsen and her husband Dwayne, St.Olaf archivist Jeff Sauve, and St. Olaf President David Anderson as they
relive the story of Ytterboe, and discuss the significance of his memory.

"Northfield News" story on Ytterboe the Dog

The Northfield Historical Society looks forward to creating more documentaries this summer and next year. Interested students should contact Hayes Scriven to learn more at 507-645-9268 or www.northfieldhistory.org.

Annual Mpls-St Paul International Film Festival

17 April-3 May, 2008

Complete schedule of films and much more info

"Disconnected," a film by Carleton students, to be screened at the festival!--a documentary about Carleton students' three-day experiement last fall in "disconnecting" from technology.

 

Film-Related Courses to be offered at St. Olaf,

2008-2009 academic year

Courses with a strong film component can be difficult to sleuth out in the Class and Llab; our new Film Studies web site can keep registering students and advising faculty up to date. Click here to find out about next year's offerings, including a new Spring 2009 course, "World Cinema"

St. Olaf Environmental Film Series

Saint Olaf is hosting an Environmental Film Series this spring, drawing on the interests of students and the expertise of faculty. Aside from their pure entertainment value, we will use these events to learn about the environmental issues, and how they are communicated outside the classroom and outside of books. The chosen films cover a wide variety of topics, from environmental health to energy, from climate change to food and agriculture, from saving wild places to understanding the places we inhabit daily.

For a full schedule, click here.