Film and Media Studies
The Five College Film Council works to coordinate the study of film and video at all five campuses.
The members of the Council include faculty members drawn from a number of disciplines ranging from foreign languages to literature, history and media studies. They meet regularly to exchange information about courses as well as faculty appointments, and plan a coordinated approach to meeting common needs for instruction.
The Council sponsors an undergraduate film and media studies conference and an annual student film and video festival, both held during the spring semester.
The Five College FC Film Studies Announcements email list is open to faculty, staff and students interested in Film Studies to share announcements and information. Visit the Five Colleges Film Studies Announcements page to subscribe or unsubscribe.
The email list for Five College Film Studies Council business is for faculty members only. Visit the FC-Film-Council page to request to subscribe or unsubscribe. Please contact the Five College Academic Programs office for more information about joining these email lists.
Faculty
Adam Levine, (Chair) Art and the History of Art, Film and Media Studies
Joshua Guilford, English, Film and Media Studies
Pooja Rangan, Film and Media Studies
Dana Whitney, Education Studies, Film and Media Studies
Kara Lynch, Associate Professor Emerita of Video Production
Susana Loza, Associate Professor of Critical Race, Gender, and Media Studies
Abraham Ravett, Professor of Film and Photography
Lise Sanders, Professor of English Literature & Cultural Studies
Eva Rueschmann, Cultural Studies
Robin Blaetz, Professor of Film Studies and Chair of Film Media Theater
Justin Crumbaugh, Associate Professor of Spanish, Latina/o, and Latin American Studies
Ajay J. Sinha, Professor of Art History
Paul Staiti, Professor of Fine Arts on the Alumnae Foundation
Thomas E. Wartenberg, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy
Elizabeth Young, Professor of English and Gender Studies
Hannah Goodwin, Professor of Film, Media, Theater
Elliot Montague, Professor of Film, Media, Theater
Samba Gadjigo, Professor of French
Alexandra Keller, Professor of Film Studies, Director of Film Studies Program
Anna Botta, Professor of Italian Studies and of World Literatures
Dawn Fulton, Professor of French Studies
Barbara Kellum, Professor of Art
Daniel Kramer, Professor of Theatre
Jennifer Malkowski, Associate Professor of Film and Media Studies
Richard Millington, Helen and Laura Shedd Professor of English Language and Literature
Fraser Stables, Professor of Art
Frazer Ward, Professor of Art
Joel Westerdale, Associate Professor of German Studies
Barbara Zecchi, Languages, Literatures and Cultures, Head of Interdepartmental Program in Film
Shawn Shimpach, Communication, Interdepartmental Program in Film Studies
Barry Spence, Senior Lecturer, Film Studies, Chief Undergraduate Advisor, Undergraduate Program Director
Daniel Pope, Senior Lecturer, Film Studies, Undergraduate Advisor
Anne Ciecko, Associate Professor, Communication, Graduate Certificate Director
Felicity Aulino, Associate Professor, Anthropology
Mariana Ivanova, Associate Professor of German Film and Media & Academic Director of the DEFA Film Library
Kevin Anderson, Senior Lecturer, Communication
Christopher Couch, Senior Lecturer, Comparative Literature
Bruce Geisler, Senior Lecture, Communication
Olga Gershenson, Professor
Susan Jahoda, Professor, Art
Greeley A. Kyle, Lecturer, Journalism
Robbie Leppzer, Lecturer, Communication
Andrea Malaguti, Associate Professor, Italian Studies
Patrícia Martinho Ferreira, Assistant Professor of Portuguese
Patrick Mensah, Associate Professor, French and Francophone Studies
Jonathan Skolnik, Associate Professor, German Studies
Jeremi Szaniawski, Associate Professor, Comparative Literature
Jacqueline Urla, Dean, UMass Amherst Graduate Field
Hallie Bahn, Assistant Professor, Art
Courses
Note that if you don't see classes from all campuses currently listed, they will appear as the campuses release their course schedules for the semester. The five campuses release their schedules on different dates. Visit this page for specific dates.
Fall 2025 Film and Media Studies Courses
Subject |
Course # |
Sect # |
Course Title |
Instructor(s) |
Institution |
Meeting Times |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Subject FAMS |
Course # 110 |
Sect # 01 |
Course Title Film and Writing |
Instructor(s) Joshua Guilford |
Institution Amherst College |
Meeting Times M | 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM;TU/TH | 2:35 PM - 3:50 PM |
Subject FAMS |
Course # 222 |
Sect # 01 |
Course Title Intro to Video Prod. |
Instructor(s) Stephen Wardell |
Institution Amherst College |
Meeting Times M/W | 1:05 PM - 4:05 PM |
Subject FAMS |
Course # 251 |
Sect # 01 |
Course Title Documenting Reality |
Instructor(s) Pooja Rangan |
Institution Amherst College |
Meeting Times TU/TH | 10:05 AM - 11:20 AM |
Subject FAMS |
Course # 314 |
Sect # 01 |
Course Title Rhythm Beyond Music |
Instructor(s) Brian House |
Institution Amherst College |
Meeting Times M/W | 1:05 PM - 2:20 PM |
Subject FAMS |
Course # 320 |
Sect # 01 |
Course Title Japan on Screen |
Instructor(s) Timothy Van Compernolle |
Institution Amherst College |
Meeting Times TU/TH | 2:35 PM - 3:50 PM |
Subject FAMS |
Course # 328 |
Sect # 01 |
Course Title The Cinema of Almodóvar |
Instructor(s) Sara Brenneis |
Institution Amherst College |
Meeting Times TU/TH | 2:35 PM - 3:50 PM |
Subject FAMS |
Course # 335 |
Sect # 01 |
Course Title Experiments-16 mm Film |
Instructor(s) Stephen Wardell |
Institution Amherst College |
Meeting Times M/W | 9:00 AM - 11:20 AM |
Subject FAMS |
Course # 369 |
Sect # 01 |
Course Title Cinematic Worlds |
Instructor(s) Joshua Guilford |
Institution Amherst College |
Meeting Times TU/TH | 10:05 AM - 11:20 AM |
Subject FAMS |
Course # 379 |
Sect # 01 |
Course Title The Question of Accent |
Instructor(s) Pooja Rangan |
Institution Amherst College |
Meeting Times TU | 1:05 PM - 4:05 PM |
Subject FAMS |
Course # 387 |
Sect # 01 |
Course Title How Does Hollywood Work? |
Instructor(s) Amelie Hastie |
Institution Amherst College |
Meeting Times M/W | 2:35 PM - 3:50 PM;SU | 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM |
Subject FAMS |
Course # 441 |
Sect # 01 |
Course Title Documentary Production |
Instructor(s) Adam Levine |
Institution Amherst College |
Meeting Times F | 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
Subject CSI |
Course # 0198 |
Sect # 1 |
Course Title Gaming the System |
Instructor(s) Professor Loza |
Institution Hampshire College |
Meeting Times 10:30AM-11:50AM TU;10:30AM-11:50AM TH |
Subject CSI |
Course # 0215 |
Sect # 1 |
Course Title Trans Film |
Instructor(s) Reuven Goldberg |
Institution Hampshire College |
Meeting Times 01:00PM-02:20PM M;01:00PM-02:20PM W |
Subject CSI |
Course # 0242 |
Sect # 1 |
Course Title Alien/Freak/Monster |
Instructor(s) Professor Loza |
Institution Hampshire College |
Meeting Times 01:00PM-02:20PM TU;01:00PM-02:20PM TH |
Subject HACU |
Course # 0229 |
Sect # 1 |
Course Title Hate, Hope & Humor |
Instructor(s) Viveca Greene |
Institution Hampshire College |
Meeting Times 01:00PM-02:20PM TU;01:00PM-02:20PM TH |
Subject HACU |
Course # 0296 |
Sect # 1 |
Course Title Critical Media Studies:project |
Instructor(s) Viveca Greene |
Institution Hampshire College |
Meeting Times 01:00PM-03:50PM W |
Subject FMT |
Course # 102 |
Sect # 01 |
Course Title Introduction to Film Studies |
Instructor(s) Amy Rodgers |
Institution Mount Holyoke College |
Meeting Times MW 11:30AM-12:45PM;M 07:15PM-10:05PM |
Subject FMT |
Course # 104 |
Sect # 01 |
Course Title Introduction to Media Studies |
Instructor(s) Li Cornfeld |
Institution Mount Holyoke College |
Meeting Times WF 10:00AM-11:15AM |
Subject FMT |
Course # 230AG |
Sect # 01 |
Course Title American Gothic |
Instructor(s) Elizabeth Young |
Institution Mount Holyoke College |
Meeting Times TTH 01:45PM-03:00PM;W 07:15PM-10:05PM |
Subject FMT |
Course # 230WF |
Sect # 01 |
Course Title Global Film/Media After 1960 |
Instructor(s) Instructor To Be Announced,Noah Tuleja |
Institution Mount Holyoke College |
Meeting Times TH 01:30PM-04:20PM |
Subject FMT |
Course # 240EV |
Sect # 01 |
Course Title Experimental Video |
Instructor(s) Flonia Telegrafi |
Institution Mount Holyoke College |
Meeting Times F 01:30PM-04:20PM |
Subject FMT |
Course # 240VP |
Sect # 01 |
Course Title Fund. of Video Production |
Instructor(s) Instructor To Be Announced |
Institution Mount Holyoke College |
Meeting Times W 01:30PM-04:20PM |
Subject FMT |
Course # 330AD |
Sect # 01 |
Course Title Adaptation: A Study in Form |
Instructor(s) Amy Rodgers |
Institution Mount Holyoke College |
Meeting Times W 01:30PM-04:20PM |
Subject FMT |
Course # 330PE |
Sect # 01 |
Course Title Media and Performance |
Instructor(s) Li Cornfeld |
Institution Mount Holyoke College |
Meeting Times W 01:30PM-04:20PM |
Subject FMT |
Course # 340SW |
Sect # 01 |
Course Title Screenwriting |
Instructor(s) Flonia Telegrafi |
Institution Mount Holyoke College |
Meeting Times W 01:30PM-04:20PM |
Subject FMS |
Course # 150 |
Sect # 01 |
Course Title Intro to Film & Media Studies |
Instructor(s) Jennifer C. Malkowski,Sebnem Baran |
Institution Smith College |
Meeting Times M 3:05 PM - 4:20 PM; TU 2:45 PM - 4:00 PM |
Subject FMS |
Course # 150 |
Sect # 02 |
Course Title Intro to Film & Media Studies |
Instructor(s) Jennifer C. Malkowski,Sebnem Baran |
Institution Smith College |
Meeting Times M 3:05 PM - 4:20 PM; W 2:45 PM - 4:00 PM |
Subject FMS |
Course # 150 |
Sect # 03 |
Course Title Intro to Film & Media Studies |
Instructor(s) Jennifer C. Malkowski |
Institution Smith College |
Meeting Times M 3:05 PM - 4:20 PM; W 2:45 PM - 4:00 PM |
Subject FMS |
Course # 150 |
Sect # F01 |
Course Title Intro to Film & Media Studies |
Instructor(s) Jennifer C. Malkowski,Sebnem Baran |
Institution Smith College |
Meeting Times M 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
Subject FMS |
Course # 220 |
Sect # 01 |
Course Title Colq:Oral History Moving Image |
Instructor(s) Kiki Loveday |
Institution Smith College |
Meeting Times TU TH 1:20 PM - 2:35 PM |
Subject FMS |
Course # 220 |
Sect # F01 |
Course Title Colq:Oral History Moving Image |
Instructor(s) Kiki Loveday |
Institution Smith College |
Meeting Times TU 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
Subject FMS |
Course # 265 |
Sect # 01 |
Course Title Film in the Digital Age |
Instructor(s) Jennifer C. Malkowski |
Institution Smith College |
Meeting Times M W 9:25 AM - 10:40 AM |
Subject FMS |
Course # 265 |
Sect # F01 |
Course Title Film in the Digital Age |
Instructor(s) Jennifer C. Malkowski |
Institution Smith College |
Meeting Times M 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
Subject FMS |
Course # 280 |
Sect # 01 |
Course Title Intro to Video Production |
Instructor(s) Hazel Katz |
Institution Smith College |
Meeting Times F 1:20 PM - 4:00 PM |
Subject FMS |
Course # 284 |
Sect # 01 |
Course Title Post-Production&Video Editing |
Instructor(s) Clio Yang |
Institution Smith College |
Meeting Times F 9:25 AM - 12:05 PM |
Subject FMS |
Course # 311 |
Sect # 01 |
Course Title Sem:MediaFandom&FanStudies |
Instructor(s) Sebnem Baran |
Institution Smith College |
Meeting Times TH 1:20 PM - 4:00 PM |
Subject FMS |
Course # 311 |
Sect # F01 |
Course Title Sem:MediaFandom&FanStudies |
Instructor(s) Sebnem Baran |
Institution Smith College |
Meeting Times W 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
Subject COMM |
Course # 446 |
Sect # 01 |
Course Title Film Documentary |
Instructor(s) Bruce Geisler |
Institution UMass Amherst |
Meeting Times TU 2:30PM 4:30PM |
Subject COMM |
Course # 446 |
Sect # 01AA |
Course Title Film Documentary |
Instructor(s) |
Institution UMass Amherst |
Meeting Times TU 4:45PM 5:35PM |
Subject COMM |
Course # 447 |
Sect # 01 |
Course Title Adv Documentary Production |
Instructor(s) Robbie Leppzer |
Institution UMass Amherst |
Meeting Times TH 11:30AM 2:30PM |
Subject FILM-ST |
Course # 190F |
Sect # 01 |
Course Title Film Studies: Foundations |
Instructor(s) Barry Spence |
Institution UMass Amherst |
Meeting Times W 9:30AM 12:05PM |
Subject FILM-ST |
Course # 190F |
Sect # 01AA |
Course Title Film Studies: Foundations |
Instructor(s) |
Institution UMass Amherst |
Meeting Times F 10:10AM 11:00AM |
Subject FILM-ST |
Course # 319 |
Sect # 01 |
Course Title Representing the Holocaust |
Instructor(s) Jonathan Skolnik |
Institution UMass Amherst |
Meeting Times TU 2:30PM 3:45PM |
Subject FILM-ST |
Course # 319 |
Sect # 01AA |
Course Title Representing the Holocaust |
Instructor(s) |
Institution UMass Amherst |
Meeting Times TH 1:00PM 2:15PM |
Subject FILM-ST |
Course # 319 |
Sect # 01AB |
Course Title Representing the Holocaust |
Instructor(s) |
Institution UMass Amherst |
Meeting Times TH 10:00AM 11:15AM |
Subject FILM-ST |
Course # 319 |
Sect # 01AC |
Course Title Representing the Holocaust |
Instructor(s) |
Institution UMass Amherst |
Meeting Times TH 2:30PM 3:45PM |
Subject FILM-ST |
Course # 319 |
Sect # 01AD |
Course Title Representing the Holocaust |
Instructor(s) |
Institution UMass Amherst |
Meeting Times TH 11:30AM 12:45PM |
Subject FILM-ST |
Course # 319 |
Sect # 01AE |
Course Title Representing the Holocaust |
Instructor(s) |
Institution UMass Amherst |
Meeting Times TH 11:30AM 12:45PM |
Subject FILM-ST |
Course # 350 |
Sect # 01 |
Course Title Italian Film |
Instructor(s) Andrea Malaguti |
Institution UMass Amherst |
Meeting Times TU TH 2:30PM 3:45PM |
Subject FILM-ST |
Course # 375 |
Sect # 01 |
Course Title Film Writing & Crit/New Media |
Instructor(s) Daniel Pope |
Institution UMass Amherst |
Meeting Times TU TH 10:10AM 11:25AM |
Subject FILM-ST |
Course # 384 |
Sect # 01 |
Course Title Iberian Cinemas |
Instructor(s) Barbara Zecchi,Eva Alvarez Vazquez |
Institution UMass Amherst |
Meeting Times TU 4:00PM 6:30PM |
Subject FILM-ST |
Course # 411 |
Sect # 01 |
Course Title 16mm Filmmaking and Technology |
Instructor(s) David Bendiksen |
Institution UMass Amherst |
Meeting Times W 1:00PM 3:45PM |
Subject FILM-ST |
Course # 446 |
Sect # 01 |
Course Title Film Documentary |
Instructor(s) Bruce Geisler |
Institution UMass Amherst |
Meeting Times TU 2:30PM 4:30PM |
Subject FILM-ST |
Course # 446 |
Sect # 01AA |
Course Title Film Documentary |
Instructor(s) |
Institution UMass Amherst |
Meeting Times TU 4:45PM 5:35PM |
Subject FILM-ST |
Course # 490M |
Sect # 01 |
Course Title Cinema and Mind |
Instructor(s) Barry Spence |
Institution UMass Amherst |
Meeting Times W 4:00PM 7:30PM |
Subject FILM-ST |
Course # 493L |
Sect # 01 |
Course Title S-Experimental Film and Video |
Instructor(s) Kevin Anderson |
Institution UMass Amherst |
Meeting Times TH 2:30PM 5:30PM |
The Five College Student Film Festival
CALLING ALL STUDENT FILMMAKERS: The Five College Film Festival seeks short films from students across the Five Colleges. Submit your film in the fiction, documentary, or experimental category to share your work with the consortium’s film community and win awards and cash prizes!
The deadline for submissions is Monday, March 3rd, 2025!
The annual festival will be held in-person on Saturday, March 29th, 1:00PM - 7:00PM at Pruyne Auditorium, Amherst College. The festival is organized by students, for students. We can’t wait to see your film!
Contact us at 5collegefilmfestival@gmail.com or swardell@amherst.edu if you have any questions, and follow us on Instagram @fivecollegefilmfestival for further updates!
Mission Statement
The Five College Film Festival’s mission is to share the stories of students from across the Five Colleges through the medium of film. We hope that all students, regardless of background or experience with filmmaking, share their stories.
SUBMISSION INFORMATION
The deadline has been extended to Monday, March 3, 2025!
Submission form
FESTIVAL DATE
Saturday, March 29, 2025
Resources
Amherst College
Film and Media Studies
Hampshire College
Film, Video, and Photography
Mount Holyoke College
Film, Media, Theater
Smith College
Film and Media Studies
UMass Amherst
Interdepartmental Program in Film Studies
Contact Us
Five College Film Council Members
Amherst College
Adam Levine (Chair), Art and the History of Art, Film and Media Studies
Joshua Guilford, English, Film and Media Studies
Hampshire College
Eva Rueschmann, Cultural Studies
Mount Holyoke College
Hannah Goodwin, Film, Media, Theater
Smith College
Jennifer Malkowski, Film and Media Studies
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Barbara Zecchi, Languages, Literatures and Cultures, Head of the Interdepartmental Program in Film Studies
Shawn Shimpach, Communication, Interdepartmental Program in Film Studies
Five College Staff Liaison
Ray Rennard, Director of Academic Programs
Connect
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