The New Arab Meets: Nadia Fares, whose documentary Big Little Women premiered at the Swiss Panorama of the Locarno Film Festival. It features generations of Egyptian women who oppose patriarchy but also juxtaposes popular, global ideas of feminism.
Sidney Poitier. According to ASU President
Michael Crow, the move is part of the school’s commitment to inclusivity and diversity.
“Arizona State University is deeply committed to the premise of inclusivity, and The Sidney Poitier New American Film School is an extension of that impact in an area of academic pursuit that will be advanced by representation of greater diversity and perspective,” he said via a press release.
Crow added: “What we’re doing here is not just recognizing Sidney Poitier for his lifetime of achievements and his legacy, but naming our New American Film School for a person that embodies that which we strive to be the matching of excellence and drive and passion with social purpose and social outcomes, all the things his career has stood for.”
Arizona State University Renames Film School After Sidney Poitier
The recognition of pioneering actor Sidney Poitier is not lost in Arizona.
Arizona State University announced that it has renamed its film school after the Hollywood icon. Poitier was the first Black man to win the Academy Award for best actor.
“Arizona State University is deeply committed to the premise of inclusivity, and The Sidney Poitier New American Film School is an extension of that impact in an area of academic pursuit that will be advanced by representation of greater diversity and perspective,” Arizona State University President Michael Crow said in a written statement.
At 93, screen legend Sidney Poitier has achieved a new career milestone: Arizona State University has unveiled The Sidney Poitier New American Film School.