JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – East Tennessee State University hopes to enrich the Tri-Cities with cinema at the revitalized Bud Frank Theatre. A release from ETSU states the theatre was the home of performances and productions for years and will now serve the community as an art cinema. The university stated the Bud Frank Theatre […]
The East Tennessee State University Center for Cinema will present “territoriality,” a weekend event consisting of film screenings and workshops. This marks the center’s third time employing film as a
âScience and Fictions: Cinema in East Tennessee,â a virtual symposium presented by East Tennessee State Universityâs departments of Media and Communication and Literature and Language, is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, May 14-15, via Zoom.
This free event is focused on artists, filmmakers, researchers and writers who will share insights on key topics for the region using film as a catalyst for conversation and action. It is composed of three seminars, an asynchronous film screening, a film production skills workshop, and a collaborative film and design workshop.
Online panels will engage interdisciplinary panelists around numerous topics, including âStoried Histories: Revisiting Appalachian Myths for the Future,â âCommunicating Science: Media, COVID and Public Healthâ and âWhat Can Film Do Here?â