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