Events
The Cinema Studies Department regularly hosts events that include lectures, screenings, and discussions, including our Wednesday Night Series, which is open to the public.
Join our Cinema Studies announcements listserv to receive emails about upcoming film-related events within and outside the department!
To view past events, check out our Event History page.
Request accommodations here.
The Cinema Studies Department regularly hosts events that include lectures, screenings, and discussions, including our Wednesday Night Series, which is open to the public.
Join our Cinema Studies announcements listserv to receive emails about upcoming film-related events within and outside the department!
To view past events, check out our Event History page.
Request disability accommodations here.
Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026
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The Scorsese Series
Join Cinema Studies Professor and Chair Dana Polan in introducing Martin Scorsese's film oeuvre. Open to all members of the Tisch community. NYU ID required.
Friday, Feb. 13, 2026
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Fluid Cinema: Water as Moving Image Media in Contemporary Art
A talk by Jessica Bardsley, this talk charts an artistic lineage in which water operates as a medium for the creation of moving images.
Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026
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Formations of the Double: A Poetics of Hindi Cinema
Book event: Richard Allen in conversation with Tejaswini Ganti
Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026
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The Scorsese Series
Join Cinema Studies Professor and Chair Dana Polan in introducing Martin Scorsese's film oeuvre. Open to all members of the Tisch community. NYU ID required.
Friday, Feb. 20, 2026
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Riding the Filmic Tidal Front: Chinese Independent Documentary and Japan
A Talk by Tamako Akiyama. This talk examines Chinese independent documentary through the metaphor of the tidal front—a dynamic zone where different cinematic, cultural, and institutional currents collide, intermingle, and resist stabilization.