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Cinema Studies welcomes Writer and Director Chloé Zhao for the third annual Harlan J. Strauss Visiting Filmmaker Series

Photo of Chloe Zhao directing "The Rider" film

Cinema Studies is excited to announce that writer and director Chloé Zhao will join us spring term for the third annual Harlan J. Strauss Visiting Filmmaker Series!  Zhao's feature debut, Songs My Brothers Taught Me, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, screened at the Cannes Film Festival Directors’ Fortnight, and was nominated for three 2016 Independent Spirit Awards. Her most recent film, The Rider (2017), won the top prize at the Director’s Fortnight at Cannes and is nominated for multiple Independent Spirit Awards, including Best Feature and Best Director. The Rider also received the Werner Herzog Foundation Award for its courage and vision. 

Apply now for spring term's "CINE 408: The Art of Directing"

Art of Directing Poster

Featuring Guest Lecturer and Award-winning Writer and Director Chloé Zhao

One of Variety's 10 Directors to Watch for 2018!

Apply Now for Spring Term!  Taught by Cinema Studies Instructor Masami Kawai, this spring term course features lectures by Chloé Zhao, director of The Rider (2017) and Songs My Brothers Taught Me (2015). 

Applications are now closed.  
ONLINE APPLICATION DUE 8 A.M. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 14, 2018

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