Can movies be good history teachers?
Introducing the 2017 History Film Forum; the premier film festival focused on history in the United States. A free multi-day exploration of history on the screen from March 9-12, 2017, the Forum brings together the nation’s top filmmakers, film viewers, and scholars in conversation about what history we do – and do not – learn from watching movies, documentaries, and television.
Join for free screenings, exclusive premieres, intensive panels, and more over the course of this four-day event. From feature documentaries premieres to unique use of the computer screen, the 2017 History Film Forum will examine themes of diversity and access in history filmmaking and ask: how does what we watch shape what we believe?
Scroll down for a peek at the schedule or register for sessions online:
Thursday, March 9
1:00 pm- Discussion
TOWER (2016)
3:00 pm- Screening & Discussion
Slavery by Another Name (2012)
6:00 pm- Keynote Address
Douglas Blackmon & Sam Pollard
7:30 pm- Screening & Discussion
TIMELESS (2016-present)
Friday, March 10
11:00 am- Screening & Discussion
The Real Mad Men of Advertising (2017)
1:00 pm- Panel
The Responsibilities of History Filmmakers
3:00 pm- Screening & Discussion
The Loving Story (2012)
7:00 pm- Screening & Discussion
The Great War (2017)
Saturday, March 11
11:00 am- Panel
Women in Filmmaking
1:00 pm- Panel
Inside Crash Course
4:00 pm- Screening
An Outrage (2017)
7:00 pm- Screening
Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive (2017)
Sunday, March 12
11:00 am- Masterclass
Innovative Formats in History Media
1:00 pm- Screening & Discussion
The Chinese Exclusion Act (2017)
4:00 pm- Panel
Hollywood Shuffle? Black History on Film
7:00 pm- Performance & Discussion
The Jazz Ambassadors
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