Student Films Spotlighted at Annual Festival
Documentaries, mockumentaries, animation and stop-motion all occupied the screen at the Varsity Theater on Tuesday night. The Southern Oregon Student Film Festival showcased 21 films, out of the 42 submitted, that were entirely student produced. Sympathetic sighs and audible laughter throughout the room of the downtown arthouse theater signified that the audience rode an […]
Exploring Queer Realities: the First Annual Queer Arts and Film Festival
An area of expression for queer artists and advocates the First Annual Queer Arts and Film Festival hopes to provide a space for queer identity inspired art and create a better sense of empathy for the lives of queer students. The art gallery, located in the Stevenson Union (SU) 3rd Floor Gallery, has been open […]
Film Club Returns for a Sequel
In recent years, multiple film clubs have been created and faded at Southern Oregon University. Though varying in goals and agendas, most of these different clubs hoped to unite students and emerging film makers interested in viewing and creating film projects of their own. While each seemed to gain momentum and support, they were abandoned […]
Campus Film Maker Wins Launch Award
Add award winning filmmaker to the list of achievements by Southern Oregon Senior Angelica Crimmins. We first met her as a Staff Writer for The Siskiyou and then again as she launched her online campus literary magazine. Then on Monday night, Crimmins was presented with the Launch award for her film As Apple Pie which […]
4Screen Festival Showcases Unique Shorts From Around the Globe
The first ever 4Screen film festival, was held in Hannon Library Thursday evening and showcased interesting films submitted by movie makers from around the world. Meese room is located on the third floor of the building that was just voted as one of the top libraries in the country and entertained around 50 viewers. Andrew […]
Comm Majors Make Case to Specify Diplomas
As of this writing, just under 70 students, community members, and supporters have signed an online petition to add the words “Film, Television and Convergent Media” to diplomas. While it is easy to write this off as an irrelevant particular, it is a large issue that affects a number of students here at SOU. Under […]
Robin Williams Film Tribute to be Held at SOU Music Recital Hall
For all those Robin Williams fans here at SOU, there’s an event you will not want to miss. Sunday, Oct. 5, the university will be putting on a Robin Williams film tribute at the Southern Oregon University Music Recital Hall. The tribute will consist of four films: “Dead Poets Society,” “Good Will Hunting,” “Patch Adams,” […]