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December 10, 2025 10:00AM
Film: Shadows
Inventing American indie cinema before QT was even born, writer-director John Cassavetes' debut feature is a rough hewn landmark. Taking a subject matter that '50s Hollywood wouldn't touch with a barge-pole - the tensions within a black family arising when a young woman (Leila Goldoni) starts dating white men - Cassavetes ignores all the tricks of the mainstream to jazz up his simple story, instead opting for an almost home movie approach where you are allowed to get under the skin of the central character. It may seem somewhat dated now but as both a document of 60s Bohemian New York and the birth of American indie, this is essential.
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December 3, 2025 10:00AM
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Zaman Lecture Hall
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Film: Shadows
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Inventing American indie cinema before QT was even born, writer-director John Cassavetes' debut feature is a rough hewn landmark. Taking a subject matter that '50s Hollywood wouldn't touch with a barge-pole - the tensions within a black family arising when a young woman (Leila Goldoni) starts dating white men - Cassavetes ignores all the tricks of the mainstream to jazz up his simple story, instead opting for an almost home movie approach where you are allowed to get under the skin of the central character. It may seem somewhat dated now but as both a document of 60s Bohemian New York and the birth of American indie, this is essential.