The Center for the Humanities and the Program in Film and Media Studies, both in Arts & Sciences, will host the Third Annual Children’s Film Symposium April 20-21.
Presented in conjunction with Cinema St. Louis, the Children’s Film Symposium will feature three children’s films as well as talks by historian Steven Watts, Ph.D., and filmmaker Sandy Tung.
All events are free and open to the public. The talk by Watts will take place in Room 101 of Duncker Hall. All other events take place in Brown Hall Auditorium.
The schedule of events is:
• 4 p.m. April 20: Watts, professor of history at the University of Missouri-Columbia and author of “The Magic Kingdom: Walt Disney and the American Way of Life” (1997), will examine both Walt Disney and The Walt Disney Co. — their projects, values and ideological agendas — as they entered the 1960s.
• 7 p.m. April 20: “Greyfriars Bobby” (1961), directed by Don Chaffey. Based on Eleanor Atkinson’s beloved children’s classic, the film tells the true story of one of Scotland’s most celebrated heroes, a terrier named Bobby. Suitable for children 8 and older.
• 10:30 a.m. April 21: “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman and Richard Rich. Based on the book by Lloyd Alexander, the film follows Taran, a young pig keeper who dreams of becoming a great warrior. Suitable for children 8 and older.
• 2 p.m. April 21: Tung, director of several successful independent films, including “Shiloh Season” (1999) and “Saving Shiloh” (2006), will discuss “The Making of Children’s Films.”
• 4 p.m. April 21: “Jestem” (I Am) (2005), directed by Dorota Kedzierzawska. The fourth feature by the acclaimed Polish director tells the story of a young orphan who attempts to reunite with his mother. Suitable for children 12 and older.
For more information, call 935-5576.