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A Womb With A View, Briauna Marie Falk
A Womb With A View, Briauna Marie Falk
Senior Projects Spring 2018
I found my mother’s pregnancy diary when I was 12. The diary presents not only the story of my origin, but also the story of how my biological father left my mother. The diary gave me insight into what unfolded while I was growing inside her, and yet, many questions still remain unanswered. I have heard that trauma experienced by the mother is felt in utero alongside her – I worry one of the first feelings I felt was true sadness. Ideally the diary could answer my unresolved questions, but instead I am left to my imagination. The diary cannot …
A Dream Of Nothing In 10 Chapters, William Hardt Wrubel
A Dream Of Nothing In 10 Chapters, William Hardt Wrubel
Senior Projects Spring 2018
Senior Project submitted to The Division of Arts of Bard College.
Trauma: How World War Ii Changed Cinematic Form, Leon Jack Derriey
Trauma: How World War Ii Changed Cinematic Form, Leon Jack Derriey
Senior Projects Spring 2018
In the same way Paisà captured the Italian war experience by exploring a variety of vantage points, this essay analyses how the Second World War transformed film form by investigating the way three prominent directors changed how they made films. Directors Fred Zinnemann, Roberto Rossellini and Akira Kurosawa were confronted by the war in different ways. The most blatant distinction between them is the nation they film from, but even this holds multiplicity in its resonance. Not only did America, Italy and Japan have different relationships to the war, but they also had distinct approaches to cinema before the war. …