The History Film Series Presents

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How do historians enjoy movies made in or about the past? Learn how film shapes how we remember historical events and how history can make for great entertainment. Join us as we experience historian's craft beyond the book and on the silver screen! Organized and curated by a doctoral student, this film series brings together great cinema and great history. Each film screening is sponsored by a history class with an introduction by the course instructor. Join us each month for a short introductory talk, discussion, and screening of historically significant films. 

Refreshments provided at all screenings. This is an FYO event. Free and open to the UGA community.

For more information, please contact Chris Choe, christianchoe@uga.edu.

Film Schedule 

Fall 2025

September

A Matter of Life and Death (1946, dir. Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger)
with Dr. Chris Sieving (UGA Theatre and Film Studies)
Fine Arts Building, Room 400 (Balcony Theatre), 6:00pm

October

Harakiri (1962, dir. Masaki Kobayashi)
with Dr. Ari Levine 
LeConte Hall, Room 101, 6:00pm

November

Al-ard (1970, dir. Youssef Chahine)
with Dr. Kevin Jones
LeConte Hall, Room 101, 6:00pm

Spring 2026

February

Sing Sing (2023, dir. Greg Kwedar) 
with Dr. Tracey Johnson 
LeConte Hall, Room 101, 6:00pm

Sinners (2025, dir. Ryan Coogler)
with TBA
LeConte Hall, Room 101, 6:00pm

March 
The Name of the Rose (1986, dir. Jean-Jacques Annaud) 
with Dr. Ben Ehlers 
LeConte Hall, Room 101, 6:00pm

April 
Soy Cuba (1964, dir. Mikhail Kalatozov) 
with Dr. Reinaldo Román 
LeConte Hall, Room 101, 6:00pm