Past Film Festivals

The Cinema Studies Program, in collaboration with the Paul Robeson Center, is delighted to celebrate Rutgers' 250th anniversary by presenting four films featuring the university's esteemed alumnus, the actor/singer/activist Paul Robes

The series will be introduced on October 13 by Professor CHARLES MUSSER (Yale University), an internationally-renowned scholar of Paul Robeson, as well as of "race films" and early cinema in general.

These events are free and open to the public.

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Directed by Satyajit Ray

Satyajit Ray’s film trilogy masterwork, newly restored

Rutgers’ Cinema Studies Program is delighted to present the Criterion Collection’s restoration of Indian filmmaker Satyajit Ray’s Apu Trilogy, on the first three Wednesday evenings in April. The opening night (April 5), we will also welcome Criterion’s Abbey Lustgarten and Professor Neepa Majumdar (University of Pittsburgh), who will introduce the trilogy and its restoration.

Dates: Wednesday April 5, 12 & 19 at 6:30 PM

Location: AB-1180 (CAC; 15 Seminary Place)

This event is free and open to all!

Co-sponsored by the Department of African, Middle-Eastern and South Asian Languages and Literatures, and the South Asian Studies Program

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The 22nd Annual Rutgers Jewish Film Festival
November 7 – November 21, 2021

The Bildner Center is pleased to present our 22nd annual Rutgers Jewish Film Festival, which will run from November 7th, through November 21st. The festival features a diverse array of narrative and documentary films from around the world and most screenings feature guest speakers, including filmmakers and scholars.

Given the recommendations of the CDC and guidelines set by the state of New Jersey and Rutgers University, we will present a hybrid festival this year. We will kick off the festival Sunday, November 7 with an in-person patron event and film screening. Most films and discussions will be available online, and a select number of films will be in person. The safety of our community continues to be our top priority. visit our website at BildnerCenter.Rutgers.edu/film.

Rutgers Jewish Film Festival

All screenings are free and open to the public.  For more information, call 848-932-5245 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

This series is underwritten by the Blanche & Irving Laurie Foundation

Visiting Filmmaker Series Fall 2016 (330 KB)

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