Events for September 27, 2022 - September 12, 2022

Family Weekend

School of Communication Courtyard 5100 Brunson Dr., Coral Gables, FL, United States

Family Weekend invites you to reconnect with your student, meet other 'Cane families, and interact with University faculty and staff while getting a preview of daily life on campus.

Watching Movies with Kareem Tabsch: ‘The Birdcage’ (1996)

Bill Cosford Cinema 5030 Brunson Drive, Dooly Memorial 225, Coral Gables, FL, United States

Join filmmaker and O Cinema co-founder Kareem Tabsch and Bill Cosford Cinema manager, Rene Rodriguez, for a screening of Mike Nichols 1996 comedy "The Birdcage" followed by a Q&A in-person discussion with Tabsch. Kareem Tabsch is an Emmy-nominated filmmaker whose work focuses on documenting that which exists on the fringes of mainstream society. His feature films include "Mucho Mucho Amor" (2020) and "The Last Resort" (2018) and the short film "Dolphin Lover" (2015). Tabsch's work has been included at prestigious festivals like Sundance, SXSW, and HotDocs, and has been featured in [...]

United Black Students and UTrailblazers Canes Black History Film Festival: Call for Submissions

Bill Cosford Cinema 5030 Brunson Drive, Dooly Memorial 225, Coral Gables, FL, United States

The University of Miami School of Communication is pleased to announce the inaugural United Black Students and UTrailblazers Canes Black History Film Festival. We seek short (5 minutes or less) films based on contents in the UTrailblazers Experience, current events, and/or Black student experience(s) on a multicultural campus. Films awarded first place will receive $1500 and second place will receive $500. In addition, the filmmaker awarded first place will have a chance to attend the ’Canes Los Angeles Film Showcase in May 2024. The deadline for submissions is December 31, [...]