Interiority on Screen Lecture Series
August 26–December 14, 2025
Tuesdays at 6:00 p.m. with Select 12:00 p.m. Sunday Encores
What possibilities does filmic language offer for representing the inner lives and interior states of characters/human-subjects on screen? This series focuses on cinematic works that depict the subjectivities and mental states of their characters in unconventional, intimate, and poetic manners. Silence as an invitation to the world within, voice-over as interior words, point-of-view, point-of-feeling, and depiction of visions and dreams are among the cinematic elements and concepts that will be critically explored and defamiliarized throughout the lectures. Tuesday film screenings will be accompanied by lectures, where these films will be discussed not only from the standpoint of critical spectatorship but also from a filmmaker’s point of view.
Presented in collaboration with the School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s Art History, Theory, and Criticism department. Lecturer: Anahita Ghazvinizadeh, Assistant Professor of Film, Video, New Media, and Animation. Synopses by Ghazvinizadeh.
Select titles offered with Sunday encores; Sunday encores do not include lecture.
Member-Exclusive Lecture Series Pass!
7-film and 7-popcorn Lecture Series ticket package available at $45 for Siskel Film Center members! Join or renew here.
