The screenplay is an adaptation of one of Halsne’s fiction novels, based on his investigative work into animal rights and eco-terrorists.
Filippo Trevisan was interviewed in Expresso, Portugal’s largest daily newspaper, on the political implications of the “Rwanda” immigration legislation recently approved by the UK Parliament. In the article, Filippo said that “to make it a strategic success, Rishi Sunak now desperately needs images of migrants being put on flights to Rwanda to hit the British media before the general election, […], should it be held up, Sunak would be derided from the left and attacked from the right for not being able to deliver on this signature policy.”
Maya Livio’s short film, “Thermopower,” was screened by invitation at Go Short, an international short film festival in Nijmegen, Netherlands. The film, which was included in the program "Of Beasts and Bytes," subverts a scientific research camera to investigate the uneven management of heat across mammals and machines.
Maya is the faculty mentor for a 2024 AU Summer Scholars Program project with undergraduate student Madeleine Bartin. The project, “Hostility & Heat: Mapping DC's Hostile Architecture for Shade,” expands the framing of hostile architecture to include lack of cooling infrastructures. The project builds on a 2018 AU honors research project, "Hidden Hostility DC", by broadening it to questions of environmental justice. Building an interactive map of sites across the city, Bartin will make visible where DC’s urban design makes heat hostile. The selection committee noted that "this prestigious opportunity is being offered to only 13 undergraduate students, out of a record number of applicants this year, making it an especially noteworthy achievement."
Maya also joined AU’s new Sustainability Advisory, a cross-university initiative forging sustainability ties across campus units from faculty to facilities to administration. The advisory will review and make recommendations on sustainability progress and policies.
Human Museum closes on May 5th, with all upcoming performances sold out. Prof Kylos Brannon designed the video projection for Rorschach's latest successful play. It opened on May 12th and has garnered positive reviews from the Washington Post, MD Theatre Guide, and DC Theater Arts.
Prof. Kylos Brannon will be mixing live video projection on stage at 930 Club on May 10 for 2000s party Hot In Herre and June 29 for 90s party No Scrubs. The last time Kylos VJ'd at 930 club, on March 2, it was to a sold-out crowd. So, if you are interested in letting loose to some nostalgic songs to celebrate the end of the semester, or beginning of summer, get your tickets. Or email Kylos to get on the list.
Profs. Claudia Myers and Laura Waters Hinson's short documentary "The Test" screened last weekend to a packed audience at E Street Theater as part of FilmFest DC alongside AU alumni Anya Raza's short film "On the Mountain."
"The Test" was screened at several DC public schools as part of FilmFest DC's partnership with Teaching for Change. Claudia was a guest speaker in a 6th grade class at School without Walls, and an adult GED class at Carlos Rosario. The level of student engagement was so gratifying. (some pictures included below)
"The Test" has now been selected for 16 film festivals and several conferences-- including the prestigious DC/DOX festival in June, and UFVA in August.
