LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 29, 2023) — One University of Kentucky researcher is studying what some scholars call a “Twilight Zone of History,” a moment between what’s passed down through family memory and what’s accessible through historical texts.
On March 24, the University of Kentucky Libraries, Media Depot and Smart Campus Initiative will kick off the first ever campus-wide “48 Hour Film Race,” an exciting opportunity for students to make a movie – write, shoot, and edit – in just 48 hours. Students from all academic disciplines are encouraged to participate.
Participating students are invited to make a short film with five film elements – genre, character, prop, location, and a line of dialogue – all drawn from a hat over one weekend. This year’s mandatory film element challenges students to film using only their smart devices; phones, iPads, and/or tablets.
The event has two components:
Check-in & Kick-off Meeting: March 24 | 6 pm | Young Library, Media Depot
Film Screening & Award Ceremony: March 31 | 6 pm | Young Library, Auditorium
Race Details
The fun begins during the kick-off meeting when participating teams or individuals randomly draw film elements from a hat. Elements range from film genre, a specific line of dialogue, a funny prop and character, and popular locations around campus to make the filming experience as convenient as possible. Participating students have many surprises in store as film requirements will further challenge their creativity while creating their films!
Soon after, watches will be synchronized, and students are off in a “mad dash” to complete their films over the weekend.
On Monday night, films are turned in. The following Friday, students who participated in the “48 Hour Film Race” will have their films screened in front of an audience of fellow filmmakers, friends, and families. Superlative awards and prizes will be given, and the “Best Film” will be announced. This event is free and open to the public.
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The Student Media Depot at the Hub is a student digital media center that provides access to recording equipment and space, editing stations with specialized multimedia software, and technical support for students’ development of their academic media projects.
The 28th Annual Black Women's Conference, "Excavating the Lives of Black Women," will take place virtually on March 24, 2023.
Please register for each event here:
10 a.m. | Panel with Whitney Baptiste Battle & Ayana Omilade-Flewellen | Register Here
2 p.m. | Keynote with Dr. Afua Cooper | Register Here
Saturday, March 25, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Cemetery clean-up at African Cemetery No. 2. (419 E 7th Street, Lexington)
Community volunteer event will assist with headstone cleaning and minor landscape clearing in this historic cemetery. A brief tour of the cemetery, including a focus on the graves of notable women buried in the cemetery who contributed locally to the thoroughbred industry, social safety nets, education, and politics.
Parking is in the cemetery itself. Participants should drive in through either of the two gates and park far enough to one side to leave a driving lane. We will assemble at the center garden
The 28th Annual Black Women's Conference, "Excavating the Lives of Black Women," will take place virtually on March 24, 2023.
Please register for each event here:
10 a.m. | Panel with Whitney Baptiste Battle & Ayana Omilade-Flewellen | Register Here
2 p.m. | Keynote with Dr. Afua Cooper | Register Here
Saturday, March 25, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Cemetery clean-up at African Cemetery No. 2. (419 E 7th Street, Lexington)
Community volunteer event will assist with headstone cleaning and minor landscape clearing in this historic cemetery. A brief tour of the cemetery, including a focus on the graves of notable women buried in the cemetery who contributed locally to the thoroughbred industry, social safety nets, education, and politics.
Parking is in the cemetery itself. Participants should drive in through either of the two gates and park far enough to one side to leave a driving lane. We will assemble at the center garden
Second year MFA students who will be graduating in May will read from their theses.
Neither a workshop nor a formal book talk, this discussion format will be open for both faculty and grads and include a brief reading from an incomplete work, followed by remarks on where/how the project has been going, what the process has been like, some of the questions the writer is currently grappling with, and time for questions and conversation about the project.
The International Village Living Learning Program, in collaboration with the Student Organizations and Activities, will screen a 1990 Iranian film entitled Close-up (dir. Abbas Kiarostami) from 4 pm on Wednesday this week, March 1, at Gatton Student Center Worsham Cinema. Here is a synopsis of the film, taken from the website of The Criterion Collection, the distributor of the film. https://www.criterion.com/films/1092-close-up. Please help us spread the word about this fascinating film to your students and friends.
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