Establishing Shot

Ricky and Ted run through the Browning Cinema’s March lineup, which includes films from Iran (The Salesman), Germany (Toni Erdmann), Ireland (Sing Street), and India (The Apu Trilogy), among others. Having just returned from the Berlin Film Festival, Ted discusses what new releases (Kaurismäki’s latest) and restored films (Algol) deserve our attention.

Worth a Watch — Top Films at the Berlin Film Festival

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Ted Barron and Ricky Herbst discuss what’s happening in film, both at the Browning Cinema and in the industry, for the month of February. The former involves the ScreenPeace Film Festival, a collaboration with Notre Dame’s Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, that shows global films that address conflict and resolution across the globe.

The 2017 slate includes Fire at Sea, Ixcanul, Hissein Habré: A Chadian Tragedy, Do Not Resist, and Time to Choose.  Other February offerings include the James Baldwin documentary I Am Not Your Negro and an evening of Oscar-nominated shorts.

Ted and Ricky then turn to Hollywood’s annual navel-gazing and the role awards play in the film industry. Comparing top 10 lists from various critics to Academy Award nominees, the two discuss the role of ‘best of’ in the arts and the shifting viewing experience the Oscars have had through time. They also introduce the DPAC’s first Oscar Party for Notre Dame students and chat about the value of watching events such as these in community.

Peace, Love, and the Oscars

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A lot has happened since our May 2016 episode. After host Ted Barron became the DPAC’s Executive Director, the search began for a new cinema curator. Now, our new Cinema Program Director, Ricky Herbst, makes his Establishing Shot hosting debut!

In this episode, Ted reboots Establishing Shot with Ricky’s origin story. They chat about Rudy, the virtues of homemade movies, building film communities, and January’s cinema schedule, which includes Moonlight, Miami Vice, Blade Runner, and the Notre Dame Student Film Festival.

Establishing Shot Podcast is Back!

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In this episode, Michiana Jewish Film Festival co-chairs Dr. Ilene Sheffer and Steve Lotter chat with Ted about the 6th annual Michiana Jewish Film Festival. This May 9–12 the fest covers eight outstanding independent films representing filmmakers from around the world. Together they dive into the festival’s background, give a rundown on each film and discuss how the festival speaks to the richness of Jewish life, culture, and identity.

Scheffer, a vice chancellor at Indiana University South Bend, is a long-time educator and fundraising professional. Lotter is active on boards serving the Jewish community and directs digital media services for Big Idea Company.

2016 Michiana Jewish Film Festival

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The Liam Neeson narrated documentary, 1916: The Irish Rebellion captures the events of an Easter Monday, “The Easter Rising,” a century ago that would rock the British Empire.

In this podcast, Ted Barron’s chat with Chris Fox, director of Notre Dame’s Keough­-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies and 1916 executive producer, covers that April day at a Dublin post office.

Tune in to learn more about the legacy of the Irish rebellion, the docu’s “making of,” and the project’s significance to the global remembrance of The Rising’s 100th anniversary.

1916: A CRY FOR INDEPENDENCE

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Leading up to February’s Austenfest film festival at the Browning Cinema and April’s production of Pride and Prejudice by Notre Dame’s Department of Film, Television, and Theatre, we caught up with Notre Dame student Rose Anderson for a chat about the ever-lasting pop culture influence of the Georgian era author of six novels, starting with Sense and Sensibility.

Anderson, whose status as a “Janeite” and stage manager for Pride and Prejudice, gives her unique perspective on all things Austen-y. Learn how you, too, can rank your standing as a “Janeite,” what reanimated Austen’s popularity long before zombies and what is so swoon-worthy about these beloved novels (and films) of manners—besides Colin Firth.

Being Jane — Austen’s Fiction, Fans, and Films

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Executive Director Ted Barron chats about the who, what, when, where, how and why of the DeBartolo Performing Art Center’s new podcast, Establishing Shot. A short and sweet intro gets to the heart of why the center is tackling storytelling one interesting and intimate episode at a time.

When Ted hosts and guests stop in the center’s Browning Cinema to discuss film, performances, news, and trends in the vast world of the arts get ready for insights, laughs, recommendations and surprising discoveries. Establishing Shot may just challenge your assumptions about the arts and the arts at the University of Notre Dame.

Ted joined the staff of the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center in 2010. He’s welcomed visits by filmmakers such as Claire Denis, Kleber Mendonça Filho, William Mapother, Martin Sheen and Emilio Estevez. He previously served as Senior Programmer of the Harvard Film Archive at Harvard University and Director of Programming of the Coolidge Corner Theatre Foundation in Brookline, Massachusetts. His film programming has received several honors including a 2006 special commendation from the Boston Society of Film Critics. Ted was also an educator in the Media Arts Lab at the Jacob Burns Film Center in Pleasantville, New York.

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