Dr. Dan Bashara: Against Realism - Weird Cinema and the Power of Uncertainty

Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 5:30 PM until 6:30 PMCentral Standard Time UTC -06:00

"Against Realism: Weird Cinema and the Power of Uncertainty"

Realism in film is our cultural default and a short-hand descriptor of "quality" cinema. Join Dr. Dan Bashara to explore how realism hinders our social and philosophical imaginations, and the pathways that weird cinema can open, both for us and for our world.

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