October 2021 News

color image of young Apache chef holding a silver bowl in a field from the film Gather
October 29, 2021
Though conditions don't allow us to gather and celebrate Native American Heritage Month at in-person screenings, we hope you'll nonetheless enjoy this online offering of six documentary films telling Native American stories. These films are made available to Yale students, faculty, and staff...
October 25, 2021
Join us online for a free Indie Lens Pop-Up screening of Storm Lake, the new documentary by Jerry Risius and Beth Levison, followed by an interactive discussion of the state of local journalism with the film's stars. In Storm Lake, Pulitzer-winning editor Art Cullen and his family dedicate...
Close-up of actress Elsa Lanchester in Bride of Frankenstein.
October 18, 2021
Though the big screen remains dark for now, we've scared up another witches' brew of film frights to haunt your dreams this Halloween. Stream and scream to ten terrifying treasures from cinema's most ghoulish genre. These spectral offerings are part of Yale University Library's streaming video...
color photo of filmmaker Cynthia Childs on a bed, talking on the phone
October 13, 2021
Enjoy Home Movie Day at home this year with a selection of home and amateur movies from one of Yale's first filmmakers. The S.W. Childs, Jr. Collection at the Yale Film Archive is the archive's largest collection of home and amateur films, made up of more than 400 reels of film shot by pioneering...
October 12, 2021
Yale Arts Library's trial access to Artforum Archive runs through November 11, 2021. Once you’ve tried the database, please fill out the trial feedback form. Responses from the Yale community will help inform the library’s decision whether to purchase this resource.   Artforum Archive provides...