Event Archive
The Suraj Israni Center for Cinematic Arts hosts a variety of events throughout the year. View the drawers below for a list of past events.2022 - 2023 Academic Year
2022
- Oct. 15, 2022 | Opening Event: Suraj Israni Center for Cinematic Arts
- Oct. 27, 2022 | Media Care Talk Series: Jean Ma, “Care, Crisis, Cure: Sleep Must be Protected” co-organized with the Film Studies Program
- Oct. 28, 2022 | Fellowship workshop and info session with Suraj Israni Center director Michael Trigilio
- Nov. 5, 2022 | Film Screening Series: Selections from the San Diego Underground Film Festival
- Nov. 14, 2022 | Media Care Talk Series: Hannah Zeavin, "The Far Voice", co-organized with the Film Studies Program
- Nov. 19, 2022 | Film Screening Series: Standard Fantastic – Transborder Film Fellowship with Omar Lopex, Jafet Arzate, and Marinthia Gutierrez
2023
- Jan. 21, 2023 | Suraj Israni Memorial Lecture featuring Professor Scott Bukatman
- Feb. 2, 2023 | Media Care Talk Series: Joshua Neves, "The Data Pharmacy", co-organized with the Film Studies Program
- Feb. 8, 2023 | Film Screening Series: "Autumn Beat" by Antonio Dikele Distefano, co-organized with the Black Studies Project and European Studies
- Feb. 11, 2023 | Film Screening Series: "Black Mama, White Mama" (1973). Discussion held by Graduate Student Noelle Sepina, co-organized with the Black Studies Project
- Feb. 18, 2023 | Film Screening Series: Indigenous Film Festival Initiative, co-organized with the Latin American Studies Program
- Feb. 27, 2023 | Media Care Talk Series: Hannah Zeavin, "The Far Voice", co-organized with the Film Studies Program
- Mar. 4, 2023 | Film Screening Series: Standard Fantastic – Transborder Film Fellowship with Omar Lopex, Jafet Arzate, and Marinthia Gutierrez
- Mar. 10, 2023 | Celestial Histories and Storytelling through Film: Alternative documentary approaches for the humanities (part of the American Skies: Celestial Images as Technologies of Cultural Transfer event series)
- Mar. 11, 2023 | Cielos Americanos: Film screenings and discussion (part of the American Skies: Celestial Images as Technologies of Cultural Transfer event series)
- Mar. 14, 2023 | Media Care Talk Series: Juno Salazar Parreñas, "When Does Care Become Cruel? Rethinking Care with Animals in 3 Scenes" co-organized with the Film Studies Program
- April 27, 2023 | Media Care Talk Series: Ying Qian, "Ways to Care: Documentary Hard and Soft" co-organized with the Film Studies Program
- May 6, 2023 | Film Screening and Panel Discussion: Official Monkey Business production company, featuring UC San Diego alumni in conversation with Suraj Israni Center for Cinematic Arts Director Michael Trigilio
- May 18, 2023 | Media Care Talk Series: Bishnupriya Ghosh, "The Blood Files: The Politics of Epidemic Media" co-organized with the Film Studies Program
- May 19, 2023 | Alexandre O. Philippe Master Class
- May 20, 2023 | Film Screening Series: Lynch/Oz, co-organized with the Film Studies Program and the Center for Hellenic Studies
2023 - 2024 Academic Year
2023
- Oct. 28, 2023 | Panel Discussion and Q&A: "Storytelling: Envisioning the Future, Honoring the Past" hosted by the Suraj Israni Center for Cinematic Arts in collaboration with the UC San Diego Office of Alumni Engagement and the SoCal CineForum.
- Oct. 31, 2023 | Halloween Animated Film Festival featuring 12 spooky shorts and industry guest Mike Dietz.
- Nov. 3, 2023 | Film screening of "God Said Give ‘Em Drum Machines" followed by a discussion and Q&A with director Kristian Hill and producer Jennifer Washington, coodinated in partnership with Professor King Britt’s Blacktronika Series.
- Nov. 17, 2023 | San Diego Environmental Film Festival: Opening Night
- Nov. 18-19, 2023 | San Diego Environmental Film Festival: All-day Screening Event, co-sponsored by the San Diego Environmental Film Festival, which is organized by the Environmental Studies Program and Muir College at UC San Diego.
2024
- Jan 13, 2024 | Suraj Israni Memorial Lecture: Discussion with Oscar-nominated filmmaker, Sara Dosa.
- Feb. 3, 2024 | "What Music Brings to the Movies" A discussion featuring film composer and music alumnus Jonathan Sacks, MA '78.
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Grand Opening Event Slideshow
Campus leadership, faculty, staff, students and alumni joined invited guests Oct. 15, 2022 for the grand opening of the UC San Diego Suraj Israni Center for Cinematic Arts. The event included a welcome reception, photo opportunities and a special discussion with filmmakers and Visual Arts alumni Joanne Mony Park ‘10 and M.G. Evangelista ‘10, led by center director Michael Trigilio (Visual Arts).
Event Recordings
Missed an event? Watch it online! Select events have been recorded and are viewable on the Suraj Israni Center for Cinematic Arts YouTube playlist. Check back soon, as event recordings are uploaded on a rolling basis.