Hello all, this week's screening is "Sports Night," a selection of experimental and documentary films dealing with the cultural meanings of sports in North America.
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"Golden Gloves" (Gilles Groulx, 1961) follows three Montreal boxers as they train for the Golden Gloves competition. In behind-the-scenes interviews, they talk about their ambitions and what prompted them to take up boxing. Part baseball documentary, part anti-drug film and part socio-political satire, Rob Perri's "I'm Keith Hernandez" (2008) brings you into close contact with what it would be like if you were former New York Mets star Keith Hernandez. Perri masterfully uses news reel, clips and other Hernandez footage to show how male identity is shaped by TV/film, sports and advertising. "American Dreams" (James Benning, 1983, 58m) investigates the inextricability of public and private desires through its juxtaposition of the careers of baseball legend Hank Aaron and would-be assassin Arthur Bremer.
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The underground film series is sponsored by Indiana University's Department of Communication and Culture. All screenings are on alternating Fridays at 7 p.m. in room 251 of the Radio-TV building on the IU campus. All screenings are free and open to the public, and free parking is ample in the lot adjacent to the building, provided you clearly display an underground flyer on the dashboard of your vehicle.
