The Social Justice Film Festival, sponsored by Cal Poly’s Interdisciplinary Studies in Liberal Arts department (ISLA), is set to return this month. This year, the festival’s theme is “Policing Women’s Bodies,” according to ISLA assistant professor and event coordinator Emily Ryalls.
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SLO Film Fest and Cal Poly Short Cuts to premiere this week
The eagerly anticipated SLO Film Festival graces the silver screens from April 25 to May 7 at the Fremont Theater and Palm Theatre in Downtown San Luis Obispo. A variety of filmmakers are featured whose works were produced, directed or written by residents of San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Monterey Counties. The festival features […]
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Cal Poly student films to be shown at SLO Film Fest
The 2022 San Luis Obispo International Film Festival will showcase six short films written and produced entirely by Cal Poly students. The student-made films will be screened at the festival’s Cal Poly Short Cuts showcase at 5:30 p.m. on April 28 at the Fremont Theater. Most films were written in Media Arts and Technologies: Storytelling […]
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3…2…1…Action! How student are making films while social distancing
While the outbreak of COVID-19 has halted movie production in Hollywood and around the world, Cal Poly students continue to create films. “It’s been very challenging but also it’s kind of fun just to see what we can do with the different circumstances,” English senior Karina Williams said. Williams is just one of 18 students […]
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An interdisciplinary studies department is coming to the College of Liberal Arts
Cal Poly may join eight other California State Universities that have an interdisciplinary studies undergraduate program.
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SLO International Film Festival to screen eight student films
On March 13, the San Luis Obispo International Film Festival will debut eight original films written, directed and produced by Cal Poly students. This is the 25th year of the San Luis Obispo International Film Festival. Student films will screen on March 13 at 8 p.m. in Fremont Theater, and student admission is free. The […]
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‘The Mustang in the Room’ campaign intends to create a safe space for tough conversations
The motto of The Mustang in the Room is “Cal Poly students celebrating diversity, calling for unity.”
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Eight Cal Poly student films to be featured at the San Luis Obispo International Film Festival
The student films are created in collaboration between two Cal Poly courses, ISLA 341 and ART 483.
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Release of Cal Poly class’ ‘Stranger Things’ multimedia project
“Mouthbreathers with a Mic.” “Demablog.” “Are You Strange Enough?” These are just a few names of the “Stranger Things” media elements that have been created by the Introduction to Media Arts and Technologies (ISLA 240) class, which were officially released to the public Feb. 13. ISLA 240 merges art and technology, encouraging the expression of both areas […]
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Professor shows Plato and Playboy are not all that different
According to Professor Ian Westwood, stories told through film, print, illustration and other mediums reflect society’s values and interests.