Coolidge Education

Coolidge Education

Film is an art form with the power not only to entertain, but also to inform, engage, and build community. The Coolidge is pleased to offer educational programming, using film as a window into other cultures, eras, and experiences.

We offer various film education programs including multi-week classes focused on a particular subject, one-night seminars all about select films screening, and post-screening discussions.

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the elephant man
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Seminar: The Elephant Man

Part of Seminar: The Elephant Man
Mon 1/12

Pre-film seminar by Jonathan Foltz, Associate Professor of English and Director of the Cinema & Media Studies Program at Boston University.

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1984
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Projections: Dystopia Now?

Part of Projections: Dystopia Now?
Tue 1/13
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Tue 2/3

Taught by Alex Svensson of Emerson College!

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Open Screen
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Boston Open Screen

Tue 1/13
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Tue 6/9

Boston's one and only open mic night for filmmakers!

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his girl friday
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Meeting the Press: American Journalism in Cinema

Wed 1/14
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Wed 2/11

In this course, we’ll sweep through the history of American journalists on film, as taught by Judi Freeman.

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testament of ann lee
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Seminar: The Testament of Ann Lee

Part of Seminar: The Testament of Ann Lee
Fri 1/16

Join Kevin Siegfried and Robert Kirzinger of the Boston Symphony Orchestra to explore and hear Shaker music as an expression of philosophy and craft.

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my man godfrey
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Seminar: My Man Godfrey

Part of Seminar: My Man Godfrey
Wed 2/4

Pre-film seminar from film critic Jake Mulligan!

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now voyager
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Seminar: Now, Voyager

Part of Seminar: Now, Voyager
Thu 2/12

Pre-film seminar by Sarah Keller, professor of art and director of cinema studies at UMass Boston.

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point break
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Seminar: Point Break

Part of Seminar: Point Break
Mon 2/16

Pre-film seminar taught by Mikal J. Gaines, Ph.D !

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a raisin in the sun
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Seminar: A Raisin in the Sun

Part of Seminar: A Raisin in the Sun
Sun 2/22

Pre-film seminar from Boston Globe film critic Odie Henderson!

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the wind that shakes the barley
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Irish Ayes: A Survey of Irish Cinema

Part of Irish Ayes: A Survey of Irish Cinema
Tue 3/3
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Tue 4/7

A six week course taught by Kaj Wilson!

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About The Coolidge

The Coolidge Corner Theatre is an independent, nonprofit cinema and cultural institution with six screens, an Education & Community Engagement Center, and the capacity for more than 900 audience members. Since 1933, audiences in the greater Boston area have relied on the Coolidge for the best of contemporary independent film, repertory, and educational programming.

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