Through the Fondren Fellows program, the Rice Media Center Archive Project has spent the past few months sifting through material stored at the now-defunct Rice Media Center. The team has identified several films as especially notable and will be presenting them in conjunction with documentary footage the team shot of people involved with the films. From lectures featuring Roberto Rossellini and Werner Herzog to films from former Rice students and faculty, the film presentation will tell the narrative of the Rice Media Center through the films and filmmakers that passed through its corridors.
Lydia Lee, Arman Saxena, Steven Burgess
Director
Werner Herzog
Self (archival footage)
Brian Huberman
Self (archival footage)
Heather Korb
Self (archival footage)
Ashley Fell
Self (archival footage)
Camilla Clements
Self (archival footage)
Basilios Poulos
Self (archival footage)
Michael Miron
Self (archival footage)
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