Ted Barron, Ph.D | Executive Director, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center

Ted Barron, Ph.D | Executive Director, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center

Indie Film Series | Tangerine (2015)

In our final episode of Indie Film, we take a closer look at Sean Baker's wild and often hilarious portrait of life on the streets of L.A.... Read More

Indie Film Series | Wendy and Lucy (2008)

Kelly Reichardt heralds a return to realist indie filmmaking with her Great Recession-era portrait of Wendy, a young homeless woman... Read More

Indie Film Series | Funny Ha Ha (2002)

Getting back to basics, Andrew Bujalski (unintentionally) launched the mid-2000s mumblecore movement with his critically acclaimed debut... Read More

Indie Film Series | Poison (1991)

Concocted in the furious depths of the AIDS crisis, Todd Haynes' Poison signaled not only the arrival of a major talent in American indie... Read More

Indie Film Series | Stranger Than Paradise (1984) and She’s Gotta Have It (1986)

This podcast episode discusses two seminal works of 1980s New York-based indie film, Jim Jarmusch's "Stranger Than Paradise" and Spike... Read More

Indie Film | Chan Is Missing (1982)

Two cabbies search for the mysterious Chan in Wayne Wang’s wry, observational portrait of early 80s San Francisco. The film heralded a... Read More

Indie Film | Girlfriends (1978)

Amidst the upheaval of the movie brat generation in 1970s Hollywood, women gained greater agency as directors, writers, and editors.... Read More

Indie Film | Killer of Sheep (1977)

In "Killer of Sheep," Charles Burnett crafts a moving and humanistic portrait of Black life in South Central Los Angeles unlike anything... Read More

Indie Film | Little Fugitive (1953) and Shadows (1958)

We launch our new DPAC Casts series, Indie Film, with a closer look at two seminal works of the postwar era: Little Fugitive and Shadows. Read More

Documentary: Fact or Fiction? | Flee (2021)

How do you make a film about someone whose identity can't be revealed? Nominated for three Academy Awards including Best Animated Feature,... Read More

Documentary: Fact or Fiction? | Close-Up (1990)

Abbas Kiarostami’s humorous and deeply moving hybrid film suggests inspiring new possibilities for nonfiction cinema. Read More

Documentary: Fact or Fiction? | Stunt Rock (1978)

Blending elements of mockumentary, rockumentary, and low-budget action movies, this recently rediscovered Ozploitation classic is a literal... Read More
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