The annual film series is back and it’s all about magic and witchcraft! This semester, we're focusing on magic and witchcraft to align with our CMRS undergraduate GE course of the same name (MedRen2666). Join us on select Wednesdays for classic films exploring the consequences of living in a world where magic can influence people’s lives. Sometimes comic, sometimes terrifying, sometimes just wildly enchanting; these films ask us to imagine “what if?” and take the resulting answers seriously. All films will be followed by a brief talk and Q+A.
Movies are at 7:00 pm on Wednesday nights in 180 Hagerty Hall. Pizza and refreshments will be served. These screenings are free and are open to all.
Directed by Robert Eggers, The Witch (2015) is a haunting folk horror film following a devout Puritan family in 1630s New England who are exiled to a remote wilderness farm. When their infant son mysteriously vanishes near the woods, grief and religious paranoia rapidly consume the family, turning parents William (Ralph Ineson) and Katherine (Kate Dickie) against their eldest daughter, Thomasin (Anya Taylor-Joy). Accused of witchcraft as supernatural horrors close in, Thomasin faces a terrifying breakdown of faith and family that pushes her toward an dark, inescapable destiny.
Other films in the series:
December 2 - Matilda (1996)
Find more information on each movie on their individual listing on our event calendar. Questions? Email cmrs@osu.edu with inquiries.
Co-sponsored by the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies and the Humanities Institute.
This event is free, open to the public and welcoming to everyone.
The Humanities Institute and its related centers host a wide range of events, from intense discussions of works in progress to cutting-edge presentations from world-known scholars, artists, activists and everything in between.
We value in-person engagement at our events as we strive to amplify the energy in the room. To submit an accommodation request, please send your request to Cody Childs, childs.97@osu.edu
