Topic
Film and Television
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“It’s okay if it breaks and blows up”
MIT’s thriving maker culture is on display in ABC network’s “BattleBots” competition.
June 30, 2016 -
New season of "Science Out Loud" sparks curiosity
A new season of "Science Out Loud," produced by MIT students and alumni, brings the Institute's pK-12 vision to the public.
June 23, 2016 -
Department of Mechanical Engineering wins New England Emmy Award for “Hope Regenerated”
Emmy-winning video chronicles Professor Ioannis Yannas’ discovery of organ regeneration in the 1970s.
June 14, 2016 -
Matt Damon's Commencement address
Actor and filmmaker tells graduates: "There’s more at stake today than in any story ever told."
June 3, 2016 -
Letter to the MIT community regarding "Patriots' Day" filming
March 24, 2016 -
Actor and filmmaker Matt Damon will be 2016 Commencement speaker
Performer who gained fame for his portrayal of a brilliant MIT janitor will address the Class of 2016.
December 10, 2015 -
Report: How interactive documentaries represent a new form of innovation in digital journalism
MIT report represents the first thorough mapping of the ongoing convergence between interactive and participatory practices within digital journalism.
November 19, 2015 -
Accounting class lesson on $2 bill leads to silver screen
Fair-value accounting lesson at MIT has a starring role in upcoming documentary film.
October 28, 2015 -
From screen to stage
MIT’s Jay Scheib and Keeril Makan turn the famous film “Persona” into a new opera.
October 14, 2015 -
Charif Kiwan, representing Syrian film collective, to speak at MIT
Kiwan to discuss Abounaddara, an anonymous collective of volunteer, self-taught artists who create with the principle of emergency and an attitude of defiance.
October 13, 2015 -
3 Questions: Jennifer Light on new media and democracy
MIT historian of technology discusses new work examining “digital citizenship.”
July 13, 2015 -
How can one tree tell the story of climate change?
With help from a single red oak, five MIT Knight Science Journalism colleagues explore storytelling as a way to convey the impacts of a changing climate.
May 28, 2015 -
MIT Center for Art, Science and Technology receives $1.5 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Combined grants provide eight years of funding, among largest gifts received by the arts at MIT.
April 22, 2015 -
When logic meets rhetoric
Edward Schiappa has studied reason and rhetoric from ancient Greece to “Will & Grace.”
February 3, 2015 -
Manual control
Oblong Industries brings gesture-control technology from Hollywood to corporate conference rooms.
September 5, 2014 -
'This is not a ball' spotlights MIT collaboration
New documentary by visiting artist Vik Muniz features MIT alumni and researchers.
June 20, 2014 -
AMPS wins New England Emmy Award for “Awakening”
Documentary on music by Jamshied Sharifi ’83 was commissioned to honor the Arab Spring.
June 11, 2014 -
MIT AMPS nominated for New England Emmy Award for 'Awakening'
The documentary centers on music commissioned by MIT Music to honor the Arab Spring
May 30, 2014 -
Film, form, and feeling
MIT professor’s new book studies formal properties of movies and the structure of our emotions.
May 7, 2014 -
Cinematic migrations symposium explores film, memory, and identity
Symposium features visiting artists John Akomfrah and Lina Gopaul
April 8, 2014