Film Studies

Movies from Malboro: Elodie Munezero

An opportunity to create a dramatic feature film, The Movies from Malboro course is a mentorship experience working with Award winning Director Jay Craven.

Race, Shakespeare and America

This is the perfect time for “American Moor,” a play running Nov. 8–10 about one actor’s Othello audition, says Mount Holyoke professor Amy Rodgers.

Nick Camerlenghi experiences architecture in virtual reality with students Hao Zhu ’20, Zhuosi He ’19 and Wenfei Jia ’19.

Using modern technology to explore the past

Mount Holyoke’s Michael Davis uses contemporary tools like virtual reality goggles to “see” into history and reconstruct lost buildings.

20th Century Scholar and Artist Jay Leyda

Leyda and His Musical World

The music department's distinguished faculty present music inspired by the writings of scholar and artist Jay Leyda.

Photo of a student working on a film set

Cinema Sarah Lawrence

A semester away program that gives students a full semester of college credits and a professional screen credit listed on IMDb. Learn more.

Hannah Goodwin, Film Studies

“Just when I’m settling into a particular conviction, a student will say something that opens up a whole new way of seeing things.”

Grinspoon Entrepreneurship Initiative award winners (from left) Regina Ye ’18, Kate Meacham ’20, Shay Lahon ’18 and Mariana Jaramillo ’20 pose with their entrepreneurship professor, Rick Feldman

"I'd like to thank the Academy ..."

Six students won Grinspoon awards for their new businesses, highlighting Mount Holyoke’s commitment to entrepreneurship.