FREE Film Fridays

FREE Film Fridays

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PRAx and the DARKSIDE CINEMA Present: FREE Film Fridays

Detrick Hall | FREE | 7 p.m.

A series of free screenings hosted by Distinguished Professor of Film Jon Lewis is selected to spark discussions across disciplines. Professor Lewis will briefly introduce the film and lead a post-screening discussion with OSU faculty experts on the film's topic.

Drop in, drop out. Bring a snack.

Upcoming Dates:

  • October 17, 2025: Barbie 
  • November 7, 2025: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 
  • December 19, 2025: Pandora's Box 
  • January 9, 2026: Killer of Sheep 
  • February 13, 2026: The Awful Truth 
  • March 20, 2026: On Becoming a Guinea Fowl 
  • April 17, 2026: Beau Travail 
  • June 12, 2026: Summer of Soul 

Past Dates:

  • October 4, 2024 - A Perfect Day for Caribou (with the filmmaker Jeff Rutherford)
  • November 22, 2024 - The Manchurian Candidate (with Associate Professor of Political Science David Bernell and Professor of Political Science Rorie Solberg)
  • December 6, 2024 - Tiger 24 (with Wildlife Filmmakers Jim Larison, David Baker and Ellie Lafferty)
  • January 3, 2025 - Hud (with Tracy Daugherty, New York Times best-selling author of Larry McMurtry: A Life)
  • February 7, 2025 - Drive, He Said (with emeritus Distinguished Professor of English Mike Oriard)
  • April 11, 2025 - Mr. Klein (with School of History, Philosophy, and Religion's Robert Nye, Katherine Hubler, and Kara Ritzheimer) 
  • May 2, 2025 - Robot and Frank (with Kagan Tumer, of the College of Engineering and director of the Collaborative Robotics and Intelligent Systems Institute; and
    Naomi Fitter, a Kearny Faculty Scholar in the College of Engineering)