BROOKLYN COLLEGE — Brooklyn College’s Ethyle R. Wolfe Institute hosted a discussion and Q&A session on Sept. 26 to talk about “Midwood Movie,” which explores the silent film studio American Vitagraph Company in the heart of Midwood. The film centers around media archeology and racialization in cinema, which delves into how racial groups are portrayed in film through systems like racism and colorism.
The panel featured Melissa Friedling, the filmmaker and a professor at the New School of Design in New York City, Cara Caddoo professor at the University of Indiana, whose research and work informed the film, and Kelly Britt professor of anthropology at Brooklyn College, who also contributed to the project.
