Lisa Broad – Three Films That Got You Through the 2020 Pandemic

The Cinematic Schematic’s Three Films That Got You Through the 2020 Pandemic interview series concludes in its final entry with the Oklahoma City Museum of Art head of film programming and theatrical operations, Lisa Broad, PH.D. I talk with Broad about how the pandemic impacted the museum’s ability to play films before discussing how her team pivoted to the virtual cinema. We close out the conversation with a look at her selections. Broad joined the Oklahoma City Museum of Art’s Film Program in 2017 and has served as Head of Film Programming and Theatrical Operations since April 2020. She earned her Ph.D. in cinema studies from New York University, where she received the 2017 Jay Leyda Award for Academic Excellence. Her dissertation research focused on the relationship between film and the philosophical notion of possible worlds. In addition to teaching graduate and undergraduate courses on film style and contemporary international cinema, Broad has published and presented on French film, Hitchcock, and philosophy and theories of cinematic realism. Throughout this interview series, we’ve had the pleasure of speaking with a wide variety of people working in Oklahoma’s film and television industry including Reservation Dogs showrunner Sterlin Harjo, deadCenter Film Festival executive director Alyx […] The post Lisa Broad – Three Films That Got You Through the 2020 Pandemic appeared first on The Cinematropolis.