Director's Cut

Have you ever wanted to join a book club for films?

Director's Cut is a monthly gathering and open discussion for film enthusiasts.

Led by experienced film editor and teacher Keith Fraase, we explore the works of a variety of influential filmmakers to better understand how a director’s art builds and evolves over the course of a career.

We'll choose one director per month and, throughout the course of the month, watch a few of that director's films. When we meet, we'll discuss what we watched, the filmmakers' careers, and the art of filmmaking.

This month, we'll be watching five films nominated for Best Director at this year's Academy Awards.

Note from Keith:

• As these haven't yet been announced, I can't list them here yet. The announcement is taking place next week, on Thursday Jan 22nd. After that, I'll try to remember to send a follow up email listing the five nominated films.
• If you want to get started watching, I think it's a pretty safe bet that ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Paul Thomas Anderson) and SINNERS (Ryan Coogler) will be nominated. I'd also place money on HAMNET (Chloe Zhao) being included as well. These three are all worthwhile films, so if you want to get started before the nominations are announced, I don't think it will be a waste of time.

Keith is an experienced film editor who's worked on scripted feature films and multi-part documentaries, taught classes, and served as an expert guest on several film podcasts. Discussing film is one of his greatest joys, and he's hoping to meet others who share and want to develop this passion!

Free and open to all! No experience or registration required.

Drop in for one class or the whole series. This session meets from 7-8:30pm on the following Mondays: Jan. 12, Feb. 23, March 23, April 20, May 18, June 22.