Department Events

Filmlandia Screening Series Presents: Maɬni–Towards the Ocean, Towards the Shore (2020). Free and open to the public.

Directed by Sky Hopinka | 82 min.

Synopsis: A documentary circling the origin of the death myth from the Chinookan people in the Pacific Northwest.

The Department of Cinema Studies and the University Film Society celebrate Oregon’s rich film heritage with a new screening series showcasing movies with a unique Oregon connection—from locally shot features to stories written or directed by Oregon filmmakers. Discover Oregon’s reel legacy on the big screen while connecting with the university film community.

Cosponsored by: Harlan J. Strauss Visiting Filmmaker Endowment; Department of Comparative Literature; Department of English; Department of Indigenous, Race, and Ethnic Studies; Native American and Indigenous Studies; Folklore and Public Culture Program; Art House Theater; DUX Present; and Oregon Humanities Center’s Endowment for Public Outreach in the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities.

Filmlandia Screening Series presents: A Short Film Program. Free and open to the public.

This series of short films made in and about Portland, Oregon, highlights the diverse ways that the city has been experienced and imagined, from satirical tourist films and parodies through home movies, experimental films, and a surreal Civil Defense documentary. Come take a journey into the weird and wonderful cinematic visions of Portland!

The Department of Cinema Studies and the University Film Society celebrate Oregon’s rich film heritage with a new screening series showcasing movies with a unique Oregon connection—from locally shot features to stories written or directed by Oregon filmmakers. Discover Oregon’s reel legacy on the big screen while connecting with the university film community.

Cosponsored by: Harlan J. Strauss Visiting Filmmaker Endowment; Department of Comparative Literature; Department of English; Department of Indigenous, Race, and Ethnic Studies; Native American and Indigenous Studies; Folklore and Public Culture Program; Art House Theater; DUX Present; and Oregon Humanities Center’s Endowment for Public Outreach in the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities.

Filmlandia Screening Series presents: Drive, He Said (1971). Free with UO ID.

Directed by Jack Nicholson | 90 min. | Rated R

Synopsis: The star player of a college basketball team starts to go off the rails with an illicit love affair and his roommate going crazy to avoid the war draft.

The Department of Cinema Studies and the University Film Society celebrate Oregon’s rich film heritage with a new screening series showcasing movies with a unique Oregon connection—from locally shot features to stories written or directed by Oregon filmmakers. Discover Oregon’s reel legacy on the big screen while connecting with the university film community.

Cosponsored by: Harlan J. Strauss Visiting Filmmaker Endowment; Department of Comparative Literature; Department of English; Department of Indigenous, Race, and Ethnic Studies; Native American and Indigenous Studies; Folklore and Public Culture Program; Art House Theater; DUX Present; and Oregon Humanities Center’s Endowment for Public Outreach in the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities.

Filmlandia Screening Series presents: Property (1978). Free and open to the public.

Directed by Penny Allen | 92 min. | Not rated

Synopsis: A group of likeable eccentrics whose sense of their own culture sparks them to try to buy up their houses from developers. Contradictions abound. Affectionate comic sense deftly captures the afterglow of a generation.

The Department of Cinema Studies and the University Film Society celebrate Oregon’s rich film heritage with a new screening series showcasing movies with a unique Oregon connection—from locally shot features to stories written or directed by Oregon filmmakers. Discover Oregon’s reel legacy on the big screen while connecting with the university film community.

Cosponsored by: Harlan J. Strauss Visiting Filmmaker Endowment; Department of Comparative Literature; Department of English; Department of Indigenous, Race, and Ethnic Studies; Native American and Indigenous Studies; Folklore and Public Culture Program; Art House Theater; DUX Present; and Oregon Humanities Center’s Endowment for Public Outreach in the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities.

Filmlandia Screening Series presents: Coraline (2009). Free and open to the public.

Directed by Henry Selick | 100 min. | Rated PG

Synopsis: Wandering her rambling old house in her boring new town, a young girl discovers a hidden door to a strangely idealized version of her life that seems too good to be true.

The Department of Cinema Studies and the University Film Society celebrate Oregon’s rich film heritage with a new screening series showcasing movies with a unique Oregon connection—from locally shot features to stories written or directed by Oregon filmmakers. Discover Oregon’s reel legacy on the big screen while connecting with the university film community.

Cosponsored by: Harlan J. Strauss Visiting Filmmaker Endowment; Department of Comparative Literature; Department of English; Department of Indigenous, Race, and Ethnic Studies; Native American and Indigenous Studies; Folklore and Public Culture Program; Art House Theater; DUX Present; and Oregon Humanities Center’s Endowment for Public Outreach in the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities.

Join us for the 2026 Military Connected Graduation Celebration on June 13, 2026 from 11 am – 1 pm in the Crater Lakes South room.

All graduating students are welcome to participate. 

An RSVP form for graduating students will be available at the beginning of the Spring 2026 term. 

Join us for the 2026 Lavender Graduation Celebration on June 14, 2026 from 11am – 1 pm in the EMU Ballroom.  All graduating students are welcome to participate. 

An RSVP form for graduating students will be available at the beginning of the Spring 2026 term. 

Join us for the 2026 Black Graduation Celebration on June 14, 2026 from 4 pm – 6 pm in the EMU Ballroom. All graduating students are welcome to participate. 

An RSVP form for graduating students will be available at the beginning of the Spring 2026 term. 

Join us in celebrating the Class of 2026! 

For graduate RSVP requirements and day-of details, email cascommencement@uoregon.edu or call 541-346-5472. You can also visit https://cas.uoregon.edu/cas-commencement-2026 for more information.

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