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A Cappella Rocks the Sukkah

(10/02/18 10:00am)

Brandeis Hillel hosted SukkA Capella last Wednesday in the Sherman sukkah, a temporary outdoor structure set up for the Jewish holiday of Sukkot to watch four different groups displayed their talent. Despite subpar weather and chemistry recitations, the event still had a large turnout, with many people coming to support their friends and rock out to good music. The host for the evening was Ezra Gershman ’21, a member of one of the groups, Manginah.  

https://www.thejustice.org/article/2018/10/a-cappella-rocks-the-sukkah

BLIFF showcases at Brandeis

(10/02/18 10:00am)

For the first time ever, Brandeis University was a co-host for the Boston Latino International Film Festival along with Harvard University, Northeastern University and Emerson College. The festival was held from Sept. 27 to Sept. 30, screening twenty eight films primarily at Emerson, with Harvard, Northeastern and Brandeis each hosting for two days within the festival — Brandeis hosted films during the first two days. Occasionally, directors or producers of a film would hold a Q&A session, educating the audience about their filming process and intended messages.

https://www.thejustice.org/article/2018/10/bliff-showcases-at-brandeis

Jazzy afternoon in Mandel

(10/02/18 10:00am)

The new music concert series “Music at Mandel” kicked off on Sept. 26 with Prof. Robert Nieske (MUS) and his bandmate Billy Novick elegantly balancing a casual atmosphere and refined playing. Their eight-song set was so informal that the musicians decided their next song on the spot once the previous one was finished. This spontaneity complemented the relaxed atmosphere, fitting with the musical style and location of the concert. 

https://www.thejustice.org/article/2018/10/jazzy-afternoon-in-mandel

'Bel Canto' transitions from paper to screen

(09/25/18 10:00am)

The University’s Film, Television and Interactive Media Program hosted a screening in Wasserman Cinematheque of Paul Weitz’s “Bel Canto,” a film adaptation of its 2001 namesake thriller by Ann Patchett, on the eve of the movie’s release on Amazon Prime. Based on a real 1996-97 hostage crisis in Lima, Peru, the film takes place in a Vice-Presidential manor that is overrun by Latin American freedom fighters. The wealthy dinner guests are trapped by hostile guerilla fighters in a house with little to do. With their lives left in the hands of a Red Cross negotiator, sparks fly, relationships are formed and secrets are revealed. The screening was made possible due to producer and Brandeis alumna Caroline Baron ’83.

https://www.thejustice.org/article/2018/09/bel-canto-transitions-from-paper-to-screen

Free Lunch Society

(09/25/18 10:00am)

     Under the traditional definition of a utopian society, everyone in the society would liberate themselves from the burden of paid labor. Due to the abundance of resources and ease of production, humans would no longer need to work to maintain a healthy and happy lifestyle, which gives everyone a chance to explore their passions. “Free Lunch Society,” directed by Christian Tod, digs into the idea of a a universal income given to every member of society to meet their basic living demands. The documentary includes interviews with a variety of experts from different industries, as well as several social experiments that put theory into practice.

https://www.thejustice.org/article/2018/09/free-lunch-society

‘Young Marx’ biopic proves soporific

(09/18/18 10:00am)

The Goethe-Institut, an inter- national organization that promotes the worldwide study of German culture, came to Brandeis to show Raoul Peck’s 2017 film “The Young Marx” as part of its continuing “Marx NOW” film series, a celebration of Karl Marx’s bicentennial. The event, held on Sept. 5 in Wasserman Cinematheque, saw the convergence of many groups from both inside and outside the Brandeis community, and was co-sponsored by the The Center for German and European Studies, the Department of German,  Russian, Asian Languages and Literature. The program opened with introductions from both Prof. Sabine von Mering (GRALL), the director of CGES, and Karin Oehlenschläger, program curator for the Goethe-Institut in Boston. In her introduction to the film, Oehlenschläger explained that it was a passion project not only made to depict the life of its subject, but also to convey his ideas through film.

https://www.thejustice.org/article/2018/09/young-marx-biopic-proves-soporific

Deis does ‘Annie’ in 24 hours

(09/21/18 8:26pm)

Every year, a group of students have the opportunity to perform in a musical with only one day of preparation. Nothing, not even the name of the musical, is revealed until exactly 24 hours before the start of the show, and each student must do their best to perform a solid, often comical, production for the quickly-sold-out event. Pulling off this large-scale performance in such a small time frame requires a lot of skill, and this year’s musical, “Annie,”  did not disappoint.

https://www.thejustice.org/article/2018/09/deis-does-annie-in-24-hours