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Raunchy film makes mixed debut

If a male version of Spring Breakers was made, sans the dark-tanning oil and big-budget panache, it might look something like The Convenient Job. The student-created film, produced by one of Brandeis' own, Ethan Stein '15, was played on the big screen for the first time ever in Wasserman Cinematheque last Wednesday. The storyline is familiar enough: three film students strapped for cash need to raise money for their next movie.


Ethnomusicologist finds value in prison culture

Louisiana does two things very well: music and prison. Georgetown University professor ethnomusicologist Benjamin Harbert explores their intersection in his documentary, Follow Me Down: Portraits of Louisiana Prison Musicians, which played in the Wasserman Cinematheque on Tuesday. Unlike the other 49 American states, Louisiana's legal system is based on French law rather than English common law.


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