Films fight The Man at Subversive Film Festival

    Subversive: Intended or serving to subvert, especially intended to overthrow or undermine an established government.
    The Subversive Film Festival was held Oct. 29 through Nov. 3 at Arts & Science Auditorium. Dr. Jeffrey Blick and the anthropology club sponsored the event.  Each night had a dedicated theme featuring movies pertaining to the subject. 
    “We live in a time when our liberties are being threatened,” said Blick, an associate professor of government and sociology. 
    “I’m worried that students today are not concerned about the fact that our civil rights and civil liberties are being eroded.  (The films) are trying to get students to think about different ways our society can function.”
    Students in Blick’s anthropology class, as well as Blick himself, created a list of movies they thought suitable for the festival.  When all was said and done the list was comprised of over 80 movies that were then narrowed to twelve eclectic films. 
    “(We) Tried to pick some that were popular, tried to pick some that were controversial, tried to pick some that were interesting, some that were new and some that were older,” said Blick.  “The list of movies were aligned along many similar themes so I grouped them into the themed areas and picked the best movies for each one.  Halloween was right in the middle of the week, so that dictated when Rocky Horror Picture Show would play.”   
    Although the total number of attendees was not determined, Blick estimated that around 300 students attended the Subversive Film Festival. 
    “I was happy with it,” said Blick.  “There were some nights when attendance was a little bit low, but there were other nights when attendance was higher than expected.”

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