November 2025

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  Michael Mascuch

  Introduction

  Michael Mascuch is a Professor in the Department of Rhetoric at UC Berkeley.

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  Penny Edwards

  Introduction

  Penny Edwards is a Professor of Southeast Asian Studies, Walter and Elise Haas Professor of Asian Studies, and Director of the Institute of East Asian Studies at UC Berkeley.

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  Rivka Valérie Louissaint

  Workshop led by

  Rivka Valérie Louissaint is a Haitian cultural worker based in Oakland, a graduate of UC Berkeley’s MFA program, and the 2022–24 Gerado Marin Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of San Francisco.

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  Angela Loza

  Reading led by

  Librarian, West Contra Costa Unified School District

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  Penny Edwards

  Introduction

  Penny Edwards is a Professor of Southeast Asian Studies, Walter and Elise Haas Professor of Asian Studies, and Director of the Institute of East Asian Studies at UC Berkeley.

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  Judge Trina L. Thompson

  Introduction

  Judge Trina L. Thompson is currently serving as a District Judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of California, San Francisco division.

In Conversation

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  Steve Anker

  Steve Anker is an expert on experimental film as a teacher, curator, and author.
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  Lynne Sachs

  Lynne Sachs (Brooklyn) discovered her love of filmmaking while studying in San Francisco, where she worked closely with artists including Gunvor Nelson.
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  John Sundholm

  John Sundholm is a Professor of Cinema Studies at Stockholm University. 

In Conversation

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  Marta Mateus
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  Natalia Brizuela

  Natalia Brizuela is Class of 1930 Chair, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies and a Professor of Spanish & Portuguese and Film & Media, UC Berkeley.

In Conversation

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  Marta Mateus
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  Iggy Cortez

  Iggy Cortez is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Film & Media at UC Berkeley.

In Conversation

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  Marta Mateus
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  Natalia Brizuela

  Natalia Brizuela is Class of 1930 Chair, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies and a Professor of Spanish & Portuguese and Film & Media, UC Berkeley.

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  John Sundholm

  Introduction

  John Sundholm is a Professor of Cinema Studies at Stockholm University. 

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  Marta Mateus

  Introduction

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  Miryam Sas

  Introduction

  Miryam Sas is Chair of the Department of Film & Media, and a Professor of Film & Media and Comparative Literature at UC Berkeley.

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  Steve Anker

  Introduction

  Steve Anker is an expert on experimental film as a teacher, curator, and author.