NSB Film School: Mothering Pedro Almodóvar [Durham, NC]
**This course is in-person only. There is no virtual component. Participants must be age 21+
Full Tuition: $200 — Scholarship options are available in the drop-down enrollment menu for you to self-select. To pay in installments, choose to pay with PayPal at check out.
Instructor: Victoria Bouloubasis | 3-weeks | Thursdays September 12 - 26 | 6:00 - 9:30 PM ET | In-Person, Durham, NC
Join this in-person film screening and discussion series at Night School on Thursday evenings!
Pedro Almodóvar, Spain’s most famous film director, once told the Spanish newspaper La Nación that “La maternidad es un tema eterno, sobre el que se pueden hacer infinidad de películas.” [Motherhood is an eternal theme, of which we can make infinite films.] The films of Almodóvar–infused with melodrama, humor, hysterics and tragedy–often center maternal characters facing implausible yet somehow relatable challenges against the backdrop of stifling gender roles and oppressive politics. The maternal instinct depicted in Almodóvar’s films is as much giving as it is self-absorbed; the mother is an independent creature who is caring, softhearted, sexual, disruptive, open-minded, stubborn, challenging and, at times, fatal.
Together, we’ll watch three Almódovar films: All About My Mother (1999), Volver (2006) and Parallel Mothers (2021). Each class will begin with a brief introduction about the filmmaking elements for each movie, including the director’s signature bold colors and visual devices as well as the context of the storyline as it plays out in different moments of Spain’s tumultuous history. There will also be optional readings that we’ll touch upon in class. All films are followed by a roughly one-hour discussion.
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This class will take place in person at Night School Bar in Durham. Night School requires that students refrain from attending in-person classes when sick. For more on our class policies, see our FAQ. Instructors will also follow this policy. If your instructor is sick, class may be moved to online for a session or rescheduled to the week following the final scheduled session at the instructor’s discretion.
Sliding Scale: Night School Bar pays instructors and staff a living wage. We ask that people who make above the living wage threshold for their area strongly consider choosing 75% or higher tuition tiers in order to support our own living wage program. For Durham, NC, where we are located, the living wage threshold is $49,000 for an individual. All scholarship needs are self-assessed, and we will never request or require proof of need.
Scholarships: We are currently able to offer three full scholarships per class. Our full scholarship tier is a nonrefundable offering, limited to one per student per month. Because our scholarship funding is limited, selecting multiple full scholarships in a single month will result in disenrollment from all classes. If the scholarship tier you need is sold out please email us directly, and we will add you to a waitlist and notify you if additional scholarships become available. Please see our FAQ for more information, including installment plans and refund policy.
**This course is in-person only. There is no virtual component. Participants must be age 21+
Full Tuition: $200 — Scholarship options are available in the drop-down enrollment menu for you to self-select. To pay in installments, choose to pay with PayPal at check out.
Instructor: Victoria Bouloubasis | 3-weeks | Thursdays September 12 - 26 | 6:00 - 9:30 PM ET | In-Person, Durham, NC
Join this in-person film screening and discussion series at Night School on Thursday evenings!
Pedro Almodóvar, Spain’s most famous film director, once told the Spanish newspaper La Nación that “La maternidad es un tema eterno, sobre el que se pueden hacer infinidad de películas.” [Motherhood is an eternal theme, of which we can make infinite films.] The films of Almodóvar–infused with melodrama, humor, hysterics and tragedy–often center maternal characters facing implausible yet somehow relatable challenges against the backdrop of stifling gender roles and oppressive politics. The maternal instinct depicted in Almodóvar’s films is as much giving as it is self-absorbed; the mother is an independent creature who is caring, softhearted, sexual, disruptive, open-minded, stubborn, challenging and, at times, fatal.
Together, we’ll watch three Almódovar films: All About My Mother (1999), Volver (2006) and Parallel Mothers (2021). Each class will begin with a brief introduction about the filmmaking elements for each movie, including the director’s signature bold colors and visual devices as well as the context of the storyline as it plays out in different moments of Spain’s tumultuous history. There will also be optional readings that we’ll touch upon in class. All films are followed by a roughly one-hour discussion.
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This class will take place in person at Night School Bar in Durham. Night School requires that students refrain from attending in-person classes when sick. For more on our class policies, see our FAQ. Instructors will also follow this policy. If your instructor is sick, class may be moved to online for a session or rescheduled to the week following the final scheduled session at the instructor’s discretion.
Sliding Scale: Night School Bar pays instructors and staff a living wage. We ask that people who make above the living wage threshold for their area strongly consider choosing 75% or higher tuition tiers in order to support our own living wage program. For Durham, NC, where we are located, the living wage threshold is $49,000 for an individual. All scholarship needs are self-assessed, and we will never request or require proof of need.
Scholarships: We are currently able to offer three full scholarships per class. Our full scholarship tier is a nonrefundable offering, limited to one per student per month. Because our scholarship funding is limited, selecting multiple full scholarships in a single month will result in disenrollment from all classes. If the scholarship tier you need is sold out please email us directly, and we will add you to a waitlist and notify you if additional scholarships become available. Please see our FAQ for more information, including installment plans and refund policy.
**This course is in-person only. There is no virtual component. Participants must be age 21+
Full Tuition: $200 — Scholarship options are available in the drop-down enrollment menu for you to self-select. To pay in installments, choose to pay with PayPal at check out.
Instructor: Victoria Bouloubasis | 3-weeks | Thursdays September 12 - 26 | 6:00 - 9:30 PM ET | In-Person, Durham, NC
Join this in-person film screening and discussion series at Night School on Thursday evenings!
Pedro Almodóvar, Spain’s most famous film director, once told the Spanish newspaper La Nación that “La maternidad es un tema eterno, sobre el que se pueden hacer infinidad de películas.” [Motherhood is an eternal theme, of which we can make infinite films.] The films of Almodóvar–infused with melodrama, humor, hysterics and tragedy–often center maternal characters facing implausible yet somehow relatable challenges against the backdrop of stifling gender roles and oppressive politics. The maternal instinct depicted in Almodóvar’s films is as much giving as it is self-absorbed; the mother is an independent creature who is caring, softhearted, sexual, disruptive, open-minded, stubborn, challenging and, at times, fatal.
Together, we’ll watch three Almódovar films: All About My Mother (1999), Volver (2006) and Parallel Mothers (2021). Each class will begin with a brief introduction about the filmmaking elements for each movie, including the director’s signature bold colors and visual devices as well as the context of the storyline as it plays out in different moments of Spain’s tumultuous history. There will also be optional readings that we’ll touch upon in class. All films are followed by a roughly one-hour discussion.
—
This class will take place in person at Night School Bar in Durham. Night School requires that students refrain from attending in-person classes when sick. For more on our class policies, see our FAQ. Instructors will also follow this policy. If your instructor is sick, class may be moved to online for a session or rescheduled to the week following the final scheduled session at the instructor’s discretion.
Sliding Scale: Night School Bar pays instructors and staff a living wage. We ask that people who make above the living wage threshold for their area strongly consider choosing 75% or higher tuition tiers in order to support our own living wage program. For Durham, NC, where we are located, the living wage threshold is $49,000 for an individual. All scholarship needs are self-assessed, and we will never request or require proof of need.
Scholarships: We are currently able to offer three full scholarships per class. Our full scholarship tier is a nonrefundable offering, limited to one per student per month. Because our scholarship funding is limited, selecting multiple full scholarships in a single month will result in disenrollment from all classes. If the scholarship tier you need is sold out please email us directly, and we will add you to a waitlist and notify you if additional scholarships become available. Please see our FAQ for more information, including installment plans and refund policy.