NSB Film School: Witches [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: Nicole Berland | 3-weeks | Thursdays October 10 - 24 | 6:00 - 9:30 PM ET | In-Person, Durham, NC
Join an in-person film screening and discussion series at Night School Bar for conversation, conjuration, and cocktails.
From the green-skinned, hook-nosed Wicked Witch of the West to the frizzy-haired, know-it-all Hermione Granger, media representations of witches are diverse and dynamic. For centuries, the witch has evolved in conversation with her sociopolitical contexts, acting as a flashpoint for cultural anxieties about gender, sexuality, and forms of religious, ethnic, and economic otherness. The witch has also more recently come to embody our longings. And why not? She has the power to stand against those who would malign or mistreat her. Any markers of difference that might otherwise threaten to injure her are exactly what make her so strong. And, if she’s lucky, she can find a way to hone her craft within the magic sisterhood of a coven.
Because one of the chief fears surrounding the witch and her occult powers concerns her hiddenness—she can live among or even within us without our knowledge—stories about the witch have often sought to unmask her. No medium is better suited to such a task than film, which itself traffics in the magic of illusion and delivers the voyeuristic satisfaction of visibility. This course will take up just a few of the many examples of witches in film. What do they tell us about the fears and desires of the times and places from which they emerge or within which they circulate? And how can they deepen our appreciation for the bewitching medium of cinema?
This three-week mini-course will meet in person to view three films: The Craft (Andrew Fleming, 1996), The Love Witch (Anna Biller, 2016), and The VVitch (Robert Eggers, 2015). Each of the three screenings will be preceded by a brief introduction and followed by a discussion of roughly one hour. Optional additional readings and viewings will also be suggested.
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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: Nicole Berland | 3-weeks | Thursdays October 10 - 24 | 6:00 - 9:30 PM ET | In-Person, Durham, NC
Join an in-person film screening and discussion series at Night School Bar for conversation, conjuration, and cocktails.
From the green-skinned, hook-nosed Wicked Witch of the West to the frizzy-haired, know-it-all Hermione Granger, media representations of witches are diverse and dynamic. For centuries, the witch has evolved in conversation with her sociopolitical contexts, acting as a flashpoint for cultural anxieties about gender, sexuality, and forms of religious, ethnic, and economic otherness. The witch has also more recently come to embody our longings. And why not? She has the power to stand against those who would malign or mistreat her. Any markers of difference that might otherwise threaten to injure her are exactly what make her so strong. And, if she’s lucky, she can find a way to hone her craft within the magic sisterhood of a coven.
Because one of the chief fears surrounding the witch and her occult powers concerns her hiddenness—she can live among or even within us without our knowledge—stories about the witch have often sought to unmask her. No medium is better suited to such a task than film, which itself traffics in the magic of illusion and delivers the voyeuristic satisfaction of visibility. This course will take up just a few of the many examples of witches in film. What do they tell us about the fears and desires of the times and places from which they emerge or within which they circulate? And how can they deepen our appreciation for the bewitching medium of cinema?
This three-week mini-course will meet in person to view three films: The Craft (Andrew Fleming, 1996), The Love Witch (Anna Biller, 2016), and The VVitch (Robert Eggers, 2015). Each of the three screenings will be preceded by a brief introduction and followed by a discussion of roughly one hour. Optional additional readings and viewings will also be suggested.
—
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: Nicole Berland | 3-weeks | Thursdays October 10 - 24 | 6:00 - 9:30 PM ET | In-Person, Durham, NC
Join an in-person film screening and discussion series at Night School Bar for conversation, conjuration, and cocktails.
From the green-skinned, hook-nosed Wicked Witch of the West to the frizzy-haired, know-it-all Hermione Granger, media representations of witches are diverse and dynamic. For centuries, the witch has evolved in conversation with her sociopolitical contexts, acting as a flashpoint for cultural anxieties about gender, sexuality, and forms of religious, ethnic, and economic otherness. The witch has also more recently come to embody our longings. And why not? She has the power to stand against those who would malign or mistreat her. Any markers of difference that might otherwise threaten to injure her are exactly what make her so strong. And, if she’s lucky, she can find a way to hone her craft within the magic sisterhood of a coven.
Because one of the chief fears surrounding the witch and her occult powers concerns her hiddenness—she can live among or even within us without our knowledge—stories about the witch have often sought to unmask her. No medium is better suited to such a task than film, which itself traffics in the magic of illusion and delivers the voyeuristic satisfaction of visibility. This course will take up just a few of the many examples of witches in film. What do they tell us about the fears and desires of the times and places from which they emerge or within which they circulate? And how can they deepen our appreciation for the bewitching medium of cinema?
This three-week mini-course will meet in person to view three films: The Craft (Andrew Fleming, 1996), The Love Witch (Anna Biller, 2016), and The VVitch (Robert Eggers, 2015). Each of the three screenings will be preceded by a brief introduction and followed by a discussion of roughly one hour. Optional additional readings and viewings will also be suggested.
—
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.