NSB Film School: Eat the Rich [Durham, NC]
**This course is in-person only. There is no virtual component. Participants must be age 21+
Full Tuition: $220 — Sliding-scale tuition options are available in the drop-down enrollment menu for you to self-select. To pay in installments, choose PayPal at check out.
Instructor: Nicole Berland | Thursdays May 29-June 12 | 6:00-9:30 PM | In-Person, 719 N Mangum St, Durham, NC
The “Eat the Rich” trend in film and TV did not begin in 2022, but it certainly flourished. In one year, we saw not only the release of all three of this course’s films—The Menu, Triangle of Sadness, and Glass Onion—but also the second season of HBO’s White Lotus, a Netflix docuseries entitled Eat the Rich: The Gamestop Saga, and plenty of other media tracking the upsurge of resentment toward the seemingly insatiable appetites of ultra-wealthy. What was it about this moment in history that brought class consciousness to the forefront? To what extent is film, which is a notoriously expensive and exclusive medium, capable of delivering meaningful protest? What cultural and political work do these films do? And what does it feel like to watch these films from the vantage of 2025?
This three-week course will meet in person to view three films: The Menu (Mark Mylod, 2022, 107 min.), Triangle of Sadness (Ruben Östlund, 2022, 147 min.), and Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (Rian Johnson, 2022, 139 min.). 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 the full- or mid-level tuition tier 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 sliding-scale 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: $220 — Sliding-scale tuition options are available in the drop-down enrollment menu for you to self-select. To pay in installments, choose PayPal at check out.
Instructor: Nicole Berland | Thursdays May 29-June 12 | 6:00-9:30 PM | In-Person, 719 N Mangum St, Durham, NC
The “Eat the Rich” trend in film and TV did not begin in 2022, but it certainly flourished. In one year, we saw not only the release of all three of this course’s films—The Menu, Triangle of Sadness, and Glass Onion—but also the second season of HBO’s White Lotus, a Netflix docuseries entitled Eat the Rich: The Gamestop Saga, and plenty of other media tracking the upsurge of resentment toward the seemingly insatiable appetites of ultra-wealthy. What was it about this moment in history that brought class consciousness to the forefront? To what extent is film, which is a notoriously expensive and exclusive medium, capable of delivering meaningful protest? What cultural and political work do these films do? And what does it feel like to watch these films from the vantage of 2025?
This three-week course will meet in person to view three films: The Menu (Mark Mylod, 2022, 107 min.), Triangle of Sadness (Ruben Östlund, 2022, 147 min.), and Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (Rian Johnson, 2022, 139 min.). 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 the full- or mid-level tuition tier 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 sliding-scale 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: $220 — Sliding-scale tuition options are available in the drop-down enrollment menu for you to self-select. To pay in installments, choose PayPal at check out.
Instructor: Nicole Berland | Thursdays May 29-June 12 | 6:00-9:30 PM | In-Person, 719 N Mangum St, Durham, NC
The “Eat the Rich” trend in film and TV did not begin in 2022, but it certainly flourished. In one year, we saw not only the release of all three of this course’s films—The Menu, Triangle of Sadness, and Glass Onion—but also the second season of HBO’s White Lotus, a Netflix docuseries entitled Eat the Rich: The Gamestop Saga, and plenty of other media tracking the upsurge of resentment toward the seemingly insatiable appetites of ultra-wealthy. What was it about this moment in history that brought class consciousness to the forefront? To what extent is film, which is a notoriously expensive and exclusive medium, capable of delivering meaningful protest? What cultural and political work do these films do? And what does it feel like to watch these films from the vantage of 2025?
This three-week course will meet in person to view three films: The Menu (Mark Mylod, 2022, 107 min.), Triangle of Sadness (Ruben Östlund, 2022, 147 min.), and Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (Rian Johnson, 2022, 139 min.). 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 the full- or mid-level tuition tier 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 sliding-scale 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.