Ackland Film Forum

Screenings at the Varsity Theatre, downtown Chapel Hill

"American Comedy/American Democracy" kicks off Tuesday!

A series of films devoted to the ways that Hollywood cinema, particularly depression-era comedies, have depicted the problems and possibilities of democracy. Co-presented with the UNC Global Cinema Studies Program.

Thursday, 6 February, 7:00 PM* 

Duck Soup

Thursday, 13 February, 7:00 PM*

Ruggles of Red Gap

Thursday, 20 February, 7:00 PM*

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

“American Comedy, American Democracy” is the inaugural William Nolan Cinema Series sponsored by the UNC Global Cinema Program, the Institute for the Arts and Humanities, and the Department of English and Comparative Literature.