Film Screening and discussion:

Rabbits (David Lynch, 2002, 50 min, USA, in English, Color, DVD)

-- Introduced by Maryann Murtagh (Graduate Program in Literature)
-- After the screening, there will be a response by Prof. Markos Hadjioannou (Literature)
-- In-depth discussion to follow!

-- Dinner provided for audience members who plan to participate in the post-film discussion, and who RSVP in advance to laura.jaramillo@duke.edu

David Lynch is a writer/director both celebrated and criticized for his bizarre and often horrifying films that challenge viewers to discern meaning within his slew of signs and symbols. His 2002 surrealist sitcom, Rabbits, is a collection of nine episodes that follow the disjointed conversation of three humanoid rabbits presented loosely in the form of a generic situation comedy.

Cost: Free and open to the public

Sponsors: The Graduate Program in Literature and the Program in Arts of the Moving Image (AMI). Film in Theory is generously funded by the Mellon Humanities Futures Initiative.