Calvin College

About Us

The study of film can serve as an excellent focal point for a strong liberal arts education. Film is one of the dominant art forms and entertainment media of our time, and students must become acquainted with its forms, techniques, significant movements, and great directors. Students explore film as a cultural force, learning how films intersect with religion, politics, race, gender, and morality, and can influence us in many ways, for good and for ill. Students also learn how, as part of the entertainment industry, film plays an important role in consumer culture and globalization. We also teach film as a medium of personal and cultural expression, and students learn the techniques of good production.