"the cinema is cruel like a miracle" - frank o'hara

 
cynthia lugo

 
about

 cynthia lugo is a new york-based writer, arts enthusiast, and an incorrigible cinephile. she has curated programs for the museum of the moving image in astoria, new york and has served as an organizer for the providence french film festival. she holds an m.a. in modern culture and media from brown university and a b.a. in english and art history from bryn mawr college. her interests include documentary film, photography, contemporary art, postmodern fiction, advertising, urbanism, and new media. above all, she is passionate about the exploring the relationship between the media that connects us outwardly and the content that moves us inwardly.

 
blog

 the cynephile
www.cynephile.com

 
film

 providence french film festival
february 27–march 8, 2007 &
march 6–12, 2006 at cable car cinema
www.provfrenchfilm.com

 
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candid cameras: real life on film
april 16–may 8, 2005 at the museum of the moving image
"real life" by j. hoberman (village voice, april 12th, 2005)

 

mira nair retrospective
august 21–29, 2004 at the museum of the moving image


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web

 the living room candidate
an online archive of presidential campaign commercials
www.livingroomcandidate.org

 

sloan science cinémathèque
an online archive of films that enhance the public's understanding of science
www.movingimage.us/science/html/index.php

 

text/media/culture
a class wiki designed to promote discussion of course materials
textmediaculture.wetpaint.com

 
selected publications

 an essay:
"the politics of poetry: joris ivens's rain and the spanish earth"
.pdf ~ 1.40mb

 

a review:
"an utterly modern moma"
.pdf ~ 0.48mb

 

an interview:
"every film is an irrational thought": an interview with chris chan lee

 

an article:
"mauvais coups contre les indies," cahiers du cinema, may 2009
.pdf ~ 3.22mb

 
contact

 cynthia margot lugo
lugo.cynthia@gmail.com
www.linkedin.com/in/cynthialugo

 

 

 

 
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