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Landmark documentaries and personal nonfiction films are the subjects of Rider University’s Department of Media Art’s annual film symposium, which will take place on Feb. 28 and 29.

Film noir is the subject of the annual film symposium at Rider University, which returns to in-person programming this year on March 2 and 3. “In a Lonely Place: Film Noir, Past and Present” includes screenings, presentations by faculty, alumni, and students, as well as student screenwriting and film competitions.

This year, the symposium will include special guest speaker William G. Luhr, a professor of English at St. Peter’s University and widely published film scholar. His lecture is titled “America’s Underbelly: Film Noir and American Culture.”  

Victoria Grisanzio ’21 was shocked to learn that a music vi

Rider University has always been in the business of producing successful alumni. As of this summer, it’s also in the business of assisting independent movies. 

Over two weeks in June, Rider hosted Mountain Muse Productions as cast and crew shot an upcoming feature film called Stargazer. The production housed its crew on campus during the shoot, hired students, faculty and alumni to work in front of and behind the camera, and used locations like Moore Library, the Bart Luedeke Center, and the Science and Technology Center as shooting locations. 

Almost two dozen students are embarking on the creation of a professional film following t