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Interview Instructions & Films

Media Arts (Film)

An important part of the Media Arts Program Application is the interview with the faculty. Interviews are held the week after the application due date. Before the interview, applicants are required to select and watch one of the approved films from the list below. In your interview, applicants will be asked to identify the theme of the film they watched and explain what creative choices the filmmaker used to communicate that theme. The interview will last only 4-5 minutes, so answers will need to be brief.

These films can be accessed at the Media Center in the Harold B. Lee Library (HBLL) on BYU Campus. Some of these films may also be accessed from different online streaming sites such as those listed below. As a film student, you will be expected to watch a large number of films throughout your time in the program, so being familiar with, or having a subscription to some of these services is crucial.

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Approved Films for the Media Arts Application Interview

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SHOES (1916, USA)

Streaming free on Wikipedia and Internet Archive. Also available on The Criterion Channel.
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A DOG'S LIFE (USA, 1918)

HBLL Call Number: PN 1995.75 .D64 2015
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THE OYSTER PRINCESS (Germany, 1919)

HBLL Call Number: PN 1995.75 .A97 2007
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THE FRESHMAN (1925, USA

Streaming Free on Tubi
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CHANG: A DRAMA OF THE WILDERNESS (USA, 1927)

HBLL Call Number: PN 1995.96 .A3 C43 2000
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THE LAST COMMAND (USA, 1928)

Available in the HBLL as part 2 on the "3 silent classics by Josef von Sternberg."
HBLL Call Number: PN 1995.75 .S55 2010 pt.2
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DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE (USA, 1931)

This film was made in multiple decades. Be sure to watch the 1931 version.
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THE AWFUL TRUTH (USA, 1937)

HBLL Call Number: PN 1995.9 .C55 A94 2018
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LA GRANDE ILLUSION (FRANCE, 1937)

HBLL Call Number: PN 1995.9 .W3 G73 1999
PN 1995.97 .F7 F73gran 2008
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A DIARY FOR TIMOTHY (UK, 1945)

HBLL Call Number: PN 1995.96 .D6 L57 2002
(Part of the collection named: “Listen to Britain and other films”)
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SHOESHINE (ITALY, 1946)

HBLL Call Number: PN 1995.97 .I7 I73sci 2001
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LATE SPRING (Japan, 1949)

HBLL Call Numbers:
Blu-ray: PN 1995.97 .J3 J37lat 2012b
DVD: PN 1995.97 .J3 J37lat 2006
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SUMMER INTERLUDE (SWEDEN, 1951)

HBLL Call Number: PN 1995.97 .S9 S94som 2012
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ALL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWS (USA, 1955)

HBLL Call Number: PN 1995.9 .L6 A44 2001
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THE CRANES ARE FLYING (USSR, 1957)

HBLL Call Number: PN 1995.97 .R8 R87let 2002
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TOM JONES (UK, 1963)

HBLL Call Number: PN 1995.9 .C55 T649 2001
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CHARULATA (INDIA, 1964)

HBLL Call Number: CAV 17-123 (DVD)
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THE HUTTERITES (Canada, 1964)

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AGUIRRE, THE WRATH OF GOD (Germany, 1972)

HBLL Call Number: PN 1995.97 .G4 G47agu 2000
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HARLAN COUNTY, USA (USA, 1976)

HBLL Call Number: PN 1995.96 .U65 H37 2006
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THE BLACK STALLION (USA, 1979)

HBLL Call Number: PN 1995.9 .F35 B52 1998
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PROJECT A (Hong Kong, 1983)

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THE TIMES OF HARVEY MILK (USA, 1984)

HBLL Call Number: PN 1995.96 .H55 T56 2011
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ETHNIC NOTIONS (USA, 1987)

HBLL Call Number: PN 1995.96 .N4 E84 2004
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CLOSE-UP (IRAN, 1990)

HBLL Call Number: PN 1995.97 .P4 U54clo 2010or PN 1995.97 .P4 I72klu 2001
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STRANGERS IN GOOD COMPANY (Canada, 1990)

Available on:
Tubi
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MY NEIGHBORS THE YAMADAS (Japan, 1999)

Can be found within the National Film Board of Canada Archives here: NFBC
HBLL Call Number: PN 1992.8 .A59 M96 2005
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THE SON (BELGIUM, 2002)

HBLL Call Number: PN 1995.97 .F7 B45fil 2004
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THE GLEANERS AND I (France, 2000)

HBLL Call Number: PN 1995.96 .P6 F63 2004
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RABBIT-PROOF FENCE (Australia, 2002)

HBLL Call Number: PN 1995.9 .L6 R32 2015
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DEVIL (USA, 2010)

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NOSTALGIA FOR THE LIGHT (Chile, 2010)

HBLL Call Number: PN 1995.97 .S6 F73nos 2011 DVD
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IDA (Poland, 2013)

HBLL Call Number: PN 1995.97 .P6 P65ida 2014
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