Short film co-written by Theatre Arts Prof Lisa Schlesinger selected for IPTV's Film Lounge

Monday, February 13, 2017

A short experimental film written and produced by University of Iowa Professor Lisa Schlesinger and independent filmmaker Irina Patkanian has been selected for the Iowa Public Television’s Film Lounge. The film, “Three Boats – Iphigenia at Lesvos,” responds to the refugee crisis through the lens of the Iphigenia myth.

IPTV’s Film Lounge series was designed to showcase the work of Iowa filmmakers by presenting locally produced short films. A screening of all the films was held at Film Scene on Feb. 5.

Schlesinger is an associate professor in the Department of Theatre Arts, part of the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences.

Image of a child from the film
                                                                                                                                                                                                              Photo: Gus Ford

 

The University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences offers about 70 majors across the humanities; fine, performing and literary arts; natural and mathematical sciences; social and behavioral sciences; and communication disciplines. About 15,000 undergraduate and nearly 2,000 graduate students study each year in the college’s 37 departments, led by faculty at the forefront of teaching and research in their disciplines. The college teaches all Iowa undergraduates through the college's general education program, CLAS CORE. About 80 percent of all Iowa undergraduates begin their academic journey in CLAS. The college confers about 60 percent of the university's bachelor's degrees each academic year.