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18/03/2026

The Film-Phil Lisbon Seminars: Vanessa Freerks

April’s Film-Phil Lisbon Seminar will be led by Vanessa Freerks (University of Fort Hare) who will talk about “Imagining death otherwise: Baudrillard and cinema’s vital illusion”. Abstract In this presentation, Vanessa Freerks will start by outlining Baudrillard’s conception of cinema as an essential partner in the technology of hyperreality, and situate it within his broader […]

26/02/2026

4 Filmes, 4 Conversas: Saúde Mental, Trabalho e Género

In partnership with NOVA FCSH, Teatro Avenidas and the BANDUA project, the FILM AND DEATH project presents the Film and Debate Cycle 4 Filmes, 4 Conversas: Saúde Mental, Trabalho e Género [4 Films, 4 Conversations: Mental Health, Work and Gender], curated by Susana Viegas, Lucas Ferraço Nassif, Pedro Florêncio e Nuno Mora. Taking advantage of […]

30/09/2025

Extended Deadline! CfP Special Issue on Swan Songs: Philosophical Reflections on Death, Time, and Memory in Testament Films

We are happy to announce the new home for the Special Issue “Swan Songs: Philosophical Reflections on Death, Time, and Memory in Testament Films”! The editors have chosen to publish it in Arts, an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal (also published online by MDPI) devoted to research on all facets of the visual and performing arts, […]

19/03/2026

Screening and Debate: Amour (2012) and Miroirs No. 3 (2025)

We are pleased to invite you to two screenings followed by a debate, curated by Vanessa Freerks (University of Fort Hare), as part of her short-term residency at the FILM AND DEATH project. On March 24 5PM WEST we will screen Amour (2012) by Michael Haneke at NOVA FCSH (Aud. A2). And on April 1 […]

10/03/2026

Welcome Vanessa Freerks, our new resident!

We are very pleased to welcome Vanessa Freerks as the third short-term resident to join our team. Vanessa Freerks (PhD, University of Johannesburg, South Africa) is a research fellow at the University of Fort Hare (South Africa) at the Centre For Leadership Ethics in Africa (CLEA). In line with her main research interests (consumer society, temporality, technology and […]

06/03/2026

Presenting Film and Death: A Conceptual Knowledge Map

We are pleased to announce the launch of Film and Death: A Conceptual Knowledge Map, a dataset developed within the FILM AND DEATH project. Guided by the focus question “How does film make us think about death?,” the map visualizes the network of relations between films, filmmakers, formal strategies, concepts, and thematic subjects, highlighting their philosophical […]