Asian & Pacific Islander Heritage Month: May 2024
Celebrate Asian & Pacific Islander Heritage Month!
Watch Past Lives on Kanopy.
Join the Zoom Discussion on Wednesday, May 1, at 2 pm.
Zoom meeting ID 883 3260 4689
Past Lives (2023) is the story of two childhood sweethearts who, after decades apart, are reunited for one fateful week in New York as they confront notions of destiny, love, and the choices that make a life in this heartrending modern romance from filmmaker Celine Song. Nominated for Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay at the 96th Academy Awards.
Watch the Film Before the Discussion
Join our on-campus screening of the film on Tuesday, March 26, at 3 pm in the Library Viewing Room.
OR
Watch the film on Kanopy: SBVC faculty, staff, and students have access to all Kanopy films. Instructions are in the Kanopy box on this page and on our Film Research Guide.
Questions? Contact Maria Notarangelo at mnotarangelo@valleycollege.edu.
Kanopy
- Kanopy
Kanopy is a "streaming service for quality, thoughtful entertainment. Find movies, documentaries, foreign films, classic cinema, independent films and educational videos that inspire, enrich and entertain."
Click on Browse (at the top of the website) for a drop-down menu of subject areas and types of films.
Use Search for titles, topics, and types of films.
Explore the links -- genres, tags, etc. -- at the bottom of each film to find like films.
Click the Share tab to link or embed a film in Canvas.
A note on Chromebooks and Kanopy: Not all films play on Chromebooks (the system is not currently supported).
Try downloading the Kanopy app from Google Play to view films.
Attendees
Students
We encourage students to watch the films and join the discussions.
We encourage instructors are encouraged to offer extra credit or another incentive for student participation.
Flex Time
Faculty can submit 3 hours of flex time for viewing the film and attending the discussion.