Research Kits
Research Kits
Question of Violence in Urban Film
Research Questions How do the films City of God and Do the Right Thing portray urban violence? In particular how are the police depicted in urban film? Audience The audience for this topic are those interested in an analysis in the portrayal of...
Unpacking Hollywood’s Patriarchy: The Impact of the Male Gaze on the Hispanic Female Identity in “Frida” (2002) (dir. Taymor).
Research Kit Usage Guide https://youtu.be/Gp3IcdOqIlkResearch Questions This research kit proposes the following research questions for consideration: How does Frida (2002), a film directed by a woman (Julie Taymor), starring a woman who is also co-producer...
Representation of Women through Film
Research Kit Usage Guide https://youtu.be/q8ngnk08PRE Research Questions How are women represented in films? Has the representation of women in films improved overtime? I developed my research questions based on the movies we have watched over...
Encanto and Representation of Colombia
Research Kit Usage Guide https://youtu.be/6Ah5mCmnCNgResearch Questions How does Encanto represent Colombia and its people, especially through the lenses of race and culture?Audience The target audience of this research kit is elementary educators. This research...
Biopics and Historical Accuracy
Research Kit Usage Guide https://youtu.be/IGTop-tJw90Research Questions My Kit is designed to inspire student researchers to begin to examine historical biopics in a more investigative manner. Whether it be by determining the film's authenticity and accuracy or...
The Progression of Race and Casting, from Viva Zapata! (1952) to In the Heights (2021)
Research Questions This research kit sets out two key questions: How is casting used to develop film characters, and how are choices made in casting reflective of racial biases, both conscious and subconscious? Desp, , Overview This research kit is meant to...
Third Cinema and Film in the Americas
Research Kit Usage Guide https://youtu.be/VVL8KHf97lIResearch Questions The questions for the research kit are: What do the representations of urban poverty in both Third Cinema and Hollywood productions reveal about the political views of their creators and their...
Film Distribution Research Kit
Research Kit Usage Guide https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgGzjAtGC64Research Questions What are some of the challenges Latin American film distribution has faced? How has Latin American film distribution changed? What do these challenges with distribution mean for...
Representation of Race and Gender through Make-up and Casting from Viva Zapata! (1952) to West Side Story (2021)
Research Kit Usage Guide https://youtu.be/0Uh_uMeSvRw Research Questions How does a film's casting, makeup, and wardrobe decisions create a false depiction of Latin American communities in the films Viva Zapata, West Side Story, and In the Heights? How can...
The Role of Violence in Third Cinema
Research Kit Usage Guide https://youtu.be/SvRa3eJlPTgResearch Questions How is violence used in Third Cinema? In particular, how do the filmmakers of City of God and Do the Right Thing employ violence and for what end?Audience Due to the violent nature of...
An Examination of Urban Cinema, Gender, and Cinematography
Research Kit Usage Guide https://youtu.be/wwO6tY-yhgw Research Questions What are some conventions of urban cinema as a genre of film, and how has it changed over time? How can film techniques change the message of films with similar themes? How has gender in...
Gentrification in Minority Represented Communities in the Films, Do the Right Thing and In the Heights
Research Kit Usage Guide https://youtu.be/3YtjeDPwWiEResearch Questions How do In The Heights and Do The Right Thing? depict the meaning of community in localized neighborhoods of Washington Heights and Bed-Stuy? How do the films show the tensions wrought by...
The Neighborhood, Race, and Gentrification in In the Heights and Do the Right Thing
Research Kit Usage Guide https://youtu.be/NtaZUXOj1O4 Research Question: How do Lin-Manuel Miranda, Quira Alegria Hudes, and Jonathan Chu’s In the Heights (2021) and Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing (1989) use the representation of urban space to expand on the...
Representation of Women and Race/Ethnicity in West Side Story (1961 and 2021)
Research Kit Usage Guide https://youtu.be/X1gJxeHfuwE Research Questions Has there been increased equality and inclusivity related to gender and race representation from the original west side story film to the new west side story film? In particular, how are...