Banned! | SIFF Film Talks

BANNED! is a five-part SIFF Film Talks series examining films throughout history that have been so provocative that they were deemed too dangerous by authorities for viewing. Some of these films were banned for offending religious sensibilities, others were banned for promoting indecency, and others banned for calling out a nation’s colonial legacy. This five-talk series will explore these films and what their legacies say about our present day film culture and about us as moviegoers. Taught by John Trafton.

In conjunction with this series, SIFF will present three BANNED! films on the big screen at the Film Center—The Battle of Algiers (January 18), In the Realm of the Senses (January 25), and Rafiki (February 8).