Suggestions . . .
Suggestion:
More films on female Latin American documentary filmmakers, or even just female Latin American filmmakers. More specifically, I'm looking for films by Marta Rodriguez.
Our response:
The Media Librarian agrees that the collection needs more work by Latin American filmmakers in general. Marta Rodriguez's work is so far difficult to acquire, but her film Love, Women, and Flowers is available from Women Make Movies. We will put it on our wish list for next year!
In the meantime, Emerson Professor Cristina Kotz Cornejo 's film 3 Americas is showing at the Museum of Fine Arts tomorrow (Saturday, May 3) at 3:30 p.m. It's a must for anyone interested in female Latin American filmmakers!
Suggestion: To have a Netflix subscription. It would help broaden the video collection.
Our response: We have been using Netflix on a trial basis this year, mainly for student requests. Not many students have taken advantage of it, but several instructors have used it to find materials they wanted their students to view. Many libraries do use Netflix, and hopefully we will too, but perhaps more for faculty requests.
However, we have two student request videos on reserve till May 7: Deadwood, Season 1, Disc 1, and the excellent Jonathan Demme profile of Jean Dominique, The Agronomist. Check them out between study sessions and exams!
