This year’s Honors Film series is a two-part study in the art of cinematography: The general composition of a scene; the lighting of the set or location; the choice of cameras, lenses, filters, and film stock; camera angle and movements; as well as the integration of visual effects using Cinema’s golden rule: Show, don’t tell.About the films: Koyaanisqatsi consists of slow motion and time-lapse cinematography of cities and natural landscapes across the United States. The film is a visual tone poem containing neither dialogue nor a vocalized narration; being, rather, a juxtaposition of images and music that reflects this Native American Hopi word meaning “life out of balance.” The film was selected in 2000 for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress for being “culturally, aesthetically, or historically significant.” (1 hour, 26 minutes) | March 17th from 2-4pmKestrel's Eye is unlike virtually any nature movie ever made. Filmed over several years, it is the portrait of a family of European falcons (kestrels) who live in a church tower above a small Swedish village. The amazing cinematography was nominated for Sweden’s Oscar (the Guldbagge Award for Best Cinematography) in 1998 for capturing the intimacy of these birds’ lives through what the Merrimack Valley Sunday calls an “utterly mesmerizing and startlingly original film.” (1 hour, 29 minutes) | March 31st from 2-4pmAttending both film viewings and the reflections immediately following the show will earn you one Engagement Point towards the Sophomore Honors Award.