Jul 30, 2025

2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

US 201 Cellphone Cinema: History, Theory, and Production

(4 credits)
In this class, we will follow the history and evolution of cellphone cinema to understand how technological advancements have not only made the industry more accessible, but have also created stylistic movements that continue to influence the industry to this day. Additionally, students will both watch landmark films produced entirely on cellphone and go out into their communities to create their own short cellphone films in order to better understand the connection between production methods and the narrative themes that are unique to the field of cellphone cinema.