Moving Histories
Join film professors Kim Nelson, Robert Burgoyne, and John Trafton as they explore the films that connect us with the past.
Edited by Nick Hector, BFE CCE
Music by Nine Inch Nails Ghosts I-IV, Creative Commons BY-NC-SA license
Moving Histories
Latest Episodes
The Odyssey
Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey brings one of history's oldest stories to the screen, but what does it reveal about myth, memory, and historical storytelling? Joined by renowned classicist Monica Cyrino, we explore Nolan's adaptation, ...
Pressure (with special guest director Anthony Maras)
This week on Moving Histories, we sit down with director Anthony Maras to discuss his powerful new historical drama Pressure. Together, we explore how cinema can make history feel lived rather than merely observed, and why env...
The Secret Agent
In our latest episode, we unpack the Brazilian political thriller The Secret Agent, directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho and starring Wagner Moura.