The Cinematologists present: Students on Screen

This special episode of The Cinematologists podcast contributes to the Students on Screen project, curated by Dr Kay Calver and Dr Bethan Michael-Fox, in conjunction with a themed issue of Open Screens. Host Neil Fox revisits his doctoral research on film student portrayals in anglophone cinema, offering both a scholarly paper and this audio companion as a critical artefact. The episode features in-depth conversations with Calver, Michael-Fox, and contributors Dr Sharon Coleclough, Dr Devaleena Kundu, and Dr Oli Belas, exploring how screen representations of students reflect—and often fail to reflect—the complexities of lived experience. A reflective dialogue with co-host Dario Llinares and an extended reading of The Rewrite (2014) further enrich the episode’s critical scope.