Previous Festivals
See below for links to lectures, reading materials, and more from previous iterations of the Dr. Saul and Dorothy Kit Film Noir Festival.
2022 Kit Noir Film Festival
Film Noir and the Jewish Experience: From WWII to the Blacklist
March 23–27, 2022
Festival Lectures & Discussions:
- James Schamus's introduction of Odds Against Tomorrow
- Keynote lecture by Ann Douglas
- Gordon Kit's Introductory Remarks
- Introductions by Noah Isenberg: Detour and Ruthless
- Lecture by Vincent Brook
- Lecture by Steven J. Ross
2021 Kit Noir Film Festival (Virtual)
Border Incidents: The US-Mexico Border in Film Noir
March 11–21, 2021
Festival Lectures & Discussions:
2019 Kit Noir Film Festival
Into the Night: Cornell Woolrich and Film Noir
March 27–31, 2019
Festival Lectures & Discussions:
- Gordon Kit's Introductory Remarks
- James Naremore Keynote Address
- Francis Nevins and Ann Douglas on Black Angel
- Frank Krutnik on Cornell Woolrich and the B-Film
- Pamela Robertson Wojcik The Window, Rear Window, and The Bride Wore Black
2018 Kit Noir Film Festival
The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of: Paris 1946 and American Film Noir
March 21–25, 2018
Festival Lectures & Discussions:
- Gordon Kit's Introductory Remarks
- Paul Schrader and Annette Insdorf on Notes on Film Noir
- Thomas Elsaesser on Phantom Lady and Film Noir