Kenyon Film Society Mission
Statement
Because the ability to set
goals is what sets us apart from damn dirty apes.
The
Official KFS Mission Statement:
Composed
of and directed by students, KFS is responsible for selecting and projecting
the films shown each weekend throughout the academic year. In addition, KFS
sponsors projection and production of student-made films and provides a forum
for the discussion of the art form. KFS films are free to the Kenyon community.
-- from "All This and More: A Guide to Getting Involved at
Kenyon College, 2001 - 2002" --
The
More Accurate KFS Mission Statement:
The
Kenyon Film Society provides students with critically-acclaimed,
artistically-worthy films, both classic and contemporary, domestic and foreign,
cult and avant garde, that
they would otherwise be unlikely to see on a big screen. Whereas,
what is on the big screens in Mount
Vernon is consistently bollocks, as well as a schlep
from campus. We of the KFS walk that precarious tightrope between
commercial viability and artistic merit. Balance is key.
And we know how to work the equipment in the KAC, which is kinda
cool.
What
KFS does:
- Occasionally provide door prizes.
- Host hangman competitions.
- Occaisonally show unannounced
supplemental films.
- Host an all-campus Oscar party.
- Turn off the lights before performances.
- Enforce proper theater etiquette, unless we're
making fun of Halloween. (2006 update: Or Snakes on a Plane)
- Send out critically-acclaimed,
artistically-worthy allstus.
- Question the validity of Hugh Grant's
celebrity status.
- Think about maybe trying to get David Lynch to
come to Kenyon at some point, if we feel like it.
- Show all Tom Tykwer
films.
- Demand that Cuba Gooding, Jr. return his
Oscar.
- Refer to Tom Hanks exclusively as "Mr. Easypants."
- Wish we were at Kenyon on March 14th, so we
could show Pi.
- Condemn the editing of James Van der Beek out of Todd Solondz' Storytelling.
- Endorse Yatta! as the Summer
Send-Off band. This year, and every year.
- Provide links in our Mission Statement, so you
will know exactly what we do and do not show.
What
KFS does not do: