WBCP FILM SERIES
BYOP (Bring Your Own Popcorn)
Two film series
WBCP is proud to host two film series, Psychoanalytic Takes on Cinema and the Leon Levin Psychoanalytic Film Festival, created to uncover the depth and complexity of human psychology through the art of film. The audience enjoys a rich experience of viewing a film together followed by a discussion of the characters, themes, conflicts and traumas as they are understood through a psychoanalytic lens. Following the formal discussion, the audience participates in an insightful and lively group question and answer period, all designed to raise consciousness about the deeper meanings of the film.
Films are chosen that are psychologically perceptive and stir the emotions and curiosity of the viewers. Both of the series provide insight into human psychology through the lens of psychoanalysis. Participants will view films and discussants will present a paper and/or lead a discussion illustrating basic psychoanalytic concepts.
We benefit from welcoming our community at large to join mental health providers as we learn more together about the interplay of psychoanalysis and film.
Washington, DC
Psychoanalytic Takes on the Cinema
Course Coordinator: Katherine Marshall Woods, PsyD
Course Coordinator: Sarah Hedlund, PhD
Location: 1922 F Street, NW, Room 208, Washington, DC
Baltimore, Maryland
Leon Levin Psychoanalytic Film Festival
Course Coordinator: Noreen Honeycutt, PhD
Location: Baltimore Museum of Art, 10 Art Museum Drive, Baltimore, MD.
In response to the current health situation, we have decided to defer this program until 2024. Check back for updates.
Upcoming Programs
January
Friday, January 31, 2025 | 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Psychoanalytic Takes on the Cinema: Discussion of the Film: “Marcel the Shell With Shoes On”
2021 (89 mins) Directors: Dean Fleischer Camp A documentary maker struggling with finances decides to make to make his newest documentary about a mollusk shell he finds living in his Airbnb with his …
February
Tuesday, February 4, 2025 | 8:00 am – Sunday, February 9, 2025 | 5:00 pm
2025 APsA National Meeting
2025 National Meeting, February 4 – 9, 2025 Palace Hotel, San Francisco Visit https://apsa.org/meetings-events/ for more information.
Thursday, February 27, 2025 | 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Psychoanalytic Takes on the Cinema: Discussion of the Film: “American Fiction”
2023 (117 mins) Directors: Dean Fleischer Camp A novelist disheartened by the literary industry profiting from the use of Black authors and narratives uses a pen name to craft a story that earns him…
April
Friday, April 4, 2025 | 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Baltimore Leon Levin Film Festival
WBCP is excited to announce the return of the Baltimore Leon Levin Film Festival! The program committee is currently welcoming new members and is also seeking a discussant. Do you have a film that has…
Friday, April 11, 2025 | 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Baltimore Leon Levin Film Festival
WBCP is excited to announce the return of the Baltimore Leon Levin Film Festival! The program committee is currently welcoming new members and is also seeking a discussant. Do you have a film that has…
June
Saturday, June 7, 2025 | 8:00 am – Monday, June 9, 2025 | 5:00 pm
2025 APsA 113th Annual Meeting
APsA 113th Annual Meeting June 7th – June 9th, 2025 Virtual Visit https://apsa.org/meetings-events/ for more information.