Film Club shows screening

Attendees watched "The Shining"; participated in discussion after

BY OLIVIA ESPINOZA Reporter

Pierce College’s Film Club showcased the second installment of their “Dark Side Of The Mind” series, “The Shining,” directed by Stanley Kubrick, on Monday in the Great Hall, which was sponsored by Associated Students Organization (ASO).

The film club’s “Dark Side of the Mind” series followed each movie with a panel of film club members and guest speakers.

The panel consisted of the English Department Chair Brad Saenz, film club members, and film club alumni delving into the abusive family dynamic and the theories around the iconic film.

Since the film series touches base on mental health issues, the event starts with a presentation from the Student Health Center Director Houry Tanashian, providing information on what it means to have mental health issues, the mental health support provided at Pierce, and a Q&A with Tanashian.

“Students get six [therapy] sessions per semester and that is covered under the student health fee,” Tanashian said. “You do not pay extra for the services. We also do group sessions. Everybody's information is kept confidential.”

Following the presentation, host and Cinema professor Kenneth Windrum welcomes students who haven’t already collected their free pizza, chips, candy and water provided.

After everyone had collected their snacks, the screening of “The Shining” began and for Biology major Sarah Padron this was her first time being able to watch the iconic horror film on the big screen.

“It's my first time sitting down and fully experiencing the movie,” Padron said. “And I've heard a lot of people say that this is long and a bit hard to get through. But I didn't find

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it that way.”

Once the film is over, the panel creates an open discussion for those in the audience to participate in and even the students on Zoom who are present for the Cinema 3 class.

Panelist Anjelica Hymel, a Pierce alumna and former film club member who now attends UCLA, welcomed the students into sharing their theories on the ghosts shown in the film and shared her own perspective.

“I think that all of the ghosts are real,” Hymel said. “I think the way that people see them is different. She [Wendy] walks into the ballroom and she sees them all as skeletons because she likes spooky things. Jack sees it as a big party because he’s an alcoholic and wants to get drunk. The most that Danny sees is the two girls in the hallway because he’s a little kid and they want to talk to him.”