TU Film Studies

Filmmaker, Bradley Beesley (Okie Noodling, The Creek Runs Red, Sweethearts of the Prison Rodeo), visited campus on Tuesday, Nov. 15th for a special screening of his cult classic documentary, Okie Noodling. Afterward, Beesley joined Co-Producer, James Payne (Far Western), and professional hand fishing guide, Nate Williams, on stage to discuss the origins and aftermath of the documentary. Dr. Justin Rawlins, TU Assistant Professor of Film Studies and Media Studies, moderated the conversation.

Writer Alison Tatlock (Better Call Saul, Stranger Things) and Writer/Professor Alex Smith (Walking Out, The Slaughter Rule) visited with TU Film Professor Jeff Van Hanken’s Screenwriting students and TU Professor Grant Jenkins’ English/Creative Writing students in the Lorton Performance Center, Friday, Nov. 11th. Tatlock and Smith discussed the writing process, shared their experiences in the film and television industries, and emphasized to students the importance of building networks among classmates and peers. Professor Jenkins moderated the discussion.

Another exciting - AND FREE - event happening at The University of Tulsa! This event is open to the public.

Images from filmmaker Sterlin Harjo's presentation, Oct. 19, 2022. Harjo spoke as a guest of the Presidential Lecture Series, sponsored by The Darcy O’Brien Endowed Chair.

Film majors, Sadie Skeeter and Morgan McCoy, and Creative Writing major, Madison Walters, after Filmmaker Sterlin Harjo’s Master class.

Film majors, Matt Scrivner, Bryce Cusick, and Drew Dreiling, after Filmmaker Sterlin Harjo’s Master class on October 19th, 2022.

Filmmaker Sterlin Harjo conducted a Master Class with TU Film and Creative Writing students Oct. 19th, 2022. Sterlin shared details about how he conducts the writer’s room on his groundbreaking series, Reservation Dogs. He also advised students on how they can begin to develop their own community of friends and peers as they build their careers.

Dr. Joseph Rivers shares a warm embrace with former School of Music professor and performer, Anna Norberg.
Dr. Rivers celebrated 38 years at The University of Tulsa this year with a farewell concert in front of a packed and enthusiastic audience.

Dr. Joseph Rivers exchanges farewells with former students and colleagues in the lobby of The Lorton Performance Center on Oct. 4, 2022.
Professor Rivers performed a farewell concert earlier in the evening in front of an enthusiastic audience. Among the musicians accompanying Dr. Rivers in the concert were many faculty and former students as well as colleagues from the rich, Tulsa music community. Dr. Rivers celebrated 38 years at The University of Tulsa this year.

Sterlin Harjo, award-winning filmmaker and co-creator of Reservation Dogs, will be our guest speaker as a part of the University of Tulsa’s Presidential Lecture Series on October 19th, 2022.

Presidential Lecture Series – Sterlin Harjo The University of Tulsa welcomes guest lecturer Sterlin Harjo Sterlin Harjo (Seminole/Muscogee) is an award-winning filmmaker and co-creator of Reservation Dogs, a comedy series following four Indigenous teens in Oklahoma. Now in its second season, Reservation Dogs has won a Peabody award, Televisio...