"Jaws" turns 50 on June 20. The anniversary will be marked with TV airings of the film and its sequels as well as a big screen re-release. Watch it once or hundreds of times and the scare seems fresh every time, said Dawn Keetley, editor of the journal Horror Studies and professor of English and film. "Sharks stand in perfectly for wild nature that’s at the edge of where humans can go, and as humans, we always push at the border," she told USA Today. "Sharks mark where we can’t go very easily, maybe where we shouldn’t go. To the dangerous and the forbidden."
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Film and Documentary Studies Announcement
| Jun. 19, 2025
Dawn Keetley weighs in on the anniversary of 'Jaws,' a movie that scared us senseless.
"Jaws" turns 50 on June 20. The anniversary will be marked with TV airings of the film and its sequels as well as a big screen re-release. Watch it once or hundreds of times and the scare seems fresh every time, said Dawn Keetley, editor of the journal Horror Studies and…
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Film and Documentary Studies Announcement
| Jun. 19, 2025
Dawn Keetley weighs in on the anniversary of 'Jaws,' a movie that scared us senseless.
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Film and Documentary Studies Announcement
| Dec. 5, 2024
LU Film Festival: Love Fest Decemeber 12
Come check out over 20 short film by Film 001 students in Maginnes 102 next week! Free food and drinks will be provided.
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Film and Documentary Studies Announcement
| May. 20, 2024
Alumna Nadia Sasso Finds Her Superpower
Alumna Nadia Sasso '14G made several documentary films while here at Lehigh and recently delivered the 2024 commencement address at her undergraduate alma mater. Read the impact of filmmaking at Lehigh and her career.Read it here >