Filmmaker talk and behind-the-scenes of "Detention the Movie"
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: JHN 102. Accessibility Contact: groening@uw.edu. Event Types: Screenings.
Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM.
CMS Faculty Meeting
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Padelford Hall (PDL). Campus room: TBD. Accessibility Contact: groening@uw.edu. Event Types: Meetings. Target Audience: CMS Faculty.
Friday, May 1, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM.
"Black Box Diaries" screening and discussion
Black Box Diaries, Shiori Itō’s directorial debut, depicts her investigation of the sexual violence she experienced. The film starts with security camera footage of a Tokyo hotel, showing Itō and Noriyuki Yamaguchi, then Washington, D.C. bureau chief of TBS Television and a man with ties to influential politicians. In the video, Yamaguchi is dragging the severely intoxicated Itō out of a car and into his hotel room. After this night, Itō filed a report with the police, claiming that she had been sexually assaulted using a date rape drug. However, the police refused to accept the case, citing a lack of evidence beyond Itō's memory. Even after an investigation was initiated, it was inexplicably halted, and the case was dropped without indictment. Faced with the failure of the investigation, Itō decided to come forward publicly, and made an accusation by revealing both her own and the other party's real names. The case raised widespread public reaction, both in Itō's support and online slander against her. Itō c…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Mary Gates Hall (MGH). Campus room: Mary Grates Hall 389. Accessibility Contact: groening@uw.edu. Event Types: Screenings.
Friday, May 1, 2026, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
"Works in Progress"
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: Johnson 111. Accessibility Contact: groening@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars.
Friday, May 15, 2026, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
CMS Faculty Meeting
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Padelford Hall (PDL). Campus room: TBD. Accessibility Contact: groening@uw.edu. Event Types: Meetings. Target Audience: CMS Faculty.
Friday, June 5, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM.
CMS Graduation
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Kane Hall (KNE). Campus room: Kane 130. Accessibility Contact: groening@uw.edu. Event Types: Ceremonies.
Friday, June 12, 2026, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM.