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Mission
The mission of the Salve Regina Film Club is to understand, analyze, and discuss film and literature profoundly and critically so that members can grasp the meaning and impact of the visual medium that continues to influence our society. The club aims to create a strong sense of community where students can actively express their opinions and foster an environment in which members accept and celebrate diverse cultural values through honest conversations. Students will watch films from various genres during regular screenings and critique works in terms of cinematography, scripting, acting, and more. Through these activities, participants will deepen their cultural understanding and gain a more comprehensive appreciation of cinema. While technology, like smartphones and social media, has transformed our lives for greater convenience, it has inevitably caused a significant loss of communal experiences that we enjoyed in the past. Consequently, we live in an era witnessing an unprecedented fragmentation of media and culture where people share little in common despite superficial online connections. However, films, with their unique ability to evoke emotions and provoke thought, can play a significant role in developing a collective sense of experience as a common language of entertainment. Considering that cultural fragmentation and content overload seem only to accelerate, people need a community where they can speak, listen, and share their thoughts with others in person more than ever. The Salve Regina Film Club seeks to offer such opportunities for students here so everyone can join and appreciate a sense of belonging.

Membership Benefits
The Salve Regina Film Club focuses on developing a diverse and inclusive community that shows equal respect for students from various backgrounds, including race, gender, age, nationality, and religion. The organization encourages students to actively participate in discussions with peers and gain new perspectives from those with unique personalities. Through honest and direct conversations, participants will obtain a deeper understanding of cultures they may not necessarily explore in academic programs. This marks one of the club's most crucial benefits, as many people today seem to fail to recognize the difference between the knowledge they acquire online and the knowledge they gain from others in person. Even though we can search virtually for everything on the Internet, such knowledge can be incorrect and may not resonate with us in a true sense. While quick online research benefits us, direct interaction with others is a decisive factor in internalizing new ideas. The Salve Regina Film Club will function as an abundant source from which students can enrich their college lives by providing them with frequent interactions with club members. Film discussions offer fantastic material for extracting thought-provoking ideas and ideologies due to their powerful storytelling and well-crafted writing. Salve Regina University can benefit from gaining more students with critical minds, diverse perspectives, and stronger communication skills, which galvanizes the Salve Regina community as a whole.