This spring saw the film debut of 鈥淧syche and Cupid,鈥 written by Lauren Dudley (BA 鈥13, also doing prop design and construction), Ashli Baker (PhD 鈥11, also serving as dramaturg), and Rebecca Tourino Collinsworth (also serving as director), and produced by . This fantastic film, which features a combination of human actors, puppets, and music, is based on the story of Cupid and Psyche, a tale narrated in the second-century CE novel Metamorphoses or Golden Ass by the North African 海角网 writer Apuleius. While the film stays remarkably faithful to the original, some welcome modifications were made to suit the tastes of a modern audience, including a more female-centered focus on Psyche鈥檚 agency. The cast of voice actors includes, among others, Prof. Emeritx Ruby Blondell, Naomi Campa (PhD 鈥14), and Prof. Olga Levaniouk.
The film can be viewed at . The password is Apuleius.