#  Film screening with Director Q&A: Gargantua — a film about Renaissance excess 

 



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####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **October 20, 2026** 

 05:00PM EDT 

####  pin\_drop Location 

 **Fong Auditorium, Boylston Hall, Harvard Yard**  



 

 



 

Supported by the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, Harvard, and the Mahindra Center for the Humanities Renaissance Studies Seminar

Screening of short animated film (24 mins) followed by a Q&A with director **Stephen Crowe**, hosted by **Jennifer Oliver** (Harvard)

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*Gargantua* is a short animated film (24 mins) inspired by the works of François Rabelais; it is entirely in English, and each scene makes use of a different animation technique. The film’s creator, Stephen Crowe, will join to present the film and take questions from the audience after the screening.



 

 



 

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