The Power of One in Steven Spielberg Films

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Dates: October 20 - November 24, 2025
Meets: M from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
 Location: Osher Online
Cost:  $75.00

There are still openings remaining at this time.

Date Day Time
10/20/2025Monday11 AM to 12:30 PM
10/27/2025Monday11 AM to 12:30 PM
11/03/2025Monday11 AM to 12:30 PM
11/10/2025Monday11 AM to 12:30 PM
11/17/2025Monday11 AM to 12:30 PM
11/24/2025Monday11 AM to 12:30 PM

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Please note: This course program requires membership in a 2025-2026 OLLI at MSU Membership

Description

This program will not be recorded.

In Steven Spielberg's Academy Award-winning Schindler's List (1993), a character quotes from scripture: "He who saves a life saves the world entire." Through scene-by-scene analysis, this course explores variations on this theme across several Spielberg films.

Focusing on dialogue and action that reveal characters' inner beliefs and moral choices, we will examine how the world is saved-or not. We will analyze the films Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Lincoln, Bridge of Spies, Saving Private Ryan, Munich and Schindler's List.

About the Osher Online Program

Osher Online programs are provided to OLLI at MSU from the Osher National Resource Center at Northwestern University. Experience shared online presentations with OLLI members from coast to coast! As part of the Osher Online program, OLLI at MSU members will enjoy national speakers and interact with fellow OLLI members nationwide.

Scholarship

Apply for a needs-based scholarship to take this offering.

Meet the Instructor

Fee:  $75.00

Osher Online

This is a real-time (live) online class that meets at the specified day(s)/time(s) listed.

Bernard Epps

Bernard (Butch) Epps earned his undergraduate degree from Loyola Marymount University, graduating cum laude as an award-winning film production major. He received his MFA from the UCLA School of Film and Television's graduate Producers Program, where he specialized in story development and working with screenwriters. At UCLA, he served as the academic liaison to the MFA Producers Program faculty, including studio heads, development executives and industry professionals. Epps has taught film appreciation courses with a strong emphasis on story analysis.
Date Day Time Location
10/20/2025Monday11 AM to 12:30 PM Osher Online
10/27/2025Monday11 AM to 12:30 PM Osher Online
11/03/2025Monday11 AM to 12:30 PM Osher Online
11/10/2025Monday11 AM to 12:30 PM Osher Online
11/17/2025Monday11 AM to 12:30 PM Osher Online
11/24/2025Monday11 AM to 12:30 PM Osher Online