Do stories matter?

Does our collective human experience matter?

Does the power to inspire, to love, and to feel sorrow matter?

Think of what great literature has given us: “Moby Dick,” “The Scarlet Letter,” “To Kill a Mockingbird,” “Huckleberry Finn.” Tales which, although they may depict worlds in which we have never lived, touch upon universal human themes and experiences and which resonate in our souls long after the final page is turned.

English and literature departments are shrinking in colleges and universities across the country, and the professors who remain report that students are increasingly unable to write, or even formulate independent opinions, without relying on technological assistance. But why does this matter?

Film is one way to bring great literature to the masses

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