The Archaeology Channel International Film Festival

Exploring the human cultural legacy on screen!

TAC Festival begins officially with the Festival Banquet, Wednesday evening, May 14, 2025. This is followed by four days of juried films and videos on archaeological and indigenous topics at The Shedd Institute, Sheffer Recital Hall. Film screenings tickets are free:

Thursday evening, May 15
Friday evening, May 16
Saturday, May 17: morning, afternoon and evening
Sunday, May 18: morning, afternoon and evening

Screening Schedule:

Thursday, May 15th

Session 1 - 7:00-9:51 pm

7:04-7:10pm: Introductions
7:10-7:46pm: Brown and Baltersan
7:46-8:39pm: Secret Sardinia: Mysteries of the Nuraghi
8:39-8:47pm: Break
8:47-9:51pm: Luckless Lake

Friday, May 16th

Session 2 - 7:00-9:59 pm

7:04-7:10pm: Introductions
7:10-7:21pm: The Opening Address
7:21-7:50pm: Returning Our Ancestors
7:50-8:26pm: Shadow Catcher: A Photographic Odyssey
8:26-8:34pm: Break
8:34-9:59pm: IZNIK: The Sunken Enigma

Saturday, May 17th

Session 3 - 9:30 am-1 pm

9:34-9:40am: Introductions
9:40-10:51am: One Big Family: The History of the Kliafa Soft Drinks Company
10:51-10:59am: Break
10:59-11:50am: The Mystery of the Denisova Humans
11:50-12:47pm: Stories of a Necropolis
12:47-1:00pm: Intermission

Session 4 - 1:00-4:15 pm

1:00-1:16pm: Pompeii: The House of the Faun
1:16-2:09pm: Alhambra: The Lost Paradise
2:09-2:17pm: Break
2:17-3:57pm: The Stones Are Speaking
3:57-4:15pm: Intermission

Session 5 - 4:15-6:57 pm

4:15-4:26pm: The Islay of Whisky
4:26-5:19pm: Sapiens or the Birth of Art
5:19-5:27pm: Break
5:27-6:57pm: The Black Italian Renaissance

Sunday, May 18th

Session 6 - 10:00 am-1:00 pm

10:04-10:10am: Introductions
10:10-11:35am: Hunt for the Oldest DNA
11:35-11:43am: Break
11:43-12:36pm: Humans before Neanderthals
12:36-1:00pm: Intermission

Session 7 - 1:00-4:00 pm

1:00-2:31pm: The Etruscans: An Ancient Superpower
2:31-2:39pm: Break
2:39-2:50pm: eXpedition: Flint–The Gold of Prehistory
2:50-3:44pm: Artemis: The Lost Temple
3:44-4:00pm: Intermission

Session 8 - 4:00-6:48 pm

4:00-4:53pm: Secret Lebanon: The Treasures of Byblos
4:53-5:47pm: The Name and the Body: The Unknown of the Fosse Ardeatine
5:47-5:55pm: Break
5:55-6:48pm: Mesopotamia: The Rise of Cities

Date: May 15 - 18, 2025

Location: Sheffer Recital Hall, The Shedd Institute - 285 E Broadway, Eugene, OR 97401

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