UAB Film Club Screens Six-Time Oscar Winner One Battle After Another on Campus

The UAB Film Club brought Paul Thomas Anderson's six-time Oscar winner One Battle After Another to University Hall on Wednesday, March 18, screening the film for students and faculty at 1402 10th Ave S in Birmingham before hosting a post-screening discussion that same evening.

The club's calendar listing captured the excitement surrounding the timing: "We at Film Club are excited to invite you to a screening of One Battle After Another, the latest film from Paul Thomas Anderson, and also this week's big winner at the Oscars, taking home 6 awards including Best Picture!" The 3.5-hour block ran from 6:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. CDT, giving the group ample time for both the feature and the conversation afterward.

The post-screening discussion was aimed specifically at students and faculty, consistent with how the club structures its weekly gatherings. "Our club gathers weekly to watch a film together and then hold a discussion about the film afterwards," the event listing noted, reflecting a format the group maintains as a regular campus practice.

For the Alabama independent film community, the screening represents exactly the kind of grassroots cinephile culture that keeps serious film conversation alive outside of festivals and industry events. Anderson's latest arriving fresh off six Oscar wins, including the top prize, gave the discussion an immediacy that purely archival screenings rarely carry.

The event was listed on the University of Alabama at Birmingham's campus calendar under the Explore UAB platform. UAB's standard policy for campus events applies: the university adheres to principles of free speech, civil discourse, and institutional neutrality, with the views expressed at such events not representing the university's position.