Set in 1909 and based on Jack London’s novel, Martin Eden tells the story of a poor and unschooled sailor who unexpectedly meets Ruth Morse, a magnetic young woman of means and education. Their unconventional attraction upends both lives and propels timely themes of impossible love, pursuit of the American Dream, dogged individualism and the quest for a comfortable place in an inconstant world.

Martin Eden was made through the Semester Cinema off-campus film intensive program where 28 professionals mentor and collaborate with 40 students from multiple colleges - to make an ambitious feature film for national release. Semester Cinema will stage its next feature filmmaking intensive during winter/spring 2022.

Screen the film April 18-20, and then join the post-screening discussion which will include students who worked on the film.