The topic of black films will be explored at two panel discussions in October co-sponsored by DePaul University and the 38th Chicago International Film Festival/Cinema Chicago.

“Sounds of Cinema,” a discussion that centers on the significance of music in film, will be held Oct. 5 at the DePaul Student Center, 2250 N. Sheffield Ave., Room. 120, from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Panelists include Rick Famuyiwa, director of “Brown Sugar,” a love story about two people in the music business; Malinda Williams, star of Showtime’s “Soul Food,” and Theodore Witcher, director of the movie “Love Jones.”

“Reel Black Images,” a discussion exploring the history and current range of black representation in film will be held Oct. 12 at DePaul’s Schmitt Academic Center, 2320 N. Kenmore Ave., Room. 161, from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Panelists include: George Alexander, a freelance writer and screenwriter; Harry J. Lennix, a stage and screen actor, who starred as the Rev. Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. in Showtime’s “Keep the Faith, Baby”; and Kimberly Moffitt, a film scholar and assistant professor of communication at DePaul.

Both panel discussions will include the screening of a film short. The events are open to the public. Admission is $5 for students and $10 for the general public.

For more information about the panels, please contact the DePaul Office of University Collaborations at 312-362-5862.