The CineWords discussions are conceived as a module of each Term Course offered by the IST. Within each course, the Instructor suggests a film or documentary echoing the questions of the texts of focus. Thus set in a complementary direction, the reach of the reflection is enlarged. Before each CineWords session, all the participants watch the film or documentary, and then exchange critically on it, and in relation to the themes of the course. This page also lists films discussed as part of Crash Courses.

Presently, the CineWords events are open to participants of each Course only. In the future, the IST will open each CineWords screening-cum-discussion event to the public for a nominal fee, physically, or live simultaneously in several places around the world.