"Titular Head, now known as a student film festival and competition, marked its beginning as a different type of competition – “a cross between the Miss American Pageant and a ... Homecoming Queen”.
The contest took place on an evening before the Relays (another Grinnell tradition).
“[The Titular Head of the Relays will be] judged on the absurdity of the dress, originality of talent, and imagination in answering questions asked by the judged”. "
1989 marked the first year that Titular Head was held independently from the Grinnell Relays as the student film competition. In 1992, Titular Head was revived after a 2-year hiatus.
The Titular Head Film Festival has continued as a Grinnell College tradition for 30 years. In 2020, Titular Head was held virtually for the first time via livestreaming amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
