Our Media Center takes you inside Film at Lincoln Center with photos, videos, and podcasts from our screenings, talks, and events, plus announcements of upcoming programs and coverage of our artist and education initiatives.
The “Emergency Cinema” of the Abounaddara Collective
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June 19, 2014
The Abounaddara Collective is a group of self-taught filmmakers who aim to provide an alternative image of Syrian society to the public. A series of their short films will screen on June 19 at the IFC Center as part of the Human Rights Watch Film Festival, followed by a discussion with spokesperson Charif Kiwan.
Art Cinema Erotica Films of Radley Metzger to Tantalize in August
By Brian Brooks
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June 19, 2014
Filmmaker Radley Metzger will be celebrated with week-long series, "This Is Softcore: The Art Cinema Erotica of Radley Metzger," featuring some of his most notable films, August 7-13 at the Film Society of Lincoln Center.
Genocide and the Word’s Creator: Edet Belzberg’s ‘Watchers of the Sky’
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June 19, 2014
Edet Belzberg reflects on the process of exploring the life of Raphael Lemkin, who coined the word "genocide," in her documentary Watchers of the Sky. The film screens on June 19, followed by a discussion with Belzberg.
Watch Exclusive Clips from Lav Diaz’s Epic ‘Norte, The End of History’
By Tiffany Vazquez
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June 18, 2014
Norte, The End of History (NYFF51) returns to the Film Society of Lincoln Center for an exclusive one-week run beginning June 20.
Video: Takashi Murakami Discusses ‘Jellyfish Eyes,’ Adapting His Art for Film, and Kanye West
By Alex Hunter
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June 18, 2014
Visual artist Takashi Murakami talks art, the aftermath of Japan's tsunami and nuclear disaster, Kanye West, and his feature-film debut Jellyfish Eyes earlier this month at the Film Society of Lincoln Center.
The Transformation of Civilians Into Soldiers: Rachel Beth Anderson and Tim Grucza’s ‘First to Fall’
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June 17, 2014
Capturing those who fight and the draw of civilians to become soldiers, Rachel Beth Anderson and Tim Grucza's documentary First to Fall follows two young men who leave the safety of their lives in Canada to travel back to their home country of Libya to fight in the revolution.
Confronting Censorship & Dictatorship: ‘Dangerous Acts Starring the Unstable Elements of Belarus’
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June 17, 2014
Human Rights Watch's Dangerous Acts Starring the Unstable Elements of Belarus chronicles an underground theater performing against a tide of repression. Filmmaker Madeleine Sackler gives insight into her experience filming "illegally" in Europe's last dictatorship.
‘Evaporating Borders’: A Window Into the Lives of Migrants
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June 17, 2014
Filmmaker Iva Radivojevic discusses current immigration in Cyprus and describes what she hopes audiences will take away from her visual essay Evaporating Borders, screening June 17 at the Human Rights Watch Film Festival.
‘Red Hollywood’ Set for August Exclusive Run With Blacklist Series
By Brian Brooks
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June 16, 2014
Thom Andersen and Noël Burch’s documentary Red Hollywood will screen exclusively for one week at the Film Society of Lincoln Center in August along with a selection of films by Hollywood Blacklisted writers and directors.
Rethinking American Ideals in Sandrine Orabona & Mark Herzog’s ‘Lady Valor: The Kristin Beck Story’
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June 16, 2014
Sandrine Orabona and Mark Herzog's Lady Valor: The Kristin Beck Story rethinks the American ideals of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness through the eyes of Kristin Beck, former U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Beck, as she continues life as a transgender woman.