Photos: Shots from the New York Jewish Film Festival, Jane and Charlotte Forever & More

Natalie Portman introduces her film, A Tale of Love and Darkness at the Closing Night of the New York Jewish Film Festival. Photo by Sean DiSerio.

Jane Birkin and Charlotte Gainsbourg introduce La Pirate at the Opening Night of Jane and Charlotte Forever. Photo by Julie Cunnah.

Ives Rosenfeld at a Q&A following a screening of Hopefuls. Photo by Sachyn Mital.

Dominga Sotomayor talks about her film, Mar, at Neighboring Scenes: New Latin American Cinema. Photo Sean DiSerio.

Thomas Beard, Stuart Comer, Chrissie Iles, and Dennis Lim discuss film curating and engaging film audiences in the 21st century at the New York Jewish Film Festival. Photo by Maren McGlashan.

Director Amos Gitai talks about his film Rabin, the Last Day after its special presentation at the New York Jewish Film Fesival. Photo by Maren Mcglashan.

Avant-garde cinema legend Jonas Mekas discusses film in our latest Film Society Free Talks. Photo by Dillon Sachs.

Luis Ospina at the U.S. Premiere of It All Started at the End at Neighboring Scenes: New Latin American Cinema. Photo by Sean DiSerio.

Natalie Portman arrives at the Closing Night of the 25th New York Jewish Film Festival. Photo by Sean DiSerio.

Rodrigo Plá at a Q&A after a screening of A Monster with a Thousand Heads in Neighboring Scenes: New Latin American Cinema.. Photo by Sean DiSerio.

Benjamín Naishtat arrives at Neighboring Scenes: New Latin American Cinema to present El Movimiento. Photo by Lindsey Seide.

Gabriel Abrantes and Benjamin Crotty at a Q&A after our screening of their short films in Friends with Benefits: An Anthology of Four New American Filmmakers. Photo by Sean DiSerio.

Director Todd Solondz cracks some jokes at the Q&A for the 25th Anniversary screening of Welcome to the Dollhouse at the New York Jewish Film Festival. Photo by Sean DiSerio.

Ives Rosenfeld discusses his film, Hopefuls at Neighboring Scenes: New Latin American Cinema. Photo by Sachyn Mital.

Filmmaker Alan Berliner discusses his use of sound and image metaphors in his films at a master class during the New York Jewish Film Festival. Photo by Maren McGlashan.

Richard Kind at the 25th New York Jewish Film Festival following a screening of the festival's shorts program. Photo by Sachyn Mital.

Director Marianne Lambert participates in a Q&A after the U.S. premiere of I Don’t Belong Anywhere: The Cinema of Chantal Akerman at the New York Jewish Film Festival. Photo by Maren McGlashan.

Director Yared Zeleke and producer Ama Ampadu at a Q&A following a screening of Lamb at the Opening Night of the New York Jewish Film Festival. Photo by Mettie Ostrowski.

Charlotte Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin joining the Film Society at Jane and Charlotte Forever. Photo by Yifu Chien.

Daniel Schmidt and Alexander Carver introduce a screening of The Unity of All Things at Friends with Benefits: An Anthology of Four New American Filmmakers. Photo by Yifun Chien.

Filmmakers Benjamin Crotty, Gabriel Abrantes, Daniel Schmidt, and Alexander Carver at their showcase, Friends with Benefits: An Anthology of Four New American Filmmakers. Photo by Yifu Chien.

Director Sam Ball talks about his film, The Rifleman’s Violin at the New York Jewish Film Festival. Photo by Sachyn Mital.

Charlotte Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin at the Opening Night of our joint retrospective of this mother-daughter duo, Jane and Charlotte Forever. Photo by Yifu Chien.

Director Benjamin Crotty talks about his feature debut Fort Buchanan at Friends with Benefits: An Anthology of Four New American Filmmakers. Photo by Sean DiSerio.

Todd Solondz at the 25th Anniversary screening of Welcome to the Dollhouse at the New York Jewish Film Festival. Photo by Sean DiSerio.

Charlotte Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin discusses La Pirate. Photo by Julie Cunnah.

Gabriel Abrantes discussing his short films presented in Friends with Benefits: An Anthology of Four New American Filmmakers with the Film Society's Dan Sullivan. Photo by Yifu Chien.

Filmmakers Gabriel Abrantes, Daniel Schmidt, and Alexander Carver discuss their short films at Friends with Benefits: An Anthology of Four New American Filmmakers. Photo by Sean DiSerio.