August at Akiko’s with Live Musical Performance by Alex Zhang Hungtai
Q&A with Christopher Makoto Yogi & Alex Zhang Hungtai, followed by a live musical performance by Hungtai. All ticket holders are invited to a pre-screening reception with beer and wine starting at 6pm in the Furman Gallery.
When he returns to the Big Island of Hawaii with just a suitcase and a sax after nearly a decade away, musician Alex (Alex Zhang Hungtai, formerly of Dirty Beaches, playing a fictionalized version of himself) hopes to reconnect with family roots and memories of childhood. His journey leads him to a quiet Buddhist bed and breakfast, where he befriends hostess Akiko (Akiko Matsuda, playing herself) over a few summer weeks. Weaving lush, languid views of island land- and seascapes with a soundtrack of experimental free jazz and meditative chimes, Christopher Makoto Yogi’s debut feature brings to life a personal vision of Hawaii where human lives are interposed in harmony, across generations, with the immense splendors of the natural world. Presented by Flies Collective. A Factory 25 release.
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Lucrecia Martel on Our Land (Nuestra Tierra), the Filmmaker’s First Feature Documentary
On the latest episode of FLC Luminaries, our video series that spotlights talent at all levels of the filmmaking process who uplift the art and craft of cinema, Our Land (Nuestra Tierra) director Lucrecia Martel discusses her expansive and enlightening first feature documentary.
Carla Simón on Her Poignantly Autobiographical Romería
This week we’re excited to present a conversation from the 63rd New York Film Festival with Romería director Carla Simón, moderated by NYFF Main Slate selection committee member Florence Almozini.
FLC and NYAFF Announce Lineup and Awards of the 25th New York Asian Film Festival, July 10–26
The New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) and Film at Lincoln Center today unveil the second wave of programming for its landmark 25th edition, adding more than 40 films to an already wide-ranging lineup, with very special final titles still to come.
