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.
Free Talk: Claire Denis & Jim Jarmusch
By Jasmine Abbasov
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February 10, 2022
Join Claire Denis, the singular cinematic visionary whose newest film Fire opens this year's festival, and Jim Jarmusch, American filmmaker and the official Guest of Honor at the 2022 edition, for an extended conversation about their decades-spanning careers.
Free Event: Dance in America
By Jasmine Abbasov
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February 10, 2022
DFA honors Judy Kinberg, a founding member of the producing team that originated the pioneering series Dance in America as part of Thirteen/WNET New York’s Great Performances on PBS, with the 2022 In Focus Award.
Free Event: To Mr. Poitier, with Love
By Jasmine Abbasov
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February 9, 2022
Following the screening of To Sir, with Love, join us for a conversation about the legacy of Sidney Poitier and the figure of the Black movie star with scholars Racquel Gates, Michael Gillespie, and Samantha Sheppard.
Free Event: Work in Progress Screening: Call Me Dancer
By Jasmine Abbasov
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January 27, 2022
An exclusive look at Call Me Dancer, a film from Leslie Shampaine and Pip Gilmour, currently in production.
Free Talk: Film Comment Best of 2021 Countdown
By Jasmine Abbasov
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November 22, 2021
Join editors Clinton Krute and Devika Girish and a panel of special guests for a real-time countdown of the results of Film Comment’s year-end critics’ poll. The evening will feature a lively discussion (and some hearty debate!) about the films as they’re unveiled, along with insights into a year of moviegoing unlike any before. We hope to see you there!
Art of the Real 2021: Roundtable Discussion
By Jasmine Abbasov
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November 2, 2021
Artists and filmmakers from the program Carlos Motta, Basel Abbas, and Ruanne Abou-Rahme join curators Laura Huertas Millán and Rachael Rakes to discuss different strategies, ethics, and forms of alter-ethnographic practice. The conversation stems from works being screened as well as additional comparative and historic references in film, art, writing, and related disciplines.
Free Outdoor Screening: Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing
By Jordan Raup
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July 28, 2021
Spike Lee’s third feature marked nothing less than a revolution in American cinema, and endures today as not only a seminal portrait of New York City but also as an urgent work of art about race relations, gentrification, and the meaning of community.
Summer of Soul Screening: A Juneteenth Celebration
By Jordan Raup
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June 8, 2021
In his acclaimed debut as a filmmaker, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson presents a powerful and transporting documentary—part music film, part historical record, created around an epic event that celebrated Black history, culture and fashion.
ND/NF 50th Anniversary Talk: Wendy Keys with Sara Driver
By Jasmine Abbasov
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April 28, 2021
5/7 at 6PM ET - Founding ND/NF programmer and current FLC board member Wendy Keys will moderate an extended conversation with Sara Driver about her acclaimed first feature, Sleepwalk (ND/NF 1987), and its place in Driver’s distinctive, idiosyncratic oeuvre.
ND/NF 50th Anniversary Talk: Larry Kardish with Ramin Bahrani
By Jasmine Abbasov
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April 28, 2021
5/4 at 6PM ET - Founding ND/NF programmer and former senior film curator at MoMA Larry Kardish will chat with Ramin Bahrani about the director’s breakout feature, Man Push Cart (ND/NF 2006), and his multifaceted career, which includes producing ND/NF 2021 selection Luzzu.