Film at Lincoln Center Events & Talks
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Film at Lincoln Center is thrilled to continue its popular year-round free ‘Talks’ series, along with more special events and screenings. In Talks, special guests will join us for a wide-ranging conversation about their new work, careers, influences, and approach to filmmaking. Since launching in 2011, the goal of this free series has been to bring film lovers together to celebrate and access leading voices in cinema, and we are proud to take this program online to provide even greater access to audiences around the world. HBO® is the presenting sponsor of Film at Lincoln Center Talks.
Friday, July 1
Governors Island
Wednesday, July 13
Hearst Plaza
Thursday, July 14
Hearst Plaza
Friday, July 15
Hearst Plaza
Saturday, July 16
Hearst Plaza
Thursday, July 21
Hearst Plaza
Friday, July 22
Hearst Plaza
Saturday, July 23
Hearst Plaza
Friday, July 29
Hearst Plaza
Saturday, July 30
Hearst Plaza
Friday, August 5
Governors Island
Upcoming Events & Talks
Free Outdoor Screening: Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Free Outdoor Screening at Governors Island on July 1
After falling in love with a U.S. Army sergeant, an East Berlin boy named Hansel undergoes a sex-change operation so that he can legally marry his beloved. But the operation is botched, leaving the boy less than a man, but not quite a woman.
Free Outdoor Screening: Buena Vista Social Club
Free Outdoor Screening at Lincoln Center's Hearst Plaza on July 13
With a small film crew, Wenders accompanied his old friend Ry Cooder, who had written the music for Paris, Texas and The End of Violence, on a trip to Havana, immersing himself in the world of Cuban music.
Free Outdoor Screening: Mystery Train
Free Outdoor Screening at Lincoln Center's Hearst Plaza on July 14
Aloof teenage Japanese tourists, a frazzled Italian widow, and a disgruntled British immigrant all converge in the city of dreams, Memphis, in this boozy and beautiful pilgrimage to an iconic American ghost town.
Free Outdoor Screening: Gimme Shelter
Free Outdoor Screening at Lincoln Center's Hearst Plaza on July 15
Called the greatest rock film ever made, this landmark documentary follows the Rolling Stones on their notorious 1969 U.S. tour.
Free Outdoor Screening: Happy Together
Free Outdoor Screening at Lincoln Center's Hearst Plaza on July 16
One of the most searing romances of the '90s, Wong’s raw, lushly stylized portrayal of a relationship in breakdown stars Tony Leung & Leslie Cheung as a couple traveling in Argentina.
Free Outdoor Screening: Paris Is Burning
Free Outdoor Screening at Lincoln Center's Hearst Plaza on July 21
This landmark documentary provides a vibrant snapshot of the 1980s through the eyes of NYC’s Black and Latinx Harlem drag ball scene. Made over seven years, Paris Is Burning offers an intimate portrait of community.
Free Outdoor Screening: Time Bandits
Free Outdoor Screening at Lincoln Center's Hearst Plaza on July 22
In this fantastic voyage through time and space from Terry Gilliam, a boy named Kevin escapes his gadget-obsessed parents to join a band of time-traveling dwarfs.
Free Outdoor Screening: Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday
Free Outdoor Screening at Lincoln Center's Hearst Plaza on July 23
Tati’s masterpiece of gentle slapstick is a series of effortlessly well-choreographed sight gags involving dogs, boats, and firecrackers; it was the film that launched its maker to international stardom.
Free Outdoor Screening: Godzilla
Free Outdoor Screening at Lincoln Center's Hearst Plaza on July 29
Godzilla (a.k.a. GOJIRA) is the roaring granddaddy of all monster movies. It’s also a remarkably humane and melancholy drama, made in Japan at a time when the country was reeling from nuclear attack and H-bomb testing in the Pacific.
Free Outdoor Screening: Godzilla Raids Again
Free Outdoor Screening at Lincoln Center's Hearst Plaza on July 30
This sequel introduces the monster-versus-monster format that would dominate the remainder of the series, pitting Godzilla against the ferocious, spiny Anguirus.
Free Outdoor Screening: The Wiz
Free Outdoor Screening at Governors Island on August 5
Relive all of the magic of this beloved musical when Dorothy is whisked away to the enchanting wonderland of Oz, where she encounters the Scarecrow, the Tinman and the Lion.Recent Events & Talks
Digital Art Exhibition: freedom is a durational practice
Free through May 17 in the FLC Amphitheater!
A solo exhibition featuring an experimental, durational moving image meditation by Nigerian-American artist, Zainab Aliyu, foregrounding anthems of celebration across the diaspora and transversing borders to fabricate an infinite, pan-African chorus of shared somatic vibrations.
Master Class with Haile Gerima
Free and open to the public! | May 14 at 11:30am
Led by renowned Ethiopian filmmaker, Haile Gerima, the master class will center on the content, form, and aesthetics of liberation cinema, empowering one’s particular narrative logic and more.
Free Talk: Hong Sangsoo
Free and open to the public! | May 7 at 5pm
Join Dennis Lim and director Hong Sangsoo for an expansive discussion covering the entirety of Hong’s singular career to date and his richly intricate and always surprising filmography.
Film Comment Live: The Hong Show with Dennis Lim
Free and open to the public! | May 3 at 7pm | Reception and book signing to follow
Film Comment editors Clinton Krute and Devika Girish will host a special conversation with Film at Lincoln Center Director of Programming Dennis Lim about the playful, profound, and soju-soaked filmography of one of world cinema’s most influential and ingenious artists.
New Wave Film Club: Oscars Party 2022
March 27 at 7PM · Become a New Wave Member!
In celebration of this year's New Wave Oscar Party and the eight films we screened during NYFF59 that are up for nominations, Film at Lincoln Center would like to extend a special offer to our beloved New Wave Members. Click for more info!
Film Comment Live: Cinema and the State: Nadav Lapid on Ahed’s Knee
Free and open to the public! | March 18 at 8:30pm
We’re pleased to welcome Nadav Lapid for a special Film Comment Live Talk exploring Ahed’s Knee and the questions it raises about state censorship of cinema and the political role and responsibility of the artist. Also joining us for the conversation: Jamsheed Akrami, scholar of Iranian cinema and director of A Cinema of Discontent (2013).
Free Talk: Working the Image: A French-American Look at Cinematography
Free and open to the public! | Arnaud Desplechin, Kirsten Johnson, Ashley Connor, & Antoine Barraud
This special panel conversation will bring together French and American filmmakers and cinematographers, working across a range of genres and styles, to discuss their influences, creative philosophies, and artistic practice.
Free Talk: Juliette Binoche & Déborah Lukumuena
Free and open to the public!
Actors Juliette Binoche and Déborah Lukumuena come together to discuss their professional trajectories and creative influences, their philosophies and priorities in selecting new projects, and their respective relationships with the American film industry.
Free Talk: Claire Denis & Jim Jarmusch
Free and open to the public!
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.
Film Comment at True/False Film Festival: Points of View
Free and open to the public! | March 4 at True/False Film Festival in Missouri
Led by the Co-Deputy Editor of Film Comment, Devika Girish, this panel discussion will bring together filmmakers from the T/F program to explore the material, aesthetic, and political implications of a cinematic point of view, and how documentaries make and unmake our ways of seeing.
Free Event: To Mr. Poitier, with Love
Followed by a Talk with scholars Racquel Gates, Michael Gillespie, & Samantha Sheppard, moderated by filmmaker and critic Tayler Montague
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: Dance in America
Q&A with Judy Kinberg, Jennifer Homans, Kevin McKenzie, Maria Calegari, Angel Corella, Linda Kent
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: #MyDanceFilm: Getting Your Film Out There
Q&A with Francisco Graciano
Dance filmmakers, fresh and seasoned alike, engaged the public by posting their films to social media. A selection of these bold new dance films from around the globe make up the festival’s #MyDanceFilm Program
Free Event: Work in Progress Screening: Call Me Dancer
Q&A with Leslie Shampaine, Pip Gilmour, Manish Chauhan and Liz Wolff
An exclusive look at Call Me Dancer, a film from Leslie Shampaine and Pip Gilmour, currently in production.
