Filmmaker in Residence Lisandro Alonso (Jauja) joins a slate of other NYFF52 filmmakers to discuss the challenges of sustaining a career while staying true to an artistic vision. Additional panelists include Nick Broomfield (Tales of the Grim Sleeper), Debra Granik (Stray Dog), and Matías Piñeiro (The Princess of France).

Mankiewicz’s only television film is a dark update of A Christmas Carol in the shadow of nuclear war, starring Sterling Hayden and Peter Sellers, written by Rod Serling and sponsored by Xerox. The score is by none other than Henry Mancini.

Legendary documentarian Albert Maysles joins a member of the NYFF Selection Committee to discuss Iris, a portrait of fashion- and interior-design maven Iris Apfel as she celebrates a late wave of popularity.

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Laura Poitras is one of the bravest figures in documentary filmmaking and we’re proud to have her joining us for a Directors Dialogue after the World Premiere of her new film CITIZENFOUR.