Archived Festival Film

Downeast

Gouldsboro, Maine. Hit hard by the closure of the sardine canning factory, its laid-off residents—mostly 70-year-olds—just want to get back to work. So why is Italian immigrant Antonio Bussone having so much trouble getting federal fun... read more

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Chicken with Plums

Nasser Ali Khan (Mathieu Amalric) is the most celebrated violin player in 1950s Tehran, but his heart is broken. His true love is long lost, his marriage is passionless, and now his most precious instrument has met its demise. Convinced life witho... read more

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Asad

A 12-year-old boy in a war-torn fishing village in Somalia must decide between falling into the pirate life or rising above to choose the path of an honest fisherman in Asad. Screening as part of the Shorts: Character ... read more

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Consuming Spirits

Nearly 15 years in the making, Chris Sullivan's Consuming Spirits is a meticulously constructed tour de force of experimental animation. Shooting frame by frame in 16mm, Sullivan seamlessly blends together a range of techniques into a distinct, si... read more

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BAM150

Go behind the scenes like never before at BAM, the nation's oldest performing arts center. Featuring footage of recent BAM performances, interviews with groundbreaking artists like Laurie Anderson and Robert Wilson, and the fascinating history of ... read more

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100 Years of Universal

In celebration of 100 years of Universal Studios, join us for a conversation with iconic actor Robert De Niro and director Judd Apatow as they share their favorite moments and memories from Universal's extraordinary history. Moderate... read more

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Benji

In 1984, 17-year-old Ben Wilson was a symbol of everything promising about Chicago: a sweet-natured youngster from the city's fabled South Side, and America's top high school basketball prospect. His senseless murder on the day before his senior s... read more

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Avant-Garde Masters: A Decade of Film Preservation

The Avant-Garde Masters grants were created in 2003 by the National Film Preservation Foundation and The Film Foundation to preserve American Avant-Garde cinema. Funded by The Film Foundation, the program has helped save more than 90 films in its ... read more

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Any Day Now

In the late 1970s, when a mentally handicapped teenager is abandoned, a gay couple takes him in and becomes the family he's never had. But once the unconventional living arrangement is discovered by authorities, the men must fight a biased legal s... read more

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Marrakech Program Panel Discussion

At the conclusion of the Marrakech/Tribeca Filmmaker Exchange in the fall of 2005, legendary Iranian filmmaker and master instructor Abbas Kiarostami called his 16 pupils, half from NYC's Hunter College and half from Morocco, the best master class... read more