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Jacob Burns Film Center Launches New Creative Culture Initiative
Recognizing a gap in support for filmmakers in the Hudson Valley, Jacob Burns Film Center staff developed Creative Culture, a unique initiative designed to foster a thriving artistic community in the region. The goal of the program is to transform makers into strong and successful storytellers by strengthening their voice, providing a supportive network, and [...]
Our Favorite Films of 2016 and Our Struggle to Explain Why We Love Them
By Sarah Soliman and Lori Zakalik, JBFC Marketing Department WARNING: We tried to make this post as spoiler-free as possible. To be safe, if there is a film on this list that you have not seen, trust us that it’s good, watch it, and then read what we had to say. American Honey Sarah: I [...]
JBFC Kids Age Recommendations
If you’re bringing your family to JBFC Kids you may be wondering how we decide on an age recommendation, or whether you can bring your child to a JBFC Kids film if they are younger than the suggested age. You know your child better than we do. We’re happy to welcome children under the recommended age [...]
JBFC Founder Stephen Apkon is Disturbing the Peace
JBFC Founder Stephen Apkon’s new film, Disturbing the Peace, opens Thursday, Nov. 17 at the Burns as a Westchester Exclusive and we’re incredibly excited to have him back in Pleasantville. JBFC Programming Director Brian Ackerman recently sat down with Steve to discuss his new documentary and what returning to the Burns community means to him. Read their [...]
Jacob Burns Film Center Launches New Initiative JBFC Kids
The Jacob Burns Film Center (JBFC) announced the launch of JBFC Kids, an exciting new initiative to welcome a new generation of film lovers into the JBFC community. JBFC Kids is designed to help foster a love for cinema and media-making in children ages three to thirteen, via three different approaches: films, free hands-on activities, and courses for kids and their [...]
Watch With Me, Mom!
By JBFC Executive Director Edie Demas This is a common refrain at my house. I hear it most often when I’m in serious multitasking mode, home late from work, worrying about a wholesome dinner, and trying not to look at my phone to catch any “might be urgent” last minute emails. My child’s plea, made [...]
The Unfolding Story of the Universe
Mary Evelyn Tucker has visited the JBFC three times with her film Journey of the Universe. Earlier this month, Tucker sat down with the Garrison Institute to discuss her work. A Conversation with Mary Evelyn Tucker and Julianne Warren By Sam Mowe In their Journey of the Universe project—which includes a film, book, and website—philosopher Brian Thomas [...]
Filmmaker James Solomon Discusses The Witness
By James Solomon, director and producer, The Witness After the eleven years it took to make The Witness, it is a thrill to be showing the film at the Jacob Burns Film Center. The Witness, which premiered last October at the New York Film Festival, is a feature documentary about a brother’s relentless and loving quest [...]
Elaine May and the Road to Ishtar
On Thursday, March 31 we were lucky enough to welcome legendary comedian, actress, writer, and filmmaker Elaine May, who rarely makes public appearances, to the Burns for a screening of her hilarious and grossly misunderstood film Ishtar. Our audience loved the film and savored the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to hear from and interact with the quick-witted May. Richard Brody, film critic [...]
Wim Wenders: A Curious Adventurer with Great Soundtracks
By JBFC Programmer Andrew Jupin If I had to list my favorite director to come out of the New German Cinema–a film movement that ran for two decades starting in 1962 and was born out of a group of young filmmakers’ reaction to the lackluster economic and artistic climate of post-war Germany–it would not be [...]
