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The Secret Agent: Exorcising the Boogeymen of Pernambuco
JBFC Programming Administrative Assistant Filipe Galhardo shares context on the Golden Globe nominated & Cannes winning film The Secret Agent, opening at the JBFC on Dec. 12. I could not have been more excited to see The Secret Agent. Not only am I a tremendous fan of director Kleber Mendonça Filho’s previous feature, the wickedly [...]
Season’s Screenings: New Hot Chocolate and a Holiday Lineup with your Favorite Classics
Settle in for a season of cozy treats and classic holiday screenings at the Burns. We now serve Gourmet Hot Chocolate at Take 3 Wine Bar & Café! Delicious and cozy, steamed milk hot chocolate with fresh, house made whipped cream, topped with chocolate shavings. Savor it in our Wine Bar & Cafe or bring [...]
Sentimental Value: Preview Club Wrap-Up
As part of the JBFC Preview Club, subscribers get an exclusive first look at the most interesting new indies and foreign films on our “New Releases” horizon. Every month, JBFC programmers present a special “secret” screening of an anticipated new film release before it is available to the public. After the screening, our programmers open [...]
JBFC and Southern Westchester BOCES Announce New Partnership to Expand Access to Arts in Education
The Jacob Burns Film Center (JBFC) and the Center for Professional Learning & Curriculum Support (PLCS) at Southern Westchester Board of Cooperative Educational Services (SWBOCES) are excited to announce a new partnership aimed at expanding access to JBFC’s acclaimed school programs throughout regional school districts. This collaboration highlights both organizations’ shared dedication to embedding visual [...]
Artists-in-Residence: Noga Chevion & Mika Friehmann
As part of our ongoing interviews with Artists-in-Residence at the Jacob Burns Film Center, we caught up with filmmakers Noga Chevion & Mika Friehmann to discuss their current work-in-progress. Noga and Mika are currently working on their film Bury a Dove, which was awarded the JBFC Residency at the 2025 Close Up Pitching Forum in Athens, [...]
A Wicked Good Time Returns to the Burns
Wicked: For Good opens at the Jacob Burns Film Center beginning Thursday, Nov. 20, and we’re celebrating opening weekend with a spellbinding lineup of Wicked-themed fun all around Pleasantville! Nov. 14–Nov. 20: Catch the Original Before the Sequel Before Wicked: For Good takes flight, join us for a special one-week engagement of the original Wicked [...]
Wicked for Good Scavenger Hunt
Saturday, November 22 through Sunday, November 30 “Follow the road. It’s gonna lead you right….to me”. -The Wizard Have wicked fun all week long. Hunt around town for clues that will lead you to 12 downtown businesses and win prizes! Here’s how to play: Create a team or go solo—it’s up to you! Your first [...]
JBFC Honored by Westchester County for Expanding Accessibility Through Sensory-Friendly Screenings
At the Jacob Burns Film Center, the magic of movies belongs to everyone. That belief is at the heart of the our monthly sensory-friendly screenings which are special showings designed for individuals with autism or sensory sensitivities, along with their families, friends, and caregivers. During these screenings, the lights are kept partially on, the sound [...]
Artists-in-Residence: Fahd Ahmed, Rachael DeCruz, and Jeremy Levine
As part of our ongoing interviews with Artists-in-Residence at the Jacob Burns Film Center, we caught up with filmmakers Fahd Ahmed, Rachael DeCruz, and Jeremy Levine earlier this month to discuss their current work-in-progress. Fahd returns to the Burns after a previous residency in 2019 with his co-producer and wife Jude Chehab for the film [...]
Step Into the World of Robert Altman: A Centennial Celebration from Aug. 9–Sept. 27, 2025
JBFC Director of Film Curation and Programming Eric Hynes writes, “As we celebrate Robert Altman’s centenary this month and next with Altman at 100, revisiting some of his greatest films from M*A*S*H* to A Prairie Home Companion, it’s worth dwelling on how much of a unicorn he was among cinema’s masters. He’s often grouped among Hollywood’s counter-cultural [...]
