Recent Guests
JBFC We welcome over 170 special guests to our theater every year, ranging from filmmakers to screenwriters, actors to activists. See our most recent special guests below, visit our YouTube channel for videos of guests from years past, and visit our special guest archive for past years’ guests.
Chef Mogan Anthony of Pub Street and Village Social joined us on Jan. 22 for the latest event in our Film to Table series, “A Far East Celebration.” Following a 35mm screening of the Ang Lee film Eat, Drink, Man, Woman, Anthony participated in an audience Q&A with JBFC Programmer Karen Sloe Goodman before delighting palettes with a pop-up Mura Ramen tasting reception in our Jane Peck Gallery.
Lally Graham Weymouth, Senior Associate Editor for The Washington Post—and daughter of film subject Katherine Graham—joined JBFC Executive Director Edie Demas following a screening of The Post.
Mia Mask, Associate Professor of Film at Vassar College, joins JBFC Programming Administrator Saidah Russell and JBFC Special Events Coordinator Nicole Klein for a photo-op following her Reel Talk on A Raisin in the Sun, part of our REMIX series.
Screenwriter James Ivory returned to the JBFC for a Q&A with JBFC Board President Janet Maslin following a screening of his latest film, Call Me By Your Name.
Filmmaker and JBFC board member Steven Spielberg and JBFC Board President Janet Maslin following a special filmmaker event for Spielberg's latest film, The Post.
Filmmaker Iulia Rugina & series curator Mihai Chirilov following a screening of Rugina's film Breaking News during our 12th annual Making Waves: New Romanian Cinema series.
JBFC founding member and author Esmeralda Santiago with JBFC Executive Director Edie Demas following a screening of the film based on Santiago's book, "Almost a Woman," to benefit Puerto Rico hurricane relief efforts.
Filmmaker Greta Gerwig and JBFC Board President Janet Maslin following a screening of Lady Bird.
JBFC Board President Janet Maslin, filmmaker Martin McDonagh, and actor Sam Rockwell joined us for a preview screening and Q&A.
Actor Alec Baldwin in conversation with JBFC Board President Janet Maslin
