Tag Archive: Westchester
Westchester Community Foundation and the League of Women Voters of Westchester Co-sponsor Time for Ilhan at the Jacob Burns Film Center
Pleasantville, NY – 08-XX-18 – Erin Vilardi, founder and CEO of VoteRunLead, and Laura Rossi, executive director of Westchester Community Foundation, will lead a discussion following a screening of the documentary Time for Ilhan, on September 27. During a politically charged time, this film about Ilhan Omar, a Somali-American Muslim woman running for elected office [...]
JBFC Mixtapes, Vol. 9: WFUV's Paul Cavalconte
JBFC Mixtapes is an initiative from the Burns to highlight the music—from soundtracks to scores—that makes the cinematic experience so special. Our ninth installment comes from WFUV DJ Paul Cavalconte, who put together a playlist of radio-show-worthy soundtrack hits to celebrate annual JBFC series Sounds of Summer. He writes: “As a film buff with musically eclectic radio [...]
Jacob Burns Film Center Releases First-Ever Economic Closeup
Pleasantville, NY – July 10, 2018 — The Jacob Burns Film Center (JBFC), a nonprofit cultural arts center, today released their first-ever Economic Closeup, a top 10 list of revealing key facts regarding how the Pleasantville and Westchester County economy is directly benefiting from hosting one of the most successful suburban art houses in the [...]
JBFC & The Westchester Bank
by JBFC Marketing Associate Paige Grand Pré We all know the saying “it takes a village.” At the Jacob Burns Film Center—a community-supported nonprofit—that sentiment is acutely felt, as the JBFC benefits greatly from the support of countless nonprofits, businesses, cultural institutions, and civic groups in the Hudson Valley area. Recognizing the ways in which organizational [...]
JBFC Mixtapes, Vol. 8: Dazed & Confused
by JBFC Marketing Manager Paige Grand Pré (Updated May 2023) JBFC Mixtapes is an initiative from the Burns to highlight the music—from soundtracks to scores—that makes the cinematic experience so special. Our eighth installment comes from JBFC Marketing Manager Paige Grand Pré, who put together a “Dazed & Confused” playlist to celebrate our upcoming 30th [...]
Join the Pack: Introducing The JBFC Brat Pack for Young Fans of the Burns
by JBFC Marketing Associate Paige Grand Pré The JBFC is proud to announce a new way for “young fans of the Burns” to engage: The Brat Pack, a community for moviegoers looking to connect with fellow film fans in the Westchester/Hudson Valley area! Set up as a Facebook group to facilitate the open exchange of [...]
JBFC Mixtapes, Vol. 6: Summer @ the Lab Director Darrel Swann
JBFC Mixtapes is a new initiative from the Burns to highlight the music—from soundtracks to scores—that makes the cinematic experience so special. We’ll be updating the blog with mixtapes from staff members, special guests, and more, to drop the needle on our favorite songs from, about, or inspired by films—with a few curveballs every now [...]
Inside Creative Culture: Meet Sahar al-Sawaf
By Creative Culture fellow Sahar al-Sawaf My first visit to the Jacob Burns Film Center was quite a memorable one. I had just relocated to New York, and heard that a theater in Pleasantville was screening Anomalisa, a stop-motion, animated feature film and the writer/director Charlie Kaufman would be there for a Q&A. I bought [...]
The Meditative Life 2018
By JBFC Marketing Volunteer Dotty Battel “It’s a lifelong gift, something you can call on at any time.” These words were spoken by Sir Paul McCartney about meditation. So if you’re feeling stressed out in this chaotic world of ours (and who isn’t?), or just want to be in the company of charismatic people who [...]
New to the Burns: FAQ
By JBFC Marketing Manager Paige Grand Pré New to the JBFC? Welcome! Whether you’ve just visited us for the first time or are considering stopping by in the near future, we hope the below Q&A will help you get to know “the Burns.” So, you guys are a movie theater? Well no, not exactly. Sure, [...]
Step Into the World of Robert Altman
A note from JBFC Director of Film Curation & Programming Eric Hynes
Sounds of Summer
Now Showing through Sept. 7
Out There
A new series showcasing the vibrant spectrum of the LGBTQ+ experience in all its glory