The JBFC on YouTube
Feeling the FOMO after missing a live event at our Theater? The JBFC’s YouTube channel is open 24/7! Catch up on recent virtual events, past JBFC Live Q&As, and more below.
Recent Events, Institutional Trailers & Video Playlists
- Apr. 7, 2025: Blind AF Q&A with Director Gina Levay & Documentary Subject/Paralympic Champion Shawn Chesire, presented in partnership with ReelAbilities Film Festival: New York
- Mar. 31, 2025: Community Matters: The Arrivals screening and Q&A recap
- Mar. 28, 2025: Crossing Delancey Q&A with Actors Amy Irving & Peter Riegert
- Mar. 24, 2025: Becoming Katharine Graham Q&A with filmmakers George Kunhardt & Teddy Kunhardt, journalist Lynn Povich, and moderator Jackie Glover
- Mar. 20, 2025: Eephus Q&A with Director Carson Lund
- Mar. 18, 2025: 2025 Jewish Film Festival series trailer
- Feb. 19, 2025: Paddington comes to Pleasantville opening weekend recap
- Jan. 24, 2025: “Get Animated” Family Event Recap
- Jan. 2025: The Last Showgirl Q&A with Actress Pamela Anderson (Clip)
- Dec. 10, 2024: The Sing Sing Chronicles Q&A with with Dan Slepian, Dawn Porter, Jon-Adrian “JJ” Velazquez & David Lemus
- Oct. 22, 2024: War Game Q&A with Jesse Moss, Tony Gerber & Janessa Goldbeck
- Aug. 27, 2024: Sing Sing Q&A with Rehabilitation through the Arts (RTA) Alumni/Actors Clarence “Divine Eye” Maclin, Peter Gomez & Dario Peña
- Aug. 1, 2024: Artist-in-Residence Santiago Giralt talks JBFC Community
- May 15, 2024: Restored and Rediscovered: IG Live Q&A with Justin LaLiberty
- Apr. 29, 2024: Restored & Rediscovered: Interview with Nancy Savoca & Rich Guay
- Apr. 26, 2024: Restored and Rediscovered: IG Live Q&A with Ben Model
- Apr. 24, 2024: Take 3 Wine Bar & Cafe
- Apr. 10, 2024: JBFC Emerging Screenwriter Fellowship recap
- Apr. 4, 2024: Environmental Sustainability Initiative (ESI)
- Feb. 7, 2024: We Dare to Dream Q&A with Neighbors Link & Films on Purpose
- Feb. 7, 2024: How to Dance in Ohio Q&A with Filmmaker Alexandra Shiva & the musical’s creative team
- Jan. 10, 2024: Memory Q&A with actor Peter Sarsgaard & film writer Sheila O’Malley
- Jan. 8, 2024: His Song: A Harry Belafonte Retrospective series trailer
- Dec. 21, 2023: All of Us Strangers Q&A with Andrew Haigh, Andrew Scott & Jamie Bell
- Dec. 7, 2023: Face/Off Q&A with Author Zach Schonfeld
- Aug. 1, 2023: Student Short Film: Snowman and His Hat from Summer Camp 2023
- March 8, 2023: Judy Blume Forever with Filmmakers Davina Pardo & Leah Wolchok
- Jan. 24, 2023: Close with Director Lukas Dhont
- Jan. 10, 2023: When You Finish Saving the World with Filmmaker Jesse Eisenberg
- December 2022: A Message from Empire of Light Director Sam Mendes
- Nov. 3, 2022: Sing Sing Thanksgiving with Director David Hoffman
- July 27, 2022: Elvis impersonator “El King” at the JBFC
- March 30, 2022: Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America with Westchester Deputy County Executive Ken Jenkins and Westchester County Attorney/JBFC Board Member John Nonna
- Nov. 30, 2021: Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) with filmmaker Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, editor Joshua Pearson, producer Joseph Patel, and moderator Gina Duncan
- Nov. 9, 2021: A Hero with filmmaker Asghar Farhadi: Clip 1/3, Clip 2/3, Clip 3/3
- June 16, 2021: QT Shorts filmmaker roundtable, moderated by QT Shorts Curators Brit Fryer and Arno Mokros
- April 25, 2021: Secrets of the Surface: The Mathematical Vision of Maryam Mirzakhani with the director of the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI) David Eisenbud, filmmaker George Csicsery, and various colleagues of Mirzakhani.
- March 18, 2021: Test Pattern with filmmaker Shatara Michelle Ford and JBFC Programmer Saidah Russell
- March 9, 2021: Lapsis with filmmaker/JBFC Board Member Emeritus Noah Hutton and JBFC Board President Janet Maslin
- Feb. 2, 2021: The Art of Passing Virtual Discussion with Professor Mia Mask
- Jan. 30, 2021: You Are Not a Loan with filmmaker Astra Taylor and film subjects, Wendy Brown and Marques “Mark” Vestal
- Jan. 13, 2021: The Boys in the Band with actor Zachary Quinto
- Jan. 7, 2021: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom with director George C. Wolfe and actors Michael Potts, Colman Domingo, and Glynn Turner
- Dec. 9, 2020: Harry Chapin: When in Doubt, Do Something with Harry’s brother Tom Chapin, daughter Jen Chapin, and JBFC Founder Stephen Apkon
- Nov. 23, 2020: Hillbilly Elegy with filmmaker Ron Howard
- Nov. 17, 2020: Disclosure with filmmaker Sam Feder
- Oct. 29, 2020: Dick Johnson is Dead with filmmaker Kirsten Johnson
- Oct. 21, 2020: Cane River with Lead Actress Tommye Myrick and Curtis Caesar John, Programmer and Executive Director of The Luminal Theater
- Oct. 13, 2020: Life on the Stage: Frost/Nixon with filmmaker Ron Howard & series moderator Dori Berinstein
- Sept. 24, 2020: Mr. SOUL! with filmmaker Melissa Haizlip and JBFC Board Chairman Emeritus Hugh Price
Past Live Events Available on YouTube
- True Justice: Classroom to Screening Room discussion with coordinating producer Matt Henderson and producer George Kunhardt
- Hooray for Hollywood: His Girl Friday with series host David Schwartz and film critic/author Molly Haskell
- Snowpiercer with filmmaker/JBFC Artist-in-Residence Bong Joon-ho
- The Host with filmmaker/JBFC Artist-in-Residence Bong Joon-ho
- Memories of Murder with filmmaker/JBFC Artist-in-Residence Bong Joon-ho
- Mother with filmmaker/JBFC Artist-in-Residence Bong Joon-ho
- Fantastic Fungi with filmmaker Louie Schwartzberg, Dr. Tony Bossis, and JBFC Founder Steven Apkon
- Making Waves: The Whistlers with actor Rodica Lazăr
- The Guardians with author John Grisham
- Global Watch: What is Democracy with filmmaker Astra Taylor
- True Justice with film subject/author Anthony Ray Hinton and JBFC Chairman Emertius Hugh Price
- Life on the Stage: Children of a Lesser God with Broadway cast and crew members
- Life on the Stage: Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory with Broadway star Christian Borle and Warner Brothers Executive Vice President Mark Kaufman
