Film at Lincoln Center Podcast

On Day 14 of our New York Film Festival daily podcast, Eugene Hernandez, FLC's Deputy Director and Co-Publisher of Film Comment, is joined by Matt Bolish, FLC'S Director of Operations, Producer of the New York Film Festival, and Convergence Programmer. They discuss what goes into pulling off the 17-day festival as well as what to look forward to at Convergence, which delves into innovative modes o...

On Day 13 of our New York Film Festival daily podcast, Eugene Hernandez, FLC's Deputy Director and Co-Publisher of Film Comment, is joined by Alexandra Siladi, FLC's Membership Manager, to discuss NYFF favorites and her work in developing our membership program, including New Wave. Learn more about becoming a member here: filmlinc.org/members If you join during NYFF, you will receive an exclusive...

On Day 12 of our New York Film Festival daily podcast, Eugene Hernandez, Film at Lincoln Center's Deputy Director and Co-Publisher of Film Comment, is joined by Dan Stern, Film at Lincoln Center Board President, to discuss Stern's history with the organization and how the festival flourishes in a competitive global cinema landscape. Then we go to yesterday's Q&A following the world premiere of The...

On Day 11 of our New York Film Festival daily podcast, we explore the making of the festival's surprise screening, Uncut Gems. In the introduction, Eugene Hernandez, FLC's Deputy Director and Co-Publisher of Film Comment, is joined by Eric Kohn, IndieWire’s Executive Editor & Chief Critic, to discuss NYFF and the importance of film festivals, and the evolution of the Safdies. Then we go to yesterd...

On Day 10 of our New York Film Festival daily podcast, Eugene Hernandez, FLC's Deputy Director and Co-Publisher of Film Comment, shares an overview of two free tributes happening at the festival this Tuesday: at 2pm, we honor Ben Barenholtz, titan of independent cinema, with Annette Insdorf, Ethan Coen, John Turturro, and Eamonn Bowles in person; then at 7pm, Rosalie Varda and other special guests...

On Day 9 of our New York Film Festival daily podcast, we begin with an introduction to our Projections section, which is underway through Sunday. Eugene Hernandez, FLC's Deputy Director and Co-Publisher of Film Comment, is joined by curator Aily Nash in a discussion about the evolving definition of avant-garde and her picks for what to see during Projections. Then we go to yesterday's Marriage Sto...

On Day 8 of our New York Film Festival daily podcast, we begin with an introduction to our annual NYFF57 Shorts programs. Eugene Hernandez, FLC's Deputy Director and Co-Publisher of Film Comment, is joined by programmers Tyler Wilson and Madeline Whittle to discuss the four shorts programs this year. While tickets are currently at capacity for the programs, we encourage one to try the standby line...

On Day 7 of our New York Film Festival daily podcast, we begin with an introduction to our annual Artist Academy and Film in Education program. Eugene Hernandez, FLC's Deputy Director and Co-Publisher of Film Comment, is joined by Christine L. Mendoza, FLC's Director of Education, and Brian Brooks, who has helped to develop the Artist Academy program, which is now in its ninth year. Artist Academy...

On Day 6 of our New York Film Festival daily podcast, Eugene Hernandez, FLC's Deputy Director and Co-Publisher of Film Comment, is joined by Israeli director Nadav Lapid to discuss the experience of film festivals, protecting cinema, and two recent favorite films: Bacurau and Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood. Then we go to last night's NYFF Live discussion with Lapid, moderated by FLC programmer D...

On Day 5 of our New York Film Festival daily podcast, Eugene Hernandez, FLC's Deputy Director and Co-Publisher of Film Comment, is joined by Film Comment Editor-in-Chief Nicolas Rapold to discuss Portrait of a Lady on Fire, which the magazine is presenting at the festival. They also talk about the trio of Film Comment free talks, which one can learn more about here: filmlinc.org/free Then we go to...

On Day 4 of our New York Film Festival daily podcast, we're exploring the Spotlight on Documentary section. In the introduction Eugene Hernandez, FLC's Deputy Director and Co-Publisher of Film Comment, is joined by Lesli Klainberg, FLC's Executive Director as well as a documentary filmmaker and producer. They discuss highlights from this year's non-fiction lineup, presented by HBO. Then we go to a...

On Day 3 of our New York Film Festival daily podcast, we're exploring the craft of cinematography. In the introduction Eugene Hernandez, FLC Deputy Director and Co-Publisher of Film Comment, is joined by programmer Dan Sullivan to discuss NYFF's Retrospective selections this year, dedicated to the American Society of Cinematographers's centennial. We pay tribute to the society with a selection of...

Get ready for an epic conversation on Day 2 of our New York Film Festival daily podcast, featuring Martin Scorsese's NYFF57 opener The Irishman. Eugene Hernandez, FLC Deputy Director and Co-Publisher of Film Comment, is joined by Steven Zeitchik of The Washington Post to discuss the long-awaited crime epic. Then, we go to the press conference featuring Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, J...

We're excited to announce the launch of New York Film Festival daily podcasts as part of the Film at Lincoln Center Podcast! Tune in every day for special guests, festival highlights, filmmaker chats, and more.  On the first dispatch from NYFF57, Eugene Hernandez, FLC Deputy Director and Co-Publisher of Film Comment, sits down with Florence Almozini, Associate Director of Programming at FLC and a...

Today, we’re sharing a pair of Q&As from two horror gems at our annual Scary Movies film festival: Villains and Bloodline. Both films open in theaters this week. First up, Villains star Maika Monroe and directors Dan Berk and Robert Olsen discussed their darkly funny home invasion thriller. Then, Henry Jacobson, co-writer Avra Fox-Lerner, and composer Trevor Gureckis explored their blood-spattered...

The 57th New York Film Festival is right around the corner, coming to Film at Lincoln Center on September 27 through October 13. On this week's podcast, we're looking ahead to this year's rich and diverse lineup with an in-depth conversation with the festival's programmers. NYFF Editorial Director Michael Koresky sat down with programmers Kent Jones and Dennis Lim to discuss this year's Main Slate...

Today we’re sharing a Q&A from the 12th edition of our annual Scary Movies film festival: the Closing Night selection Ready or Not, which is now in wide release. Directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, producer Chad Villela, along with actors Samara Weaving, Mark O’Brien, and Andie MacDowell, discussed crafting their adrenaline-fueled horror delight with programmer Madeline Whittle. Thi...

Today, we’re sharing a Film at Lincoln Center free talk which was presented on the occasion of our new series Make My Day: American Movies in the Age of Reagan. Director of Programming Dennis Lim joined writer J. Hoberman for an expansive discussion about his latest book, Make My Day: Movie Culture in the Age of Reagan, the relationship between politics and pop culture in the 1980s, and more. The...

Today, we’re sharing a special conversation following the world premiere of Ari Aster’s director’s cut of Midsommar. The 171-minute version of his sunny Sweden-set horror film premiered this past weekend at the 12th edition of our annual Scary Movies film festival. In the Q&A, Aster talked with programmer Madeline Whittle about the differences in his director’s cut, how it’s closer to his original...

Today, we’re sharing a conversation about What You Gonna Do When the World’s on Fire?, which opens exclusively at Film at Lincoln Center this Friday. Roberto Minervini’s passionately urgent, lyrical new documentary is a portrait of African-Americans in New Orleans struggling to maintain their unique cultural identity and to find social justice. The film was an official selection at the 56th New Yo...

Today, we’re sharing a conversation about the Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner One Child Nation, which opens in limited release this week. The film, directed by Nanfu Wang and Jialing Zhang, powerfully and personally explores China’s One Child Policy, which made it illegal in most circumstances for couples to have more than one child. The film screened at Human Rights Watch Film Festival, where co...

On this week's podcast, we’re sharing a conversation about Piranhas, opening here at Film at Lincoln Center on Friday, August 2. The Berlinale Silver Bear winner, co-written and directed by Claudio Giovannesi, is a singular coming-of-age story and a haunting reflection on doomed adolescence. The film was the Opening Night selection of our Open Roads: New Italian Cinema festival earlier this year,...

On this week's podcast, we’re sharing a conversation about Honeyland, which begins its theatrical release this week. The Sundance World Cinema Documentary Grand Jury Prize winner, directed by Tamara Kotevska and Ljubomir Stefanov, is an evocative, often outrageously funny modern-day parable of the Good Samaritan. The film was an official selection at New Directors/New Films earlier this year, wher...

On this week's podcast, we’re sharing a conversation about A Faithful Man, which begins its theatrical release this week in New York City. The film, directed by, written by, and starring Louis Garrel, is at once a beguiling bedroom farce and a slippery inquiry into truth, subjectivity, and the elusive nature of romantic attraction. The film was a Main Slate selection at the 56th New York Film Fest...

Experimental filmmakers James N. Kienitz Wilkins and Robin Schavoir, and producer Paul Dallas discuss their collaboration on THE PLAGIARISTS, playing here at Film at Lincoln Center through Thursday, July 11. This podcast is brought to you by Film at Lincoln Center. Film Lives Here. www.filmlinc.org