The NYICFF 2023 New York International Children's Film Festival screens Oscar-qualifying children's films for a variety of ages. Many of these films are simply entertaining, but there is more going on at the NYICFF. Growing up seems harder today than it used to be, because children are exposed to so much, so fast now. Our culture makes unhealthy choices seem exciting, so it … [Read more...] about NYICFF 2023 New York International Children’s Film Festival is Live Again With Great Latin Films
Film Forum
The Original West Side Story Movie is Screening for Kids at Film Forum
The original West Side Story (1961) movie, starring Rita Moreno, is screening in a special presentation for kids at Film Forum in Hudson Square on Sun, Oct 10, 2021 at 11am. $11. filmforum.org 🇵🇷 West Side Story The story is Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" set in the old West Side neighborhood that was redeveloped into Lincoln Center beginning in 1959. Instead of the … [Read more...] about The Original West Side Story Movie is Screening for Kids at Film Forum
Pedro Almodóvar Explores Loss in English in “The Human Voice”
Pedro Almodóvar's first English film "The Human Voice," starring Tilda Swinton, opens nationwide on Friday, March 12, 2021. The short film screens in New York City at Film Forum in Hudson Square on Friday, April 2, 2021. Tickets are on sale through Thursday, April 29, 2021 extended to Thursday, May 13, 2021. Synopsis This is Almodóvar's own synopsis. A woman watches … [Read more...] about Pedro Almodóvar Explores Loss in English in “The Human Voice”
The Silence of Others asks What Happens When Crimes Against Humanity Go Unpunished
Carracedo and Bahar's 2018 Spanish movie The Silence of Others screens at Film Forum in Hudson Square, NYC from Wednesday, May 8 to Tuesday, May 14, 2019 (Extended to May 23). From $9 Pedro Almodóvar executive produced the film. The film considers the impact of pardoning horrible crimes against humanity committed during the Franco dictatorship. The legacy of unpunished crime … [Read more...] about The Silence of Others asks What Happens When Crimes Against Humanity Go Unpunished
“I am Cuba” is a Classic Soviet Film of Cuba in 1964
A new 4K restoration of Mikhail Kalatozov’s 1964 Cuban-Soviet film 'I am Cuba' (Soy Cuba) screens at Film Forum in Hudson Square, Manhattan from February 15-21, 2019. BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND, Friday-Thursday, March 15-21, 2019. EXTENDED AGAIN through Thursday, April 4, 2019. 'I am Cuba' https://youtu.be/BwEabZrGFfI This is an exceptional classic film for several … [Read more...] about “I am Cuba” is a Classic Soviet Film of Cuba in 1964
“Birds of Passage” Made the 2019 Oscar Shortlist
'Birds of Passage' (Pájaros de verano) is Ciro Guerra & Cristina Gallego's epic 2018 crime drama set among the Indigenous Wayuu communities of northern Colombia. This is another Colombian narco movie about the drug trade that took over New York, Miami, Los Angeles and Colombia in the 1970s, but 'Birds of Passage' puts a different spin on a very big and complex … [Read more...] about “Birds of Passage” Made the 2019 Oscar Shortlist
“The Heiresses” is a Paraguayan Coming of Age Tale for a 60-Year Old Woman
The Paraguayan movie The Heiresses (Las Herederas, 2018), by Marcelo Martinessi, screens in Spanish with English subtitles at Film Forum in Hudson Square, Manhattan daily for two weeks from January 16 - 29, 2019. $15 The Heiresses https://youtu.be/KgQvLK41mO8 Chela (Ana Brun) and Chiquita have been partners for decades, lifelong members of Paraguay’s moneyed elite … [Read more...] about “The Heiresses” is a Paraguayan Coming of Age Tale for a 60-Year Old Woman
CIELO Lights the Heavens Over Chile’s Atacama Desert
CIELO, Alison McAlpine's 2017 documentary about the night sky over Chile's Atacama Desert screens at Film Forum for one week only, Wednesday - Tuesday, August 15 - August 21, 2018. $15 CIELO https://youtu.be/sRP45fDF5N8 Spanish is a naturally poetic language. "Cielo," the word for "sky" actually means heaven. The Atacama desert is a very dry high plains between the … [Read more...] about CIELO Lights the Heavens Over Chile’s Atacama Desert
“When Two Worlds Collide” is a Story of Indigenous Peru
"When Two Worlds Collide" is Heidi Brandenburg and Mathew Orzel's 2016 documentary about the clash between Peru's Amazonian people and their government. It screens at Film Forum in SoHo, Manhattan from Wednesday, August 17 to Tuesday, August 30, 2016. The directors and Producer Taira Akbbar will be in person at these shows: Wednesday, August 17 at the 7:40pm show Friday, … [Read more...] about “When Two Worlds Collide” is a Story of Indigenous Peru