UPCOMING EVENTS & CLASSES

TALK

Environmental Advocacy
and Exploration On Screen

Luc Hardy in Conversation with Tim Sohn

Thu, May 25 at 7:30pm
FIAF Florence Gould Hall
In partnership with the Consulate General of France in New York

Don't miss this opportunity to meet French-American filmmaker, explorer, and environmental advocate Luc Hardy as he joins us at FIAF for a talk with Outside Magazine correspondent and NY WILD Film Festival jury member, Tim Sohn.

Audiences will enjoy a presentation of excerpts from Hardy’s award-winning documentary films, each followed by a lively conversation. The two writers and activists will discuss film and photography, environmental public advocacy, the effects of climate change, and expedition leadership.

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CINÉSALON

Last Dance

NY Premiere
Tue, May 30 at 4pm & 7:30pm
FIAF Florence Gould Hall
Free for FIAF Members & Guests*

Dir. Coline Abert, 2022, In English 

Don't miss the final film of the Shining a Light: New French Documentaries series!

After 30 years of living and teaching drag in New Orleans, Vince decides to call it quits. Before saying goodbye to his drag persona Lady Vinsantos, he realizes his dream of having one last show in Paris.

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*For May Members' Month, current members can bring a guest for free too.

EXHIBITION

The Anonymous Project
Homecoming

Exhibition Opening
Thu, Jun 1, from 6–8pm
On view Jun 1–Aug 24
FIAF Gallery & Building

All of FIAF transforms into a space of collective memory with Homecoming, the first manifestation in the United States of artist and filmmaker Lee Shulman’s The Anonymous Project. The immersive photography installation will take over every floor of FIAF and feature an unprecedented number of vintage photographs from the last 70 years.

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TALK

In Conversation:
French Cinema Favorites 

Thu, Jun 1 at 7:30pm
FIAF Tinker Auditorium

Taking inspiration from the FIAF Gallery exhibition, Homecoming (opening on the same night), cinephiles Antonio Monda and Annette Insdorf discuss their favorite French films around the theme of family and celebration.

Their secret selections (to be revealed during the talk) include four monumental cinematographic gems from some of France's best-known filmmakers.

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KIDS & FAMILY

TILT Kids Day:
C’est la fête !

Sat, Jun 3, from 10:30am–5pm
Throughout FIAF

Join us for the last TILT Kids Day before summer break—this time, exploring the theme of la fête (celebration)!

10:30am-3:30pm: Homecoming Tour & Collage Making (all ages)

10:30am-3:30pm: Create Your Own Musical Instrument (ages 3+)

10:30am-3:30pm: Costume Creation Station (ages 3+)

11am & 11:30am: Storytime in the Library (ages 3–8)

2:30pm: Broken Box Mime Theater presents C'est la fête ! (ages 4+)

3:30-5pm: DJ Hour & Dance Party (all ages)

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