Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center

In Conversation with Filmmakers Souleymane Cissé and Martin Scorsese (2023) | Panel Discussions | May 12, 2023

In conjunction with retrospective screenings of filmmaker Souleymane Cissé’s Yeelen and Den Muso at the 2023 New York African Film Festival, NYAFF30 hosts a special conversation featuring Cissé and legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese. Scorsese’s preservation organization, The Film Foundation, has contributed to the restoration and circulation of African cinema through initiatives such as the World ….

New York African Film Festival (2023) | Film Festivals | May 10 - May 16, 2023

Launched in 1993 and one of the first of its kind in the United States, the festival reflects on the myriad ways African and diaspora storytellers have used the moving image as a mold to tell stories with their own nuances and idiosyncrasies. Under the banner Freeforms, the festival presents more than 30 films from ….

Three Films by Paul Schrader (2023) | Film Screening Series | May 17 - May 19, 2023

Special double feature screening of First Reformed and The Card Counter on May 17th, followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Paul Schrader, moderated by Alex Ross Perry. That will be followed by a screening of Master Gardener on May 19th. The Master Gardener screening will include a panel discussion with Schrader, along with actors Joel ….