Ben Rivers’s deeply unsettling yet visually and texturally exquisite film was shot during the filming of Oliver Laxe’s film, MIMOSAS, and features Laxe himself in the central role. Part documentary, part fable, it is a reimagining of Paul Bowles’s brutal short story, “A Distant Episode” (1947).
Wiseman’s 1985 documentary is about the Belmont Race Track, one of the world’s leading racetracks for thoroughbred racing. The film highlights the training, maintaining and racing of thoroughbred horses.
"Are you happy?" With that question, filmmakers Jean Rouch and Edgar Morin set out to document everyday life in Paris. A foundational work of cinéma vérité, the film explores the truths that can be captured in the medium of film.
Ben Rivers’s deeply unsettling yet visually and texturally exquisite film was shot during the filming of Oliver Laxe’s film, MIMOSAS, and features Laxe himself in the central role. Part documentary, part fable, it is a reimagining of Paul Bowles’s brutal short story, “A Distant Episode” (1947).
"Are you happy?" With that question, filmmakers Jean Rouch and Edgar Morin set out to document everyday life in Paris. A foundational work of cinéma vérité, the film explores the truths that can be captured in the medium of film.
In memoriam of Frederick Wiseman, the great American filmmaker and part-time Paris resident, we present three of his cinematic portraits of French culture. Having lived in Paris in the 1950’s, Wiseman returned to live in later decades, making a quartet of documentaries on La Comédie-Française, the Paris Opera Ballet, the Troisgros dining establishments and the iconic Crazy Horse strip club.
For his truly fitting swan song, Wiseman focuses his camera on the Troisgrois family, who for generations have run three restaurants in central France. The result is a highly detailed look at a bustling yet civilized and creative environment, the owners never tiring in the desire for continued greatness.
Ben Rivers’s deeply unsettling yet visually and texturally exquisite film was shot during the filming of Oliver Laxe’s film, MIMOSAS, and features Laxe himself in the central role. Part documentary, part fable, it is a reimagining of Paul Bowles’s brutal short story, “A Distant Episode” (1947).
"Are you happy?" With that question, filmmakers Jean Rouch and Edgar Morin set out to document everyday life in Paris. A foundational work of cinéma vérité, the film explores the truths that can be captured in the medium of film.
"Are you happy?" With that question, filmmakers Jean Rouch and Edgar Morin set out to document everyday life in Paris. A foundational work of cinéma vérité, the film explores the truths that can be captured in the medium of film.
Alphaville is partnering with British platform Generation W to host the New York premiere of Worldwide. Doors open 8pm, film screening begins at 8:30pm and runs until approximately 10:30pm, followed by a playlist celebrating women in...
A special screening of the Best Day Ever - an inspiring documentary that follows adaptive athletes on an unforgettable a...
A restless collection of New York City folklore drawn from lived moments, local histories, and the myths that circulate through its streets and boroughs.
Barb Abelhauser worked in an office for 14 years. Then one day she quit, and decided to become a bridgetender on the Ortega River Bridge in Jacksonville, Florida. Eight years later, she shares the moments of beauty and intimacy of her job, and why she decided to stay.
“White kids graduated into an industry, we graduated into a desert,” decries "Sankofa" (1993) director Haile Gerima in "Spirits of Rebellion", Zeinabu Irene Davis’s vital portrait of the LA Rebellion filmmaking collective, which was ...
A special screening of the Best Day Ever - an inspiring documentary that follows adaptive athletes on an unforgettable a...
Barb Abelhauser worked in an office for 14 years. Then one day she quit, and decided to become a bridgetender on the Ortega River Bridge in Jacksonville, Florida. Eight years later, she shares the moments of beauty and intimacy of her job, and why she decided to stay.
Barb Abelhauser worked in an office for 14 years. Then one day she quit, and decided to become a bridgetender on the Ortega River Bridge in Jacksonville, Florida. Eight years later, she shares the moments of beauty and intimacy of her job, and why she decided to stay.
See the riveting and urgent documentary capturing New York City democracy at street level. Changing Lanes follows the multi-year effort to transform Brooklyn’s notoriously dangerous McGuinness Boulevard and how its redesign became a political flashpoint within the community.
50 years after the British Punk explosion, this documentary follows four bands that are still active today (Sham 69, 999, Ruts DC and The Boys) and features interviews with Charlie Harper, Joe Corre, Dr. John Cooper Clarke, Gaye Advert, and other Punk Rock luminaries in search for the meaning of Punk and the relevance of its message today.
When moving images were invented at the turn of the 20th century, films showing people in transit were suddenly available to audiences who only dreamed of traveling. In Immigrant Nation’s opening program, immigrants arriving at Ellis Island are captured by camera operators of Thomas Edison and the Biograph Company after sailing by the Statue of Liberty.
50 years after the British Punk explosion, this documentary follows four bands that are still active today (Sham 69, 999, Ruts DC and The Boys) and features interviews with Charlie Harper, Joe Corre, Dr. John Cooper Clarke, Gaye Advert, and other Punk Rock luminaries in search for the meaning of Punk and the relevance of its message today.
When moving images were invented at the turn of the 20th century, films showing people in transit were suddenly available to audiences who only dreamed of traveling. In Immigrant Nation’s opening program, immigrants arriving at Ellis Island are captured by camera operators of Thomas Edison and the Biograph Company after sailing by the Statue of Liberty.
50 years after the British Punk explosion, this documentary follows four bands that are still active today (Sham 69, 999, Ruts DC and The Boys) and features interviews with Charlie Harper, Joe Corre, Dr. John Cooper Clarke, Gaye Advert, and other Punk Rock luminaries in search for the meaning of Punk and the relevance of its message today.
50 years after the British Punk explosion, this documentary follows four bands that are still active today (Sham 69, 999, Ruts DC and The Boys) and features interviews with Charlie Harper, Joe Corre, Dr. John Cooper Clarke, Gaye Advert, and other Punk Rock luminaries in search for the meaning of Punk and the relevance of its message today.
A cinematic celebration of storytelling through exclusive screenings, creative panels, and a VIP cocktail mixer in New York City. Join the creative collective, Surrounded By Water for “Surrounded By Stories,” a one-night-only fusion of premiere screenings and a deep-dive industry panel.
A screening of Viktor Portel’s short documentary Between the Ditches and Ramparts, followed by a discussion with Michael Simonson of the Leo Baeck Institute, presented in connection with the exhibition Hidden in Plain Site: The Secret Photo Album of Theresienstadt.
When moving images were invented at the turn of the 20th century, films showing people in transit were suddenly available to audiences who only dreamed of traveling. In Immigrant Nation’s opening program, immigrants arriving at Ellis Island are captured by camera operators of Thomas Edison and the Biograph Company after sailing by the Statue of Liberty.
When moving images were invented at the turn of the 20th century, films showing people in transit were suddenly available to audiences who only dreamed of traveling. In Immigrant Nation’s opening program, immigrants arriving at Ellis Island are captured by camera operators of Thomas Edison and the Biograph Company after sailing by the Statue of Liberty.
After the 9/11 attacks, once the smoke cleared and the rubble was removed, New Yorkers faced a fundamental question: who gets to decide the future of Ground Zero? Some wanted the towers back, while others believed the site should remain a memorial.
After the 9/11 attacks, once the smoke cleared and the rubble was removed, New Yorkers faced a fundamental question: who gets to decide the future of Ground Zero? Some wanted the towers back, while others believed the site should remain a memorial.
A screening of the award-winning poetic documentary by Slovak director Miro Remo, inspired by Aleš Palán and Jan Šibík’s book of the same name about Šumava hermits, sibling bonds, and the price of freedom. The film won the top prize at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
Join us for the US Premiere screening of the new director’s cut of Tocar y luchar (To Play and To Strive), director Alberto Arvelo’s inspiring documentary about El Sistema, Venezuela’s youth orchestra system. This moving film tells a tale of courage and determination as it shows how these young musicians find the strength to overcome challenges, change their lives, and make their mark in the music world.
Oil & Water is a program of short documentary films on water, land, and indigenous sovereignty which will bring viewers from the Lakota Standing Rock Reservation, to the Split Rock Sweetwater Prayer Camp of our Ramapough Lenape first peoples in the Hudson Valley, to the Achuar community of Wachirpas in the Amazon.
Join us for a film screening of rarely-seen documentaries by filmmaker and choreographer, Marta Renzi. A series of documentary films featuring talented artists who just happen to be filmmaker Renzi's friends and colleagues.
Ben Rivers’s deeply unsettling yet visually and texturally exquisite film was shot during the filming of Oliver Laxe’s film, MIMOSAS, and features Laxe himself in the central role. Part documentary, part fable, it is a reimagining of Paul Bowles’s brutal short story, “A Distant Episode” (1947).
Wiseman’s 1985 documentary is about the Belmont Race Track, one of the world’s leading racetracks for thoroughbred racing. The film highlights the training, maintaining and racing of thoroughbred horses.
"Are you happy?" With that question, filmmakers Jean Rouch and Edgar Morin set out to document everyday life in Paris. A foundational work of cinéma vérité, the film explores the truths that can be captured in the medium of film.
Ben Rivers’s deeply unsettling yet visually and texturally exquisite film was shot during the filming of Oliver Laxe’s film, MIMOSAS, and features Laxe himself in the central role. Part documentary, part fable, it is a reimagining of Paul Bowles’s brutal short story, “A Distant Episode” (1947).
"Are you happy?" With that question, filmmakers Jean Rouch and Edgar Morin set out to document everyday life in Paris. A foundational work of cinéma vérité, the film explores the truths that can be captured in the medium of film.
In memoriam of Frederick Wiseman, the great American filmmaker and part-time Paris resident, we present three of his cinematic portraits of French culture. Having lived in Paris in the 1950’s, Wiseman returned to live in later decades, making a quartet of documentaries on La Comédie-Française, the Paris Opera Ballet, the Troisgros dining establishments and the iconic Crazy Horse strip club.
For his truly fitting swan song, Wiseman focuses his camera on the Troisgrois family, who for generations have run three restaurants in central France. The result is a highly detailed look at a bustling yet civilized and creative environment, the owners never tiring in the desire for continued greatness.
Ben Rivers’s deeply unsettling yet visually and texturally exquisite film was shot during the filming of Oliver Laxe’s film, MIMOSAS, and features Laxe himself in the central role. Part documentary, part fable, it is a reimagining of Paul Bowles’s brutal short story, “A Distant Episode” (1947).
"Are you happy?" With that question, filmmakers Jean Rouch and Edgar Morin set out to document everyday life in Paris. A foundational work of cinéma vérité, the film explores the truths that can be captured in the medium of film.
"Are you happy?" With that question, filmmakers Jean Rouch and Edgar Morin set out to document everyday life in Paris. A foundational work of cinéma vérité, the film explores the truths that can be captured in the medium of film.