NOW PLAYING: Steve Bilich's NATIVE NEW YORKER

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NOW PLAYING: Steve Bilich's NATIVE NEW YORKER

In recognition of the 25th anniversary of the September 11th attacks, Gartenberg Media presents Steve Bilich's Native New Yorker to view, for free, in the Adrienne Mancia Streaming Room throughout the month of September.  Over two decades since 9/11, Bilich's film remains a powerful cinematic work, political statement, and educational tool. Shot on a Cine-Kodak camera, it is likely the only 16mm film documentation of the event, which was otherwise captured on video — the dominant format of the time.

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NOW PLAYING: Hiroshi Teshigahara's WOMAN IN THE DUNES, Plus Short Films by Donald Richie and Rare Archival Treasures

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NOW PLAYING: Hiroshi Teshigahara's WOMAN IN THE DUNES, Plus Short Films by Donald Richie and Rare Archival Treasures

In addition to her work as a film programmer, Adrienne Mancia was an accomplished writer of film criticism and film treatments. Hiroshi Teshigahara’s 1964 avant-garde psychological thriller WOMAN IN THE DUNES was a film Mancia championed at length in Film Comment, and is one of the titles GME’s team has selected to stream this month in the Adrienne Mancia Streaming Room.

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NOW PLAYING: Women Filmmakers

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NOW PLAYING: Women Filmmakers

Adrienne Mancia was a fearless advocate and personal friend of innumerable women directors who pioneered new and challenging forms of filmmaking throughout the 20th century. This selection of short films, curated by the GME team, highlights the work of groundbreaking women filmmakers Maya Deren, Faith Hubley, Agnès Varda, and Shirley Clarke that Adrienne programmed and championed throughout her career.

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