Allan King made his feature-length directorial debut with the 1967 documentary WARRENDALE, in which he visited a home for emotionally-disturbed young people. King’s documentary premiered to widespread critical acclaim, winning the Prix d’art et d’essai at the Cannes Film Fesitval and a special docu­mentary award from the National Society of Film Critics. One of the many champions of WARRENDALE when it first premiered was Adrienne Mancia, who later programmed the film at MoMA while working there as a curator.