Anthology Film Archives

Nov 4-10: This is Not a Movie: Robert Fisk, Nationtime, Ham on Rye + more! - https://mailchi.mp/anthologyfilmarchives/nov4_2020-622688

VERY last chance to see Space Dogs-ends tomorrow, Nov 3! "It’s an odyssey that keeps seesawing between the terrestrial and the astral, trailing behind a couple of Muscovite mongrels to connect their earthly meanderings with a larger question about the ways in which humans have colonized space, and recruited other species as martyrs in the pursuit." The Film Stage Watch it here:... https://bit.ly/SpaceDogsAFA See more

Today at 5:00 PM!

#FBF to last year's #Halloween when we kicked off our series THE DEVIL PROBABLY, which continued in February, and was one of the last programs we showed before COVID shutdown. Inspiring a wealth of creative output, negative perceptions about Satanism and the occult have been perpetually harnessed by those in power to stoke alarmist fears about feminists, people of color, rebellious youths, communists, and many other groups and movements that have threatened the status quo. Th...ese perceptions have contributed to the rise of mass hysteria, conspiracy theories, and superstition, ultimately sparking questions about the socio-political impacts of historic and modern-day witch-hunts around the world. Taking this realm of inquiry as a point of departure, and in a spirit of autumnal celebration, we present a sneak-preview Halloween edition of an upcoming series showcasing the phenomenon of Satanic Panic as it’s been manifested cinematically. Guest-curated by Genevieve HK. #RogerCorman #MarioBava #blacksunday #GeorgeMiller #THEWITCHESOFEASTWICK #satanicpanic

Sidney Sokhona’s NATIONALITÉ: IMMIGRÉ - a singular first-person polemic/docufiction about the exploitation of immigrants in 1970s Paris ends Saturday! Read the original 1976 interview with director Sokhona below! Stream the film here: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/sokhona

Oct 28-Nov 3: Nationtime, Ham on Rye, This is Not a Movie: Robert Fisk, Home Truths + more! - https://mailchi.mp/anthologyfilmarchives/oct28_2020-622684

ROLLING STONE calls HAM ON RYE "a slow walk into, through, and alongside the suburban uncanny" that is "one of a kind and completely unforgettable." Stream it here: https://bit.ly/WatchHamOnRye

William Greaves’s 1973 film NATIONTIME is a report on the National Black Political Convention held in Gary, Indiana, in 1972. This historic event gathered black voices from across the political spectrum, among them Jesse Jackson, Dick Gregory, Coretta Scott King, Dr. Betty Shabazz, Richard Hatcher, Amiri Baraka, Charles Diggs, Isaac Hayes, Richard Roundtree, and H. Carl McCall. Narrated by Sidney Poitier and Harry Belafonte, the film was considered too militant for televis...ion broadcast at the time and has since circulated only in an edited 58-minute version (under the title NATIONTIME GARY). This new 4K restoration from IndieCollect, with funding from Jane Fonda and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, returns the film to its original 80-minute length and visual quality. William Greaves's NATIONTIME (1973, 80 min, 16mm-to-digital), Virtual theatrical engagement starts Wednesday, October 28!

"At first glance, Tyler Taormina’s Ham on Rye plays like Dazed and Confused with more poetry and less connective tissue, or Eighth Grade with benevolence in place of cruelty. Then things get weird." -Ty Burr, Boston Globe "Ham on Rye’s aesthetic is breathtaking. An Elegant, Grand Chronicle of a Chaos Foretold." -Chuck Bowen, Slant Stream it here: https://bit.ly/WatchHamOnRye

HAM ON RYE is a NYTimes Critic's Pick! "Impressive. Disquieting and poignant." -Glenn Kenny, The NY Times... HAM ON RYE has the uncanny echo of a disturbing real-life dream. A hauntingly off-kilter revision of the end-of-high-school drama. - Richard Brody, THE NEW YORKER

A wildly enjoyable ride a distinctive and fresh piece of cinematic art. Linda Keršnerová, MUBI Notebook In Tyler Taormina's HAM ON RYE, all of the teenagers in town dress up on what is said to be 'the most important day of their lives' with nervous excitement, they make a scattered pilgrimage across town, drawn to an unknown fate... Stream it here: https://bit.ly/WatchHamOnRye

Oct 21-27: Ham on Rye premiere, This is Not a Movie: Robert Fisk, Home Truths, Steve Dalachinsky & more! - https://mailchi.mp/anthologyfilmarchives/oct21_2020-622680

In 2006, Christo and Jeanne-Claude wrapped the October - December #AnthologyFilmArchives calendar! #AFACalendarCover @xtojc #christoandjeanneclaude... We are revisiting some artist-made Anthology calendar covers, while we wait for the day when we can return to in-theater programming and start making our printed programs again.