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SUMMARY:West Newton Cinema presents There Was\, There Was Not
DESCRIPTION:In THERE WAS\, THERE WAS NOT\, myth and reality intertwine to reveal the lives of four\nArmenian women facing the loss of their homeland. What began as a quiet observation\nof their daily lives became\, after the war in Artsakh\, an urgent chronicle of survival — a\ncinematic act of memory and resistance. \nThe film has been hailed by critics as:\n“A bold act of narrative resistance”-The Moveable Fest\n“A fiery\, feminist wartime fable”- Hammer to Nail\n“A powerful tribute to a former country” – RogerEbert.com\nFilmmaker Atom Egoyan praised it as “a deeply felt and beautifully made film.”\nThe documentary has toured festivals worldwide following its world premiere at True/False\nFilm Festival\, winning multiple awards\, including the Audience Award and First Honorable Mention Jury Award at Argentina’s Mar del Plata International Film Festival and the FIPRESCI International Film Critics Award at the Golden Apricot Film Festival. \nQ&A:\nFollowing the screening\, filmmaker Emily Mkrtichian will join a Q&A discussion moderated by Paul Boghosian\, President of Harbor Side Films\, producer of documentaries (PBS)\, public affairs programming as well as major television and cable\nand streaming projects for networks and private clients.
URL:https://newtonculture.org/event/west-newton-cinema-presents-there-was-there-was-not/
LOCATION:West Newton Cinema\, 1296 Washington Street\, West Newton\, MA\, 02465\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Culture and Education,Film and Media
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ORGANIZER;CN="West Newton Cinema Foundation":MAILTO:kbrown@mit.edu
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SUMMARY:West Newton Cinema presents Behind the Screen: Nouvelle Vague
DESCRIPTION:NOUVELLE VAGUE is Richard Linklater’s love letter to the magic of French New Wave cinema\, as he reimagines the making of Jean-Luc Godard’s Breathless (1960)\, the film that established Godard’s signature place in the history of cinema. The film is about a young and impulsive criminal in Paris and his American girlfriend. In Nouvelle Vague we are transported back to the streets of 1959 Paris for a delightful and vibrant recreation of one of cinema’s most groundbreaking productions. It is an ode to the transformative power of cinema. \nPOST SCREENING PANEL DISCUSSION\nOur distinguished panel will delve into how this film pays tribute to one of the world’s most beloved and influential example of French New Wave cinema. We will go deeper into why this film brought international attention to new ways of French film-making and the impact of French New Wave on how movies are made. \nPANELISTS:\nTY BURR\nTy Burr\, nationally renowned film critic\, who reviews films for The Washington Post and writes the film and popular culture newsletter\, “Ty Burr’s Watchlist”. Burr worked as a film critic at The Boston Globe from 2002 until 2021. \nJULIE LEVINSON\, Ph.D.\nWilliam R. Dill Governance Professor\, Film Studies\, Babson College. Levinson’s scholarship has focused on a wide range of topics including genre and gender\, documentary film\, narrative theory\, and metafiction. \nMALCOLM TURVEY\, Ph.D.\nSol Gittleman Professor\, Film and Media Studies\, Tufts University. Turvey’s research is in the areas of film theory\, the philosophy and aesthetics of film\, avant-garde film\, and film and modernism. \nMODERATOR:\nERICKA KNUDSON\, Ph.D.\nVisiting Professor\, French Studies\, Northeastern University.
URL:https://newtonculture.org/event/behind-the-screen-nouvelle-vague/
LOCATION:West Newton Cinema\, 1296 Washington Street\, West Newton\, MA\, 02465\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Culture and Education,Film and Media
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SUMMARY:Ty Burr's Movie Club: Children of Men
DESCRIPTION:TY BURR’S MOVIE CLUB is hosted by the nationally recognized film critic Ty Burr. \nEach month Ty presents and discusses one of his favorite films with the audience. His selections span the spectrum from classics that have stood the test of time to contemporary films that merit a second viewing. \nABOUT THE FILM\nIn 2027\, in a chaotic world in which women have become somehow infertile\, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea.
URL:https://newtonculture.org/event/ty-burrs-movie-club-children-of-men/
LOCATION:West Newton Cinema\, 1296 Washington Street\, West Newton\, MA\, 02465\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Community Event,Film and Media
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ORGANIZER;CN="West Newton Cinema Foundation":MAILTO:kbrown@mit.edu
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SUMMARY:Behind the Screen: It Was Just an Accident
DESCRIPTION:IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT marks another remarkable act of defiance by Jafar Panahi\, one of the most courageous filmmakers of our time. Winner of the Palme d’Or at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival\, the film is a tense\, darkly humorous thriller about Vahid\, a mechanic who believes he has reencountered Eghbal\, the intelligence officer who once tortured him. As Vahid gathers others whose lives were also scarred by Eghbal\, a dangerous plan for revenge takes shape. Panahi crafts a powerful meditation on justice\, morality\, and resistance under repression. A NEON release and a NYFF63 Main Slate selection. \nPOST SCREENING PANEL DISCUSSION\nOur distinguished panel will discuss IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT in the context of Iranian cinema\, political expression\, and the role of art as resistance under authoritarian rule. \nALI BANUAZIZI\, Ph.D.\nResearch Professor of Political Science at Boston College and Faculty Affiliate at the Center for International Studies at M.I.T. \nAli Banuazizi’s research focuses on the political cultures of the Middle East and the comparative study of religion\, civil society\, and politics. His work includes Iran’s social history and its contemporary domestic and foreign relations. A past president of both the Middle East Studies Association and the International Society for Iranian Studies\, he has held visiting appointments at Princeton\, Harvard\, Hebrew University of Jerusalem\, MIT\, and Oxford University. \nRASHIN FAHANDEJ\nMultimedia Artist and Filmmaker; Research Fellow\, MIT Open Documentary Lab \nRashin Fahandej’s multimedia projects center on marginalized voices and the use of media and technology for social change. Her multi-platform project A Father’s Lullaby explores the role of men in raising children and the impact of racial disparities in the criminal justice system. A 2019 James and Audrey Foster Prize recipient\, she has been a Boston Artist-in-Residence and a visiting faculty member at MassArt. She is also a recipient of the Mass Cultural Council Artist Fellowship Grant. \nKAMRAN RASTEGAR\, Ph.D.\nProfessor of Comparative Literature\, Tufts University \nKamran Rastegar’s scholarship focuses on modern Middle Eastern literature and film\, with attention to representation\, cultural memory\, and transnational identity. He is a founding faculty member of the Department for Studies in Race\, Colonialism and Diaspora and an affiliate of the Film and Media Studies Program. He served as Director of the Center for the Humanities at Tufts from 2018 to 2022. His work bridges cultural studies and the political dimensions of art in the Middle East.
URL:https://newtonculture.org/event/behind-the-screen-it-was-just-an-accident-2/
LOCATION:West Newton Cinema\, 1296 Washington Street\, West Newton\, MA\, 02465\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Culture and Education,Film and Media
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