Arts and Entertainment
April 26, 2024
From: French Institute Alliance FrancaiseThis Saturday! Get tickets now for Under the Weight of Feathers
Sat, Apr 27 at 1:30pm
FIAF Florence Gould Hall
Four dancers from the collective Pyramid Company plunge into a dreamlike world where the motion of mime, hip-hop, physical theater, burlesque, and object manipulation melds and intertwines with their every movement. The sweet, funny, impertinent performance presents a succession of sketches of everyday life.
One performance only!
General Tickets $25
ART DE VIVRE
Art de Vivre Award 2024
Honoring Laure Hériard Dubreuil
Mon, Jun 3, 2024
The annual Art de Vivre Award recognizes influential leaders from the beauty, fashion, wine, and food industries for their outstanding contributions to promoting of the French art of living. This year, FIAF honors Laure Hériard Dubreuil, Founder and CEO of The Webster.
Schedule:
7pm Cocktails & Award Ceremony at FIAF Skyroom
8:15pm Dinner & Live Auction at Le Bilboquet
CINÉSALON
Justine Triet: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Tue, Apr 2–30 at 4pm & 7:30pm
FIAF Florence Gould Hall
Free for FIAF Members!
French filmmaker Justine Triet has garnered international acclaim and awards for her latest release, Anatomy of a Fall. In homage, FIAF is proud to present a complete retrospective of Triet's films this April, including rarely screened shorts and features you won't want to miss.
Shorts Program: Shadows in the House & On the Spot
Tue, Apr 30 at 4pm
FIAF Florence Gould Hall
Free for FIAF Members!
In French with English subtitles
Dir. Justine Triet
Shadows in the House (36 min) | Fifteen-year-old Gustavo spends his days in a social center outside São Paulo that the Evangelical church runs. His mother Giselle, an alcoholic, is summoned to the center, where the church’s pastor and social worker pressures her to join the congregation.
On the Spot (26 min) | This short documentary transports viewers into the eye of the 2006 anti-CPE youth protests in Paris. Director Justine Triet’s ballet between an arms-length and up-close approach lends a nuanced perspective regarding those descending upon and covering the demonstration.
Anatomy of a Fall
Tue, Apr 30 at 7:30pm
FIAF Florence Gould Hall
Free for FIAF Members!
In English, French, German with English subtitles
Dir. Justine Triet, 2023, France, 152min, DCP, Color
Starring Sandra Hüller, Swann Arlaud, Milo Machado Graner
Writers Sandra (Sandra Hüller), Samuel (Samuel Theis), and their visually impaired son Daniel (Milo Machado-Graner) live a secluded life in the French Alps. When Samuel is found dead in the snow below their chalet, the police question whether he was murdered or committed suicide, and Sandra becomes the main suspect.
FROM OUR FRIENDS
19th Annual Francophone Film Festival
Festival: Apr 25 - May 5, 2024
Thu, Apr 25 at 7:30pm Opening Night Cocktail Reception
Opening Night film followed by a Q&A with director Thierry Klifa and Joe Meyers, Director of Programming
Avon Theatre, Deborah and Chuck Royce Cinema Arts Center
Screenings on April 29th & May 2nd at the AVON Theatre.
Pre-festival screening on April 19th.
Virtual screenings of all other films available from April 25 to May 5.
FIAF members will get an automatic 10% discount.
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