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How my $70 short film got into the world’s largest youth film fest
Good filmmaking comes from creative constraints, not infinite resources.
Sebastian Zufelt, Staff Writer
• April 21, 2023
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What to do this week: Video game tournament, trivia night and more
The Daybook is WSN’s weekly column listing in-person and online events at NYU and across New York City. This week: March 27-April 2.
Cora Snow, Deputy News Editor
• March 26, 2023
![Five people take pictures in front of a mural that depicts green mountains, tan buildings and trees. A Chinese national flag is drawn in the foreground. Two Asian people are smiling at the camera as they point to the Chinese slogan “collective prosperity” on the bottom of the mural.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/arts-film-q_a-jia-zhangka-900x506.jpg)
Q&A: Chinese filmmaker Jia Zhangke on China’s changing identity
WSN spoke with celebrated Chinese filmmaker Jia Zhangke about nationalism, the internet and capturing contemporary China.
Nicolas Pedrero-Setzer, Arts Editor
• February 20, 2023
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What to do this week: Free ice skating, NYU Club Fest, student film festival
The Daybook is WSN’s weekly column listing in-person and online events at NYU and across New York City. This week: Jan. 30-Feb. 5.
Adrianna Nehme, Deputy News Editor
• January 29, 2023
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LA-based ‘Dances with Films’ festival hits the East Coast
The 26th annual “Dances with Films” festival debuted for the first time on the East Coast from Dec. 1 to 4 at Regal Union Square.
Safia Ahmad, Contributing Writer
• December 5, 2022
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‘Holy Spider’ is a striking work of Iranian social commentary
"Holy Spider” opened at the IFC Center on Friday, Oct. 27.
Yezen Saadah, Staff Writer
• October 31, 2022
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Film Forum restores iconic François Truffaut anthology
Modeled on Truffaut’s own life, the series returns to the big screen in new 4K restorations.
Sebastian Zufelt, Staff Writer
• September 20, 2022
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Review: ‘The World After Us’ is a charming modern ode to French New Wave cinema
Screened among other independent French films at this year’s Burning Bright: New French Filmmakers festival “The World After Us” tells the classic story of a struggling young writer in his pursuit for love.
Caitlyn McConnell, Staff Writer
• September 20, 2022
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Review: ‘Pearl’ sees Mia Goth play an atypical homicidal heroine
A slasher-film fanatic’s dream, A24’s second installment in the “X” franchise, “Pearl,” is one not to miss, currently playing in theaters.
Samantha Burge and Shreya Wankhade
• September 19, 2022
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Incoming filmmakers show why cinema matters at NYU Welcome Film Festival
The NYU Welcome Film Festival is an annual event for first-years and transfer students to showcase their films.
Caitlyn McConnell, Staff Writer
• September 5, 2022
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Review: ‘Shorts Program II’ muses on death, memory and the fear of looming ecological disaster
New Directors/New Films 2022’s second program of short films collects a strong string of strange films concerned with humanity’s sense of impending death. “Shorts Program II” plays on Wednesday, April 27, at Film at Lincoln Center.
Nicolas Pedrero-Setzer, Arts Editor
• April 26, 2022
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Review: ‘Shorts Program I’ shows the youthful side of cinema with an assemblage of global coming-of-age stories
New Directors/New Films 2022’s first program of short films collects a diverse sampling of stories from around the globe and touches on the pains of growing up in the modern world. “Shorts Program I” plays on Tuesday, April 26, at Film at Lincoln Center.
Nicolas Pedrero-Setzer, Arts Editor
• April 26, 2022
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Yezen Saadah, Editor-in-Chief • July 9, 2024
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Julia Smerling, Photo Editor • June 18, 2024
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Yezen Saadah, Editor-in-Chief • June 18, 2024
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Mikaylah Du, Under the Arch Editor • June 15, 2024