The Close-up

Hong Kong action choreographer and director extraordinaire Yuen Woo-ping, perhaps best known to Western audiences for his work on THE MATRIX; CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON; and KILL BILL, discusses his art and career in Asia and America. This podcast is brought to you by Film at Lincoln Center. Film Lives Here. www.filmlinc.org

Director Danny Boyle, screenwriter Richard Curtis, and star Himesh Patel joined our Deputy Director Eugene Hernandez to discuss YESTERDAY. Also on this week's podcast, Tracy Edwards and director Alex Holmes join our Executive Director Lesli Klainberg to discuss the new documentary MAIDEN. This podcast is brought to you by Film at Lincoln Center. Film Lives Here. www.filmlinc.org

Director Rachel Leah Jones, Lea Tsemel, Human Rights Lawyer Jamil Dakwar, and Human Rights Watch Senior Counsel Balkees Jarrah discuss the new film ADVOCATE after the Opening Night screening at Human Rights Watch Film Festival here at Film at Lincoln Center. This podcast is brought to you by Film at Lincoln Center. Film Lives Here. www.filmlinc.org

Actor-musician Alex Zhang Hungtai and writer-director Makoto Yogi discuss AUGUST AT AKIKO's after a sneak preview screening here at Film at Lincoln Center. This podcast is brought to you by Film at Lincoln Center. Film Lives Here. www.filmlinc.org

Ava DuVernay discusses WHEN THEY SEE US, a four-part series chronicling the notorious case of five teenagers of color, labeled the Central Park Five, who were convicted of a rape they did not commit. The series is now playing on Netflix. This podcast is brought to you by Film at Lincoln Center. Film Lives Here. www.filmlinc.org

At the 56th New York Film Festival, writer-director Dominga Sotomayor, producer Rodrigo Teixeira, and executive producer Omar Zúñiga Hidalgo discuss Too Late to Die Young, which opens at Film at Lincoln Center on May 31. This podcast is brought to you by Film at Lincoln Center. Film Lives Here. www.filmlinc.org

Longtime collaborators Daniel Schmidt and Gabriel Abrantes discuss DIAMANTINO, a perversely pleasurable sendup of Brexit, genetic science, and the ongoing refugee crisis. The film opens in select theaters this weekend. This podcast is brought to you by Film at Lincoln Center. Film Lives Here.

Joanna Hogg, Honor Swinton Byrne, and Tilda Swinton discuss THE SOUVENIR, Hogg’s much-anticipated follow-up to 2013’s Exhibition and a breakthrough from this year’s Sundance Film Festival. This podcast is brought to you by Film at Lincoln Center. Film Lives Here. www.filmlinc.org

KNOCK DOWN THE HOUSE, Rachel Lears’s remarkable documentary following four female politicians as they challenged local Democratic incumbents in the 2018 midterm elections, is now playing daily here at Film at Lincoln Center. Director Rachel Lears and editor Robin Blotnick joined Karen James from The BBC for a Q&A after last week’s premiere screening. This podcast is brought to you by Film at Lincoln Center. www.filmlinc.org

Film at Lincoln Center (formerly the Film Society of Lincoln Center) is celebrating 50 years! Director of Editorial and Creative Strategy Michael Koresky joins Executive Director Lesli Klainberg and Deputy Director Eugene Hernandez to discuss the organization's history. Then you'll hear from some of the organization's key figures like Dennis Lim, Richard Peña, and others. And finally, we're proud to share highlights from our 50th anniversary gala featuring Tilda Swinton, John Waters, Dee Rees, and Martin Scorsese. This podcast is brought to you by Film at Lincoln Center. Film Lives Here. www.filmlinc.org

Claire Denis and Robert Pattinson discuss HIGH LIFE, which premiered at the 56th New York Film Festival and opens here at the Film Society of Lincoln Center this weekend. This podcast is brought to you by the Film Society of Lincoln Center. Film Lives Here. www.filmlinc.org

At the 56th New York Film Festival premiere of BE NATURAL: THE UNTOLD STORY OF ALICE GUY-BLACHÉ, director Pamela B. Green and narrator Jodie Foster discussed the pioneering filmmaker of early cinema and the more than 1000 films that bore her name, most of them lost. This podcast is brought to you by the Film Society of Lincoln Center. Film Lives Here. www.filmlinc.org

Writer-director Bi Gan discusses his acclaimed follow up to KAILI BLUES, LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT, an immersive art-house sensation that broke box office records in China. The film premiered at last year’s New York Film Festival and it begins its official theatrical run this weekend. This podcast is brought to you by the Film Society of Lincoln Center. Film Lives Here. www.filmlinc.org

French filmmaking pioneer Agnès Varda passed away last Friday at the age of 90. We were proud to welcome Varda here at the Film Society many times throughout her career. Back in 2017, she joined us for a special event during Rendez-Vous with French Cinema to reflect on her voluminous body of work, influences, and approach to filmmaking. The evening was moderated by critic Melissa Anderson. **This talk was previously published in episode #127** This podcast is brought to you by the Film Society of Lincoln Center. Film Lives Here. www.filmlinc.org

Chinonye Chukwu discusses her film CLEMENCY, this year’s Opening Night selection at New Directors/New Films. The festival runs March 27th through April 7th here at the Film Society of Lincoln Center and at MoMA. This podcast is brought to you by the Film Society of Lincoln Center. Film Lives Here. www.filmlinc.org

Esteemed critic and director of the New York Film Festival discusses his narrative debut DIANE, which opens March 31st. This podcast is brought to you by the Film Society of Lincoln Center. Film Lives Here. www.filmlinc.org

During this year's "Rendez-Vous with French Cinema," a selection of French and American artists met to discuss a rapidly globalizing film community and the ethics of filming abroad. The discussion was moderated by our Deputy Director Eugene Hernandez and featured Eva Husson, Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre, Brady Corbet, and Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire. This podcast is brought to you by the Film Society of Lincoln Center. Film Lives Here. www.filmlinc.org

Poet and novelist Russell Banks joins filmmaker Paul Schrader for a conversation about French cinema and adaptation. This podcast is brought to you by the Film Society of Lincoln Center. Film Lives Here. www.filmlinc.org

German director Christian Petzold discusses his new film TRANSIT, which opens here at the Film Society on Friday March 1st. This podcast is brought to you by the Film Society of Lincoln Center. Film Lives Here. www.filmlinc.org

Alfonso Cuarón discusses ROMA at the 56th New York Film Festival. The film is nominated for ten Oscars at the 91st Academy Awards, airing this Sunday.