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JBFC Mixtapes, Vol. 11: Dance on Film
JBFC Mixtapes is a new initiative from the Burns to highlight the music—from soundtracks to scores—that makes the cinematic experience so special. Vol. 11 comes from Peter Pucci, choreographer and curator of Dancers Dancing, a program of dance shorts from our Dance on Film series. He writes: “This playlist represents an eclectic mix of my musical [...]
JBFC Mixtapes, Vol. 10: Contemporary Arab Cinema
JBFC Mixtapes is an initiative from the Burns to highlight the music—from soundtracks to scores—that makes the cinematic experience so special. Our tenth installment comes from Lina Matta, curator of our annual Contemporary Arab Cinema series, who put together a playlist that’s every bit as diverse and engaging as the series itself. Lina Matta is a Lebanese-American [...]
Westchester Community Foundation and the League of Women Voters of Westchester Co-sponsor Time for Ilhan at the Jacob Burns Film Center
Pleasantville, NY – 08-XX-18 – Erin Vilardi, founder and CEO of VoteRunLead, and Laura Rossi, executive director of Westchester Community Foundation, will lead a discussion following a screening of the documentary Time for Ilhan, on September 27. During a politically charged time, this film about Ilhan Omar, a Somali-American Muslim woman running for elected office [...]
JBFC Mixtapes, Vol. 9: WFUV's Paul Cavalconte
JBFC Mixtapes is an initiative from the Burns to highlight the music—from soundtracks to scores—that makes the cinematic experience so special. Our ninth installment comes from WFUV DJ Paul Cavalconte, who put together a playlist of radio-show-worthy soundtrack hits to celebrate annual JBFC series Sounds of Summer. He writes: “As a film buff with musically eclectic radio [...]
Coming of Age Films
By Nicole Klein, Special Events Coordinator With the release of Bo Burnham’s Eighth Grade, an achingly authentic film that perfectly captures what it feels like to be 13-years-old (the tears, the cringes!), here are some other coming-of-age tales that are well worth checking out: MOONLIGHT (2016, dir. Barry Jenkins) Would this be a coming-of-age film [...]
Jacob Burns Film Center Releases First-Ever Economic Closeup
Pleasantville, NY – July 10, 2018 — The Jacob Burns Film Center (JBFC), a nonprofit cultural arts center, today released their first-ever Economic Closeup, a top 10 list of revealing key facts regarding how the Pleasantville and Westchester County economy is directly benefiting from hosting one of the most successful suburban art houses in the [...]
JBFC & The Westchester Bank
by JBFC Marketing Associate Paige Grand Pré We all know the saying “it takes a village.” At the Jacob Burns Film Center—a community-supported nonprofit—that sentiment is acutely felt, as the JBFC benefits greatly from the support of countless nonprofits, businesses, cultural institutions, and civic groups in the Hudson Valley area. Recognizing the ways in which organizational [...]
JBFC Mixtapes, Vol. 8: Dazed & Confused
by JBFC Marketing Manager Paige Grand Pré (Updated May 2023) JBFC Mixtapes is an initiative from the Burns to highlight the music—from soundtracks to scores—that makes the cinematic experience so special. Our eighth installment comes from JBFC Marketing Manager Paige Grand Pré, who put together a “Dazed & Confused” playlist to celebrate our upcoming 30th [...]
Meet Creative Culture Fellow Jalena Keane-Lee
By Jalena Keane-Lee Throughout history, pretty much every powerful man has been propped up by womxn who supported him, counseled him, and in some cases did his job for him. Imagine if we supported each other the way we support our men. Just imagine. That’s what I believe is the key to our collective success, [...]
JBFC on ABC 7: "The Past is Prologue"
by JBFC Marketing Associate Paige Grand Pré Just in time for the JBFC’s 17th anniversary on Thursday, June 21, ABC 7 NY aired a piece by Entertainment Reporter Sandy Kenyon that highlights all the exciting developments in Courses @ the Lab, Creative Culture, and film programming at the JBFC over the last few years. Stopping [...]
