Events

Apres une sortie a New York le 15 aout au Elinor Bunin Munroe Center dans l'Upper West Side, le dernier film de Philippe Garrel avec Louis Garrel et Anna Mouglalis sort sur Itunes le 19 aout.

Lien vers le film:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/jealousy/id894129844

Synopsis (en anglais):

Louis Garrel (THE DREAMERS) stars in this enthralling tale of love, temptation and betrayal, directed by none other than his father, major post-New Wave auteur Philippe Garrel. After separating from his wife,  Louis moves into a garret apartment with his fellow actor girlfriend Claudia (Anna Mougladis) as they struggle with fidelity and the temptation to give up their art for an easier life.

Dear parents,

 Our French immersion program in Williamsburg / Greenpoint  which will begin in September 2014 has spots open  for children  2.5 yrs to 4 yrs old.
Led by experienced and dynamic French speakers this program will follow a curriculum and  offer our children an opportunity to learn about our world through creative and dramatic play, arts, stories, singing, playing, learning alphabet, numbers sharing meals all immersed in the French language.
Our drop-off classes will meet in a child-friendly rented room at Play, 33 Nassau avenue ( by the MC Carren park) in Brooklyn from 9:00am to 1:00pm Mondays- Fridays ( 2, 3 and 5 days options) starting September 8, 2014 to the end of June 2015.
For more info contact me at frenchforlittleones at gmail dot com

P. S. 84 in Manhattan is seeking a French speaking Teacher Assistant to work full time in a K and 1st grade French Dual Language Class.  PTA Funded.  

If you are interested, email me Tflores@schools.nyc.gov or call (212) 799-2534.

Join Mille-feuille Bakery and JP Linguistics in learning how to make authentic French macarons and croissants while immersing yourself in a 3 hour French language lesson! This unique experience, is taught in French by a native instructor from JP Linguistics and Executive Chef and Owner, Olivier Dessyn of Mille-feuille Bakery. Tickets on sale now!

www.jplinguistics.com/bakinginfrench

Dakar Street Life + Q&A

A group of homeless youth redefine their dreams and goals as they journey on to adulthood. Directed by Hubert Laba Ndao, 2013, 85 min, Senegal, drama, French with English subt.   

Darratt

Gumar Abatcha orders his grandson Atim, to trace the man who killed his father during the civil war and execute him. Directed by Mahamat Saleh Haroun, 2006, 96 min, Chad, Drama, Chadian Arabic, French, English subt.

Elza

Followed by Panel Discussion + reception

A young Parisian woman returns to her native island of Guadeloupe looking for the father she has never known. Directed by Mariette Monpierre, 2011, 78 min, France, Drama, French, English Sub. 

Fevers +Q&A

NY Premiere

When Benjamin finds out about the existence of his father, he is determined to break out of Foster care and find him. Directed by Hicham Ayouch, 2014, 90 min, France/Morocco, UAE, French, drama, English subt.

Frantz Fanon: His Life, His Struggle, His Work

This documentary traces the short and intense life of Frantz Fan

NEW YORK, NY – Chelsea’s Agora Gallery will feature the original work of French-based artist David W. Whitfield in Reconstructing Reality. The exhibition opens on November 29, 2014 and continues until December 19, 2014. The opening reception takes place on the evening of December 4, at 6-8pm. Entrance is free and all are warmly welcomed to attend.

David W. Whitfield’s intriguing watercolors expertly use the medium to push the limits of the subject matter and vice versa. Whitfield appears infinitely flexible - he switched to gestural figure painting after many years of creating Surrealist art, and is exploring acrylic as well as working in watercolor. His boundless imagination is very present in his work, which buzzes with images-within-images, free association, and impossibly bright colors. Figures pile up on one another, superimposed like ghosts, each absorbed in their own vignette. They vary wildly in size and can stand on top of each other’s heads. Sometimes they seem to be part of o

FEVERS

+Q&A with Award Winning Actor Slimane Dazi

NY Premiere

Mon, Dec. 8 @ 2:50PM – Quad - BUY TICKETS

Sun, Dec. 14 @ 3:20PM – Thalia - BUY TICKETS

At only thirteen, Benjamin is a little soldier at war with life, adults and with himself. Since the age of five, the troubled kid goes back and forth into foster homes. But when his mother goes to jail and reveals to Benjamin the existence of his father, the young boy is determined to get out of foster care. So when the social worker gives him the choice, he decides to go live at his unknown father’s place. Directed by Hicham Ayouch, 2014, 90 min, France/Morocco, UAE, French, drama, English subt.