Events

French Dual Language program will start next September at PS5 Ronald McNair. One condition to that, we need enough french speaking students.
Grades covered : Pre-K, K and grade1
Whether your child already speaks french or not, come talk to other parents, see in person what the school has to offer, and put your name on the list of families interested!

Coeur de Pirate will be performing at Irving Plaza on November 30th.

Ten years ago, Béatrice Martin became known to the world as Coeur de pirate. Over the past decade, she has sold over 1.2 million albums, in addition to reaching 1.3 million fans on Facebook and 100 000 followers on Twitter and Instagram. On streaming platforms, 3 million fans listen to her albums on repeat.
 
After Roses’ (2015) success and a worldwide tour, she is back in the spring of 2018 with her fourth studio album “ En cas de tempête, ce jardin sera fermé”.

DAILY SCREENING AT CINEMA VILLAGE @ 3:10 PM
From Friday, NOVEMBER 30, 2018 

To Thursday, DECEMBER 6, 2018 

2018 Nobel Peace Prize laureate and winner of the Sakharov Prize 2014, Doctor Denis Mukwege is internationally known as the man who has assisted thousands of women who have been sexually assaulted during the 20 years of conflicts in the East of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. However, his endless struggle to put an end to these atrocities and denounce the impunity enjoyed by the perpetrators is not welcome. Threatened with death, Doctor Denis Mukwege now lives cloistered in his hospital in Bukavu. But he is no longer alone in his struggle. The women to whom he has restored physical integrity and dignity, stand beside him, true activists for peace, hungry for justice.

(Directed by Thierry Michel and Colette Braeckman, 2015, Belgium/Congo, 113min, documentary in French, English, Swahil and Mashi with English subtitles.)

WINNER of 5 Human Rights Awards, 3 Audience Awards, and 4 Gra

Daily Screening at  Cinema Village @ 1:00 PM

From Friday, NOVEMBER 30, 2018 

To Thursday, DECEMBER 6, 2018

Growing up in the Moroccan village of Tazzeka, Elias learned the secrets of traditional Moroccan cuisine from his grandmother who raised him. Years later, meeting a top Paris chef and a young woman named Salma inspires him to leave home. In Paris, Elias faces unstable work and financial hardship as an undocumented immigrant. But he also finds friendship with Souleymane, who helps revive his passion for cooking.

Friday, NOVEMBER 30, 2018 @ 11:00 am - Chapel

A charming animation for the entire family, this African fable tells the story of Minga, an orphaned girl living with her stepmother Mami Kaba and her stepsister Abena. One day, when she washes the dishes in the river, she accidentally brakes a spoon. A furious Mami Kaba chases her away from the house, asking her to find the only identical spoon hidden by her late mother. An adventurous journey then begins for Minga in the forest.

SCHOOL PROGRAM

Wednesday, NOVEMBER 28, 2018 @ 11:00 am - Chapel
Tuesday, DECEMBER 4, 2018 @ 11:00 am - Chapel  

This animated film exquisitely recounts the tale of tiny Kirikou born in an African village in which Karaba the Sorceress has placed a terrible curse. Kirikou sets out on a quest to free his village of the curse and find out the secret of why Karaba is so wicked.

FREE COMEDY SHOW

Teachers College, Milbank Chapel 

Gala Screening, Panel Discussion and Reception

Sunday, NOVEMBER 27, 2018 @ 6:30 pm

Cinema Village

Daily Screening @ 5:30 pm

From Friday, NOVEMBER 30, 2018

To Thursday, DECEMBER 6, 2018.

In January 2015, the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Joseph Kabila, sought a constitutional amendment that would allow him to be elected president for a third time.

This film documents the resulting demonstrations and follows three protagonists of the resistance. Ben, who lives in exile in New York, takes the advice of his fellow countrymen in exile and decides to join the struggle in the Congo. Jean Marie, who has just been released from prison, continues his public campaign for his country’s freedom and is persecuted by the secret service. Christian fights unperturbed in the streets of Kinshasa, even after former Prime Minister Etienne Tshisekedi, on whom the opposition had pinned their hopes, dies and the movement against Kabila’s extension of his time in off

SCHOOL PROGRAM

Monday, NOVEMBER 26, 2018 @ 11:00 am - Chapel

Faced with a drought that endangers the continuity of their people, Masai elders are convinced that they have been cursed by the Red God -- the God of Vengeance. Following the death of the war chief, a group of adolescents must now cross over to adulthood, forced to quickly form a new generation of inexperienced but brave warriors. The young men must bring back the mane of a legendary lion, which appears at every critical period of Masai history to appease the wrath of the Red God and bring back the rains. The survival of their culture depends on this quest.

GALA SCREENING

Sunday, NOVEMBER 25, 2018
Milbank Chapel, Teachers College

THEY HAD A DREAM  / Le Rêve Français
Q&A​ with FIRMINE RICHARD  & VIP reception
US Premiere

Red carpet @ 3pm

Screening  @ 4pm 

They had a dream tells a story based on reality. It is both a social and a fictional saga, exploring the interconnected lives of two Guadeloupian families to reveal hidden or obscure aspects of French society.

WOMEN FILMMAKER COMPETITION
US Premiere
Saturday, NOVEMBER 24, 2018 @ 3:00 pm - Chapel
Sunday, DECEMBER 9, 2018   @ 1:30 pm - 179 GD

Eight months before the Independence of Tunisia, four women meet at a prison for women called Dar Joued. Of different ages and social conditions, they are condemned to live together under the authority and injustice of their jailer: “El Jaida”. They will share memories of the outside world, joy, emotions and distress of their daily lives. 

US Premiere
Friday, NOVEMBER 23, 2018  @ 3:30 pm - 179 GD

REGULAR SCREENING:
Sunday, DECEMBER 9, 2018 @ 3:45 pm - Chapel

A charming animation for the entire family, this African fable tells the story of Minga, an orphaned girl living with her stepmother Mami Kaba and her stepsister Abena. One day, when she washes the dishes in the river, she accidentally brakes a spoon. A furious Mami Kaba chases her away from the house, asking her to find the only identical spoon hidden by her late mother. An adventurous journey then begins for Minga in the forest

Bonjourrr, chers membres !

Well, since it is Black Friday, I wanted to put together something to help you finally break free of your language barrier and achieve the bilingualism you’ve always dreamed of…

It is truly my passion to help you reach your next level, get your language barrier out of the way, and live the life of freedom you’ve always longed for…

So here’s what's happening:

For this year's Black Friday, I’m doing something I have NEVER, EVER done before…

Go here to see what it is: https://learnparisianfrench.j-ouellette.com/intensive-course-jouellette-intensif/#bts

FREE COMEDY SHOW

Appointment: Dr.h.c Audrey POMIER FLOBINUS, CEO & Founder Category: Woman Leader of the Year - Government or Non-Profit -10 employees or less
Status: Finalist
The winners of the gold, silver and bronze Stevie AWARDs will be announced at the 2018 Gala Dinner in New York at the Sheraton Hotel in Times Square on November 16, 2018.

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Movie and concert in one magical show for all at the Lycée Français!

A creation by Jean-François Alcoléa
Based on Georges Méliès cinematographic works

Discover and experience the poetic and playful universe of legendary French silent film director Georges Méliès through a modern and creative scenic performance with live music!

Enhanced in a light show adapted to the mood of each film, three musicians on stage will play an original composition to create a unique live soundtrack for the 12 visual masterpieces.

Considered the inventor of cinema by the Lumière brothers themselves and the inspiration of Charlie Chaplin, Georges Méliès is also a pioneer in special effects. His far-famed Trip to the Moon is at the root of all sci-fi movies, from Stanley Kubrick's landmark 2001: A Space Odyssey to Interstellar by Christopher Nolan.

Drawing its inspiration from the fictional fantasy worlds such as in The Impossible Voyage, En plein dans l'Oeil is probably the best way to watch Méliès silent

Laura Kalba is Associate Professor of Art at Smith College. Selected from a pool of sixty nominated books, Color in the Age of Impressionism: Commerce, Technology, and Art (Penn State, 2017) draws from multiple founts of expertise to trace the far-reaching repercussions of a new visual field around color in late nineteenth-century France. Laura Kalba outlines a new field of study around chromatics, at the intersection of technological innovation and class politics, of visual and commercial cultures, of modes of perception and aesthetic judgment.

In English

Institute of French Studies Event