{"id":6857656,"date":"2025-12-09T20:53:56","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T20:53:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/?post_type=app_event&#038;p=6857656"},"modified":"2026-01-09T19:08:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T19:08:53","slug":"on-screen-this-december-film-tv-in-new-york","status":"publish","type":"app_event","link":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/events\/on-screen-this-december-film-tv-in-new-york\/","title":{"rendered":"On Screen This December: Film &amp; TV in New York"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Returning to New York from Thursday, November 28 until Sunday, December 14, the 33rd <a href=\"https:\/\/nyadiff.org\/adiff-nyc-2025#:~:text=November%2028%20%E2%80%93%20December%2014%2C%202025,Contact:%20info@nyadiff.org\">African Diaspora International Film Festival<\/a> (ADIFF NYC) brings bold stories from Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America, North America, and Europe \u2014 films that inspire, challenge, and celebrate global Black experiences. The festival will feature two special French screenings, including Yassine Fennane&#8217;s latest film <em>The Ants<\/em> as well as Jean-Claude Barny&#8217;s biopic <em>Fanon<\/em>, with the presence of the director. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>December also celebrates the arrival of the Christmas holidays with <a href=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/news\/cineschools-recommendations-of-french-holiday-films-for-young-cinephiles\/\">several animated films<\/a>: <em>Animal Tales of Christmas Magic<\/em>, <em>Marcel le P\u00e8re No\u00ebl et le petit livreur de pizza<\/em>, and <em>Little Am\u00e9lie or the Character of Rain<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In other news, following the Cannes Film Festival, Jafar Panahi cemented his status as a major Oscars contender by sweeping three key prizes (Best Director, Best Original Screenplay and Best International Film) at the 2025 Gotham Awards for his film&nbsp;<em>It Was Just an Accident<\/em>. Moreover, during the ceremony, another Cannes favorite, <em>Souleymane\u2019s Story<\/em>, received the Breakthrough Performance Award, presented to its lead actor, Abou Sangar\u00e9. As a reminder, the 2026 Oscars shortlist will be announced on Tuesday, December 16! The Cannes Film Festival continues for the general public with the release of <em>The Secret Agent,<\/em> which won awards for Best Director and Best Actor in May 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To conclude, Villa Albertine resident Marie Losier returns to New York City for in-person screenings of her new documentary <em>Peaches Goes Bananas<\/em> at Anthology Film Archives from December 3\u20135.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Interested in accessing more French cinema in New York? Explore our curated list below. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>New Releases<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"articles-small articles-small--richtext section__articles\">\n\t\t<div class=\"articles__items\" id=\"items_2705\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"articles__item\" id=\"item_1068\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-small article-small--reverse article-small--limit-title-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1755801155-thesecretagent_still_01-1.avif\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">The Secret Agent<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__head -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__excerpt\" style=\"display: block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMonday, December 1 &#8211; Thursday December 18\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br><a href=\"https:\/\/angelikafilmcenter.com\/nyc\/movies\/details\/the-secret-agent-\" target=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t title=\"Click here for tickets. \">Click here for tickets. <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"seemore\" id=\"more1068\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1068);\">See more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Brazil, 1977. Marcelo, a technology expert in his early 40s, is on the run. He arrives in Recife during carnival week, hoping to reunite with his son but soon realizes that the city is far from being the non-violent refuge he seeks.<\/p>\n<p>The film premiered in the main competition at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, where it garnered widespread acclaim and emerged as the festival&#8217;s most awarded film, earning Wagner Moura the Best Actor award and Mendon\u00e7a Filho the Best Director award.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"articles__item\" id=\"item_1107\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-small article-small--reverse article-small--limit-title-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/just-accident.avif\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">It Was Just An Accident by Jafar Panahi<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__head -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__excerpt\" style=\"display: block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDecember 3 &#8211; 11 |\u202fFilm Forum\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br><a href=\"https:\/\/my.filmforum.org\/events\/it-was-just-an-accident\" target=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t title=\"Click here for tickets. \">Click here for tickets. <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"seemore\" id=\"more1107\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1107);\">See more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Vahid, an unassuming mechanic, is suddenly reminded of his time in an Iranian prison when he has a chance encounter with Eghbal, a man he strongly suspects to be his sadistic jailhouse captor. Panicked, Vahid rounds up a few of his fellow ex-prisoners to try and confirm Eghbal&#8217;s identity. \u00a0Master filmmaker Jafar Panahi creates a deeply felt moral thriller, where high stakes tension combines with unexpected flurries of humor and thoughtful, sometimes devastating, questions regarding persecution and revenge. Winner of the 2025 Palme D&#8217;Or at the Cannes Film Festival.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"articles__item\" id=\"item_1940\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-small article-small--reverse article-small--limit-title-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/little-amelie.png\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">Little Am\u00e9lie or the Character of Rain<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__head -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__excerpt\" style=\"display: block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSaturday, Dec 27 at 2:00 PM | MoMA\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.moma.org\/calendar\/events\/11046\" target=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t title=\"Click here for tickets. \">Click here for tickets. <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"seemore\" id=\"more1940\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1940);\">See more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The world is a perplexing, peaceful mystery to Am\u00e9lie until a miraculous encounter with chocolate ignites her wild sense of curiosity. As she develops a deep attachment to her family\u2019s housekeeper, Nishio-san, Am\u00e9lie discovers the wonders of nature as well as the emotional truths hidden beneath the surface of her family\u2019s idyllic life as foreigners in post-war Japan. Adapted from the autobiographical novel by Am\u00e9lie Nothomb and brought to life in the completely original animated style of directors Mailys Vallade and Liane-Cho Han, <em>Little Am\u00e9lie or the Character of Rain<\/em> tells a tender, poignant and visually stunning story about the healing power of human connection.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"articles__item\" id=\"item_1730\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-small article-small--reverse article-small--limit-title-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-w1280.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">Animal Tales of Christmas Magic<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__head -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__excerpt\" style=\"display: block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSaturday, December 6  |\u202fL&#039;Alliance New York\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br><a href=\"https:\/\/lallianceny.org\/event\/animal-tales-of-christmas-magic\/\" target=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t title=\"Click here for tickets. \">Click here for tickets. <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"seemore\" id=\"more1730\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1730);\">See more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Animal Tales of Christmas Magic<\/em>\u00a0is a collection of five short, animated films celebrating the holiday season. A stork and fox join forces to save Santa\u2019s home, a brave little chick stands up to a flock of crows on her very first Christmas, and creatures of the forest gather to observe the wonder of the northern lights. Filled with warmth and whimsy, each story captures the joy of coming together in moments of celebration. With minimal dialogue, this program is accessible to all!<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"articles__item\" id=\"item_1549\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-small article-small--reverse article-small--limit-title-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/HAPPY_HOLIDAYS_slideshow.png\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">Happy Holidays<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__head -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__excerpt\" style=\"display: block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFriday, December 5 |\u202fFilm Forum\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br><a href=\"https:\/\/filmforum.org\/film\/happy-holidays\" target=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t title=\"Click here for tickets. \">Click here for tickets. <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"seemore\" id=\"more1549\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1549);\">See more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the Israeli city of Haifa, four stories intertwine as members of a close-knit Arab family perform their dutiful roles while each harboring a secret that exposes both their true desires and worst fears. Oscar\u00ae-nominated for his debut drama <em>AJAMI<\/em> (a 2010 FF premiere), Palestinian filmmaker Scandar Copti crafts a suspenseful, intricately structured drama that draws the viewer into shared humanity with the characters\u2014conflicts around sex, money, fidelity to clan, and personal freedom\u2014while also painting a vivid portrait of the complexities of Arab-Jewish relationships in cosmopolitan Israel.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"articles__item\" id=\"item_1123\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-small article-small--reverse article-small--limit-title-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/peaches-goes-bananas.webp\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">Peaches Goes Bananas by Marie Losier<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__head -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__excerpt\" style=\"display: block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDecember 5 \u2013 December 9, 2025 | Anthology film Archives\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anthologyfilmarchives.org\/film_screenings\/calendar?view=list&#038;month=12&#038;year=2025#showing-60363\" target=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t title=\"Click here for tickets. \">Click here for tickets. <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"seemore\" id=\"more1123\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1123);\">See more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For the past 17 years, Villa Albertine resident Marie Losier has captured the dynamic and provocative essence of Peaches, the trailblazing feminist queer icon.<\/p>\n<p>This intimate portrait offers a deep dive into the life of an inspiring, taboo-shattering artist. Discover Peaches\u2019 electrifying concerts, her close bond with her sister and how her boundless energy, fearless exploration on and off stage, has transformed every phase of her life into a captivating work of art.<\/p>\n<p>Q&amp;As with director Marie Losier from December 3 &#8211; December 5!<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script>\n   function toggleDescs(rand) {\n\t  if (jQuery('#item_' + rand + ' .description').attr(\"style\") == \"display: none;\") {\n\t\t jQuery('#items_2705 .articles__item .description').each(function () {\n\t\t\tjQuery(this).hide(\"slow\");\n\t\t });\n\t\t jQuery('#items_2705 .articles__item a.seemore').each(function () {\n\t\t\tjQuery(this).html(\"See more\");\n\t\t });\n\t\t jQuery('#items_2705 .articles__item').each(function () {\n\t\t\tjQuery(this).removeClass('on');\n\t\t });\n\t\t jQuery('#item_' + rand).addClass(\"on\");\n\t\t jQuery('#item_' + rand + ' .description').show(\"slow\");\n\t\t jQuery('#more' + rand).html(\"See less\");\n\t  } else {\n\t\t jQuery('#item_' + rand + ' .articles__item').removeClass(\"off\");\n\t\t jQuery('#item_' + rand + ' .description').hide(\"slow\");\n\t\t jQuery('#more' + rand).html(\"See more\");\n\t  }\n   }\n<\/script>\n<style>\n   div.articles__item.on .article-small .article__image,\n   .article-small .article__image:hover,\n   .article-small .article__image > img:hover {\n\t  filter: grayscale(0%);\n   }\n\n<\/style>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Events<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"articles-small articles-small--richtext section__articles\">\n\t\t<div class=\"articles__items\" id=\"items_2819\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"articles__item\" id=\"item_1356\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-small article-small--reverse article-small--limit-title-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fanon.webp\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">The 33rd African Diaspora International Film Festival (ADIFF NYC)<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__head -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__excerpt\" style=\"display: block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNovember 28 \u2013 December 14, 2025\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br><a href=\"https:\/\/nyadiff.org\/adiff-nyc-2025#:~:text=November%2028%20%E2%80%93%20December%2014%2C%202025,Contact:%20info@nyadiff.org\" target=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t title=\"Click here for tickets. \">Click here for tickets. <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"seemore\" id=\"more1356\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1356);\">See more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">Returning to New York from Thursday, November 28 until Sunday, December 14, the 33rd\u00a0<a class=\"reset interactable cursor-pointer decoration-1 underline-offset-1 text-super hover:underline font-semibold\" href=\"https:\/\/nyadiff.org\/adiff-nyc-2025#:~:text=November%2028%20%E2%80%93%20December%2014%2C%202025,Contact:%20info@nyadiff.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span class=\"text-box-trim-both\">African Diaspora International Film Festival<\/span><\/a>\u00a0(ADIFF NYC) once again invites audiences to experience the world through the lens of the African Diaspora. This year\u2019s edition showcases a rich and diverse selection of films from Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America, North America, and Europe \u2014 works that not only entertain but also engage deeply with questions of identity, memory, and cultural belonging. Through its program, the festival continues its long-standing mission of amplifying voices often underrepresented in mainstream cinema, highlighting the plurality and creativity of Black storytelling across continents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">Among this year\u2019s highlights are two remarkable films:\u00a0<em>The Ants<\/em>, the latest work by Moroccan director Yassine Fennane, and\u00a0<em>Fanon<\/em>, Jean-Claude Barny\u2019s much-anticipated biopic tracing the life and times of the revolutionary psychiatrist and philosopher Frantz Fanon. Both films promise to spark dialogue about colonial legacies, forms of resistance, and the complex intersections of history, politics, and personal experience that continue to shape the diasporic imagination.<\/p>\n<p>Jean-Claude Barney will be in attendance for a Q&amp;A on December 14!<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"articles__item\" id=\"item_1203\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-small article-small--reverse article-small--limit-title-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/misericordia.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">Voices of Francophone Cinema Festival <\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__head -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__excerpt\" style=\"display: block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThursday, December 4 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br><a href=\"https:\/\/as.nyu.edu\/research-centers\/maisonfrancaise\/events\/fall-2025\/voices-of-francophone-cinema-festival--misericordia.html\" target=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t title=\"Learn more\">Learn more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br>La Maison Fran\u00e7aise at NYU\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"seemore\" id=\"more1203\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1203);\">See more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Created and curated by Professor Anna-Caroline Prost, Voices of Francophone Cinema is back for a smashing fifth edition featuring some of the most cutting-edge films from the Francophone World. This year&#8217;s edition, made possible with the support of Albertine Foundation, celebrates and investigates the multi-faceted theme of &#8220;Nos libert\u00e9s &#8211; Our Freedoms&#8221; to rebuild life after trauma, to expand the limits of our possibilities, to examine, questions and transform our society, to understand our past, to experience joy and rebirth&#8230;This month, NYU presents <em>Misericordia<\/em>, an unusual and surprisingly funny film from Alain Giraudie. J\u00e9r\u00e9mie returns to his hometown for the funeral of his former boss, the village baker. He decides to stay for a few days with Martine, the man\u2019s widow. A mysterious disappearance, a threatening neighbor, and a priest with strange intentions make J\u00e9r\u00e9mie\u2019s short stay in the village take an unexpected turn.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"articles__item\" id=\"item_1616\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-small article-small--reverse article-small--limit-title-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/hq720.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">French Cin\u00e9math\u00e8que: Marcel le P\u00e8re No\u00ebl et le petit livreur de pizzas<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__head -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__excerpt\" style=\"display: block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSaturday, December 13 | 3:00\u202fPM &#8211; 4:00\u202fPM\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afmsp.org\/events\/cin-kids-marcel-le-pre-nol-et-le-petit-livreur-de-pizzas#\/\" target=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t title=\"Learn more\">Learn more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"seemore\" id=\"more1616\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1616);\">See more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One evening, on December 24, somewhere in a gray suburb, young Abdou, a dreamy pizza delivery boy, meets the real Santa Claus, whose name is Marcel. The old man is worn out and tired, and a silly scooter accident compromises his rounds. Thanks to Abdou, who enlists the help of some unusual characters from his neighborhood, the deliveries will go ahead as planned. In a big mess, Christmas is saved, with music and songs!<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"articles__item\" id=\"item_1778\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-small article-small--reverse article-small--limit-title-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Nouvelle-Vague_NYFF63_01_key.avif\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">French Cin\u00e9math\u00e8que: Nouvelle Vague <\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__head -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__excerpt\" style=\"display: block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDecember 15, 2025 | Online\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afusa.org\/community\/event-rsvp\/?event_id=144\" target=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t title=\"Click here for tickets. \">Click here for tickets. <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"seemore\" id=\"more1778\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1778);\">See more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A fictionalized account of the making of Jean-Luc Godard&#8217;s 1959 film <em>Breathless<\/em>, that uses the same style, color, aspect ratio, and language as the original film. A celebration of the French New Wave and its impact, this biopic focuses on Godard, his style, and his legacy.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"articles__item\" id=\"item_1394\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-small article-small--reverse article-small--limit-title-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1423754_vingtdeux_cannes_255190_crop.jpeg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">Holy Cow at Columbia University&#039;s Maison Fran\u00e7aise<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__head -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__excerpt\" style=\"display: block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThursday, December 4 |  6:30 PM\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br><a href=\"https:\/\/maisonfrancaise.columbia.edu\/events\/holy-cow-vingt-dieux\" target=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t title=\"Register here\">Register here<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br>Maison Fran\u00e7aise at Columbia University\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"seemore\" id=\"more1394\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1394);\">See more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\">Following the sudden death of his father, a hard-partying dairy farmer, 18-year-old Totone (Cl\u00e9ment Faveau) is reluctantly thrust into adulthood in Louise Courvoisier\u2019s warm and gently comic debut feature. Premiering in the Un Certain Regard section at the Cannes Film Festival, the film charts Totone\u2019s unconventional path to responsibility as he takes a job at a nearby dairy farm, falls for the farmer\u2019s daughter, and hatches a plan to save his family by entering a regional cheese competition\u2014with a 30,000 Euro prize for the best Comt\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Rooted in the landscapes and rhythms of rural Jura, where Courvoisier herself was raised, the film blends a cast of non-professional local actors with an affectionate, lived-in realism. Equal parts coming-of-age fable and pastoral portrait, this charming and flavorful story celebrates both the emotional messiness of growing up and the earthy traditions of French agricultural life\u2014sure to delight cinephiles and cheese lovers alike.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"articles__item\" id=\"item_1956\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-small article-small--reverse article-small--limit-title-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/peaches_goes_bananas-1080p.00_43_35_03.Still034-copy.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  class=\"attachment-medium size-medium 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class=\"description\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This December, Anthology Film Archives \u2014 the international center dedicated to the preservation, study, and exhibition of independent, experimental, and avant-garde cinema \u2014 will present several French productions, including the U.S. theatrical premiere of <em>Peaches Goes Bananas<\/em> by Villa Albertine resident <a href=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/residents\/marie-losier\/\">Marie Losier<\/a> (in person December 3 &#8211; 5), followed by <em>Une simple histoire<\/em> by Marcel Hanoun and <em>Encore<\/em> by Paul Vecchiali.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"articles__item\" id=\"item_1685\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-small article-small--reverse article-small--limit-title-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"seemore\" id=\"more1685\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1685);\">See more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Metrograph \u2014 the independent two-screen theater on Manhattan\u2019s Lower East Side, renowned for its meticulous curation of rare archival prints, repertory cinema, retrospectives, and international films \u2014 will present several French productions, including works by celebrated directors such as Jean-Luc Godard, Olivier Assayas, and Luc Moullet.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script>\n   function toggleDescs(rand) {\n\t  if (jQuery('#item_' + rand + ' 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