{"id":8561052,"date":"2026-03-03T15:53:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T15:53:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/?post_type=app_event&#038;p=8561052"},"modified":"2026-03-06T16:14:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T16:14:33","slug":"the-fourth-edition-of-ps-58-francophone-festival","status":"publish","type":"app_event","link":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/events\/the-fourth-edition-of-ps-58-francophone-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"The Fourth Edition of PS 58 Francophone Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On Sunday, March 15, in celebration of &#8220;La Francophonie,&#8221; the French-English Dual-Language Program Liaison Committee of PS 58 &#8211; The Carroll School proudly presents its fourth annual event featuring a day of French films, book fair, live music and author readings, highlighting the diversity of French arts from around the French-speaking world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This event is free and open to all. All films are presented by Villa Albertine and Institut fran\u00e7ais and will be in French with English subtitles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PS-58-4th-Film-Festival.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8600156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PS-58-4th-Film-Festival.png 1600w, https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PS-58-4th-Film-Festival-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PS-58-4th-Film-Festival-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PS-58-4th-Film-Festival-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PS-58-4th-Film-Festival-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><p>&#8216;<em>Lola and the Sound Piano&#8217; by Augusto Zanovello, musical artist Natie, and author Vicky Fr\u00e9mont<\/em>.<\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Schedule<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>11:00 AM: Student musicians from PS 58 open the Francophone Festival<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>11:35 AM: Opening Remarks by Fabrice Jaumont<\/strong>,<strong>Education Attach\u00e9 at Villa Albertine<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>11:50 AM: Reading of <em>The Hummingbird Project <\/em>by Vicky Fr\u00e9mont\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen to Vicky Fr\u00e9mont read an excerpt from her book &#8220;The Hummingbird Project,&#8221; a beautiful story about a hummingbird who helps stop a forest fire one drop at a time, eventually inspiring the larger animals to join.\u00a0(Followed by crafts in the lobby for children 8+ at 12:20 PM, RSVP needed). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>12:45 PM\u00a0: Series of Two Short Films <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Vanille <\/em>by Guillaume Lorin, 2020, 31 min: Vanille is a 9-year-old Parisian girl who has just arrived in Guadeloupe. Between her meeting with Oba and the quest for the mysterious Arum Titan flower, her holiday becomes an initiatory adventure full of twists, leading her to discover new places, others, and her own roots. (recommended for ages 8+). <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Lola and the Sound Piano<\/em> by Augusto Zanovello, 2024, 26 min: Lola is the big sister of five-year-old Simon, who lives in his own world. Watching him, she notices how sensitive he is to the small, hidden sounds of everyday life. With her friend Rolih, Lola decides to build a noise machine to communicate with him. (recommended for ages 6+)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>1:50 PM: Reading of <em>Biscotte and the New Kid<\/em> by Karine Cohen Dicker<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Biscotte and The New Kid<\/em> is the story of a beautiful encounter between Biscotte, a little girl with a crunchy personality, and a new pupil in her class, Moumou, from a newly-arrived refugee family. In this country, people speak French, English, and above all, the universal language of friendship. A bilingual book in French and English with a coloring activity inside(all ages)! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>2:30 PM: Solo Music Performance by the Artist Natie<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t miss Natie, a Creole singer-songwriter from R\u00e9union Island, now based in New York City, as she brings her soulful, multilingual sound to the stage! After touring the world with Beyonc\u00e9 and Jay-Z, she launched her solo career with <em>Identity<\/em> and her debut EP <em>In the Key Of Fall<\/em>, sharing powerful stories of Creole identity and belonging. Followed by a\u00a0workshop, <em>Introduction to Songwriting<\/em>, in the gym from 3:15 &#8211; 4:15 PM. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>3:30 PM: Series of Two Short Films <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Capybaras<\/em>by Alfredo Soderguit, 2024, 10min:\u00a0Hunting season has begun. A family of capybaras seek refuge in a chicken coop, but the hens don&#8217;t trust them. However, the curiosity of the youngest capybaras creates a union with unexpected consequences. (Recommended for ages 5+). <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Once Upon a Time in Dragonville<\/em>\u00a0by Marika Herz, 2024, 9min: Samson, a dragon bullied by the other inhabitants of Dragonville, is forced to enter Humanville. There he meets Simon, a little boy who helps him face all the difficulties. Samson discovers a new world and, above all, a taste of friendship. (Recommended for ages 3+).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>4:10 PM: Feature Film <em>Calamity, A Childhood of Martha Jane Cannary<\/em> by R<strong>\u00e9<\/strong>mi Chay<strong><strong>\u00e9<\/strong><\/strong>, 1h22<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Set in 1863, this animated tale tells the origin of Wild West legend Calamity Jane. Twelve-year-old Martha Jane takes charge of her family after her father\u2019s accident, trading skirts for boys\u2019 breeches and defying pioneer norms. Falsely accused of theft, she runs away into the wild, discovering herself and the world that will shape her into the iconic Calamity Jane. (Recommended for ages 6+). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Learn more about the festival <a href=\"https:\/\/ps-58-pta-francophonefilmfestival.square.site\/\">here!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":8603524,"menu_order":0,"template":"","app_discipline":[219,410,581,213,230],"app_city_tax":[217],"app_event_type":[238,420,239,385,244],"class_list":["post-8561052","app_event","type-app_event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","app_discipline-cinema","app_discipline-family-program","app_discipline-literature-2","app_discipline-literature","app_discipline-music","app_city_tax-nyc","app_event_type-concert","app_event_type-fair","app_event_type-film","app_event_type-readings","app_event_type-workshop"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Fourth Edition of PS 58 Francophone Festival - Villa Albertine<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/events\/the-fourth-edition-of-ps-58-francophone-festival\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Fourth Edition of PS 58 Francophone Festival - Villa Albertine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"On Sunday, March 15, in celebration of &#8220;La Francophonie,&#8221; the French-English Dual-Language Program Liaison Committee of PS 58 &#8211; The Carroll School proudly presents its fourth annual event featuring a day of French films, book fair, live music and author readings, highlighting the diversity of French arts from around the French-speaking world. 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