Join us for the next Film Club meeting on Tuesday September 16 at 7pm. We will be discussing the selected film, Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) starring Noémie Merlant as Marianne and Adèle Haenel as Héloïse. The film is a French romantic drama written and directed by Céline Sciamma.
Join us for the next Film Club meeting on Tuesday October 14 at 7pm. We will be discussing the selected film, Together (2025), written and directed by Michael Shanks and starring Alison Brie and Dave Franco.
Join us for the next Film Club meeting on Wednesday November 12 at 7pm.
We will screen approximately 3 short films live and in person together at Yellow Studio. In between each screening, we'll open the floor to discussion. All 3 films will fall under the umbrella of a female-centric theme.
Reneepoptosis, Japan/USA, 2018, Best Animation at Sundance, Renee Zhan's short film is a provocative exploration of self. Three Renees go on a quest to find God—who is also Renee.
I'm Not a Robot, Netherlands/Belgium, 2025, Winner of the 2025 Academy Award for Best Live-Action Short. Victoria Warmerdam’s short film, a series of failed Captcha tests plunges a woman into a strange new reality.
Bus 44, China and Hong Kong, 2001, Directed by Dayyan Eng. On the outskirts of a small town, a bus driver and her passengers encounter highway robbers. "Bus 44" carries a universal theme that travels across all boundaries and societies, trespassing the dark side and bright side of human behavior. Beth will send links to the films a week or so before November 12 so that people can watch beforehand if they'd like (watching before is not required though).
Hone your On-Camera skills with actor and coach Shelley Molad who will be offering a one night workshop where participants will have a chance to work on assigned scenes, filmed with a professional studio set-up. Shelley will share techniques and insight for working on camera with various material including procedurals, dramas, sitcoms, and commercial copy. Everyone will receive video files of their work in MOV format.
All acting levels are welcome and the only requirement is to be yourself and have fun!
Join us for the next Film Club meeting on Wednesday December 17 at 7pm. We will be discussing the selected film, Emilia Pérez (2024), written by Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain, and Léa Mysius, directed by Jacques Audiard and starring Zoe Saldaña, Karla Sofía Gascón, and Selena Gomez.
Join us for the next Film Club on Thursday, January 15 at Jacob Burns Film Center in Pleasantville to view the selected film, If I Had Legs I'd Kick You (2025), written and directed by Mary Bronstein, a New York-based filmmaker known for her raw style.
The film stars Rose Byrne with a notable cast including Conan O'Brien, Christian Slater, A$AP Rocky, and Danielle Macdonald.
The film will be followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Mary Bronstein.
Join us for the next Film Club meeting on Thursday February 12 at 7pm.
We will be discussing the selected film, Bugonia, written by Will Tracey and Jang Joon-hwan, Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, starring Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons.
Join us for the next Film Club meeting on Thursday March 19 at 7pm. We will be discussing the selected film, Sentimental Value, written by Eskil Vogt & Joachim Trier, directed by Joachim Trier, starring Renate Reinsve Stellan Skarsgård, Elle Fanning and Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas.
Once monthly we will be dedicating space and time for writing in the Gallery. We’ll use the first hour for writing, followed by discussion. If you’re interested in turning your thoughts into words–but struggle to put pen to paper–these ‘butt in seat’ accountability sessions are a great way to get started!
Join us for the next Film Club on Thursday, April 30 at 7pm at Jacob Burns Film Center in Pleasantville to view the selected film, The Devil Wears Prada 2 (2026), directed by David Frankel and writer Aline Brosh McKenna, both of whom are returning from the original 2006 film.
Join us for Film Club on Thursday May 28 at 7pm. We will be discussing the selected film, Mistress Dispeller (2020/2024). This documentary film directed by Elizabeth Lo, explores a unique, covert industry in China where professionals, like Teacher Wang, are hired to break up extramarital affairs to save marriages. The film provides an intimate look at the emotional complexities of infidelity and the methods used to dissolve them.
Join us for the next Film Club meeting on Monday, June 22 at 7pm. We will be discussing the selected film, The Bride! (2026).
The Bride! is an American Gothic horror film directed and written by Maggie Gyllenhaal and starring Jessie Buckley (in a dual role), Christian Bale, Peter Sarsgaard, Annette Bening, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Penélope Cruz. The film draws inspiration from the 1935 film Bride of Frankenstein, which was based on Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein.