FRIDAY–SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14–23, 2018
NY Indie Guy: Ira Deutchman and the Rise of Independent Film
On September 14-16 and September 20-23, 2018, Columbia University’s Lenfest Center for the Arts will host a retrospective exhibit honoring the career of Film Professor and Producing Concentration Supervisor Ira Deutchman. Since 1975, Deutchman has been a leader in distributing, marketing, and producing American independent films, international films, and arthouse films. He is perhaps best known for founding and running the distribution companies Cinecom, Fine Line Features, and Emerging Pictures. Deutchman has taught at Columbia since 1987.
This retrospective will screen essential motion pictures from various points in Deutchman’s career, such as The Brother From Another Planet; Diva; Harlan County USA; sex, lies, and videotape; Swoon; and A Woman Under the Influence. Many showings will feature Q&A talkbacks with filmmakers or performers. The celebration will also include panel discussions and an extensive exhibit covering Deutchman’s impact on cinema.
All screenings and panels will take place in the Katharina Otto-Bernstein Screening Room at the Lenfest Center for the Arts, 615 W. 129th St., New York. All films will be accompanied by either an introduction or a Q&A session.
Complete Festival Schedule
Friday, September 14, 7:30 pm
A Woman Under the Influence
Saturday, September 15, 12 pm
Ball in the House
Saturday, September 15, 2:45 pm
All I Wanna Do
Saturday, September 15, 5:45 pm
Chilly Scenes of Winter
Saturday, September 15, 9 pm
Starstruck
Sunday, September 16, 12 pm
The Brother From Another Planet
Sunday, September 16, 3:30 pm
sex, lies, and videotape
Sunday, September 16, 6:15 pm
Panel: Ira Deutchman in Context: The World of Indie Filmmaking
Sunday, September 16, 8:50 pm
Diva
Thursday, September 20, 7 pm
Waterland
Friday, September 21, 3:30 pm
Panel: Independent Film at the Crossroads
Friday, September 21, 6 pm
Panel: A Conversation with Ira Deutchman
Friday, September 21, 8:30 pm
The Player
Saturday, September 22, 12 pm
Swoon
Saturday, September 22, 3 pm
Parting Glances
Saturday, September 22, 5:30 pm
54: The Director's Cut
Saturday, September 22, 8:45 pm
Outrageous!
Sunday, September 23, 12 pm
This Old Cub
Sunday, September 23, 2:30 pm
Harlan County USA
Sunday, September 23, 6 pm
Panel: The Preservation Crisis in Indie Film
Sunday, September 23, 8:30 pm
The Last Waltz