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New York Times critic Janet Maslin and Bravo executive Andy Cohen spoke with an audience following a screening of Broadcast News. (L to R) cinematographer Declan Quinn and actor Aidan Quinn spoke with an audience following a screening of their film This is My Father, part of "Jonathan Demme's Rarely Seen Cinema."    (L to R) writer/director Paul Quinn and Jonathan Demme spoke to an audience following a screening of This is My Father, part of "Jonathan Demme's Rarely Seen Cinema."  
         
   
(L to R) JBFC Programming Director Brian Ackerman and filmmaker Michael Kantor spoke with an audience following a screening of Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy, closing night of the "2013 Westchester Jewish Film Festival." JBFC Programmer Karen Sloe Goodman and Deli Man filmmaker Erik Greenberg Anjou pose following a screening of Oma and Bella with Deli Man, part of the "2013 Westchester Jewish Film Festival." Photo: Matt Shoemaker   (L to R) AJC Executive Director David Harris and The Jewish Week editor Gary Rosenblatt pose following a screening of Hitler's Children, part of the "2013 Westchester Jewish Film Festival." Photo: Jordan Roberts  
         
   
JBFC Programmer Karen Sloe Goodman and author Eric Goldman pose following a discussion and clips show about "The American Jewish Story through Cinema," part of the "2013 Westchester Jewish Film Festival." (L to R) JBFC Programmer Karen Sloe Goodman, associate producer / researcher Phyllis Dillon, and filmmaker Joel Sucher pose following a screening of Dressing America: Tales from the Garment Center, part of the "2013 Westchester Jewish Film Festival."   (L to R) JBFC Programmer Karen Sloe Goodman, professor Diane Cypkin, and pianist Lena Panfilova spoke with and performed for an audience following the film In Search of Yiddish, part of the "2013 Westchester Jewish Film Festival."  
         
   
 (L to R) JBFC Programming Director Brian Ackerman and cinematographer Tom Hurwitz spoke with an audience following a screening of The Trial of Adolf Eichmann, part of the "2013 Westchester Jewish Film Festival." (L to R) Honorary Swedish Consul General in New York, David Dangoor, filmmaker Lisa Ohlin, and JBFC Programmer Karen Sloe Goodman pose following a screening of Simon and the Oaks, part of the "2013 Westchester Jewish Film Festival."   (L to R) dancer Todd Allen, JBFC Programmer Karen Sloe Goodman, and choreographer Zvi Gotheiner spoke and performed following a screening of the film Let's Dance, part of the "2013 Westchester Jewish Film Festival."  
         
   
(L to R) JBFC Programmer Karen Sloe Goodman, author/activist Jayson Littman, and author Bryce Renninger spoke to an audience following a screening of the film Yossi and the short film The Devotion Project: Listen from the Heart, part of the "2013 Westchester Jewish Film Festival." (L to R) Elliott Rose, Steven Bayme, and Scott Richman pose following a screening of the film Inventing Our Life: The Kibbutz Experiment, part of the "2013 Westchester Jewish Film Festival."   (L to R) JBFC Programming Director Brian Ackerman, comedian David Steinberg, and JBFC Programmer Karen Sloe Goodman pose following a performance of David Steinberg's live, one man show "That Could Turn into Something Big...or Not." Part of the "2013 Westchester Jewish Film Festival."  
         
     
 (L to R) Elliott Rose, Rabbi Andrew Baker, and Scott Richman pose following a screening of the film Süskind, part of the "2013 Westchester Jewish Film Festival." (L to R) filmmaker Tracie Holder, JBFC Programming Director Brian Ackerman, and co-producer/co-director Karen Thorson pose following a screening of Joe Papp in Five Acts, part of the "2013 Westchester Jewish Film Festival."   Producer Sharyn Felder and director Peter Miller speak to an audience following a screening of the film A.K.A. Doc Pomus, opening night of the "2013 Westchester Jewish Film Festival."  
         
       
 Filmmaker Marshall Lewy spoke to an audience following a screening of his film California Solo. Photo: Matt Shoemaker.  Dena Kaye, daughter of comic actor Danny Kaye, spoke to an audience following a screening of her father's film The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. Photo: Matt Shoemaker.   (L to R) New York Times Crossword Puzzle Editor, Westchester Table Tennis owner, and Village Resident Will Shortz, Village Historian Carsten Johnson, and Pleasantville Mayor Peter Scherer pose together after a free community event celebrating the collaboration between JBFC and the Village of Pleasantville. Photo: Ed Cody.  
         
       
Composer-in-Residence Lucio Gregoretti, Pleasantville Superintendent of Schools Mary Fox-Alter, and Pleasantville High School student Issei Herr pose together after a free community event celebrating the collaboration between JBFC and the Village of Pleasantville. Photo: Ed Cody. Filmmaker Sally Potter signs a poster before a screening of her film Ginger & Rosa. Photo: Steven Usen.   Filmmaker Roberto Perez Toledo spoke with an audience following a screening of his film Six Point About Emma, a selection from ReelAbilities: NY Disabilities Film Festival. Photo: Matt Shoemaker.  
         
   
New York Times critic Janet Maslin and filmmaker Adam Leon pose following a screening of Gimme the Loot. (Photo: Lynda Shenkman Curtis) (L to R) cinematographer Tom Hurwitz and filmmaker Neil Barsky spoke with an audience following a screening of Koch. (Photo: Matt Shoemaker)   Screenwriter Chris Terrio signs a poster following a screening of Argo. (Photo: Jordan Roberts)  
         
   
Filmmaker Fisher Stevens and JBFC Executive Director Steve Apkon pose following a screening of Stand Up Guys. (Photo: Matt Shoemaker)  New York Times critic Janet Maslin and writer, actor, and personality Dick Cavett spoke with an audience as part of "An Evening with Dick Cavett." (Photo: Matt Shoemaker)   Filmmaker Jon Bowermaster and JBFC Programmer Karen Sloe Goodman pose following a screening of the film Dear Governor Cuomo... (Photo: Matt Shoemaker)  
         
       
Screenwriter Tony Kushner and New York Times critic Janet Maslin spoke with an audience following a screening of Kushner's film Lincoln. (Photo: Lynda Shenkman Curtis)  Actor Tom Cruise, New York Times critic Janet Maslin, and filmmaker Christopher McQuarrie pose following a screening of the film Jack Reacher. (Photo: Lynda Shenkman Curtis)   (L to R) JBFC Executive Director Steve Apkon, filmmaker J.A. Bayona, and New York Times critic Janet Maslin pose following a screening of The Impossible. (Photo: Steven Usen)  
         
   
Filmmaker Yaron Zilberman and New York Times critic Janet Maslin spoke with an audience following a preview screening of Zilberman's film A Late Quartet.  Cinematographer Andrew Young poses after presenting a clips show and discussing the secrets behind making a great nature documentary.   Actor Jason Segel and filmmaker and JBFC Board member Jonathan Demme speak with an audience following a screening of the film Jeff, Who Lives at Home.   
         
   
JBFC Programming Director Brian Ackerman poses with Oscar-winning animator Chris Wedge after Wedge presented a collection of animated shorts that have inspired him throughout the years.  (L to R) Executive Vice President of Oceana Jim Simon, David Rockefeller Jr, and filmmaker Susan Rockefeller pose after a screening of the film The Whale.    Director of the Croton Watershed Clean Water Coalition Suzannah Glidden, JBFC Programming Director Brian Ackerman, and Riverkeeper President Paul Gallay spoke with an audience following a screening of the film Last Call at the Oasis.  
         
   
New York Times critic Janet Maslin poses with filmmaker Martin McDonagh following a preview screening of his film Seven Psychopaths. New York Times critic Janet Maslin, JBFC Executive Director Steve Apkon, and singer-songwriter Stevie Nicks pose after a screening of the film In Your Dreams: Stevie Nicks   (L to R) JBFC Programming Director Brian Ackerman poses with producer Zhu Rikun and filmmaker Wang Wo after a screening of the film Disturbing the Peace. Rikun and Wo were the Fall 2012 Kathryn W. Davis International Fellows.  
         
   
(L to R) Teatown Lake Reservation Board member Charlie Roberto, filmmaker Jeffrey Kimball, and author Jonathan Rosen spoke to an audience following a screening of the film Birders: The Central Park Effect. (L to R) Director of Preservation for Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival Norton Owen, filmmaker Ron Honsa, and choreographer Peter Pucci pose following a screening of Never Stand Still: Dancing at Jacob's Pillow.   Former Joffrey dancer Cynthia Anderson and choreographer Peter Pucci spoke with an audience following the film Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance.  
         
     
 New York Times critic Janet Maslin poses with actor/filmmaker John Turturro following a clips show and discussion about his illustrious career. (L to R) Executive Director and Founder of Metro Behavioral Health Associates Jennie Kramer and Judy Avrin pose following a screening of the documentary Someday Melissa.   Filmmaker Jeff Lipsky spoke with an audience following the screenings of his films Twelve Thirty and Flannel Pajamas.  
         
       
 Author James Patterson signs books for the audience after a screening of the film Howl's Moving Castle.  Filmmaker Mark Meatto and WFUV Music Director Rita Houston spoke to an audience after a screening of Meatto's film How to Grow a Band.     (L to R) New York Times critic Janet Maslin, filmmaker Noah Hutton, and JBFC Executive Director Steve Apkon pose after a screening of the film King for Two Days.  
         
   
(L to R) WFUV morning music host Claudia Marshall, filmmaker Marc Fields, and banjo player Tony Trischka pose following a screening of the film Give Me the Banjo.  (L to R) Beatles expert Scott Freiman and banjo player Tony Trischka performed for an audience following Freiman's Beatles lecture "Tomorrow Never Knows: Deconstructing the Beatles' Revolver."    New York Times critic Janet Maslin and filmmaker William Friedkin pose after a screening of the film Killer Joe.  
         
     
(L to R) New York Times critic Janet Maslin, filmmaker Malik Bendjelloul, and film subject Rodriguez spoke with an audience after a screening of the film Searching for Sugar Man.  Local Element curators Sean Weiner and Gina Duncan with filmmaker Anthony Desiato (center) after a screening of My Comic Shop DocumentARy.    (L to R) actor Mike Doyle, filmmaker Nancy Savoca, JBFC Board member and filmmaker Jonathan Demme, and producer Richard Guay after a screening of the film Union Square.   
         
   
Filmmaker Benh Zeitlin signs a poster following a screening of his film Beasts of the Southern Wild.  (L to R) JBFC Executive Director Steve Apkon, musician Paul Simon, and filmmaker Joe Berlinger following a screening of the film Under African Skies, part of the series "Sounds of Summer: New Music Documentaries." Photo: Lynda Shenkman Curtis   Author Annette Insdorf speaks to an audience following a screening of the film The Right Stuff.   
         
     
 Jazz violinist Aaron Weinstein poses after performing with his trio as part of the series "Jazz Sessions: The Greats on Camera." (L to R) filmmaker Stephen Kessler, singer/actor/songwriter Paul Williams, and film distributor Richard Abramowitz spoke with an audience following a screening of their film Paul Williams Still Alive.    Filmmaker and JBFC Board member Jonathan Demme and musician Neil Young sign a poster for their new film Neil Young Journeys. Photo: Lynda Shenkman Curtis  
         
     
Conductor, musician, and educator Iantheia Calhoun and the Jazz Elite Big Band perform after a screening of The Girls in the Band, part of the series "Jazz Sessions: The Greats on Camera." (L to R) astronaut Edgar Mitchell and astrophysicist and Director of the Hayden Planetarium Neil deGrasse Tyson pose after a screening of selections from the Academy Award-nominated 1989 documentary For All Mankind.   (L to R) filmmaker Bobcat Goldthwait and actor Joel Murray spoke to an audience after a screening of their new film God Bless America.  
         
   
Janet Maslin and actor Frank Langella spoke to an audience after a preview screening of the new film Robot and Frank. (Photo: Lynda Shenkman Curtis) Actor Steve Guttenberg and Janet Maslin spoke to an audience following a screening of the film Diner.   SUNY Purchase professor Habiba Boumlik and Lina Matta spoke to an audience after a screening of the film The Three Disappearances of Soad Hosni, part of the series "Contemporary Arab Cinema."  
         
   
Filmmaker and JBFC Board member Jonathan Demme and activist Majora Carter spoke to an audience after a screening of the film Pray for Japan, part of Jonathan Demme's series "Rarely Seen Cinema." JBFC Programming Director Brian Ackerman and Executive Director of the American Society for Muslim Advancement Daisy Khan pose after a screening of Man of Honor, part of the series "Contemporary Arab Cinema."   (L to R) JBFC Executive Director Steve Apkon, screenwriter Walter Bernstein, and filmmaker and JBFC Board member Jonathan Demme pose after a screening of Bernstein's film The Front.  
         
   
JBFC Executive Director Steve Apkon, actress Kathleen Turner, and New York Times critic Janet Maslin at the Silver Screen Circle Dinner honoring Kathleen Turner. (Photo: Ed Cody) Rare book dealer Glenn Horowitz and JBFC Programming Director Brian Ackerman spoke to an audience following a screening of the film Kafka's Last Story, part of the 2012 "Westchester Jewish Film Festival."   (L to R) filmmakers Yonatan Nir and Dani Menkin pose with JBFC Programmer Karen Goodman after a screening of their film Dolphin Boy, part of the 2012 "Westchester Jewish Film Festival."  
         
   
Filmmakers Alan Snitow and Deborah Kaufman after a screening of their film Between Two Worlds, part of the 2012 "Westchester Jewish Film Festival." JBFC Programmer Karen Goodman, comedian Robert Klein, and JBFC Programming Director Brian Ackerman spoke to an audience after a screening of Looking for Lenny, part of the 2012 "Westchester Jewish Film Festival."   (L to R) filmmaker Joan Micklin Silver and actress Amy Irving pose after a screening of their film Crossing Delancey, part of the 2012 "Westchester Jewish Film Festival."  
         
         

(L to R) filmmaker Scott Rosenfelt, film subject Phil Jacobs, and The Jewish Week editor Gary Rosenblatt after a screening of Rosenfelt's film Standing Silent, part of the "2012 Westchester Jewish Film Festival."

 Janet Maslin and filmmaker Jonathan Lee spoke after a screening of Paul Goodman Changed My Life, part of the "2012 Westchester Jewish Film Festival."   JBFC Executive Director Steve Apkon and producer Mark Manson pose after a screening of Follow Me: The Yoni Netanyahu Story, part of the 2012 “Westchester Jewish Film Festival.”  
         
       
Holocaust survivor Ruth Bachner meets with Westchester high school students after a screening of the film Irena Sendler: In the Name of Their Mothers.  Slam poets Aneta Brodski and Tahani Salah performed for an audience after a screening of the film Deaf Jam, part of the "Westchester Jewish Film Festival.   Janet Maslin with filmmaker and actor Ed Burns following a screening of his film Newlyweds. (Photo: Sean Cohan)  
   
Mayor Peter Scherer of Pleasantville and Deborah Sussman, who worked in the Eames Office, spoke after a screening of Eames: The Architect and the Painter, part of the series "FrameWorks: Art on Film." Filmmakers Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim speak to an audience following a screening of their film Journey of the Universe. (Photo: Lynda Shenkman Curtis)   Producer Alexandra Chowaniec spoke following a screening of !Women Art Revolution, part of the series "FrameWorks: Art on Film."  
         
   
(L to R) Lillian Rembert, JBFC Executive Director Steve Apkon, and film subject Winfred Rembert after a screening of All Me: The Life and Times of Winfred Rembert, part of the series "FrameWorks: Art on Film." JBFC Kathryn W. Davis International Filmmaker-In-Residence Apichatpong Weerasethakul with Associate Professor of Film at SUNY-Purchase Andrew Lampert after a screening of Tropical Malady.   Professor Kim de Beaumont spoke to an audience following a screening of Rembrandt-Draftsman, part of the series "FrameWorks: Art on Film."  
         
   
(L to R) JBFC Executive Director Steve Apkon, Dr. Cheryl Archbald, Laura Rossi-Ortiz, and Douglass DeCandia spoke following a screening of Forks Over Knives.  JBFC Programmer Kathy Bonomi with filmmaker Bruno Wollheim following a screening of his film David Hockney: A Bigger Picture, part of the series "FrameWorks: Art on Film."   Screenwriter Simon Beaufoy with Janet Maslin following a screening of Beaufoy's film Salmon Fishing in the Yemen.   
         
   
(L to R) Artist Alex Masket, Elaine Masket, Dr. Beth Mount, and Arc of Westchester Exec. Director Richard P. Swierat spoke following a screening of Breaking Boundaries: the Art of Alex Masket. (Photo: Lynda Shenkman Curtis)

 Filmmaker Dori Berinstein spoke to an audience with actor Tommy Tune following a screening of her documentary Carol Channing: Larger Than Life.   Back to back events! Actor Tommy Tune spoke following a screening of Carol Channing: Larger Than Life on the same night as actor Evan Sneider came to speak about his film Girlfriend, part of the “ReelAbilities” series.  
         
   
Actor Declan Quinn and Academy Award-winning filmmaker Jonathan Demme following a screening of Petulia, shown in the monthly series “Rarely Seen Cinema with Jonathan Demme”. Filmmaker Oren Moverman spoke to an audience following a screening of his film Rampart, starring Woody Harrelson.   New York Times critic and Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Stephen Daldry following a screening of his film Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close. (Photo: Jordan Roberts)  
         
   
Lead animator Jamie Beard following a preview screening of his new film The Adventures of Tintin directed by Steven Spielberg. Academy Award-winning editor Thelma Schoonmaker and New York Times critic Janet Maslin following a screening of her new film Hugo directed by Martin Scorsese. (Photo: Steve Usen)

   Filmmaker Simon Curtis following a screening of his new film My Week with Marilyn starring Michelle Williams. (Photo Jin Zheng)
  
         
   
Academy Award-winning director Jonathan Demme spoke with JBFC Executive Director Steve Apkon follow a screening of I’m Carolyn Parker: The Good, the Mad, and the Beautiful. (Photo: Steve Usen) Filmmaker Marshall Curry spoke to an audience following a screening of his name If A Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front, part of the “Global Watch” film series. (Photo: Sean Cohan)   New York Times critic Janet Maslin and filmmaker Joe Berlinger following a screening of his new film Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory, the opening night selection in the “Global Watch” film series. (Photo: Sean Cohan)
  
         
   
Writer/Director Sam Levinson, New York Times critic Janet Maslin, and actress Ellen Barkin following a screening of their film Another Happy Day. (Photo: Lynda Shenkman Curtis) Actress Elizabeth Olsen spoke with New York Times critic Janet Maslin following a sold-out screening of her film Martha Marcy May Marlene. (Photo: Lynda Shenkman Curtis)   JBFC Programmer Kathy Bonomi with Irish dance World Champion Julia O’Rourke following a screening of Jig, part of the “Dance on Film” series. (Photo: Sean Cohan)

  
         
   
Choreographer Peter Pucci with New York City Ballet dancer Georgina Pazcoguin following a screening of West Side Story, the opening night selection for the “Dance on Film” series. (Photo: Jordan Roberts)



 Filmmaker J.C. Chandor following a screening of his new film Margin Call, starring Zachary Quinto, Stanley Tucci, and Kevin Spacey. (Photo: Sean Cohan)




   JBFC Executive Director Steve Apkon, Director of the Romanian Cultural Insitiute of New York Corina Sute, and JBFC International Programmer-in-Residence Mihai Chirilov following a screening at The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu, part of the “New Roman Cinema” series.  
         
   
New York Times critic Janet Maslin with Academy Award-nominated director Gus Vant Sant following a screening of his film Restless. (Photo: Lynda Shenkman Curtis)



 Academy Award-winning director Ron Howard, Academy Award-winning Steven Spielberg, and JBFC Executive Director Steve Apkon at the Tribute to Steven Spielberg event. (Photo: Lynda Shenkman Curtis)

   Filmmaker Eric Drath and film subject Renee Richards following a screening of Renee. (Photo: Jordan Roberts)  
         
   
New York Times critic Janet Maslin, Academy Award-winning director Jonathan Demme, and screenwriter Jenny Lumet following a screening of A.I. Artificial Intelligence. (Photo: Steve Usen) JBFC Executive Director Steve Apkon with executive producer/film subject Andrea DeGeorge Garbarini of Pleasantville following a screening From the Ground Up: 10 Years After 9/11. (Photo: Lynda Shenkman Curtis)

   Author Jason Zinoman spoke following a screening of The Exorcist. (Photo: Tori Hughes)  
         
   
Filmmaker Larysa Kondracki with New York Times critic Janet Maslin following a screening of Kondracki's film The Whistleblower, starring Rachel Weisz.

 Actress Brit Marling spoke with director Mike Cahill, costar William Mapother, and New York Times critic Janet Maslin following a screening of Another Earth. (Photo: Jesse LoCasio)   Editor Todd Sandler, New York Times critic Janet Maslin, and filmmaker Robert Celestino following a screening of their film Leave. (Photo: Jordan Roberts)

  
         
   
Filmmaker Cindy Meehl spoke to an audience following a screening of her film Buck. (Photo: Tori Hughes) Filmmaker Kenneth Bowser and New York Times critic Janet Maslin spoke following a screening of his film Phil Ochs: There But For Fortune, the opening night of the "Sounds of Summer: New Music Documentaries" series. (Photo: Sean Cohan)   New York Times critic Janet Maslin with Jennifer Grant, daughter of Cary grant who spoke about her book Good Stuff: A Reminiscence of My Father, Cary Grant, following a screening of An Affair to Remember. (Photo: Tori Hughes)  
         
   
Filmmaker Josh Shelov and JBFC Programming Director Brian Ackerman following a screening of his new film The Best and the Brightest. (Photo: Tori Hughes)

 		 Julliard graduate students Will and Peter Anderson with jazz drummer Danny Rosenfeld following a short performance and screening of Benny Goodman: Adventures in the Kingdom of Swing. (Photo: Tori Hughes)   Filmmaker Andrew Rossi and New York Times critic Janet Maslin following a screening of Rossi’s new documentary Page One: Inside the New York Times.(Photo: Landon Becker-Parton)
 		  
         
   
Filmmaker Kent Jones and filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul following a screening of Weerasethakul’s Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives. (Photo: Jordan Roberts)

 		 New York Times critic Janet Maslin and film studio executive/author Peter Bart following a screening of Harold and Maude. (Photo: Tori Hughes)


 		   Academy Award-nominated director Buck Henry and author Brooke Hayward following a screening of The Shop Around the Corner, starring Hayward’s mother Margaret Sullivan. Following the screening, Hayward spoke about her reissued memoir Haywire. (Photo: Jordan Roberts)  
         
   
Filmmaker Debra Granik spoke to an audience at the Film Center and to our Friday Night Films program for high school students following a screening of her Academy Award-nominated film Winter’s Bone. (Photo: Ed Cody)


 		 Adam R. Rose, Westchester Jazz Orchestra Executive Director Emily Tabin, and Peter R. McQuillan following the opening night film and live performance by the Westchester Jazz Orchestra Sextet for the “Jazz Sessions: The Greats on Camera” series. Rose and McQuillian are sponsors of the series. (Photo: Lynda Shenkman Curtis)   New York Times critic Janet Maslin with actor Rob Lowe following a sold-out screening of The Outsiders. Lowe came with his New York Times best-selling book Stories I Only Tell My Friends. (Photo: Jordan Roberts)


 		  
         
   
Filmmaker Karen Goodman spoke with JBFC Progammer Karen Sloe Goodman following a screening of Strangers No More, part of the “Westchester Jewish Film Festival”. (Photo: Jordan Roberts)

 JBFC Senior Programmer Christopher Funderburg spoke with actor/former Media Arts Lab student  David Thompson following a screening of his film Win Win, also starring Paul Giamatti. (Photo: Tori Hughes)
   Writer Dave Barry spoke with New York Times critic Janet Maslin following a screening of This is Spinal Tap. (Photo: Jordan Roberts)


  
         
   
Author Joe Wallace spoke to an audience and signed books following a screening Jews and Baseball, part of the “Westchester Jewish Film Festival”. (Photo: Jesse LoCasio) Elena Procario-Foley and Noam Marans spoke following a screening of Hidden Children, part of the “Westchester Jewish Film Festival”. (Photo: Landon Becker Parton)   JBFC Executive Director Steve Apkon with filmmaker Craig Teper following a screening of his film Vidal Sassoon: The Movie, part of the “Westchester Jewish Film Festival”. (Photo: Tori Hughes)  
         
   
Filmmaker Jim Kohlberg spoke with JBFC Executive Director Steve Apkon following a screening of his film The Music Never Stopped. (Photo: Jordan Roberts)


 Author Fran Lebowitz spoke with New York Times critic Janet Maslin following a screening of Public Speaking, a docuemtnary about Lebowitz directed by Martin Scorsese. (Photo: Lynda Shenkman Curtis)   New York Times critic Janet Maslin with director Tom Shadyac following a screening of his film I Am. (Photo: Jordan Roberts)



  
         
   
Director Richard Press and producer Philip Gefter following a screening of their film Bill Cunningham New York. (Photo: Landon Becker Parton) New York Times critic Janet Maslin with screenwriter Joe Tiboni following a screening of his film Win Win. (Photo: Landon Becker Parton)   Filmmaker Eric Mendelsohn spoke with Jonathan Demme following a screening of his film 3 Backyards. (Photo: Jordan Roberts)  
         
   
JBFC Director of Development Judy Exton, author Kate Buford, and JBFC Board Chairman David Swope following the program A Look at Jim Thorpe. (Photo Jordan Roberts) Filmmaker Susan Vogel following a screening of her film Fold Crumple Crush: The Art of El Anatsui, part of the “FrameWorks: Art on Film” series. (Photo: Jordan Roberts)   Kai Eric, Suzanne Mallouk, and Michael Holman following a screening of Jean-Michel Basquait: The Radiant Child, part of the “FrameWorks: Art on Film” series. (Photo: Landon Becker Parton)  
         
   
New York Times critic Janet Maslin with film writer Mark Harris following a screening of David Fincher’s The Social Network. Maslin and Harris discussed the films and performances in this year’s Oscar race. (Photo: Jordan Roberts)
JBFC Programmer Kathy Bonomi with Tod Lippy, editor of Esopus Magazine following a screening of Marwencol, the opening night selection for the “FrameWorks: Art on Film” series. (Photo: Landon Becker-Parton)

  
Academy Award-nominated actor Paul Giamatti following a screening of his new Barney’s Vers