Paula Farmer

1 week ago | culturevulture.net | Paula Farmer

A haunting tip prompts a Los Angeles Times reporter to discover that as many as a half a million barrels of toxic waste had been dumped into the ocean in the 50s through the early 60s. Thus begins the career-defining investigative reporting work from Los Angeles Times environmental journalist Rosanna Xia. In 2020, she was the first to break the story of DDT chemicals dumped into the Pacific Ocean, just off the coast of Southern California.

3 weeks ago | culturevulture.net | Paula Farmer

In the world of cinema and amongst cinephiles of New York, if autumn is synonymous with the New York Film Festival (NYFF), then New Directors/New Films (ND/NF) means spring is in the air and a new season of the potentially future best and brightest is about to be ushered in. Taking place April 2 through April 13, the over 50-year-old festival of emerging new filmmakers also marks the long lasting collaboration between hosts, Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and Film at Lincoln Center (FLC).

2 months ago | culturevulture.net | Paula Farmer

If you can’t have springtime in Paris- as in actual Paris- Film Lincoln Center’s (FLC) Annual French film festival can give you the next best thing. “Rendez-Vous With French Cinema,” co-sponsored by Unifrance, is a welcome breath of fresh air showcasing a wide variety contemporary movies of French filmmakers, both new and emerging as well as established and revered.

Jan 23, 2025 | culturevulture.net | Paula Farmer

Diversity of genres, characters, issues and themes take center stage for the 34th Annual New York Jewish Film Festival (NYJFF) and co-presented by Film at Lincoln Center (FLC) and The Jewish Museum. Going on now through January 29th, the festival which is known for being one of the oldest and best of its kind the focuses on a presenting a combination of carefully curated documentary, narrative, and short films from around the world that explore the Jewish experience.

Oct 20, 2024 | culturevulture.net | Paula Farmer

“Blitz” – If the New York Film Festival (NYFF) opened up with quiet poignancy in the form of “The Nickel Boys,” it went out with a bit of a bang with its closing film, “Blitz” by Steve McQueen. A commonality amongst the film and television projects by McQueen is that he explores stories and aspects of history not usually seen. Keeping in that tradition is his latest, taking viewers to characters and situations not often portrayed in wartime London during its blitzkrieg by the Germans.