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Code Name: Ayalon

Under the code name “the Ayalon Institute,” a group of teenagers from the Hatzofim Aleph Scout movement and members of the Haganah built an underground munitions factory in 1947 that secretly manufactured and then smuggled ammunition needed...

Wu Zuguang and Wu Zuqiang: Two Legends from a Distinguished Family

Wu Zuguang and Wu Zuqiang: Two Legends from a Distinguished Family

Hailing from a distinguished family in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, Wu Zuguang and his younger brother Wu Zuqiang are both legendary figures in...

Paradox Docs: Poly Styrene: I am a Cliche

Paradox Docs: Poly Styrene: I am a Cliche

The Paradox Docs series features contradictory yet fascinating stories from unlikely sources. In celebration of Women’s History month, Poly...

The Old Town Girls

The Old Town Girls

Online screening and conversation with the director. Inspired by a true incident, Shen Yu’s debut OLD TOWN GIRLS tells a tale about how an...

Hidden Letters

Hidden Letters

Nushu (女书), a secret language written in calligraphy shared by generations of Chinese women in their covert support of sisterhood, hope and...

Paradox Docs: F is for Fake

Paradox Docs: F is for Fake

The Paradox Docs series features contradictory yet fascinating stories from unlikely sources. F is for Fake (1973), directed by Orson Welles, is a...

Silent Films/Live Music

Silent Films/Live Music

Classic silent film screenings accompanied by a live score in the Winter Garden. Tonight, see The Kid – Scored and performed by Yasmin Williams...

Silent Films/Live Music

Silent Films/Live Music

Classic silent film screenings accompanied by a live score in the Winter Garden. Tonight, see The Passion of Joan of Arc – Scored and performed...

Silent Films/Live Music

Silent Films/Live Music

Classic silent film screenings accompanied by a live score in the Winter Garden. Tonight, see Electric Appalachia – Scored and performed by Mary...

“Caring Corrupted: The Killing Nurses of the Third Reich” Screening and Discussion

“Caring Corrupted: The Killing Nurses of the Third Reich” Screening and Discussion

In the Third Reich, many German nurses served the Nazi regime, choosing to abandon professional ethics. They used their skills to murder people with...

Gary Lucas’s Live Score of “The Golem” and Post-Film Discussion with Lucas and Annette Insdorf

Gary Lucas’s Live Score of “The Golem” and Post-Film Discussion with Lucas and Annette Insdorf

The legend of the Golem — a person made from clay and brought to life through kabbalistic magic in 16th century Prague to protect the Jewish...

Noir Pairing: Sunset Boulevard

Noir Pairing: Sunset Boulevard

The Noir Pairings hybrid film series pairs a neo-noir with a classic noir movie for comparison and discussion. In Sunset Blvd (1950), directed by...