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Q&A with DESPERATE SOULS, DARK CITY AND THE LEGEND OF MIDNIGHT COWBOY Filmmaker Nancy Buirski, Actress Brenda Vaccaro & Author/Critic Lucy Sante, Co-Presented by BOMB Magazine

Friday, June 23
7:00

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Moderated by BOMB Magazine contributor Conor Williams

NOTE: This screening is SOLD OUT.
A standby line will form at the box office 30 minutes prior to showtime.

Founded in 1981, BOMB Magazine delivers the artist’s voice. BOMB publishes and preserves artist-generated material, spotlighting artists in conversation and offering unique insight into the creative process.

Nancy Buirski is the director, producer and writer of award-winning films THE LOVING STORY; AFTERNOON OF A FAUN: TANAQUIL LE CLERCQ; BY SIDNEY LUMET; THE RAPE OF RECY TAYLOR; and A CRIME ON THE BAYOU. THE LOVING STORY, shortlisted for Oscar and winner of a Peabody Award was turned into the feature LOVING, co-produced by Buirski. Both DESPERATE SOULS and THE RAPE OF RECY TAYLOR premiered at the Venice Film Festival, where the latter was awarded the prestigious Human Rights Nights Award. Buirski has consulted on many documentaries, including Academy Award winner SUMMER OF SOUL. Prior to filmmaking, Buirski founded and ran the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival. She is the former Foreign Picture Editor at The New York Times and wrote and photographed Earth Angels: Migrant Children in America. She is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Brenda Buell Vaccaro is an American stage, television, and film actress. In an illustrious career spanning over half a century, she has received one Academy Award nomination, four Primetime Emmy Award nominations, and three Tony Award nominations. She was nominated for three Golden Globe Awards, including Best Supporting Actress for her role in MIDNIGHT COWBOY.

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Lucy Sante is a writer, critic, and artist. Her books include Low Life, Kill All Your Darlings, The Other Paris, and Maybe the People Would Be the Times. Her memoir, I Heard Her Call My Name, will be published in February.

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Conor Williams is a filmmaker and writer who has contributed essays and interviews to BOMB Magazine, The Criterion Collection, MUBI Notebook, Bookforum, and elsewhere. He currently works at BAM Rose Cinemas.

 

 

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