Treasures from the Yale Film Archive: YI YI
Yi Yi: A One and a Two… (Edward Yang, 2000, 173 mins)
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Treasures from the Yale Film Archive: MISSISSIPPI MASALA
Mississippi Masala (Mira Nair, 1991, 118 mins)
Romance blooms for Denzel Washington and Sarita Choudhury in this culture-clash tale set around a delta motel, home to a family of Indian-Ugandan émigrés. Roshan Seth, Sharmila Tagore, and Charles S. Dutton give impeccable supporting performances in this “smart, appealing movie about displaced people and severed memories” (David Ansen). 35mm print from the Yale Film Archive.
Treasures from the Yale Film Archive: REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE
Rebel Without a Cause (Nicholas Ray, 1955, 111 mins)
New print! James Dean, Natalie Wood, and Sal Mineo give career-defining performances, roaming the teenage wasteland of Eisenhower-era Southern California. Angst is high, cars are fast, and parents—as always—just don’t understand, even in spectacular CinemaScope. “An unmissable film, made with a delirious compassion” (Dave Kehr). 35mm print from the Yale Film Archive.
Treasures from the Yale Film Archive: Fall Screening Schedule
And...action! Treasures from the Yale Film Archive is back all fall with 35mm films on the big screen in front of live audiences as they were meant to be seen.
THE AFTERLIGHT Screens at Yale
British director Charlie Shackleton visits Yale for a screening and discussion of his experimental feature film The Afterlight. This film exists as just a single 35mm print, hand-delivered by Shackleton to every screening around the world. "Every time it screens," Shackleton notes, "that lone print will further erode: a living record of its own life in circulation.
Introducing Treasures Screentests
Introducing Treasures Screentests, a limited series aimed at bringing films from the Yale Film Archive back to the big screen, but in a brand-new location: the newly-renovated Yale Humanities Quadrangle's Alice Cinema (Room L01, 320 York Street). In keeping with Yale's COVID-19 prevention policies, Treasures Screentests screenings are limited to asymptomatic, fully-vaccinated members of the Yale community at this time. Masks and Yale ID cards are required.
Yale Film Archive is now on Letterboxd
The Yale Film archive has joined Letterboxd, a social networking site for people who love film. For us, it is home to a treasure trove of articles, lists, and reviews that document the rich history of film preservation, education, and appreciation at Yale.
Yale Public Screening Partnerships
Do you have an idea for a public film screening or series? Are you interested in presenting films from the Yale Film Archive's collection?
Native American Stories
Though conditions don't allow us to gather and celebrate Native American Heritage Month at in-person screenings, we hope you'll nonetheless enjoy this online offering of six documentary films telling Native American stories. These films are made available to Yale students, faculty, and staff through Yale University Library's streaming video collections, and are available throughout November.
Indie Lens Pop-Up: STORM LAKE
Join us online for a free Indie Lens Pop-Up screening of Storm Lake, the new documentary by Jerry Risius and Beth Levison, followed by an interactive discussion of the state of local journalism with the film's stars.
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