Transmissions

April 2020

Single Take: David Cale on “Paris, Texas”
04/10

The playwright and Light From Light actor looks back at the pleasure and surprise of going to the movies; in particular, one revelatory showing of Wim Wender's classic at the Paris Theatre in New York City.

February 2020

Three Films That Influenced: Grant Gee’s Radiohead documentary “Meeting People Is Easy”
02/05

Filmmaker Grant Gee looks back on three films that influenced his 1998 Radiohead documentary Meeting People Is Easy, recently released on the band's new online archive.

January 2020

Single Take: Lynne Sachs on Jean-Luc Godard
01/23

Having just completed her new film, the director reflects on the decades-long impact Godard has had on her creative process, recalling first-time viewings of Vivre Sa Vie, Notre Musique, and others.

November 2019

10/10: Brett Story
11/08

The filmmaker behind critically-acclaimed documentaries The Hottest August and The Prison in Twelve Landscapes shares her ten favorite films from the last ten years.

October 2019

10/10: Paul Harrill
10/31

The writer-director of Light From Light lists ten films (and one television show) with his favorite performances from the last ten years.

10/10: Ulrich Köhler
10/10

The filmmaker behind In My Room shares ten favorite films from the last ten years — in his own words, "Difficult, tough choices."

September 2019

Single Take: Patrick Wang on “A Borrowed Life”
09/19

The director of A Bread Factory describes watching what would become his favorite film, Wu Nien-jen’s A Borrowed Life, at the Musuem of the Moving Image in Queens, and the conversation it inspired with fellow filmgoers on the subway ride home.

August 2019

10/10: Ognjen Glavonić
08/27

The director of The Load, which premiered in Director's Fortnight at Cannes, shares his ten favorite films from the last ten years.

10/10: Bettina Perut and Iván Osnovikoff
08/13

The directors of Los Reyes share their ten favorite films from the last ten years.

10/10: Roberto Minervini
08/09

The director of What You Gonna Do When the World's On Fire? and The Other Side shares his ten favorite films from the last ten years.