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Both films wrestle with humor and empathy over questions of what should and shouldn’t be captured on camera and the place of the filmmaker in relation to their images. With filmmakers Judith Helfland and Robb Moss in person.
Join Heather Henson, Joe Hennes (Tough Pigs), and friends to celebrate Jim Henson's birthday with a musical walking tour through Jim and Jane's New York City.
Puppeteer Brian T. Carson leads a puppeteering workshop exploring the fundamentals of the art form, open to all ages and skill levels.
Karen Falk, Archives Director of The Jim Henson Company and Vice President of The Jim Henson Legacy, discusses her new book. 9/22!
Halving the Bones tracks with levity and some imaginatively staged re-creations a woman's attempt to divest her grandmother's bones while questioning what is ultimately more “halved”: her deceased grandmother or the multiracial identity of the filmmaker herself.
See the personal collections of our guest vendors and take home your own piece of Jim Henson history! Collectibles will be available for purchase or to trade.
On Jim Henson's birthday, enjoy a performance of instrumental music from films that have captured the hearts of audiences for decades.
Spanning three decades in the life of a Pakistani Canadian family, this vibrant festival favorite from writer-director Fawzia Mirza explores intergenerational connections between mothers and daughters and East and West. Fawzia Mirza and producer Andria Wilson Mirza will appear in person!
These films see their makers using the personal documentary format to fracture and restructure their relationships with their parents. With filmmaker Su Friedrich in person.
When filmmaker Lourdes Portillo receives a call informing her that her beloved uncle Oscar Ruiz Almeida has been shot, she heads back to her hometown of Chihuahua, Mexico.
In Les oeufs, Richard Leacock uses his new Hi8 camera to push the bounds of this aesthetic. Paired with Sleep Dealer director Alex Rivera’s first short.
Spanish director Pablo Berger’s Academy Award–nominated first animated feature, an adaptation of Sara Varon’s celebrated graphic novel, is a beautiful, surprising, and bittersweet tale of a friendship between a dog and his robot companion.