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The below story was originally published as part of FACETS Founder, Milos Stehlik’s From the Videotheque newsletter on April 3, 2017. Text has been lightly edited for clarity. I am writing this only because I received a "friend" request on LinkedIn from Teddy Follenfant (an app the usefulness of which I simply cannot understand, other than as an aid for companies to use in vetting potential employees). “Teddy Follenfant” is a name I have not heard in 40 years. It was good to know that Teddy Follenfant is alive, working as a journalist, and now a painter. I knew him in the

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This April, come to FACETS and celebrate Earth Month with our Art House Environmentalism Screening Series running from April 1st-15th. Programmed by our Customer Service Rep Perry Ruhland, each selection contemplates humanity’s modern disconnection from the natural world. To accompany Perry’s screening series, here are ten films we have curated to reflect different elements of how humanity lives with nature… or has corrupted it. From across the world and via a variety of genres, each one makes a statement on a dimension of environmental concerns. From sustainability concerns to sheer disaster, these films reflect the vantage of their artists grappling with

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Two screening series are currently running at the FACETS Cinema this month, making for an opportune and coincidental pairing of two films with different perspectives on the nature of belonging. Rebecca Hall’s film Passing, part of our If We Picked the Oscars series, screens on March 18th-20th and Paris Blues is showing on the 20th as one of the films in our Tribute to Sydney Poitier. Both film series are programmed by Charles Coleman, FACETS Film Program Director, and this is a unique chance to experience two carefully curated films in conversation with one another on the same weekend. Passing DIRECTED BY

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Oscar season has arrived in earnest and while the Academy is in the news for shortening the ceremony, FACETS has the cure for the frustrations of the grand ceremony we both love and hate. The Oscars can’t reward everything in a given year but that doesn’t mean they’re perfect either! We see shutouts every year, films that were nominated but lost in the voting for one reason or another. But what about omissions, those films which are entirely overlooked by the Academy in a given year, despite seeming like a shoo-in for a specific category? To accompany our If We Picked

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All is Forgiven is now showing at FACETS with showtimes on February 18th-20th and the 25th-27th. Fresh off the acclaimed Bergman Island, Mia Hansen-Løve’s 2007 directorial debut is now playing in the US for the first time. To celebrate our screening of it, we’re pairing it with another film about the way addiction can fray familial bonds: the 2004 Olivier Assayas film Clean.   ALL IS FORGIVEN DIRECTED BY MIA HANSEN-LØVE Co-winner of the 2007 Louis Delluc Prize for Best First Film alongside Celine Sciamma’s Water Lilies, Mia Hansen-Løve’s Cesar-nominated All is Forgiven is now screening at FACETS. Mia Hansen-Løve’s film is a harrowing demonstration

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The first thing that comes to your mind when you hear the phrase "February film series" might be focused on romantic relationships, however this year at FACETS we decided to do things a bit differently. In honor of the unofficial holiday Galentine's Day, celebrated on February 13th, FACETS is hosting a weekend dedicated to films about women's friendship. Whether you're a Galentine's expert or you've never heard of the holiday until now, we guarantee our slate of films for the Galentine's Weekend film series will keep you and your friends busy and entertained February 11-13, 2022. As a companion to

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Writer and director Paul Schrader's newest film, The Card Counter, is showing in-person at FACETS February 4-6, 2022. For a double feature, we suggest another film where gaming is a form of confrontation: Robert Rossen’s, The Hustler (1961). THE CARD COUNTER DIRECTED BY PAUL SCRADER Celebrated director/screenwriter Paul Schrader returns to the cinema with The Card Counter, a film exploring two subjects he fixates on in his films and social media posts alike: masculinity and poker. Oscar Isaac plays William Tell, former soldier and current card sharp, a meticulous gambler making his living off of small scores traveling between casinos. After being pushed to

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For FACETS’ December programming, we have a wonderful group of films that will screen in-person in early December. For more information about the screening schedules, check FACETS’ 2021 Programing Press Release. These films are your non-traditional holiday pictures that use the holidays as more of a backdrop to their stories. These directors made fantastic character-driven films that are more complex than your average run-of-the-mill Christmas story. These films go into depth about topics unrelated to the holiday season, but ultimately feel unique when the holidays are used as their framing device. For example, some make statements about the bigger picture

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This month, we have been working hard to follow-up our previous watchlist of Staff Discoveries at FACETS. To continue our new tradition of our monthly Staff Picks, we’re including 10 films from staff members. This time, these picks come from the Customer Service Team and our chosen theme for this month is: “Films that take place during the winter season.” Each employee from the Customer Service department has reflected on experiences they have had with winter season films and each has chosen one of their favorites. We hope this list will comfort you during the holiday season, and that these