Work-in-Progress Screening: Here/Then/Now by Rima Yamazaki

Filmmaker Rima Yamazaki will convene an evening to present a work-in-progress screening of her creative documentary, Here/Then/Now (working title), which weaves together present-day cityscapes of New York and the city's often-overlooked histories. In this film, the filmmaker explores and documents the city’s landscape while collecting historical accounts of the early days of Manhattan. A meditative journey across Manhattan, the film examines how the city transforms over time, how memories are forgotten, how histories are erased, and what we can see and cannot see.

Yamazaki will share a short version of the project, specially edited for this evening's presentation, followed by an informal Q&A. Free and open to the public.

This film project is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. Additional support has been provided by a grant from The Puffin Foundation.

Registration is encouraged but not required for entry.

BIO:
Rima Yamazaki is an independent filmmaker who makes observational and creative documentary films as a one-person crew. Her body of work consists of unusually patient and perceptive portraits of artists, buildings, and places. Her current focus is on the relationship between cityscapes and history. Yamazaki’s films have been shown at film festivals and venues around the world, including Cinéma du réel International Documentary Film Festival (Paris, France), Anthology Film Archives (New York, NY), the National Gallery of Art (Washington, DC), the International Festival of Films on Art (Montreal, Canada), and the Canadian Centre for Architecture (Montreal, Canada), among others.