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Film critic, programmer, author and current Artistic Director of the New York Film Festival Dennis Lim joins us on the eve of the 63rd NYFF to present a guest selection of films that have shaped his sensibility, reflect his filmic philosophy, and illustrate his remarkable career.
Film editor of The Village Voice from 2000 to 2006, a frequent contributor to The New York Times from 2006 to 2013, founder of the Museum of the Moving Image's annual film festival First Look, and director of programming at Film at Lincoln Center from 2013- 2022, Lim also authored the books David Lynch: The Man from Another Place and Tale of Cinema, a monograph on Korean filmmaker Hong Sang-soo. His exceptional taste and sharp critical voice have garnered respect from filmmakers, audiences and peers, and his stewardship of the New York Film Festival has so far been defined by a renewed focus on artistic excellence and boundary-pushing cinematic forms.
In an age of artistic nihilism, Lim's consistent efforts to uplift and elucidate exceptional contemporary filmmaking remind us the medium still holds an infinitude of possibilities, and that its past is ever-present. The films he's chosen to present as part of this program span the first decade of his career and testify to the profound ambitions of 21st-century Asian filmmaking.