Nonfiction Film Festival: Prizewinner "The Game" + Q&A

Join the Film Society of Lincoln Center for our annual nonfiction showcase Art of the Real, featuring a special screening of the Cinema du Réel prizewinnerTHE GAME Q&A with director Marine de Contes · Screening with Diana Allan's So Dear, So Lovely In this strikingly photographed work of observational nonfiction, director Marine de Contes studies the strange sport of wood pigeon hunting. Deep in France’s Landes forest, a group of gamesmen jerry-rig a complex system of pulleys, tunnels, platforms, and cages; as they patiently await their prey, conversations highlight the cultural and familial traditions still honored by the practice, even as the distant sound of falling trees signals its imminent demise. With close observation, de Contes captures a dying ritual with care and curiosity. Preceded by:So Dear, So LovelyDiana Allan, Canada/Lebanon, 2019, 23mArabic with English subtitlesIn this two-part tour through the streets of Lebanon, a colorful Palestinian cab driver offers offhand insight into the region’s fraught political and social climate through boisterous serenades and excitable outbursts. This film is screening as part of the Film Society of Lincoln Center’s annual nonfiction showcase, Art of the Real. Hailed by IndieWire as "one of the world’s most essential showcases for game-changing, rule-breaking, genre-busting new cinema," the celebrated cinematic event returns April 18–28 to present a vibrant slate of new works by internationally acclaimed filmmakers and award-winning debuts from around the world. Presented with support from MUBI. View the complete lineup here. More Info below.