Film Events
A full listing of film events hosted by the Russian American Cultural Center.
- Join us for the 9th Annual Diaspora - Israeli-Russian Film Festival, streaming across the U.S. and globally in two parts.
- November 15 – November 21 and November 22 - December 6, 2020
- Virtual
- Join us for a screening of this award-winning film adaptation, a stark and powerful portrait of humanity in the aftermath of the war and the Holocaust.
- Friday, September 27, 2019 | 6:30 pm
- Hunter College
- Paying tribute to Valentina Kropivnitsky and Oskar Rabin, the pioneers of Soviet nonconformism | Ida K. Lang Recital Hall at Hunter College | Sunday, Oct 6, 2019
- Sunday, October 6, 2019 | 3:30 PM – 7:30 PM
- Ida K. Lang Recital Hall at Hunter College
- Legendary director Werner Herzog and co-director André Singer explore pivotal moments in USSR political history
- Opening Friday, May 3, 2019
- Film Forum
- A prominent international forum presenting films by Russian émigré filmmakers, with a focus on the immigrant experience and the search for a new cultural identity.
- Sunday, February 3, 2019 | 2:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Ida K. Lang Recital Hall at Hunter College
- Screening and discussions of films from Russia, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Romania, and Germany.
- Spring 2019
- Hunter College | School of Continued Education
- Please join Hermitage Museum Foundation for a screening of 2019 Grammy Nominated film "ITZHAK" | Followed by conversation with director Alison Chernick
- Tuesday, February 5, 2019 | Doors open 6:30 PM, film starts 7 PM
- WNET Tisch Studios
- Join us on Dec 7 for a screening of a riveting cinematic portrait of a family in crisis to offer thought-provoking commentary on modern life in Russia.
- Friday, December 7th, 2018 | 6:45 pm
- Hunter College, City University of New York
- The film highlights the immense influence of 18th century Russia on the development of opera, ballet, poetry, dance and theatre internationally.
- Wednesday, May 2, 2018 | 7 PM
- The Crosby Street Hotel
- Through a sampling of the best of Russian cinema, students will learn about the highlights of Russian history that had informed the country’s national character.
- Thursdays, April 5 - May 10, 2018 | 3 - 5 PM
- Hunter School of Continued Education
- Presented in collaboration with the Russian and Slavic Studies Program, Hunter College, CUNY | FREE OF CHARGE
- Sunday, March 18, 2018 | 2:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Ida K. Lang Recital Hall at Hunter College
- The only international forum presenting films by Russian émigré filmmakers, with a focus on the immigrant experience and the search for a new cultural identity.
- Sunday, October 22, 2017, 1:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Ida K. Lang Recital Hall at Hunter College
- Presented in collaboration with the Russian and Slavic Studies Program, Hunter College, CUNY
- Sunday, March 26, 2017 | 2:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Ida K. Lang Recital Hall at Hunter College
- An explosive combination of highly personal moral drama and a scathing portrait of a country in which corruption and greed seem to be the only shared values left.
- Friday, December 9, 2016 | 6:45 PM
- Hunter College, City University of New York
- A poignant feature-length documentary about family, friendship and gay rights, co-directors Allie Humenuk and Amy Geller
- Sunday, November 13, 2016 | noon
- SVA Theater
- Highly anticipated annual film festival presented by RACC in collaboration with the Russian and Slavic Studies Program, Hunter College, CUNY.
- Sunday, March 6, 2016, 1:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Ida K. Lang Recital Hall at Hunter College
- Presented in collaboration with the Russian and Slavic Studies Program, Hunter College, CUNY
- Saturday, March 5, 2016
- Ida K. Lang Recital Hall at Hunter College
- presented by RACC in collaboration with the Russian and Slavic Studies Program, Hunter College, CUNY.
- Sunday, November 2, 2014 2:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Ida K. Lang Recital Hall at Hunter College
- Presented by Russian American Cultural Center, in collaboration with the Russian and Slavic Studies Program, Hunter College, CUNY.
- Saturday, November 1, 2014
- Ida K. Lang Recital Hall at Hunter College
- Watch live shows from Moscow theatres
- starting Nov 2013
- Live from Moscow
- The Russian American Cultural Center is pleased to announce opening of The Fourth International Russian Émigré & Israeli-Russian Film Festival.
- November 10, 2013 to January 28, 2014
- Tribeca Film Center
- The fifth annual Architecture & Design Film Festival returns to Tribeca Cinemas with its most ambitious and exciting program to date.
- October 16, 2013 to October 20, 2013
- Tribeca Cinemas
- A documentary project by Director Slava Tsukerman and Producer Regina Khidekel.
- January 8, 2013
- The Russian American Cultural Center in New York established the world’s largest and unique Annual Israeli Russian Film Festival.
- December 16, 2012
- Tribeca Film Center
- Fate of Artists in Soviet Russia: Screening and Discussion of Art Documentaries.
- November 16, 2012 to March 14, 2013
- See details
- Cross-cultural initiative sponsored by Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz for the first time in the history of our community!
- September 5, 2012
- Kingsborough Community College, Performing Arts Center
- Join us for an exciting and unequaled celebration of Israeli-Russian culture!
- December 11, 2012 to January 12, 2013
- Tribeca Film Center
- Myn Bala is the story of young Sartai, a Kazakh teenager faced with a ten-year war, his first love, and betrayal.
- 2011
- For the 10th year in a row, New Yorkers will have an opportunity to watch the best of modern Russian cinematography.
- December 6, 2010
- American Premiere of the Film, "A Trap for the Ghost" by Rustam Ibragimbekov.
- November 16, 2010
- Tribeca Film Center
- The Russian American Cultural Center, in collaboration with the Office of Cultural Affairs, Consulate General of Israel in New York.
- October 31, 2010
- Tribeca Film Center
- This year the festival will include a varied program of new documentaries by filmmakers in Russia and the Russian Diaspora in the US.
- September 30, 2010 to October 3, 2010
- Tribeca Cinemas
- Dr. Semyon Pinkhasov, "Art Under Dictatorship: I’m not Jordano Bruno, Judge Not, Music Made on Thursday."
- March 12, 2008 to April 28, 2008
- Russian Bookstore No. 21
- Art during Dictatorship: Art Documentaries Series, by Semyon Pinkhasov.
- November 7, 2007
- The Harriman Institute
- Film screening and Q/A session with Boris Frumin, the director of the movie, "Undercover" (2006).
- May 30, 2007
- The Jewish Community Center in Manhattan
