Fraenkel Film Festival

Fraenkel Gallery is proud to announce the Fraenkel Film Festival, an 11-night celebration marking the gallery’s 45th anniversary. The event will showcase a rich selection of films chosen by gallery artists including Robert Adams, Sophie Calle, Kota Ezawa, Lee Friedlander, Nan Goldin, Martine Gutierrez, Christian Marclay, Richard Misrach, Hiroshi Sugimoto, and Carrie Mae Weems. Each artist selected two films that will be shown as a double bill, with one artist presented each night. As a film festival programmed by visual artists, the selections range from iconic classics to groundbreaking recent releases. Highlighting the sensibilities of artists who love cinema and are highly attuned to its nuances, these choices reveal an unexpected look at their influences and interests. All of the proceeds from the festival will support the Roxie.

The films are not necessarily the favorites of each artist, or their vote for the greatest of all time—rather these are films with special meaning for each artist, and films they wanted to share. Christian Marclay chose Jean-Luc Godard’s Contempt and Antonioni’s Blow-Up, which he calls “a classic for me.” As he notes, “It’s a film about looking, a film about making images, a film about films.” Lee Friedlander describes picking his selections, The African Queen and Casablanca, because his enjoyment of them is ongoing. “I chose them because I like them and I like them over and over again,” he writes. Martine Gutierrez chose Ghost in the Shell and Blade Runner, naming them as formative influences. She writes about Blade Runner, “The film has become notorious for its visual aesthetic, fashion and character design, impacting pop culture’s depiction of futurism, as well as my own.”

General admission is $16 for all films except for The Right Stuff with Q&A on July 20, which is $20. All shows are discounted for Roxie members with a promo code. Get your All-films pass to see any and all films included in the festival for $200. Or, get a 6-film pass* and see 6 of the films included in the festival for only $72! If you purchase a 6-film pass or the all-films pass, these will be available for pick up at the box office starting July 9. You will only be able to redeem your tickets at the box office when presenting the pass. Tickets will be held for pass holders for all screenings.

*6-film pass valid for all films except for The Right Stuff on July 20.

PASSES ARE SOLD OUT.

** = Additional shows are being added. See film pages for details.

Tokyo Story

The Gleaners and I

Kwaidan (35mm)

The Right Stuff

The Truman Show (35mm)

Ghost in the Shell

Blade Runner (Final Cut)

Paths of Glory (35mm)

This Transient Life

The Idiots

A New Leaf

Contempt (Le mépris)

Casablanca

The African Queen

Blow-Up

The Straight Story (35mm)

Wings of Desire

Moonlight

Wild Strawberries (35mm)

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

The Cranes are Flying