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A Mother Earth Day Celebration: Honoring the Planet and its Stewards

April 21st 6:30pmJacob Burns Film Center Join us for a powerful and inspiring evening in honor of Mother Earth Day, hosted by the Jacob Burns Film Center in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)-led Equator Initiative.This unique event features captivating short film screenings, a dynamic panel discussion, a live music performance, and a lively… Read More A Mother Earth Day Celebration: Honoring the Planet and its Stewards

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The Arrivals

Our co-founder, Andrea Garbarini’s most recent documentary will have its Westchester debut at the Jacob Burns Film Center on Monday, March 31st!  In a time when the basic human rights of immigrants are under threat, The Arrivals is especially timely. The film captures the journey of asylum seekers sent to New York City from the Texas border and… Read More The Arrivals

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The Street Project

March 28, 2024 6:30pm-8:30pm Mount Pleasant Public Library In 2010, the small community of specialists who pay attention to US road safety statistics pick up on a troubling trend: more and more pedestrians and cyclists were being killed on American roads. In fact, pedestrian deaths have increased 51 percent since reaching their low point in… Read More The Street Project

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We Dare to Dream

Monday, January 22, 2024, 7:00 pm We Dare to Dream Film Screening and Panel DiscussionJoin the Jacob Burns Film Center, Neighbors Link and Films On Purpose for a screening of We Dare to Dream, a powerful documentary about refugee athletes who swim, run and fight their way to opportunity and safety in host nations across the world as they compete for a… Read More We Dare to Dream

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Getting Warmer

Tuesday, November 28th Reception at 6:00pm  Screening at 7:00pm followed by a panel discussion with Leo Wiegman (Sustainable Westchester) and Robert DeAngelis (CURE100) Pleasantville Presbyterian Church – 400 Bedford Road, Pleasantville Films on Purpose and the Pleasantville Climate Smart Committee invite you to join us to watch Bloomberg Originals’ Getting Warmer with actor and former White House… Read More Getting Warmer