Seaman Lemuel Gulliver is shipwrecked on the shores of Lilliput, a kingdom of tiny people, whom he supports when their neighbors in Blefuscu declare war. The second-ever full-length American animated feature, following Disney’s Snow White, Gulliver’s Travels is a beautiful hand-drawn allegory of small societies in a big war.

A screening of Searching for Mr. Rugoff, followed by a discussion with the film's Producer, Director and Columbia Professor Emeritus Ira Deutchman. Moderated by Griffin Dunne.

A girl no bigger than a thumb yearns for someone small, like her, to love. Against her mother’s wishes, she ventures outdoors, and falls in love with a fairy prince. But when she is kidnapped, Thumbelina encounters all kinds of colorful small characters, some who want to possess her, and some who want to help her find her way home.

“Leo, a trans man, and his cisgender and straight friend Eleanor go on a weekend trip, during which they uncover some old secrets, new challenges, and find the answer to the age-old question: can good friends and bad sex mix?” Screening followed by a conversation between Writer, Director, and School of the Arts alum Noah Schamus ’21 and Ron Gregg, Film and Media Studies, positioning Summer Solstice within the history of queer cinema.

Join us in celebrating the life and legacy of Antonio Skármeta (1940-2024), an acclaimed Chilean writer, director, scriptwriter, diplomat and Columbia University alumnus, who passed away in October.

Join us on “The Plaza” for Columbia University’s annual Manhattanville winter tree lighting ceremony. Enjoy refreshments and live music with your neighbors before we begin the lights countdown promptly at 5:45 PM.

Celebrated visual artist Shahzia Sikander — Alan Kanzer Artist-in-Residence at the Zuckerman Institute and Mentor in the MFA Visual Arts Program — discusses work including Witness, which was recently vandalized. “I have chosen not to repair it. I want to leave it beheaded, for all to see. The work is now a witness to the fissures in our country.” Response by Betti-Sue Hertz, Director and Chief Curator, Wallach Art Gallery.

Playwright and faculty member David Henry Hwang and director Leigh Silverman discuss Yellow Face, Hwang’s acclaimed and “laugh-out-loud farce about the complexities of race.” Moderated by playwright and director James Ijames.

While on a boating trip, Scott Carey is exposed to a strange fog. At first, nothing happens; but soon he realizes that he is beginning to shrink, little by little, all the way down to the size of an insect.

While living with his cruel aunts, young orphan James is mysteriously given a bag of magical crystals. When he accidentally spills them in the garden, small things begin to grow to enormous proportions.

The Lenfest Center for the Arts is thrilled to partner with our Manhattanville neighbors to present Fall Fun Day! Join us for activities on The Plaza and surrounding buildings on the Manhattanville campus. 

Professor of the Arts and Dean Emerita Carol Becker leads a conversation with writer Jennifer Homans — author of “Apollo's Angels: A History of Ballet” and the monumental recent biography of George Balanchine, “Mr. B” — and Zuckerman Institute neuroscientist Daniel Wolpert whose research focuses on experimental approaches to human movement.

Following his success making things shrink, scientist Wayne Szalinski has invented a machine that makes things grow. But challenges arise when his two-year-old is exposed to the ray, causing him to gradually grow — to over 100 feet tall!

What does it mean to be a “diva”? Writing professors Deborah Paredez and Margo Jefferson discuss Paredez’s “powerful blend of incisive criticism and electric memoir” that touches on the work of Celia Cruz, Venus and Serena Williams, Divine, Aretha Franklin, and other icons. Introduced by Sarah Cole, Dean of Columbia University School of the Arts.

A roundtable discussion with Tibetan filmmakers Tenzin Sedon, Jigme Trinley, and Tenzin Dazel.

A screening of Royal Cafe as a part of LEGACIES: Pema Tseden & New Tibetan Cinema Series Finale—Films by the Next Generation.

A screening of One and Four as a part of LEGACIES: Pema Tseden & New Tibetan Cinema Series Finale—Films by the Next Generation.

A screening of A Road of Prayer as a part of LEGACIES: Pema Tseden & New Tibetan Cinema Series Finale—Films by the Next Generation.

Screenings for day two of the Cine-Memoria: Past and Present in Latin American Cinemas Conference.

Day two of the Cine-Memoria: Past and Present in Latin American Cinemas Conference.

US Premiere followed by a Q&A with Director Abdenour Zahzah, Madeleine Dobie, and Camille Robcis.