Art21’s First-Ever Film Festival Kicks Off at Metrograph

On Sept. 13, artists and filmmakers gathered at Metrograph in New York to celebrate the opening night of Art21’s first-ever film festival, Art21 at the Movies. The event kicked off the two-day festival with the premiere screening of “Friends & Strangers,” a never-before-seen episode of Art in the Twenty-First Century starring Linda Goode Bryant, Miranda July, Christine Sun Kim, and Cannupa Hanska Luger. Attendees mingled and posed for photos before the screening, which was punctuated with remarks from the featured artists. Afterward, guests enjoyed “Friends & Strangers”–themed cocktails and the musical stylings of DJ Jennifly. Notables in attendance included Oliver Herring, James Cohan, Maren Hassinger, Max Heiges, Ali Liebegott, Erica Samuels, Randy Shull, Ursula von Rydingsvard, and more. Photos by Jason Crowley/BFA.