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For Venida, For Kalief screens at Cardozo

On the heel of its PBS run, the Cardozo community was invited to a special screening of For Venida, For Kalief. FLC Director Michelle Greenberg-Kobrin was joined after the film by Professor Stefen Short and filmmaker Sisa Bueno for a conversation about incarceration reform and the long push to close the Riker’s Island jail complex.

Mexicanamerican premieres at Tribeca

FLC congratulates Mexicanamerican on its premiere at the 25th Tribeca Film Festival and its warm critical reception, including from The New York Times! The team was thrilled to join you and cheer on this beautiful film!

Beam Me Up, Sulu now streaming

FLC was delighted to join filmmakers Timour Gregory and Sasha Schneider at the NYC premier of Beam Me Up, Sulu, including a special Q&A with George Takei. The film is available for beaming directly into your living room on all major streaming channels!

NYS Creativity Summit 2025

The Director of the Filmmakers Legal Clinic, Michelle Greenberg-Kobrin, was proud to be a featured speaker at the MPA’s New York State Creativity Summit 2025. The entire program is available here.

Featured Events

  • For Venida, For Kalief screening

    For Venida, For Kalief screening

    The clinic welcomed filmmaker Sisa Bueno for a special screening of For Venida, For Kalief at our home at Cardozo School of Law. The evening included a powerful conversation with Professors Michelle Greenberg-Kobrin and Stefen Short about incarceration reform and the long push to close Riker’s Island jail complex.

  • Safe Room

    Safe Room

    We were proud to support filmmaker Haley Geffen at a private screening of her new film, Safe Room, a powerful documentary about a group of families brought together by the events of October 7th.

  • Sundance<br>Institute

    Sundance
    Institute

    Our team hosted longtime partner Sundance Institute for a workshop on Generative AI in Film. The Clinic provided Sundance fellows with best practices to safeguard their film assets.

  • NYU <br> Production Lab

    NYU
    Production Lab

    The Filmmakers Legal Clinic offered a primer on music licensing to the NYU Production Lab. The interactive presentation demystified the process of securing rights to musical compositions and sound recordings for media makers, musicians, and filmmakers.

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UPCOMING PROGRAMS

Sundance Institute

FLC continues its partnership with Sundance Institute with events and workshops throughout the year. These are opportunities for artists to get better at their craft by both reinforcing existing skills and developing new ones.

NYU Production Lab

FLC is proud to partner with NYU Production Lab and offer free legal training as part of the Legal Desk programming. Upcoming legal trainings will cover music licensing in film, fair use, and other topics important to filmmakers from the NYU community.

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