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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!

For Venida For Kalief on PBS

FOR VENIDA, FOR KALIEF debuts the poetry of Venida Brodnax Browder, mother of Kalief Browder- an African-American teenager who inspired incarceration reform in the United States. The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and will be airing on PBS as part of POV Season 39 this July.

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.

Edel Rodriguez:
Freedom is a Verb

This documentary short about the Cuban-American graphic artist and graphic novelist Edel Rodriguez showcases the artists’ relentless pursuit of freedom that defines his life and work. Part of the In The Making series from American Masters, this intimate portrait from women-led Sound Off Films is now streaming on PBS.

Featured Events

  • 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.

  • EICOP <br> HBCU in LA/NY

    EICOP
    HBCU in LA/NY

    The Clinic was honored to partner with the Entertainment Industry College Outreach Program (EICOP) this summer and meet with students in their HBCU in LA and HBCU in NY programs.

  • 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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