Richard Pena

Richard Pena
Richard Peñais the former program director of the Film Society of Lincoln Centerand a Professor of Professional Practice at the School of The Arts at Columbia University...
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I don't think the new festivals have affected us. You'd look at whether films we want are choosing to go elsewhere or whether we are losing audience and so far neither has happened.
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What impresses me about the films this year is how many seem to be about a kind of quiet strength shown by characters in situations that often seem extremely difficult if not impossible to bear.