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Obsessed with Light

2023, U.S., 90m, DCP

Showtimes & Tickets

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Wed December 25

Thu December 26

Obsessed with Light is a meditation on light and the enduring obsession to create. The film pulls back the curtain on Loïe Fuller, a wildly original performer who revolutionized the visual culture of the early 20th century. But it is not a bio-pic. Creating a dialogue between the past and the present, the documentary delves into the astonishing influence Fuller’s work has on contemporary culture including artists like Red Hot Chili Peppers, Taylor Swift, Bill T. Jones, Shakira and William Kentridge, among many others. In the process, the film uncovers commonalities that connect these creative luminaries to Fuller and each other.

A film by Sabine Krayenbühl Zeva Oelbaum

Starring Cherry Jones Jody Sperling Erin Anderson Claire Dodin Andy Ingalls Guillaume le Bourhis Hugo Pierre Martin Jean-Michel Richaud Joy Lyn Shaw Laetitia Grimaldi Spitzer Gale Van Cott

Past Appearances

Fri December 6

7:30pm: Q&A with Zeva Oelbaum, Sabine Krayenbühl and Linda Murray (Jerome Robbins Dance Division of the NYPL), moderated by Norton Owen (Jacob’s Pillow) A NYWIFT Member screening, co-presented by Macklowe Gallery

Sat December 7

5:00pm: Q&A with directors Sabine Krayenbühl and Zeva Oelbaum

Sat December 7

7:30pm: Q&A with Zeva Oelbaum, Sabine Krayenbühl, and Jody Sperling (Time Lapse Dance), moderated by Wendy Perron (Dancer/writer/historian/educator) Sponsored by the Consulate General of Switzerland in New York

Sun December 8

3:00pm: Q&A with Zeva Oelbaum, Sabine Krayenbühl, and Jody Sperling (Time Lapse Dance), moderated by Annette Insdorf (Columbia University Film Professor) Co-presented by Villa Albertine, Alice Austen House, The Victorian Society of New York

Sat December 14

Q&A with filmmakers Sabine Krayenbühl and Zeva Oelbaum, Paul Cantelon (composer), moderated by Anne-Katrin Titze (film journalist)

Tue December 17

Q&A with Linda Murray (Jerome Robbins Dance Division of the NYPL), Sabine Krayenbühl and Zeva Oelbaum, moderated by Eve M. Kahn (scholar and New York Times contributor)