With the 53rd annual New York Film Festival well under way, Lesli Klainberg, the Executive Director of the Film Society of Lincoln Center—and a major force in pulling the world-renowned film festival together each year—gave DuJour a behind-the-scenes photo diary from the action-packed first day of the fest.
7:30 am Day is off to an early start!
Photo courtesy of Lesli Klainberg
12:00 pm Watching FSLC's Director of Programming, Dennis Lim, in conversation with Guy Maddin, following the press screening of The Forbidden Room.
Photo courtesy of Lesli Klainberg
3:00 pm My son William tries out some of our free interactive programming by watching a virtual reality film called The Doghouse, a featured experience of the Convergence sidebar at the festival.
Photo courtesy of Lesli Klainberg
4:00 pm Heading over to my dressing room in Alice Tully Hall.
Photo courtesy of Lesli Klainberg
4:05 pm Scoping out the red carpet preparations for our opening-night film, The Walk.
Photo courtesy of Lesli Klainberg
4:30 pm Dressing room still life. This is my home for the next 16 days.
Photo courtesy of Lesli Klainberg
5:20 pm With Jack Rapke, Robert Zemeckis, Kent Jones and Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
Photo courtesy of Phillip May
5:25 pm Meeting The Walk’s subject, high-wire artist Philippe Petit! Wow!
Photo courtesy of Phillip May
6:00 pm Watching from backstage as Robert Zemeckis introduces The Walk to a packed house at Alice Tully Hall. Another successful NYFF Opening Night underway!
Photo courtesy of Lesli Klainberg
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