Paternal Rites. 2018. Directed by Jules Rosskam The Talk: True Stories about the Birds & the Bees. 2016. Directed by Alain Delannoy

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Held on Sat, Feb 17, 2018, 4:00 p.m.

Discussion with the filmmakers

MoMA, Floor T1, Theater 1

The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 1

Paternal Rites. 2017. USA. Directed by Jules Rosskam. Courtesy of Jules Rosskam

Paternal Rites. 2018. USA. Directed by Jules Rosskam. 82 min.

World premiere

This first-person essay film examines the aftereffects of physical and sexual abuse in a contemporary Jewish American family, with the filmmaker’s queer and transgender identity at its core. As filmmaker Rosskam and his partner, Alex, retrace a 1974 road trip taken by Rosskam's parents, photographs, audio recordings, home movies, live action, and colorful animation are combined, collage-like, to evoke the psychoanalytic journey of memory retrieval and trauma recovery—as film and filmmaking become part of the healing process.

The Talk: True Stories about the Birds & the Bees. 2016. Canada. Directed by Alain Delannoy. 9 min.

Using a crafted blend of animation techniques, Delannoy depicts the universally awkward experiences of parents explaining sex to their children.

This film accompanies Doc Fortnight 2018: MoMA’s International Festival of Nonfiction Film and Media.

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