This event is in the past.It took place on April 11, 2026 at The Museum of Modern Art.
ThrillerThrillerFilm Screening: Chronovisor
- Venue: The Museum of Modern Art, The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 1
- Address: 11 West 53 Street, New York, NY
- Date and Time: Saturday, April 11, at 5:30 p.m.
- Duration: 100 minutes
- Ticket Information: Tickets can be purchased here.
- Directed by: Kevin Walker and Jack Auen
- Description: This is the North American premiere of Chronovisor, a film that uses the purported invention of a "Chronovisor" device by Father Pellegrino Ernetti as its starting point. The device was claimed to transmit past events as live television. Filmmakers Kevin Walker and Jack Auen follow Columbia scholar Béatrice Courte (portrayed by Anne-Laure Sellier) as she uncovers a conspiracy within a stubbornly analog archive. The film is rich with on-screen text from primary sources, features music by Gustav Holst, and was shot on 16mm in New York City's historic libraries. It is described as a witty literary mystery.
- Languages: French, English, German, Italian, with English subtitles.
- Post-screening Event: A conversation with directors Kevin Walker and Jack Auen will follow the screening.
- Suitability: Recommended for those interested in literary mysteries, historical conspiracies, and films incorporating archival research.
literary mystery film
archival research story
director Q&A
16mm cinematography
Tips
🎬director Q&A follows screening
📚shot in NYC historic libraries
🎞️music by Gustav Holst
Chronovisor
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ThrillerThrillerFilm Screening: Chronovisor
- Venue: The Museum of Modern Art, The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 1
- Address: 11 West 53 Street, New York, NY
- Date and Time: Saturday, April 11, at 5:30 p.m.
- Duration: 100 minutes
- Ticket Information: Tickets can be purchased here.
- Directed by: Kevin Walker and Jack Auen
- Description: This is the North American premiere of Chronovisor, a film that uses the purported invention of a "Chronovisor" device by Father Pellegrino Ernetti as its starting point. The device was claimed to transmit past events as live television. Filmmakers Kevin Walker and Jack Auen follow Columbia scholar Béatrice Courte (portrayed by Anne-Laure Sellier) as she uncovers a conspiracy within a stubbornly analog archive. The film is rich with on-screen text from primary sources, features music by Gustav Holst, and was shot on 16mm in New York City's historic libraries. It is described as a witty literary mystery.
- Languages: French, English, German, Italian, with English subtitles.
- Post-screening Event: A conversation with directors Kevin Walker and Jack Auen will follow the screening.
- Suitability: Recommended for those interested in literary mysteries, historical conspiracies, and films incorporating archival research.
literary mystery film
archival research story
director Q&A
16mm cinematography
Tips
🎬director Q&A follows screening
📚shot in NYC historic libraries
🎞️music by Gustav Holst
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