Let’s Keep This Conversation to a Minimum

Opens Monday, November 2, 2026

Special Events

  • Mon Nov 2 : 

    World premiere plus Q&A with filmmakers Maira Kalman & Alex Kalman, and book signing, at 6:30!

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SHOWTIMES AT IFC CENTER

World premiere!

IFC Center is proud to present a new short film by Maira Kalman and Alex Kalman.

4 tiny portraits of Clara Schumann, Cicero, Martha Graham and Franz Kafka through the eyes of laughter. 

 

Artist Statement

We are amazed at how wonderful 

and terrible things are at the exact same time.

Laughter and tears.

What courage people have. What dignity.

– Maira Kalman and Alex Kalman

 

The screening on Monday, November 2 will be followed by a conversation with the filmmakers, and a book signing for Maira Kalman’s new book, Joy.

Copies of Joy will be available for purchase, along with copies of Maira Kalman’s Women Holding Things and Still Life with Remorse.

 

  • Country USA
  • Running Time 13 minutes

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