Dear friends of the Cultural Center, dear community of the Lycée, 

In this month of September, like all the inhabitants of New York City, the Lycée Français de New York is associated with the commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the attack on the World Trade Center. 

On the students' side, in the Secondary, they will attend in assembly a virtual interview conducted by a student of Terminale, Camille Kelly, volunteer at the memorial museum of September 11, with the director of this museum, Clifford Chanin. 
In the Middle School, they will participate with their teachers in an oral history exercise by interviewing people who were in New York on September 11, 2001. 
Under the leadership of students from the Environmental Task Force and the APL, the community as a whole will partner with the New York City Daffodil Project by planting spring flower bulbs on Saturday around the High School. An initiative also led by the Consulate of France in the presence of some representatives of the Lycée and students, but this time to honor the families of the French victims. 
At the Cultural Center, we show the documentary film New York 9/11 directed by Gédéon and Jules Naudet in 2016. Franco-American Jules Naudet, a former member of the Lycée, will be in conversation about the film on Thursday, September 9 at 6:30 p.m. (see below to register). Jules Naudet is also the guest of the new episode of our podcast La Culture Oui, But Why?  

Finally, the international press will be present in New York to cover this anniversary. The Lycée is associated with a recording of RFI's live broadcast in the auditorium with the participation of Professor Bernard Harcourt, alum from the Lycée. 

We hope that this intense week will be a moment of recollection and cultural sharing for our community, 

Sincerely,
Pascale Richard
Director of Cultural Events
MOVIE NIGHT
New York: 11 Septembre
Thursday, September 9 | 6:30pm | online
Months before the terrorist attack, French film directors Gédéon and Jules Naudet had started shooting a documentary about the lives of firefighters in New York City. They think September 11 will be like any other day at the fire station. This is the rare footage of the event, as they saw it unfold under their eyes. In English.

Q&A at 6:30pm with Film Director Jules Naudet!
Registered attendees will receive a link to the Q&A and a link to access the movie 24 hours in advance. The movie will be available until Sunday, September 12.
LA CULTURE OUI, BUT WHY?
LISTEN TO Director Jules Naudet on
filming 9/11
"We were on the back end of a 24-hour shift... suddenly at 8:46am, I see (...) the first plane crash into the tower. (...) Sometimes there are sounds or smells that immediately bring me back." - Jules Naudet
IN THE CLASSROOM
Y5-Y8 Oral History Project: Memories from 9/11
Commencing on Tuesday, September 7
Led by the Lycée's History Department, each student will interview a family member, friend or neighbor about their experience of 9/11 - their memories and how the event may have affected their community or their personal outlook of the world. These accounts will be available in audio in the 75th street lobby of the Lycée.
Y9-Y12 Remembering 9/11, 20 years later
Friday, September 10 | 1:35pm
In commemoration of the 9/11 attacks students will participate in a discussion between Clifford Chanin, Director of the 9/11 Memorial & Museum and Camille Kelly, Lycée student and ambassador of the museum. Students will then view a short film produced by the museum. Parents are welcome to listen in.
Listen here. Password: LFNY2035
Y3-Y12 The Daffodil Project at the Lycée
Saturday, September 11 | Monday, September 20
Students from the Environmental Task Force will plant daffodils on campus Saturday as part of the city-wide commemoration of victims of 9/11. Starting the week of September 20, each student will be given a bulb that they too can plant at home or in the city. Learn more about The Daffodil Project.
Open to All A live RFI broadcast
Saturday, September 11 | 8am
RFI (Radio France Internationale) will broadcast a special program on the anniversary, with a closer look at the geopolitics of 9/11, live from the Lycée Secondary library. Guests include scholars and journalists, including Bernard Harcourt, Lycée alumnus and founding director of the Columbia Center for Contemporary Critical Thought. Listen here.
IN THE CITY
VISIT The 9/11 Memorial & Museum
During this 20th anniversary year, the museum will lead the city, nation, and the world in acts of commemoration that honor the victims and survivors of the attacks, share the history and ongoing repercussions of 9/11 with a new generation, and inspire the world with stories of resilience, perseverance, and hope.
GO SEE Dog Show #1: The Dinner Party // Stephen Morrison
The Invisible Dog is pleased to present Stephen Morrison’s first solo exhibition. Dog Show #1: The Dinner Party features 16 life-sized humanoid dogs that revel, sleep, and misbehave at an elegant yet excessive feast reminiscent of the notorious gatherings that Morrison and his partner have been known to throw. Learn more.
WATCH French movies at NYFF59
The New York Film Festival returns September 24 – October 10 with an exciting line-up that includes some of this year's most talked about French movies:
  • Titane by Julia Ducournau (Palme d'Or 2021)
  • Jane by Charlotte Gainsbourg
  • France by Bruno Dumont
Lycée Français de New York, 505 East 75th Street
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