Kit Noir Film Festival: Megan Abbott & Sarah Weinman in Conversation, followed by Strangers on a Train

Festival Details

The 2023 Kit Noir Film Festival will examine women’s contributions to noir as film producers, screenwriters, novelists, and, in one instance, as a director. Rather than dwell on the character types that women played in noir (such as the notorious “femme fatale”), the festival instead draws attention to what women provided from behind the camera. In the process, it uncovers a period much like our own, in which women have occupied a prominent place in the popular imaginary of crime.

Film Details

1951 / 101 mins / b/w
Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
Sc. Raymond Chandler, Whitfield Cook, Czenzi Ormonde
Cine. Robert Burks
Prod. Alfred Hitchcock
Cast: Farley Granger, Ruth Roman, Robert Walker
Based on the novel Strangers on a Train (1950) by Patricia Highsmith

Location

The Katharina Otto-Bernstein Screening Room
Lenfest Center for the Arts
615 West 129th Street
New York, NY 10027

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About The Event

Crime fiction meets true crime as acclaimed authors Megan Abbott (Give Me Your Hand, The Turnout) and Sarah Weinman (The Real Lolita, Scoundrel) discuss the legacy of women’s crime writing in both mid-century America and the present day.

A screening of Strangers on a Train, introduced by Columbia University’s Hilary Hallett will follow the conversation. Patricia Highsmith’s career as mystery writer began on a high note, when her debut novel, Strangers on a Train, was chosen for adaptation by the “master of suspense” himself, Alfred Hitchcock.

General Admission: $12
Senior Citizens (65 or older): $10
CUID Holders (advanced purchase*): $8

Four Film Package: $40
Full Festival Pass: $75

*Rush Tickets: Columbia students, faculty, and staff have access to free day-of rush tickets, pending availability. Head to the Lenfest box office 30 minutes before showtime for rush tickets.

For more information about this event or to purchase tickets, please visit the event website.

Image: Artwork for the 2023 Kit Noir Film Festival / courtesy of Columbia University School of the Arts