Zora Edelstein, Author at The New School Free Press

Veterans Day screening of THIS IS NOT A WAR STORY leaves popular narratives of war in the dust

Still from THIS IS NOT A WAR STORY. Image courtesy of Talia Lugacy.

THIS IS NOT A WAR STORY — a film written and directed by New School professor of screen studies Talia Lugacy — is a provocative challenge to the…

Parsons professor Andrea Geyer opens multimedia exhibit a promise of lightning

Exterior of the Leslie Lohman Museum, in which a promise of lightning is housed. Photo by Dove Williams

What do trees, community, and queer liberation have in common? A few concepts may come to mind: a forest is a patchwork of biodiversity, a community is a…

Dog Diaries: Tompkins Square Halloween dog parade

Photos by Zora Edelstein and graphic by Madhu Unnikrishnan

Woof! Welcome to Dog Diaries — a weekly series where the dogs run the show. New York City is filled with hundreds of dogs of all ages, sizes,…

After Sherman: a New School alum’s experimental exploration of family, land, and identity

Filmmaker Jon Goff and Professor Nathan Fitch discussing After Sherman. Photo by Tyler Phillips, courtesy of Nathan Fitch

“It’s not a race to prove the truth. The truth is always going to exist,” filmmaker and New School alum Jon-Sesrie Goff said. An unusual thing to hear…

Pasolini Pa Palestine* meaningfully closes the New York Counter Film Festival

Graphic by Zora Edelstein, Photo by Francis Frith via The Metropolitan Museum.

New School Free Press at the New York Counter Film Festival The New York Counter Film Festival (NYCFF) wrapped up its 13-day program with a screening of Ayreen…

Dog Diaries: Dog spelled backwards is God

Photos by Zora Edelstein and graphic by Ana Whelley

Woof! Welcome to Dog Diaries — a weekly series where the dogs run the show. New York City is filled with hundreds of dogs of all ages, sizes,…