ABOUT PS21's Essential Cinema ARTISTS' CHOICE SERIES: Cinematic works screened in PS21's open-air pavilion, chosen by a variety of notable artists of various disciplines living and working in the Hudson Valley, illustrating how cinema has inspired their work. Participating Artists: Joan Juliet Buck, Francine Prose, Ian Buruma, Nicole Ansari, Winsome Brown, and Brian Cox.
IAN BURUMA studied Chinese at Leyden University in Holland and cinema at Nihon University in Japan. He has written many books and has contributed to papers and magazines all over the world. He teaches at Bard College. His selection is Yasujiro Ozu's Tokyo Story.
