Lenfest Kids: Happy 60th, School of the Arts!
Everyone loves a birthday party and this year it’s ours: the School of the Arts is celebrating 60 years! While we can’t promise pizza or cake, we do have a series of wonderful family movies, all made by filmmakers who graduated from our School: Hook (1991), screenwriter Malia Scotch Marmo’s reimagining of Peter Pan; producer Jinko Gotoh’s Santa Claus origin story, Klaus (2019); director/producer Jennifer Lee’s Frozen (2013) and Encanto (2021); and the classic coming-of-age film, The Outsiders (1983), edited by Anne Goursaud. Yes, you read that right: Frozen is a Columbia film.
We'll be collaborating throughout the season on Free Family Fun with our colleagues at Columbia Artist Teachers, Wallach Kids, and Saturday Science, to bring you a robust season of family-friendly activities. Let’s put on our party hats and celebrate!
Lauren Weigel
Director, Lenfest Center for the Arts
Lenfest Kids is presented in collaboration with faculty in the Columbia University School of the Arts Film and Media Studies and Writing programs.
Please note: We provide MPAA ratings and suggested age range ratings from Common Sense Media for your guidance, but as always, parental discretion is advised.
Above: still from Encanto © 2021 Disney