Nathan Silver's CAROL & JOY (2025) + CUTTING MY MOTHER (2019)
We are proud to present the L.A. theatrical premiere of two short films by independent filmmaker Nathan Silver, followed by a Q&A with the director.
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Oct 23, 2025, 8:00 PM
Lumiere Music Hall, 9036 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90211, USA
Two Documentaries by Nathan Silver: CAROL & JOY + CUTTING MY MOTHER
Followed by a Q&A with Nathan Silver, moderated by Sandi Tan
We are thrilled to welcome back the great independent filmmaker Nathan Silver (Between The Temples) for an evening of short films and conversation, including the L.A. premiere of his brand-new documentary CAROL & JOY.
Special thanks to C. Mason Wells and Jaime Gonçalves.
CAROL & JOY
directed by Nathan Silver
2025, U.S., 39m, DCP
L.A. theatrical premiere!
In this delightful intergenerational portrait, filmmaker Nathan Silver spends two afternoons with legendary character actress Carol Kane (Hester Street) and her mother Joy, 98 years young, who live together in an Upper West Side brownstone. Shot by cinematographer Sean Price Williams on 16mm film, Carol & Joy resembles the best of Albert and David Maysles’ verité films, as the two women exchange stories of their shared lifetimes with the vitality, spontaneity and rhythm of real-life conversation.
Official Selection: 2025 New York Film Festival, Telluride Film Festival
followed by:
CUTTING MY MOTHER
directed by Nathan Silver
2019, U.S., 36m, DCP
L.A. theatrical premiere!
Nathan Silver’s mother, Cindy Silver, has been an indelible presence in many of her son’s films over the course of his career—until the time he decided to edit her out. The two attempt to repair their relationship at dinner, synagogue, and on the movie set itself, in this typically candid and incisive short film, originally exhibited as an online webseries.
Total runtime: approx. 75m + Q&A