Jennifer Baichwal, Edward Burtynsky, and Nick de Pencier’s Anthropocene trilogy—comprised of Manufactured Landscapes, Watermark, and ANTHROPOCENE: The Human Epoch—are an essential testament to how human beings have radically, rapidly, and dangerously reshaped the face of the natural world. Timed to the opening of The Great Acceleration, a retrospective of Burtynsky’s photography work at the International Center of Photography which sees him exploring similar concerns via the still image, Metrograph welcomes the trio of Canadian filmmakers to screen and discuss these vital, disturbing nonfiction documents.Learn more and get your ticketsICP Members receive discounted tickets to the screenings by showing your member card at Metrograph’s box office. Show your Anthropocene Trilogy x Metrograph movie ticket at ICP for reduced admission to visit the exhibition Edward Burtynsky: The Great Acceleration, on view through September 28, 2025.ShowtimesFriday, June 20Anthropocene: The Human Epoch - 7:10 PM* Followed by a Q&A with filmmakers Edward Burtynsky, Jennifer Baichwal, and Nicholas de Pencier moderated by New Yorker Journalist Raffi Khatchadourian. Saturday, June 21 Manufactured Landscapes - 2 PM* Followed by a Q&A with filmmakers Edward Burtynsky, Jennifer Baichwal, and Nicholas de Pencier after the film. Watermark - 5:15 PM* With an Introduction by the filmmakers and ICP's creative director David Campany. Friday, June 27Anthropocene: The Human Epoch - 7:50 PM Saturday, June 28Manufactured Landscapes - 2:45 PM*Visit ICP at 1 PM before the show to join a guided tour of Edward Burtynsky: The Great Acceleration and show your Metrograph ticket at ICP to receive reduced ($10) ticket to the galleries. Watermark - 4:35 PM About the FilmsAnthropocene: The Human EpochA stunning sensory experience and cinematic meditation on humanity’s massive reengineering of the planet, Anthropocene: The Human Epoch is a years-in-the-making feature documentary from the award-winning team behind Manufactured Landscapes (2006) and Watermark (2013) and narrated by Alicia Vikander. The film follows the research of an international body of scientists, the Anthropocene Working Group who, after nearly 10 years of research, argue that the Holocene Epoch gave way to the Anthropocene Epoch in the mid-twentieth century as a result of profound and lasting human changes to the Earth.From concrete seawalls in China that now cover 60% of the mainland coast, to the biggest terrestrial machines ever built in Germany, to psychedelic potash mines in Russia’s Ural Mountains, to metal festivals in the closed city of Norilsk, to the devastated Great Barrier Reef in Australia and massive marble quarries in Carrara, the filmmakers have traversed the globe using state of the art camera techniques to document the evidence and experience of human planetary domination. At the intersection of art and science, Anthropocene: The Human Epoch witnesses a critical moment in geological history — bringing a provocative and unforgettable experience of our species's breadth and impact. WatermarkWatermark is a feature documentary film that brings together diverse stories from around the globe about our relationship with water: how we are drawn to it, what we learn from it, how we use it and the consequences of that use. We see massive floating abalone farms off China’s Fujian coast and the construction site of the biggest arch dam in the world – the Xiluodu, six times the size of the Hoover. We visit the barren desert delta where the mighty Colorado River no longer reaches the ocean, and the water-intensive leather tanneries of Dhaka. Manufactured LandscapesMANUFACTURED LANDSCAPES, directed by Jennifer Baichwal, is the striking new documentary on the world and work of renowned artist Edward Burtynsky. Internationally acclaimed for his large-scale photographs of “manufactured landscapes”—quarries, recycling yards, factories, mines and dams—Burtynsky creates stunningly beautiful art from civilization’s materials and debris. The film follows him through China, as he shoots the evidence and effects of that country’s massive industrial revolution. With breathtaking sequences, such as the opening tracking shot through an almost endless factory, the filmmakers also extend the narratives of Burtynsky’s photographs, allowing us to meditate on our impact on the planet and witness both the epicenters of industrial endeavor and the dumping grounds of its waste. About MetrographLocated two blocks from ICP, Metrograph is the ultimate destination for movie lovers. A special curated world of cinema inspired by the great New York movie theaters of the 1920s and the Commissaries of the Hollywood Studio backlots, Metrograph is a community inhabited by movie professionals screening their work, taking meetings, watching films, collaborating together — an audience built around our shared love of cinema.

This event is free with museum admission.Join us for a guided walking tour of the exhibitions Edward Burtynsky: The Great Acceleration and Sheida Soleimani: Panjereh, led by a museum educator.About the ExhibitionsEdward Burtynsky: The Great Acceleration The first solo institutional exhibition of world-renowned photographer Edward Burtynsky’s work in New York City in over twenty years, The Great Acceleration reveals the depth of Burtynsky's investigation into the human alteration of natural landscapes around the world, revealing both their present fragility and enduring beauty.This retrospective features over seventy photographs—including many of Burtynsky’s landmark images, some never before exhibited—alongside three ultra high-resolution murals and a visual and narrative timeline of his creative life. The Great Acceleration serves as both an urgent call for environmental awareness and an invitation to appreciate the sublimity that persists in the landscape, deepening our understanding of the global challenges we face today.Sheida Soleimani: Panjereh In Panjereh, Soleimani uses her family’s history—specifically her parents' flight from Iran as political refugees following the 1979 revolution—as a framework for exploring how meaning and memory are shaped by migration.Known for her studio-based constructions that layer photographs, props, live animals, and her parents into magical realist tableaus, Soleimani expands this approach in Panjereh while also debuting a new body of work: a series of close-up analogue photographs of injured birds. These works draw from her practice as a federally licensed wildlife rehabilitator and founder of Congress of the Birds, a care tradition she inherited from her mother.In these new images, Soleimani draws attention to the plight of migratory birds, many of whom are wounded on their journeys through populated areas, using them as metaphors for the social, political, and environmental barriers faced by displaced people around the world. The exhibition also includes a new site-specific wall drawing created especially for ICP’s galleries. Program Format/Accessibility InformationThis is a walking tour of the gallery; no seating is provided. For accessibility questions or requests, please email [email protected]. Image © Pasinee Pramunwong

This event is free with museum admission.Join us for a guided walking tour of the exhibitions Edward Burtynsky: The Great Acceleration and Sheida Soleimani: Panjereh, led by a museum educator.About the ExhibitionsEdward Burtynsky: The Great Acceleration The first solo institutional exhibition of world-renowned photographer Edward Burtynsky’s work in New York City in over twenty years, The Great Acceleration reveals the depth of Burtynsky's investigation into the human alteration of natural landscapes around the world, revealing both their present fragility and enduring beauty.This retrospective features over seventy photographs—including many of Burtynsky’s landmark images, some never before exhibited—alongside three ultra high-resolution murals and a visual and narrative timeline of his creative life. The Great Acceleration serves as both an urgent call for environmental awareness and an invitation to appreciate the sublimity that persists in the landscape, deepening our understanding of the global challenges we face today.Sheida Soleimani: Panjereh In Panjereh, Soleimani uses her family’s history—specifically her parents' flight from Iran as political refugees following the 1979 revolution—as a framework for exploring how meaning and memory are shaped by migration.Known for her studio-based constructions that layer photographs, props, live animals, and her parents into magical realist tableaus, Soleimani expands this approach in Panjereh while also debuting a new body of work: a series of close-up analogue photographs of injured birds. These works draw from her practice as a federally licensed wildlife rehabilitator and founder of Congress of the Birds, a care tradition she inherited from her mother.In these new images, Soleimani draws attention to the plight of migratory birds, many of whom are wounded on their journeys through populated areas, using them as metaphors for the social, political, and environmental barriers faced by displaced people around the world. The exhibition also includes a new site-specific wall drawing created especially for ICP’s galleries. Program Format/Accessibility InformationThis is a walking tour of the gallery; no seating is provided. For accessibility questions or requests, please email [email protected]. Image © Pasinee Pramunwong

Explore ICP and make art during this hands-on family workshop led by educator Carlos Nunez. Learn about the museum during an introductory tour of the exhibitions, then join the hands-on art activities accessible for all ages. All ages 4 and up are welcome. Parents and guardians must remain with their children during the activity.

In this ICP members-only event, join ICP Director at Large François Hébel for an exclusive journey to Les Rencontres d’Arles to experience the renowned photography festival during photo week.Learn more and become an ICP member here.

Join the Asian American Arts Alliance for their July town hall at ICP, welcoming filmmakers, creators, producers, and distributors to share their projects and resources with the AAPI creative community. After the program, make new connections during the post hall potluck, hosted in the ICP Café.This month’s featured presenters include: Munir Atalla, head of production & acquisitions at Watermelon Pictures and former creative writing strategist at Netflix; John Woo, executive director of Asian CineVision and the Asian American International Film Festival; and filmmaker Morrison Gong to share their insights of navigating the film and photography industry in New York.Please note that ICP’s museum is closed on Tuesdays. This event is free. RSVP is required to pitch, but pitching is not required to attend.About Munir AtallaMunir Atalla is the Head of Production & Acquisitions at Watermelon Pictures. He previously oversaw creative writing strategy for growing and emerging markets at Netflix. Informed by his background as an investigative reporter, Munir has produced projects for A24, Peacock, and NBC News. His work for PBS Frontline was nominated for a DuPont Award for Journalistic Excellence in 2020. He teaches filmmaking courses at Columbia University and Hofstra University, and his work has played at numerous festivals including The Aspen Shorts Fest, The New Yorker Screening Room, and BlackStar Film Festival. www.muniratalla.comAbout John WooJohn Woo is co-founder and Executive Director of Woo Art International, a New York based creative services and visual communications studio founded in 1980. Woo Art creates award winning visual media for a diverse base of clients in the communications, broadcast promotion, exhibit, and entertainment industries. He is the Board Chair for Asian CineVision (ACV), the New York based not-for-profit media arts organization and presenter of the Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF). In 2007, he became Acting Director of ACV and in 2010, Executive Director. www.asiancinevision.orgAbout Morrison GongMorrison Gong works across photography, writing, performance and moving images. They invoke the body as a site of haunting, wounding, conjuring and mythmaking. Communing with insects, aquatic vertebrates, relics, ceremonial objects—messengers of the sacred and the underworld—they engage their practice as psychic archaeology, unearthing eros and loss within the physical and the metaphysical. Their video works have been shown at Anthology Film Archives, Microscope Gallery, Vox Populi Gallery, CROSSROADS presented by San Francisco Cinematheque, Hong Kong Arthouse Film Festival, among others. Their photography has been featured on It’s Nice That, Whitehot Magazine and Lomography Magazine. Gong received their BFA from Parsons School of Design and their MA at the New School for Social Research. They are based in Brooklyn, NY. https://morrisongong.com/About A4’s Town HallTown Hall is A4’s bi-monthly community gathering event that features presentations, pitches, and power networking over a potluck meal. We welcome artists of all disciplines, as well as arts organizations, to share upcoming projects, find collaborators, or discover new opportunities in a lively space.

Join our Admissions Team to learn more about the One-Year Certificate Program structure and what we look for in a successful application.We are still accepting applications on a rolling basis for the 2025–2026 academic year. Space is limited, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible to be considered. The program begins in mid-August.About the Event FormatThis is an online event held via Zoom. If you have questions, please contact: [email protected].