30th Anniversary

Gala Non-Gala

On behalf of our Gala Non-Gala Committee...

Sarah Arison, Anita Contini, Nadine Karachi-Estrada and Fernando Estrada, Gloriana and George Gund, Alex Herzan, Melony and Adam Lewis, Sarah Peter, Amy Richards, Scott Rothkopf, Regina Scully, Jack Shear, Jon Stryker and Slobodan Randjelovic, Susan Swartz, and Darren Walker.

Lights, Camera, Aubin! A Gala Non-Gala. Party like it's 1996. 30 Years of Illuminating change through justice-driven documentary filmmaking. Purchase tickets and sponsorship now!

Aubin Luminaries

For our 30th anniversary, Aubin is celebrating over 30 extraordinary human beings who each embody something essential about Aubin’s purpose, mission, process, and stubborn reason for persisting.

Join us in celebrating each one.

Honoring... Abbey Williams, Angela Davis and Gina Dent, Añes Ollivier-Yamin, Ava DuVernay, Bárbara Arredondo-Ayala, Darren Walker, Elle Moxley, Ellery Washington, Emerson Mahoney, Fred Ward, Garrett Bradley, Grace Krsul-Sullivan, Jacqueline Woodson, Jenni Olson, Julie Mehretu, Kevin Lopez, Laura Flanders, Leah Faria, Legacy Russell, Lisa Cortés, Mel Chin, Melissa Barton, Melony and Adam Lewis, Mike Maggiore, Norris Henderson, Rajendra Roy, Ron Athey, Ru Hockley, Sadie Hope-Gund and Safiyah Riddle, Samora Pinderhughes, Sanjna Selva, Sherrilyn Ifill, Teresita Fernández, Xaviera Simmons, and Yennie Lee.

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Commemorative Events

Paint Me a Road Out of Here Colossal March 26th | 6PM-8PM DePaul School of Cinematic Arts Join Colossal, Intuit Art Museum, and the Women's Center at DePaul University for the Chicago Premiere of Paint Me a Road Out of Here, the award-winning documentary film from Aubin Pictures directed by Catherine Gund. The film will be followed by a discussion with Leah Faria, film participant and Community Liaison at Women Building Up. Chicago, IL

Paint Me a Road Out of Here Cleveland International Film Festival April 10th | 5PM Playhouse Square Campus Featuring artists Faith Ringgold and Mary Enoch Elizabeth Baxter, Paint Me a Road Out of Here uncovers the whitewashed history of Ringgold’s masterpiece, “For the Women’s House,” following its 50-year journey from Rikers Island jail to the Brooklyn Museum in a poignant, funny and true parable of a world without mass incarceration. April 11th | 12:15PM Cedar Lee House Cleveland, OH

Conversation | Social Justice on Film with Catherine Gund and Senator Nina Turner Cleveland International Film Festival April 10th | 7PM CSU WIST Conversation Center Join us for a conversation with director Catherine Gund and Senator Nina Turner that will cover how movies portray inequality, injustice, and human rights issues, including race, and socioeconomic status, along with audience obligations, and film’s capacity to promote real-world change. Cleveland, OH

And Again I Dream Cleveland International Film Festival April 10th | 2:20PM Playhouse Square Campus. Catherine, Jade, and Mariah explore Ivy Young's (1947-2023) archive. Cleveland, OH.

Chavela CUNY April 14th | 4:30PM-6:45PM Martin E. Segal Theatre Join us for a screening of "Chavela" (2017), a documentary about the pioneering ranchera singer, Chavela Vargas, followed by a Q&A with director Catherine Gund. New York, NY.

Aggie MOMA Presents April 21st-27th The Debra and Leon Black Family Film Center In tribute to former MoMA trustee and president emerita Agnes “Aggie” Gund (1938–2025), we present a weeklong run of Catherine Gund’s funny, inspiring portrait of her famously camera-shy mother. Aggie spent her entire life fiercely committed to the public good: to bettering schools, enriching cultural institutions, reforming criminal justice, and advancing racial and gender equality. New York, NY

And Again I Dream Atlanta Film Festival May 2nd | 12:45PM The Tara Theatre The Southeastern premiere of AND AGAIN I DREAM followed by a Q&A with director Mariah Norman. Atlanta, GA

Elissa Blount Moorhead & Marilyn Nance in Conversation May 13th | 5PM-8PM Aubin Pictures Art Matters Foundation brings Nance and Blount Moorhead together as friends and collaborators, reflecting on methods and strategies for resisting erasure and honoring Black presence in everyday life. A Q&A/discussion with guests will follow. New York, NY.

Honoring Catherine Gund, Garrett Bradley, Cheryl Dunye, and Shari Frilot The Kitchen Gala Each year The Kitchen Spring Gala celebrates community members whose careers have defined the avant-garde and paved the way for radical innovations by future generations. This May we are thrilled to celebrate luminaries in film. May 21st | 6:30PM City Winery at Pier 57 New York, NY.

Paint Me a Road Out of Here Resistance Education May 27th | 5PM Hadley Public Library Join Resistance Eduaction at the Hadley Public Library for a screening of Paint Me a Road Out of Here. Hadley, MA

Paint Me a Road Out of Here Soft Network June 2nd | 7PM Anthology Film Archive Join Soft Network and the Anthology Film Archive for a screening of Paint Me a Road Out of Here. Followed by a Q&A with Leah Faria (film participant, Community Liaison for Women Building Up New York, NY

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Paint Me a Road Out of Here Free State Film Festival June 28th | 12PM-2PM Liberty Hall Join the Lawrence Arts Center at the Free State Film Festival for a screening of Paint Me a Road Out of Here. Introduction by Susan Earle, Curator of European and American Art at the Spencer Museum of Art on Faith Ringgold’s visits to Lawrence. Lawrence, KS

Red box with white text reading, "Join the Lincoln Center for a screening of Born to Fly: Elizabeth Streb vs. Gravity followed by a Q&A with Catherine Gund."

September 1, 7PM, London, England, The People's Letters Bookshop. Join the Jjambbong Film Club for a night of queer, erotic short films. All profits will go directly to a Palestinian citizen to fund their medical evacuation.

A Gala Non-Gala Lights, Camera, Aubin! November 2nd| 7PM-11PM Performance Space New York Join us for a magical night with the Aubin family as we celebrate the last 30 years and toast to all the years to come. Cocktails, dancing, archival exhibition, silent auction, and honoring thirty Aubin luminaries whose work has represented our communities through art, advocacy, and visions for justice. New York, NY

5 Pillars

Aubin's 5 Pillars

Studio: Documentary filmmaking to transform narratives

Impact: Justice-oriented campaigns to amplify urgent solutions

Workshop: Fiscal sponsorship, project incubation, and events

Lab: Mentorship, training, and internship

Rewind: Uncovering and activating our past work and shared histories

Katherine F in editing room — Past intern Katherine F. at work in the original Aubin office editing suite - Aubin’s home for our first 26 years. We’ve since expanded the space to accommodate our growing number of team members and projects (April 2018)

Mariah in the archives — Archival intern Mariah N. at the office, building the archive for future Aubin projects (August 2023)

Impact

1

Academy Award Shortlist Nomination
2

Emmy Award Nominations
20

14 Feature-length documentary films (and 6 shorts)
33

Fiscally sponsored projects including feature and short docs, podcasts, installations, books, and an opera
45+

Graduated interns and mentees, primarily women and nonbinary people of color, employed, launched, and mentored to be directors, associate producers, editors, writers, academics, archivists, and other creatives
1000s

Film festival screenings and awards, Discovery, Sundance, Netflix, HBO, PBS and Paramount+ broadcasts, and other accolades