Academy Award Winner Marshall Curry Talks NEW YORKER AT 100 & Hamptons International Film Festival

Tom Needham’s The Sounds of Film welcomes Academy Award–winning filmmaker Marshall Curry for a conversation about his new Netflix documentary The New Yorker at 100.

The film offers unprecedented access inside the offices of The New Yorker during its centennial year, revealing the obsessive craft behind its reporting, fiction, and cartoons. Curry captures editors, writers, and artists at work, while also tracing the magazine’s remarkable history and cultural influence over the past century.

The New Yorker at 100 made its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival and will be featured at the Hamptons International Film Festival, with screenings scheduled for October 9th and October 12th at 8:00 PM.

For longtime readers and newcomers alike, the film provides an intimate portrait of the publication’s unique editorial process and enduring place in American life.

Marshall Curry is an Academy Award–winning filmmaker whose work spans both documentary and narrative film. His documentaries include Street Fight, Racing Dreams, If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front, and the archival short A Night at the Garden. In 2020, his film The Neighbors’ Window won the Oscar for Best Live Action Short. With The New Yorker at 100, Curry turns his camera on one of America’s most iconic magazines, blending history, journalism, and behind-the-scenes access.

About The Sounds of Film

The Sounds of Film is America’s longest-running film and music radio show. For over 35 years, host Tom Needham has delivered an eclectic mix of music and interviews to audiences across Long Island, parts of Connecticut, and streaming worldwide on WUSB. The program has featured guests such as Alec Baldwin, Billy Joel, William H. Macy, Dionne Warwick, Chuck D, Ernest Dickerson, Hal Hartley, Peter Fonda, and Rory Kennedy.

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