The Young Brothers were insiders in the film industry—their father, Al, founded the New York City film processing lab DuArt in 1922—but in the careers they pursued, they consistently put themselves on the side of society’s outsiders. Robert, who co-wrote the screenplay for pioneering portrait of Black life in America Nothing but a Man, continued to focus on marginalized subjects in his own work as a director. Irwin, who died earlier this year at age 94, picked up his father’s duties at DuArt, in 1960, where his policy of prioritizing projects by passionate but cash-strapped independent filmmakers—as well as in his work as a patron to filmmakers and an accidental archivist—helped to cultivate the culture of indie cinema in NYC. Focusing on the lives of poor people and the films of poor filmmakers, together the Young Brothers made American cinema inestimably richer.
Prasad was very happy to be partnered with Linda Young and DuArt in providing film scanning services to the New York film community utilizing the Scanity HDR 4K film scanner from 2019 until the closing of their services division. Such a powerhouse and legacy the Duart family is. We are truly saddened by the loss of such great talent. What a wonderful tribute that the Metrograph is hosting. As we are in Los Angeles, we will be in the audience watching these great films, in spirit.
The Process - A Tribute to Bob and Irwin Young
Metrograph Theatre - New York City
August 12 - 21, 2022
IN THE SOUP
ALAMBRISTA!
SHORT EYES
RICH KIDS
SMITHEREENS
CAUGHT
I LIKE IT LIKE THAT
AMERICAN ME
THE BALLAD OF GREGORIO CORTEZ
MILLER'S CROSSING
TRIUMPH OF THE SPIRIT
HARLAN COUNTY, USA
SYMBIOPSYCHOTAXIPLASM
Location:
7 Ludlow Street, New York City
Box Office opens 30 minutes before the first showtime each day. Click here for Commissary opening hours.
Metrograph is located in the heart of what was a major hub for early-twentieth-century movie-going: the city’s historic Lower East Side.
Closest subway stops:
F train to East Broadway
B and D trains to Grand Street
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