Richard C. Ledes

NY filmmaker, writer and media artist,

[Richard C. Ledes @ledesr]

Join us Sunday, May 31 in NYC for a product launch & giveaway. Giving away a dozen of each item design, items will also be available for purchase. Starting 1pm tomorrow in Washington Square Park, location in map below.

#newyorkcity #washingtonsquarepark #productlaunch #giveaway

[Richard C. Ledes @ledesr]

Feature essay film — finishing 2026

https://t.co/AXul6CFPEa

#SuperAthens #EssayFilm #Palestine #GreekTragedy #DocumentaryFilm #Cinema #Athens #Piraeus #FilmTwitter #Cannes2026

[Farrukh @implausibleblog]

Sky News report from Lebanon,

Emergency responder one, "It was the devil (who did this). People were burning"

Emergency responder two, "I didn't know if I was in Gaza or Beirut. It was a disaster"

Emergency responder one, "As you put a piece of burger on a grill, people were grilled"

Sky News, "Israeli military say they specifically targeting Hezbollah"

Emergency responder one, "There is no Hezbollah in Beirut"

"If now, there were Jewish people here injured, and they need our help, we'll help them"

"Our message is peace"

"This area has food and beverage, and clothes. There's no military here"

"Beirut is under government authority"

"There is no Hezbollah here"

[Richard C. Ledes @ledesr]

I am very grateful to Betty Fuks for helping me to publish my article "The Greeks of V13" in the Brazilian publication Trivium. Read the full essay in Portuguese or English at Trivium: https://t.co/sKlgvAW34z
#trivium #richardledes #v13 #alaindidierweill #bettyfuks #alancumming

[Richard C. Ledes @ledesr]

Transorbital Lobotomy… is it right for you? Ask your doctor. See Michelle Williams as Anna and Wendell Pierce as Dan in A HOLE IN ONE: https://t.co/EhDu5mfuVH
#MichelleWilliams #WendellPierce #AHoleInOne #RichardLedes #lobotomy #transorbitallobotomy

[Richard C. Ledes @ledesr]

"Can I read you something that I wrote this morning?" "Could you not? I have a hangover." See Mitzi Akaha and T. Ryder Smith in IKONOPHILE Z today: https://t.co/7XiwAo02pA
#ikonophilez #richardledes #trydersmith #mitziakaha #betsyaidem #hangover

[Richard C. Ledes @ledesr]

I am very grateful to Betty Fuks for helping me to publish my article "The Greeks of V13" in the Brazilian publication Trivium. Access the full essay in Portuguese or English at Trivium: https://t.co/sKlgvAW34z
#trivium #richardledes #v13 #alaindidierweill #greece #bettyfuks

[Richard C. Ledes @ledesr]

"There is something dwelling in man in which one can put one's faith." Watch Alan Cumming as Sigmund Freud in V13. Stream or organize your own screening with a virtual Q&A with director Richard C. Ledes: https://t.co/caT9Vfg4G6
#v13 #alancumming #richardledes #bafta #thetraitors

[Richard C. Ledes @ledesr]

"There is no time more suited to dealing with this subject matter." Host a screening & virtual Q&A to discuss the connections between the past and the present with director Richard C. Ledes: https://t.co/caT9Vfg4G6
#v13 #richardledes #alancumming #bafta #thetraitors

[Richard C. Ledes @ledesr]

"You distrust beasts? —I distrust human beastliness." See Alan Cumming as Sigmund Freud and Liam Aiken as Hugo in V13 today: https://t.co/caT9Vfg4G6
#alancumming #v13 #richardledes #samuellevine #andrewstewartjones #liamaiken #indiaennenga #carabuono #bafta #thetraitors

[Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @NYCMayor]

Today’s military strikes on Iran — carried out by the United States and Israel — mark a catastrophic escalation in an illegal war of aggression. Bombing cities. Killing civilians. Opening a new theater of war.  Americans do not want this. They do not want another war in pursuit of regime change. They want relief from the affordability crisis. They want peace.

I am focused on making sure that every New Yorker is safe. I have been in contact with our Police Commissioner and emergency management officials. We are taking proactive steps, including increasing coordination across agencies and enhancing patrols of sensitive locations out of an abundance of caution.

Additionally, I want to speak directly to Iranian New Yorkers: you are part of the fabric of this city — you are our neighbors, small business owners, students, artists, workers, and community leaders. You will be safe here.

[Richard C. Ledes @ledesr]

"I don't take kindly to hypocrisy." See Samuel H. Levine as Adolf and Alan Cumming as Sigmund Freud in V13. Now streaming worldwide with select in-person screenings too. Find out where to watch here: https://t.co/caT9Vfg4G6
#v13 #alancumming #samuelhlevine #bafta #thetraitors

[Richard C. Ledes @ledesr]

"I love the sort of duality of someone being radicalized & deradicalized about the same topic." In V13 watch Alan Cumming as Sigmund Freud: https://t.co/caT9Vfg4G6
#v13 #alancumming #richardledes #samuellevine #liamaiken #indiaennenga #andrewstewartjones #carabuono #thetraitors

[Richard C. Ledes @ledesr]

"A film that needs to be seen. Very prescient about America & the world today." Follow Alan Cumming's advice and see V13 today: https://t.co/caT9Vfg4G6
#alancumming #v13 #richardledes #samuellevine #andrewstewartjones #liamaiken #indiaennenga #carabuono #bafta #thetraitors

[Richard C. Ledes @ledesr]

"This can't be just a job for you. I have to feel that your work is your bliss." Starring Ali Ahn, Edoardo Ballerini & Fred Melamed, THE DARK SIDE, half romcom, half doc: https://t.co/06K33KVCgM
#thedarkside #ailahn #edoardoballerini #fredmelamed #thediplomat #hurricanesandy

[Richard C. Ledes @ledesr]

"You’ll quickly fall for Gould’s poignant performance. His strength of personality shines through, with echoes of the energy that fuelled his breakthrough roles.”—British Film Institute. FRED WON'T MOVE OUT: https://t.co/HxzBS8XRUo
#fredwontmoveout #elliottgould #fredmelamed

[Richard C. Ledes @ledesr]

“The most beautiful thing on the black earth...is what you love.”—ancient Greek poet Sappho
Follow the link to watch NO HUMAN IS ILLEGAL: https://t.co/lBm0wbP5ty
#nohumanisillegal #richardledes #Greece #Lesvos #Syria #refugee #migrant #Turkey #Europe #documentary

[Richard C. Ledes @ledesr]

“...thanks to its effective visual simplicity and rich dialogue, IKONOPHILE Z is sure to stay in your memory as a work that pushes its concept to the limit.” —Film Threat. https://t.co/7XiwAo02pA
#ikonophilez #richardledes #trydersmith #mitziakaha #betsyaidem #filmthreat

[Richard C. Ledes @ledesr]

"I can never thank you enough for having shown me that by inventing psychoanalysis, I invented something more important than myself." Alan Cumming as Sigmund Freud in V13, writing to his daughter Anna: https://t.co/caT9Vfg4G6
#v13 #alancumming #sigmundfreud #psychoanalysis

[Richard C. Ledes @ledesr]

"It would be so beautiful to have a lobotomy in America right now." Michelle Williams, Meat Loaf, Wendell Pierce and Tim Guinee star in A HOLE IN ONE:
https://t.co/EhDu5mfuVH
#michellewilliams #aholeinone #richardledes #meatloaf #wendellpierce #timguinee #billraymond #lobotomy