Past Events

Since our founding in 2005, FOLCS has hosted an impressive array of guests on our stage. We break down the big ideas of the day with artists, actors, directors, writers, government leaders, and public intellectuals. Even a former United States President and sitting Justices on the Supreme Court have joined us!

Events are always in the works.

To view an archive of the digital work we have been producing since the start of the global pandemic, visit our Virtual Events page.

Watch our past events on our YouTube Channel.

Conversations

Life Integrating Art: Iconography in 21st-Century Street Protests

May 11, 2026
Short Film

FOLCS International Short Film Competition 2026 (13th Annual Awards Night)

May 5, 2026
Conversations

Book Event: “Sons of Survivors”: A Conversation with the Authors

April 30, 2026
Conversations

Humans and Machines: Navigating the AI Era

April 23, 2026
Conversations

Book Conversation: "American Politics Film Festival" with Tom Cronin

March 4, 2026
Conversations

Checks and Balances: What Limits Are There on Presidential Power?

February 19, 2026
Conversations

Making Sense of this Moment: Street Protests, Free Speech and Assembly, and Federal Power

January 29, 2026
Conversations

An Extraordinary Legacy: Honoring Robert Redford and "Ordinary People"

January 14, 2026
Conversations

The 60th Anniversary of "The Sound of Music"

November 18, 2025
Conversations

Laughing all the Way to the Ballot Box: Humor in the 2025 NYC Mayoral Election

October 20, 2025
Conversations

Shadowbanned & Shutdown: Censorship in the Digital Public Square

September 30, 2025
Conversations

Wanna Bet on It? The Business, Culture, & Consequences of Sports Gambling

September 10, 2025