'The New World'

Depicting the founding of the English settlement in Jamestown, Virginia, in the early 17th century, this film explores the loves and changing world of Pocahontas.

It features beautiful photography celebrating the glory of natural American landscapes.

This screening with short introduction complements the course A Longer Look: Church's 'Niagara Falls, from the American Side'

Find out about the exhibition Through American Eyes: Frederic Church and the Landscape Oil Sketch

Film

Enjoy a new programme of films at the National Gallery each month.

Screenings take place on the first Saturday of the month at 1pm, and are introduced with a link to the paintings and themes discussed in our new
A Longer Look courses.

Image above: Detail of still from 'The New World' © BFI