The Need for a New Freud?: Screening of Award-Winning Film "Outsider. Freud"
Oct 18, 2025
7:00 - 9:30pm ET
Location: In Person NYC - 247 E 82nd St., NYC 10028
Source/ Event Link: New York Psychoanalytic Society & Institute
“Introduction: George Makari, M.D.
Presenter: Philip Herschenfeld, M.D.
Discussants: Yair Qedar, filmmaker & George Makari, M.D.
Please join us for a special screening of the award winning film Outsider.Freud directed by Yair Qedar. Outsider.Freud is a journey into the life and work of Sigmund Freud in four acts, combining animation, dreams, and insights from leading psychoanalysts. It explores Freud’s life of marginalization as a Jew in Vienna during Hitler’s rise to power and how these experiences shaped his theories and personal life. Through an intimate lens, the film reveals new dimensions of Freud’s legacy, focusing on his impact on psychoanalysis, Judaism, and the power dynamics of being an outsider.
After the film, Philip Herschenfeld, M.D. will present on whether there is, as some in the psychoanalytic community feel, a need for a “new Freud.” Although Freud served as an identificatory example for the field, his thinking evolved over time and our understanding of it continues to change. Psychoanalysis has evolved over time to meet the changing needs of society. The evolution of evolution of classical psychoanalytic thinking all too often assumed to have remained fundamentally static. Dr. Herschenfeld will explore the need for a “new Freud” and if this is a proper way to conceptualize this evolution in psychoanalysis.
Please join us for this exciting evening!
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