NEW YORK PREMIERE In 1998, Tomoaki Hamatsu, an aspiring Japanese comedian who became known as Nasubi, participated in a reality TV program. His Sisyphean challenge: to live alone in an apartment and subsist entirely off what he could win in magazine sweepstakes until he reaches 1 million yen in prizes. As days turn to weeks […]
This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director Alexa Whyte. This film contains the following accessibility options for viewers:Closed Captioning for in-person screenings at IFC Center and Cinepolis ChelseaClosed Captioning for online screenings All in-person screening venues provide hearing impaired listening devices upon request with venue management. All guests & staff will be […]
WORLD PREMIERE After wildfires force her to leave her home in Oregon, a young filmmaker reconnects with the rituals and the landscapes of her maternal tribe in Himalayan China. In a poetic and contemplative revisiting of her family and her ancestors’ history, director Shasha Li reflects on their animistic traditions while visiting her childhood hometown, […]
INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE A young ultra-Orthodox woman documents her family’s struggle to secure support for their beloved autistic son. Henya Brodbeker takes us inside her world with an arresting vulnerability as she finds herself questioning her partnership with her husband, her relationship to her faith, and her place in the world. Henya and her husband’s determination […]
US Premiere A poetic, riveting, and cathartic exploration of the lies and misrememberings of director Asmae El Moudir’s family, surrounding the Casablanca Bread Riots of 1981. The period of repression known in Morocco as the “Years of Lead” is hardly ever discussed. Narratives of trauma, loss, and love are recovered here through exquisite re-enactments played […]
These shorts document the process of starting over, capturing what we leave behind and what the future holds. – Samah Ali This film contains the following accessibility options for viewers:Closed Captioning for in-person screenings at IFC Center and Village East by AngelikaDescriptive Audio for in-person screenings at IFC Center and Village East by AngelikaClosed Captioning […]
The barbershop is the heart of the Black community, and in Little Rock, Arkansas, now the starting place of a new community lending program. – Samah Ali The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with filmmakers and special guests. This film contains the following accessibility options for viewers:Closed Captioning for in-person screenings at […]
Witness the true story of an Afghani girls soccer team who relocate from their home country all in the name of the sport. –Samah Ali The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with filmmakers and special guests. This film contains the following accessibility options for viewers:Closed Captioning for in-person screenings at IFC Center […]
Documentaries about the beauties and hardships of youth. – Samah Ali This film contains the following accessibility options for viewers:Closed Captioning for in-person screenings at IFC Center and Village East by AngelikaDescriptive Audio for in-person screenings at IFC Center and Village East by AngelikaClosed Captioning for online screenings All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification […]
NEW YORK PREMIERE Young women on a remote island off Iceland help lost puffins, who easily lose their bearings. – DeWitt Davis The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with filmmakers and special guests. This film contains the following accessibility options for viewers:Closed Captioning for in-person screenings at IFC Center and Village East by […]