NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE Within the war that is ravaging Gaza, a friendship is born. Palestinian photographer Suhail Nassar is documenting the effects of war on the children of the city. He also works as a witness for French journalist Charles Villa, who is trying to report on the atrocities but is not allowed into the territory. What starts as a working relationship becomes a visceral portrait of a journalist determined to keep himself and his community alive, and of the unexpected bonds that can emerge across distance. – Murtada Elfadl
The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with directors Elie Dupont and Mathias Hillion and producer Karim Landauski.
All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can also provide a T-Coil loop for compatible devices.
Event details
Tuesday, November 17, 2026 7:50 PM
Village East by Angelika
Wednesday, November 18 - Sunday, November 29, 2026
Online Screening
This screening is co-presented by
NYC PREMIERE Beatriz, the mother of filmmaker Carolina Gonzalez Valencia, provided for her children in Colombia by working as a house cleaner in the US. Decades later, when the filmmaker and her mother look back at their past, they employ elements of play to ease the pain that marks both their lives. What results is a glittery, mischievous, and playful film that experiments with the documentary form. - Bedatri D. Choudhury
The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Carolina Gonzalez Valencia, producer Brenda Avila-Hanna, executive producer/protagonist/Domestic Workers Alliance president Ai-jen Poo, and protagonist Beatriz Valencia.
All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can also provide a T-Coil loop for compatible devices.
US PREMIERE Gabriel has spent his life enduring the excruciating pain of sickle cell disease alongside a healthcare system that repeatedly doubts the severity of his suffering. Facing a shortened life expectancy, he undertakes an experimental stem cell treatment that could finally soothe his pain. Through one man's remarkable journey, The Sickling exposes how racial bias shapes whose pain is believed and treated, while offering a moving testament to survival, medical possibility, and inequity’s consequences in healthcare. - Ruth Somalo
The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with director/producer/protagonist Gabriel Badejo.
All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can also provide a T-Coil loop for compatible devices.
US PREMIERE In this moving portrait of resilience, a Palestinian woman is determined to have a child with her husband as he serves a life sentence in an Israeli prison. Following this seemingly ordinary woman and her attempt to smuggle out her husband’s sperm, the film brings a human dimension to daily life without basic freedoms. For Life explores how one can go about pursuing what many take for granted—a marriage, a family, and access to healthcare—within the restrictions of occupation. - Murtada Elfadl
The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Ahmet Seven.
All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can also provide a T-Coil loop for compatible devices.
NYC PREMIERE In this provocatively honest film, Kenya-Jade Pinto examines how surveillance systems and military technology control the global refugee crisis and decide who gets rescued and who’s allowed to die. The film goes behind the daily headlines of border crossings to show how algorithms control human mobility. With a pulse-pounding rhythm and an astute cinematic approach, this film shows how the surveillance war was lost and who is paying the price with their lives. - Murtada Elfadl
The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Kenya-Jade Pinto and composer Robbie Teehan.
All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can also provide a T-Coil loop for compatible devices.
NYC PREMIERE On front lines and urban back streets, 10 young Ukrainians, ages 18 to 26, grapple with the impact of war. Youthful dreams have been interrupted, but passions, creativity, and optimism persist. On breaks from combat, life continues in favorite haunts: underground raves, illicit nighttime car drifting, or pastoral country idylls. Filmmaker James Marcus Haney finds a series of stunning, searing images that, combined with a kaleidoscopic score, create a hypnotic and somber texture. This impeccable war film asks us not to forget. - Jaie Laplante
The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with director James Marcus Haney.
All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can also provide a T-Coil loop for compatible devices.