October 6, 2016

Teriano

WORLD PREMIERE The promise was made the moment she was born: Teriano would marry the midwife’s son. But this Maasai girl’s fate was far from sealed. Teriano follows her unlikely journey from a dusty hut in Kenya to a high tech hub in Toronto. The story, like Teriano herself, is filled with courage, humor, and […]

October 6, 2016

Where We Stand

NYC PREMIERE Where We Stand is the BAFTA-nominated short documentary on a controversial group of Mormon feminists fighting for women’s ordination in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

October 6, 2016

SHORTS: CONCERNING HER

Stories about women and their work. In Bedside Manner (USA, 18 min., Corinne Botz) a neurologist plays multiple roles to teach medical students. A controversial group of Mormon feminists fights for their rights in Where We Stand (USA, 20 min., Kristine Stolakis). Teriano (Canada, 20 min., Leora Eisen) defies expectations, moving from a remote Kenyan […]

October 6, 2016

Bedside Manner

2016 SHORT DOCUMENTARY WINNER WORLD PREMIERE Bedside Manner focuses on standardized patients and the art of medicine. The film explores empathy and medical relationships through the practice of using medical actors to train student doctors. At the center of the film is the brilliant neurologist Dr. Alice Flaherty, who plays herself as a doctor, standardized […]

October 6, 2016

Rising Sons

WORLD PREMIERE Rising Sons is a short documentary film about a radical and unique approach to end the rampant raping of women in The Democratic Republic of the Congo: by healing the wounds and beliefs of men. This intimate film provides an opportunity to witness the evolution of the masculine and address the root causes […]

October 6, 2016

The Weaveologist

A Brooklyn hair stylist takes us on a close exploration of black hair culture as he weaves a woman’s hair.

October 6, 2016

The Dogist

A short documentary profiling The Dogist (@thedogist) aka Elias Weiss Friedman, Instagram canine-photographer and author.

October 6, 2016

The Tricks List

Andrew likes to keep things organized. He’s compiled a list of every sexual encounter he’s ever had. Each name ignites a memory—a time, a place, an esoteric fetish. His memory is impressive. The list currently numbers 749 and continues to grow.

October 6, 2016

SHORTS: I ♥ NY

If you can make it here… An artist embarks on The Moving Camera Project (USA, 5 min., Andrew Moynehan, Chelsea Moynehan), while a courthouse job helps a Working Stiff (USA, 5 min., Sarah Hanssen) support his art. The Dogist (USA, 6 min., E.J. McLeavey- Fisher) profiles an Instagram canine photographer and author, while The Tricks […]

October 6, 2016

Working Stiff

NYC PREMIERE A short documentary about a New York comic strip artist who finds a way to support his own creative work.