Club Angels
NYC PREMIERE Club Angels is a short documentary about the forming of the band Sateen by Queen Sateen and Exquisite, a heterosexual married couple who do drag and are fixtures in the queer New York City nightlife scene.
2016
Girls and Boys
NYC PREMIERE Girls and Boys is an observational portrait of a woman in Brooklyn, seemingly alone in her struggle to teach a group of playful, young students who are learning the basics of couple’s dancing in the Polish Folk tradition. Set in the basement auditorium of one of North Brooklyn’s last functioning Catholic schools, Girls […]
The Moving Camera Project
WORLD PREMIERE Experience the mind of artist Maciej Markowicz as he embarks on his latest work, a giant camera of New York proportions.
Her & Me
A film about identical twins leading identical lives.
Through the Wall
A short documentary about a family divided by the US/Mexico border. Abril is living undocumented in the United States with her 2 year-old son Julián. Julián’s father was stopped by police for a minor traffic incident and was deported back to Mexico. In order to see each other, Uriel, Abril and Julián must cross difficult […]
Oh My Father
At nearly one hundred, Wes, in relative good health but suffering from dementia, struggles to accomplish simple day-to-day tasks. Walking, shaving, eating and other skills must be aided by help from his daughter, June. This slow, constant process forces her to wonder every day what love really means.
SHORTS: L-O-V-E
Four letters that make the world go round. Her & Me (USA, 15 min., Shelby Hadden) profiles identical twins, while Oh My Father (USA, 11 min., Robert Machoian) explores a father/daughter bond. Elders (UK, 7 min., Glen Milner) looks at the world’s longest-married couple, and Palisades (USA, 7 min., Marian Mathias) chronicles falling in love. […]
In Crystal Skin
NYC PREMIERE In Bogotá, Colombia, a charismatic eleven year old named Maria Alejandra struggles to maintain a normal childhood despite the limitations imposed by a rare skin disease. Conflict between mother and daughter arises when Maria refuses to attend school early one morning.
Elders
NYC PREMIERE After leaving India for the industrial north of England in the 1960’s, Karim and Kartari Chand never imagined they would end up being married longer than any other couple in the world. Their personal story of family, immigration, love, and working-class life is both inspiring and honest – as we gain a valuable […]
Johnny Physical Lives
NYC PREMIERE Johnny Physical Lives is the story of the secret world of two brothers making a rock n’ roll documentary as one goes through cancer treatment. When younger brother Jonathan passes away in the midst of the production, older brother Joshua must finish the project on his own. First time filmmaker, Joshua Neuman weaves […]