NYC PREMIERE A mortician explains the embalming process while considering a family’s last moments to say goodbye to their loved one. – Samah Ali This film is playing as part of the Shorts Program: Lamenting Loss This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director Claire Maske. All guests & staff will be required to […]
WORLD PREMIERE A personal expression of transformation, as a mother turns her grief and silence around a stillborn into an expression of remembrance. – Elyse Wang This film is playing as part of the Shorts Program: Lamenting Loss This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director Megan Miller. All guests & staff will […]
WORLD PREMIERE In Clarkston, a small town in Georgia, a successful Kurdish doctor and a Muslim-hating white supremacist form an unlikely friendship. Against the backdrop of an exceptionally racially- diverse community, themes of xenophobia, Islamophobia, and forgiveness play out in an intimate and accessible way. Directors Din Blankenship and Erin Bernhard put the focus on […]
US PREMIERE Materna, Italy, where Pasolini filmed the recreation of the life of Jesus, is the location for an updated reenactment entitled The New Gospel, a film gracefully blending art and activism. “Jesus was a social revolutionary,” says award-winning documentarian Milo Rau. With Cameroonian political activist Yvan Sagnet cast as Jesus, the film takes us […]
US PREMIERE In the hopes of making it to the US, a group of Cuban migrants enters Colombia by way of the treacherous Darién Gap jungle to reach Panama, where they wait in the limbo of a makeshift camp, uncertain of deportation. Cuban director Marcel Beltrán intersperses his filmed visits with migrants’ own cell phone […]
Throw yourself into the story with vivid scores in this selection of sonically driven films. (Total Running Time: 82 MIN) Cowboy Poet | Director: Jared Jakins A young man continues the tradition of cowboy poetry, using his performances to navigate his emotions, family and the modern world. -Dewitt Davis (USA, 5 MIN) Load Cycle | […]
The effects on the environment and our self-manufactured crisis. (Total Running Time: 92 MIN) Aguilucho: Dance of the Harpy Eagle | Director: Daniel Byers The indigenous people of the Darién Gap rainforest work with conservationists to use their heritage and traditions to protect the endangered Harpy Eagle and, in turn, protect their community. – Dewitt […]
Moments of change, introspection, and more of the same during the pandemic. Breathe In, Breathe Out | Director: Ilja WillemsWhile the lockdown was happening in New York City, Bahar Baharloo joined a volunteer bike messenger service to help people in need, first traveling the empty streets and later navigating the protests. – Dewitt Davis (USA, 13 […]
This block explores grief and how we grapple with loss. (Total Running Time: 91 MIN) 3:07 | Director: Megan Miller A personal expression of transformation, as a mother turns her grief and silence around a stillbirth into an expression of remembrance. – Elyse Wang (UK, 12 MIN) The Final Touch | Director: Claire Maske A […]
Stories about born and chosen families. (Total Running Time: 87 MIN) Descended from the Promised Land: The Legacy of Black Wall Street | Director: Nailah Jefferson An intimate look at the lingering economic, psychological, and emotional impacts of the Tulsa Massacre through the lens of descendants. – Elyse Wang (USA, 22 MIN) Freedom Swimmer | […]