October 13, 2022

Hare Krishna Consciousness

INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE A look inside the life of devotees at a Krishna temple in Brooklyn, including Chaitanya, who is training to become a monk. – Samah Ali All in-person screening venues provide hearing impaired listening devices upon request with venue management. All guests & staff will be required to comply with our Health & Safety […]

October 13, 2022

DOC NYC U: ALL ABOUT LOVE

From intimate to platonic, love is all around us. (Total Running Time: 77 MIN) Crush Icebergs | Director/Producer: Hannah Rafkin, School of Visual ArtsFour queer adults reflect on the TV and movie characters that captured their adolescent hearts.  (USA, 15 MIN) Hare Krishna Consciousness | Director/Producer: Jamila Yancy, The New SchoolA look inside the life […]

October 13, 2022

DOC NYC U: LIFE IN THE BIG APPLE

A program dedicated to New York, from the eyes of the next generation. (Total Running time: 88 MIN) Bach at Noon | Director/Producer: Emma Rose Brown, Hunter CollegeSince September 11th, 2001, New Yorkers have been taking refuge in a brief, daily, sea of sound pouring from the cavernous interior of Grace Church. Hidden from the […]

October 13, 2022

Black Gold

NYC PREMIERE Jae Lee is an urban farmer at Phoenix Community Garden in Ocean Hill, Brooklyn, where she devises an inspiring community composting plan. – Samah Ali All in-person screening venues provide hearing impaired listening devices upon request with venue management. All guests & staff will be required to comply with our Health & Safety […]

October 13, 2022

In Search of the Blue Heart

WORLD PREMIERE After 32 years working as a miner, Daniel Quezada seeks to make this his last extraction to retire and dedicate his life to the stone trade. – Samah Ali This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director Amelia Deschamps. All in-person screening venues provide hearing impaired listening devices upon request with […]

October 13, 2022

Reach For The Skye

Explore the mindset of independent professional wrestler Gabriel Skye as he explains Violence X Suffering Wrestling (VXS Wrestling), his indy wrestling league. – Samah Ali All in-person screening venues provide hearing impaired listening devices upon request with venue management. All guests & staff will be required to comply with our Health & Safety protocols while […]

October 13, 2022

The Great Find

WORLD PREMIERE An exploration of the subculture of “stooping:” rescuing furniture, appliances, and other discarded household objects from the curbside of New York. – Samah Ali This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director Cacau Araujo. All in-person screening venues provide hearing impaired listening devices upon request with venue management. All guests & […]

October 13, 2022

DOC NYC U: PORTRAITS

Profiles of dynamic individuals both local and abroad. (Total Running Time: 88 MIN) At Home Among Strangers | Director/Producer: Asya Gorbacheva, Hunter CollegeThis intimate observational portrait of Sasha Smirnov, a gay asylum seeker, explores the steep price of freedom after coming out publicly in Russia. (USA, 24 MIN) Zoom Acting | Director/Producer: Juwan Wyatt, Brooklyn […]

October 13, 2022

The Fabricator

A meditation on the life of craftsman Loren “Dink” Stalter, resplendent with images evocative of Hudson River School artists more than a century ago. – Samah Ali This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director/Producer Frank Vitale.  All in-person screening venues provide hearing impaired listening devices upon request with venue management. All guests […]

October 13, 2022

Engraved

WORLD PREMIERE Galvanized by devastating events early in their lives, two New Yorkers find ways to channel their grief into acts of kindness. – Samah Ali This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director/DP Tiffany Jiang. All in-person screening venues provide hearing impaired listening devices upon request with venue management. All guests & […]