October 12, 2023

Blue Dots

NEW YORK PREMIERE If you sit on Biagio’s bench in Washington Square Park, he will share a love story through photos and letters of his beloved wife through photos and letters. – Anita Raswant  The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with filmmakers and special guests. This film contains the following accessibility options […]

October 12, 2023

Bear

NEW YORK PREMIERE A student helps a filmmaker with his nature doc, and confronts him with the unexpected footage she discovers in his archive. – Anita Raswant  The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with filmmakers and special guests. All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC […]

October 12, 2023

Behind the Mask

WORLD PREMIERE Survivor of a Uyghur internment camp has an opportunity to confront a former guard from his camp but must consider the effect on his children, who witnessed his arrest.  – DeWitt Davis The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with filmmakers and special guests. All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification […]

October 12, 2023

BETWEEN LIFE & DEATH

NEW YORK PREMIERE When a 1990 brain injury left 26-year-old Florida resident Terri Schiavo in a persistent vegetative state for over a decade, her husband and family disagreed about her fate, creating a painful rift. As Schiavo ultimately became the center of a pivotal “right to die” debate that captured the world’s attention, the filmmakers […]

October 12, 2023

Banned Book Club

NEW YORK PREMIERE In central Texas, high school students read books banned from the library shelves in hopes of fighting for their return. – DeWitt Davis The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with filmmakers and special guests. This film contains the following accessibility options for viewers:Closed Captioning for in-person screenings at IFC Center […]

October 12, 2023

ASHIMA

WORLD PREMIERE One of the world’s youngest elite rock climbers, Ashima Shiraishi spent her formative years breaking numerous age-based climbing milestones, spurred on by her number one fan and coach, her father, Poppo a retired Butoh dancer and avant-garde performer with no formal climbing experience. When these New Yorkers travel to South Africa to conquer […]

October 12, 2023

AL DJANAT – THE ORIGINAL PARADISE

U.S. PREMIERE Filmmaker Chloé Aïcha Boro returns to her homeland, Burkina Faso, after the death of her uncle, killed while on a pilgrimage to Mecca. Boro documents the aftermath in her family’s compound as a rift about the estate develops between family members who embrace traditional Islamic law and those who would follow Burkina Faso’s […]

October 12, 2023

Allies Welcome

This film follows Fatima, Hamed, and Yasser as they leave Afghanistan, resettle in the U.S., and try to create a new home, whilst fearing for the safety of their family and friends back home.  – Anita Raswant The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with filmmakers and special guests. All in-person screening venues […]

October 12, 2023

And Then I Was Here

NEW YORK PREMIERE A genderqueer person navigates the end of high risk pregnancy, first-time parenthood, and the biases against their identity. – DeWitt Davis The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with filmmakers and special guests. This film contains the following accessibility options for viewers:Closed Captioning for in-person screenings at IFC Center and Village […]

October 12, 2023

A WOLFPACK CALLED ERNESTO

US PREMIERE In Mexico City, a group of teenage gangsters collectively call themselves “Ernesto.” The camera shadows them elegantly, preserving their anonymity as they go about daily life, both victims and perpetrators all at once. Immersive, engaging, and brilliantly unsettling, the narrative exposes the mechanisms and entanglements that allow these worlds of violence to thrive […]