WORLD PREMIERE Salah Elmur’s dreamlike paintings, inspired by his photographic archive, reflect his struggles with censorship, violence, and the inability to return to his beloved home. – 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 headphones upon request with venue […]
WORLD PREMIERE – Set in 1970s New York City, this gripping documentary explores the city’s descent into financial chaos, leading to the infamous 1975 fiscal crisis. Once a haven for working-class people, thanks to strong unions and government subsidies, NYC plunged into economic freefall when audits exposed a budget crisis, leading to layoffs, white flight, […]
WORLD PREMIERE Marisol returns to Mexico hoping to reconnect with the family she left decades ago when she crossed the US border. – 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 Center can […]
WORLD PREMIERE In the pristine Bristol Bay area of Alaska, two sets of siblings are alarmed when they learn of plans for the proposed Pebble Mine in the vicinity of their homes. The Salmon sisters, Native Alaskans, work on the regulatory front – pushing the federal EPA to block the project, and remaining hyper-vigilant to […]
DOC NYC U features 12 short documentaries from students across the five boroughs. These two programs showcase competition finalists from Brooklyn College, City University of New York, Fashion Institute of Technology, Hunter College, The New School, New York Film Academy, New York University, Pratt Institute, and the School of Visual Arts. Students from the […]
WORLD PREMIERE Filmmaker Lisa Dodell explores her relationship with the grandfather she never met, and invents a new way to meet him post-mortem. – 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 headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center […]
A young woman visits her ailing grandfather and explores the unspoken relationship dynamics among her family members. – Anita Raswant The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with filmmakers and special guests. This film contains the following accessibility options for viewers: All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue […]
WORLD PREMIERE As a new dad, the filmmaker reflects on the shared passion for nature that connects him with his late father. – 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 Center can […]
WORLD PREMIERE A young woman, Kuo, embarks on a journey to find her birth family. – Anita Raswant The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with filmmakers and special guests. This film contains the following accessibility options for viewers: All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC […]
WORLD PREMIERE A mother and son work with a cache of family photos, videos, and journals and create a moving, experimental narrative of memory. – 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 […]