NYC PREMIERE Oglala Lakota artist, musician, and composer Mato Wayuhi, known for his work on Reservation Dogs, references ancestral knowledge to inform his present artistic processes and visions for the future. The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Josiah W. Jones. All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request […]
NYC PREMIERE Formerly incarcerated individuals in Philadelphia forge life-changing bonds over pizza, rebuilding their lives and supporting families with hope and resilience. A warm and authentic affirmation of possibility and new beginnings. – Murtada Elfadl The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with executive producer Muhammad Abdul Hadi. All in-person screening venues provide […]
NYC PREMIERE As a jazz legend’s memory fades, his soulmate discovers their timeless connection lives on through the music that shaped their love, transforming his songs into an enduring bond. – Anita Raswant The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Jyllian Gunther. All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon […]
US PREMIERE The danger and the tedium of a young Venezuelan migrant’s constant movement to avoid detection. An empathetic, restrained, and breathtaking exploration of statelessness, from physical tolls to uncertain futures. – Murtada Elfadl The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with producer Françoise Nieto-Fong. All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones […]
NYC PREMIERE With the city’s finances in free fall, and with no support from the state or national government, activist squatters organize and create a vibrant community in 1980s NYC. – DeWitt Davis The first and second screening will be followed by a Q&A with co-directors Katie Heiserman and Elana Meyers. All in-person screening venues […]
NYC PREMIERE Three Black women, including Great Britain’s first Black female Olympian, explore their healing and historical relationship to the water through swimming. – Anita Raswant The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Catherine Joy White. All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center […]
NYC PREMIERE The transformative journeys of Arkansas teachers and students pioneering the first nationwide AP African-American Studies class amid a fierce national debate. – Murtada Elfadl The first and second screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Anurima Bhargava. All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC […]
WORLD PREMIERE With the support of her fellow thespians, an actress navigates the mental and physical challenges of performing after enduring a traumatic event. – Karen McMullen The first, second, and third screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Ken Pham. All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. […]
WORLD PREMIERE Told through striking animation, one woman’s powerful account of surviving a fire in Tehran’s Evin prison captures resistance; an urgent, creative act rooted in the Iranian Woman! Life! Freedom! movement. – Murtada Elfadl The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Hoda Sobhani. All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification […]
NYC PREMIERE On an idyllic farm in rural Georgia, beekeeping parents tenderly share their knowledge of life, love, and nature with their young sons while restoring their homestead. – DeWitt Davis The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Arielle Knight. All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with […]