NYC PREMIERE A generation of great American writers went to Bennington College in the ‘80s, including Brett Easton Ellis, author of American Psycho. The film explores the world of this private liberal arts college that inspired and nurtured the most notable creative figures of the late twentieth century while epitomizing ‘80s culture of sex, drugs, […]
US PREMIERE Filmmaker and projectionist Rob Murphy’s jubilant love letter to film projection and cinema. In the age of digital projection, cinema on film is a rarity, in SPLICE HERE, film projectionists step out of the shadows to recount their tales of Cinerama projection, explosive nitrate film shows, and lost film prints. After Quentin Tarantino […]
INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE Filmmaker Lina Chamie finds a free-flowing, immersive style to create a symbiotic cinematic experience with the famed Brazilian street artist Kobra. Kobra, who has created more than 50 kaleidoscopic, peace-themed murals in New York, and credits the city’s artists as the major influence on his work, reveals his inner world in stages. As […]
WORLD PREMIERE When filmmaker Elettra Fiumi inherited her father Fabrizio Fiumi’s archives, she discovered a man she knew nothing about. Fabrizio, along with the group of radical architects called 9999, imagined architectural innovations and anticipated a future that is still forthcoming. He was also founder of the Florence Film Festival. In coming to know her […]
NYC PREMIERE Lydia Emily is a mural artist, teacher, single mother, and one of the innumerable Americans who are navigating an unforgiving healthcare system, as she lives with advancing multiple sclerosis, which threatens to put an end to her career. This inspiring film records Emily’s dedication to create amidst mounting debt and an ever-present sense […]
US PREMIERE Beginning in the early 1990s, trailblazing designers and daring industry titans usher in a three-decade golden era of fashion transcendence. While designers John Galliano, Marc Jacobs, Alexander McQueen and Tom Ford elevate the craft to new heights, stalwarts Bernard Arnault, Françios Pianult and Anna Wintour bring the world of couture to the masses. […]