NYC PREMIERE In this poignant documentary, poet Stacyann Chin confronts the lingering scars of being abandoned by her mother as a baby. As she navigates motherhood with her own daughter, Stacyann’s journey becomes a powerful act of healing and self-discovery. The film captures her life as an artist in NYC and her periodic travels abroad […]
NYC PREMIERE An intimate portrait of a small community of iconic gauchos (cowboys and cowgirls) who proudly preserve their traditions despite changing modern customs.The sacred bond they share with their animals is forged while facing the rigors of the wild together. With superb black-and-white cinematography and exquisite sound design, directors Dweck and Kershaw conjure a […]
NYC PREMIERE An adoptee raised in the Netherlands, Mieke’s life is very different from the one she might have led if her Korean family had not been pressured to give her up as a baby. When her birth parents track down the adult Mieke, their reunion unleashes a whirlwind of guilt, joy, regret, and ambivalence. […]
WORLD PREMIERE After wildfires force her to leave her home in Oregon, a young filmmaker reconnects with the rituals and the landscapes of her maternal tribe in Himalayan China. In a poetic and contemplative revisiting of her family and her ancestors’ history, director Shasha Li reflects on their animistic traditions while visiting her childhood hometown, […]
INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE A young ultra-Orthodox woman documents her family’s struggle to secure support for their beloved autistic son. Henya Brodbeker takes us inside her world with an arresting vulnerability as she finds herself questioning her partnership with her husband, her relationship to her faith, and her place in the world. Henya and her husband’s determination […]
INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE Witness explores the personal, political, and cultural ramifications of going viral. Directors Yasmine Mathurin, Amar Wala, and Carol Nguyen follow people who chose to document what they saw, whether in rage, fear, or amusement, and reflect on the staggering but fleeting attention that changed their lives. This series of six short episodes tells […]
WORLD PREMIERE This four-part docuseries delves into the creative lives of five emerging Black artists from the U.S. and Canada as they open up about complexities of navigating the art world that aren’t often acknowledged. Sleek filmmaking pairs with insights from Black art experts, as each artist shares their lived experience and illuminates their practice […]
INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE A stranger on the internet whispers while running a hairbrush slowly through her hair, and viewers find themselves immersed in a sudden tingly serotonin boost. ASMR influencers are part of the cultural landscape, providing a unique source of care to others remotely.This documentary demystifies one of the stranger phenomena to capture our collective attention. […]
WORLD PREMIERE Set on the border between Colombia and Venezuela, the film navigates a complex and urgent narrative as deftly as its subjects navigate the perilous terrain around them. Español and Barrabas, two “coyotes,” or human smugglers, go about the business of surviving despite all the odds against them, as the directors’ quiet observational technique […]