October 13, 2022

Couchsurfing: The Rise and Demise of a Dream

US PREMIERE In the early days of the world wide web an online global community rose of people willing to open their homes to one another for free, but it couldn’t last. – Dewitt Davis This film contains the following accessibility options for viewers:Closed Captioning for in-person screenings at IFC Center and Cinepolis Chelsea All […]

October 13, 2022

Ibach

NYC PREMIERE An Ibach piano receives a makeover after surviving an international move and playing for four generations of pianists. – Samah Ali This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director Rachel Weinberg. This film contains the following accessibility options for viewers:Closed Captioning for in-person screenings at IFC Center and Cinepolis ChelseaClosed Captioning […]

October 13, 2022

One Kilometer by Foot

NYC PREMIERE Jeanne Gurtat shares her story of saving young Jewish girls at the France/Switzerland border during WWII, navigating the harsh climate and Nazi patrolled streets. – Samah Ali This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director Rachel Menyuk. This film contains the following accessibility options for viewers:Closed Captioning for in-person screenings at […]

October 13, 2022

Granny’s Sexual Life

NYC PREMIERE The romantic dalliances between men and women in old world Slovenia are remembered through grandmother Vera in this sexually frank and wildly comic animated tale. – Robert John Torres All in-person screening venues provide hearing impaired listening devices upon request with venue management. All guests & staff will be required to comply with […]

October 13, 2022

First Months of Freedom

NYC PREMIERE A newly released trans woman shares stories of life incarcerated in a male prison. – Dewitt Davis This film contains the following accessibility options for viewers:Closed Captioning for online screenings All in-person screening venues provide hearing impaired listening devices upon request with venue management. All guests & staff will be required to comply […]

October 13, 2022

The Goats of Monesiglio

US PREMIERE An immigrant family and Italian-born family work on a goat farm to make it a success and demonstrate the new face of Italian agriculture. – Dewitt Davis All in-person screening venues provide hearing impaired listening devices upon request with venue management. All guests & staff will be required to comply with our Health […]

October 13, 2022

Violet Gave Willingly

US PREMIERE A daughter documents her mother, intimately exploring her creative world as a textile artist, tracing the private details of her artistic process and inner life. – Robert John Torres All in-person screening venues provide hearing impaired listening devices upon request with venue management. All guests & staff will be required to comply with […]

October 13, 2022

Angola Do You Hear Us? Voices From a Plantation Prison

When Liza Jessie Peterson performs her one-woman play at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, she activates the men incarcerated in America’s largest prison-plantation. Courtesy of MTV Documentary Films This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director Cinque Norther.  This film contains the following accessibility options for viewers:Closed Captioning for in-person screenings at […]

October 13, 2022

Shut Up and Paint

Celebrated artist Titus Kaphar takes the mic and camera to share his thoughts on race and the art market. – Samah Ali Courtesy of POV Shorts This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Co-Directors Alex Mallis and Titus Kaphar.  This film contains the following accessibility options for viewers:Closed Captioning for in-person screenings at […]

October 13, 2022

The Best Chef in the World

NYC PREMIERE Sally Schmitt, founder of the legendary restaurant The French Laundry, tells her story as a pioneering chef of California cuisine. – Samah Ali Courtesy of The New York Times Op-Docs This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director/Producer Ben Proudfoot. All in-person screening venues provide hearing impaired listening devices upon request […]