WORLD PREMIERE Patriarch of the famed “First Family of Jazz,” Ellis Marsalis was a master jazz pianist, composer and educator. This intimate documentary delves into the life and career of this music icon, interlaced with rare footage of key moments in US history, and footage of his final live performances. Anecdotes from sons Wynton, Branford, […]
US PREMIERE Senobia was a self-made artist and a surrealist collector who transformed her home into the “Museum of Antiquities of All Species.” In her small Panamanian village, the extraordinary world she built with her artistic creations and her writings impacted the lives of other women struggling with the patriarchal system around them. In this […]
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. […]
WORLD PREMIERE In the 1990s, cheap rent and big houses in Athens, GA helped incubate bands Olivia Tremor Control, Neutral Milk Hotel, Elf Power, and many more. This psychedelic rock music, often created by non-musicians and recorded on creaky 4-tracks, developed a loyal following who shared cassette tapes and 45s and packed into raucous live […]
PRE-FESTIVAL PREMIERE Werner Herzog’s 2016 documentary meditation on volcanoes Into the Inferno contained a segment about the French volcanologists Katia and Maurice Krafft that introduced them to many viewers for the first time. Now Herzog devotes a full film to their lives in THE FIRE WITHIN paying tribute to their risk taking and image making. […]
Profiles of dynamic individuals both local and abroad. (Total Running Time: 88 MIN) At Home Among Strangers | Director/Producer: Asya Gorbacheva, Hunter CollegeThis intimate observational portrait of Sasha Smirnov, a gay asylum seeker, explores the steep price of freedom after coming out publicly in Russia. (USA, 24 MIN) Zoom Acting | Director/Producer: Juwan Wyatt, Brooklyn […]
A meditation on the life of craftsman Loren “Dink” Stalter, resplendent with images evocative of Hudson River School artists more than a century ago. – Samah Ali This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director/Producer Frank Vitale. All in-person screening venues provide hearing impaired listening devices upon request with venue management. All guests […]
Drawing from global injustices or pure love, these artists share what inspires them. (Total Running Time: 86 MIN) Chants of Freedom | Director/Producer: Moksh Krishnan, The New SchoolMir Suhail, an exiled Kashmiri artist living in New York, draws cartoons to further the endeavors for freedom of his homeland. As he learns the pulse of his […]
NYC PREMIERE Light is information, a signal more lasting than recollection. If there’s anyone out there to receive the message. – Samah Ali 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 & Safety protocols while attending DOC […]
WORLD PREMIERE Georgian artist, Eteri Chkadua emigrated to America after living through Russian occupation. Forty years later she captures the story of her community through her art in an effort to help the Ukrainian people. – Samah Ali This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director/Producer Ketevan Beraia. This film contains the following […]