WORLD PREMIERE Iconic photographer Bette Marshall reminisces on her memories as photographer of Whitney Houston right before she ascended to stardom. –– Samah Ali The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with filmmakers and special guests. All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can also […]
NEW YORK PREMIERE Prolific backdrop artist Sarah Oliphant hopes to guide her daughter, Violet, in her own artistic pursuits of her own. – DeWitt Davis The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with filmmakers and special guests. All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can […]
A glimpse into the artistic process behind brilliant creators across disciplines. The Promise of Spring | Director: Anna Andersen | Producer: Katie Rose VaughanNEW YORK PREMIERE Prolific backdrop artist Sarah Oliphant hopes to guide her daughter Violet in artistic pursuits of her own. – DD (USA, 14 MIN) Love, Jamie | Director: Karla Murthy | […]
WORLD PREMIERE Scooter LaForge, heir to the artistic legacies of Basquiat and Haring, believes an artist’s duty is to have fun. Influenced by Pollack, surrealism, and Saturday morning cartoons, Scooter’s queer, punk-rock aesthetic was embraced by downtown fashion designer Patricia Field, and his bespoke painted clothing has been worn by icons like Debbie Harry, Beyoncé, and […]
WORLD PREMIERE Bunny Yeager was a trailblazing model, designer, and photographer who popularized the bikini, invented the selfie, discovered Bettie Page, and introduced feminist agency in sexy pictures in the ’50s. With the testimonies of cultural icons that include photographer Bruce Weber, Dita Von Teese, and Larry King, the film reinstates Bunny as an iconic artist […]
NYC PREMIERE We follow a journey and celebration of resiliency through Jamie Diaz, an incarcerated transgender artist, whose art reaches beyond prison walls. – Anita Raswant The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with filmmakers and special guests. This film contains the following accessibility options for viewers:Closed Captioning for in-person screenings at IFC […]
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE This delightful portrait of Liv Ullmann brims with intimate memories and profound reflections on her hopes, fears, grief, rejections, dreams pursued, and lessons learned. An indomitable character as an actor, writer, director, and activist is revealed through her own writings and the accounts of close friends and collaborators like Jessica Chastain, Cate Blanchett, […]
WORLD PREMIERE Norman Mailer, a towering figure in American literature, had a life that was certainly stranger than fiction. From his formative years in Brooklyn, through his career as a preeminent cultural voice, we follow Mailer’s life through 6 marriages, 9 children, 11 bestselling books and 2 Pulitzer Prizes as he solidifies his place in the […]
WORLD PREMIERE Deb Kapell mounted her camera to a microscope and now photographs the microscopic life from puddle samples in New York City. – DeWitt Davis The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with filmmakers and special guests. All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can […]
INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE A captivating journey through the history of the essential African drum, the djembe, as seen through the remarkable life of revered Guinean percussionist Famoudou Konate. From his childhood playing the once-sacred instrument to his globe-trotting days with Les Ballets Africains, the film celebrates Konate’s unique role in African culture. An uplifting and gorgeous […]