October 8, 2019

HOUSE OF CARDIN

NYC PREMIERE Pierre Cardin forever changed fashion in multiple ways. He freed women from figure-molded clothes and introduced new shapes, styles and colors. He was a pioneer in crossing over from haute couture to ready-to-wear. And he brought his designs to multiple products beyond clothes. From the premiere at the Venice Film Festival, Variety wrote, […]

October 8, 2019

IMITATING LIFE: THE AUDACITY OF SUZANNE HEINTZ

WORLD PREMIERE When she didn’t find the perfect man with whom to build the perfect life, photographer Suzanne Heintz created her own—with mannequins. Wielding the camera as a weapon against conformity and suffocating gender roles, Heinz uses her outrageous self-portraits with plastic husband Chauncey and daughter Mary Margaret to explode the myth of the idyllic […]

October 8, 2019

IN BRIGHT AXIOM

NYC PREMIERE Welcome to the House of Latitude, where absolute discretion is demanded in exchange for entry into a mysterious social experiment in the form of an elaborate immersive experience. Drawing a community of curiosity seekers, this secret society becomes a way of life for some, putting increasing pressure on the organizers to maintain this […]

October 8, 2019

JACKSON POLLOCK: BLUE POLES

The fulsome story of Jackson Pollock’s Blue Poles is put into an art historical context, explaining why it’s often discussed as one of the greatest paintings in history.

October 8, 2019

KATE NASH: UNDERESTIMATE THE GIRL

NYC PREMIERE  Director Amy Goldstein crafts an intimate and inspiring portrait of British darling and powerhouse musician Kate Nash, whose meteoric rise to fame is quickly followed by a soul-crushing release from her major record label and devastating financial developments. Determined to make music on her own terms, Nash self-funds her third album, pursues acting […]

October 8, 2019

LIFELINE / CLYFFORD STILL

WORLD PREMIERE Clyfford Still’s striking compositions and idiosyncratic personality made him one of the preeminent figures of the American Abstract Expressionist movement. Through interviews and previously unreleased recordings, Still’s artistic philosophy and his relationships with contemporaries Mark Rothko and Jackson Pollock are revealed. After his death, the legacy of the enigmatic artist faces further uncertainty, […]

October 8, 2019

LIKE THE BACK OF HER HAND

An artist contends with loss through the process of creation, destruction and art-making.

October 8, 2019

LOS ULTIMOS FRIKIS

WORLD PREMIERE Despite restrictions beginning under the regime of Fidel Castro, heavy metal band Zeus became icons of the Cuban music scene. Over the decades, the band and their front man, Diony Arce, have challenged the status quo under threat of government suppression. As the bandmates approach their 30th anniversary together in a shifting political […]

October 8, 2019

LOVE LETTERS FROM EVEREST

A long-distance love story unfolds via letters exchanged during the 1956 Everest expedition.