WORLD PREMIERE Music and clowns are my brother’s two great passions in life. Jamie is close to nonverbal so the rest of the family are left filing in the gaps when we discuss what life is like for him. Our differing perspectives show as much about us as they do Jamie.
Following the death of his emotionally distant father, filmmaker Charlie Tyrell seeks to better understand him through the personal belongings he left behind… including a stack of dirty VHS tapes. Courtesy of New York Times Op-Docs
A man battling reclusion and a racehorse on the brink of death save each other in unexpected ways.
Painting the Town is a short-form documentary film that offers a view upon Detroit’s surging independent movement of street art and graffiti. This once renegade art form – often expressed in massive building-sized murals – depicts subjects, both abstract and whimsical, as well as deeply personal. How is this medium changing the face of Detroit, […]
NYC PREMIERE 83 year old John Arnao, a 23 year veteran of the NYPD, uses his love and skills from a lifetime of woodworking to craft beautiful works of art. In a world where everyone uses social media and technology to pass the time, this is the way John chooses to use his while leaving […]
WORLD PREMIERE Born to a family of celebrated fashion photographers, and with a terminal disease that gave him a fearless approach to life and art, Davide Sorrenti took 1990s New York City by storm. Possessed of natural talent and tuned in to youth culture, he landed magazine spreads in Interview while still a teen. As […]
US veterans and active-duty service members come together through a workshop led by poet Seema Reza to combat their traumatic military pasts via the written word. Sharing fears, vulnerabilities and victories, their writing becomes a tool for empowerment and healing culminating in the live performance of a collaborative poem under the direction of Jeffrey Wright. […]
NYC PREMIERE Romance traditionally has been the domain of humans. Silicone Soul, however, shows it is possible between men and the life-size dolls. Disarmingly candid interviews highlight the bonds formed between synthetic beings and lonely souls who have struggled to find the “one,” while other subjects profiled reveal unexpected attachments to eerily lifelike dolls. Melody […]
WORLD PREMIERE Takumi is a Japanese word for artisan, but this term is not thrown around casually. It takes true artisans tens of thousands of hours to master their craft, a staggering investment of time that speaks of a commitment to a way of life. In an age of increasing automation, Clay Jeter’s beautifully lensed […]
INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE Tapume in Portuguese means construction wall, and that’s where Brazilian artist Luiz d’Orey finds the material for his collages. In this short film we follow his creative process from the streets to the studio and back to the streets.