WORLD PREMIERE A whimsical, personal look-back at the life choices of an eighth-generation nutcracker workshop owner, a descendant of the original inventor. – DeWitt Davis The first and second screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Jack Raese. All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center […]
NYC PREMIERE Japanese photographer Akihiko Okamura gathers extraordinary images of the Troubles in Northern Ireland, showing a unique connection with the people and the time. – DeWitt Davis The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Marc Lesser. All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC […]
NYC PREMIERE In a slice of NYC history, Dan and Toby Talbot transform a struggling Upper West Side theater into a landmark arthouse cinema, showing how passion can shape community and leave a lasting legacy. – Murtada Elfadl The first and second screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Sergio Maza. All in-person […]
WORLD PREMIERE Warren King transforms cardboard into sculptural reflections of his Chinese-American family’s immigration and his path from engineer to artist. Preparing for a Wisconsin homecoming show, King explores belonging through art. The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with director/co-writer/producer Curtis Chin. All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request […]
WORLD PREMIERE “It’s not every day that you meet an old Nazi.” So begins American historian Jonathan Petropoulos, recalling the day in 1998 when he met Bruno Lohse, who was Hermann Göring’s art agent in Paris during World War II. In this riveting account, Petropoulos details Lohse’s role in stealing countless masterpieces from prominent French […]
NY PREMIERE Sheila Turner Seed was an award-winning New York City-based, journalist in the 1970s who interviewed such photography luminaries as Henri Cartier-Bresson, Gordon Parks, Cecil Beaton, and Lisette Model. When she passed away suddenly and tragically, she left behind an infant daughter, Rachel. More than 30 years later, Rachel has herself become a filmmaker, […]
WORLD PREMIERE Bertolt Brecht asked whether there would be singing in the dark times. In the throes of war, the United Ukrainian Ballet Company defiantly insists there will be dancing, too. Far from the land they call home, young dancers take quiet comfort from art. For a while, their work feels like the old days, […]
WORLD PREMIERE This insightful documentary delves into the life and work of Art Spiegelman, the Queens-raised artist who revolutionized comics by exploring dark, complex themes. Shaped by his Holocaust-survivor parents and inspired by MAD magazine’s irreverent satire, Spiegelman’s most famous work, MAUS, is a poignant Holocaust narrative that redefined the medium. The film showcases his […]
US PREMIERE This jaw-dropping celebration of Brazilian baloeiros – secret groups of men who craft and launch elaborate hot-air balloons – is a first-rate big-screen experience. The immensely talented filmmaker Sissel Morrell Dargis spent years winning the trust of the outlawed subculture to create an epic portrayal of free-spirited artistry. Beyond the spectacle of ever-more […]
NYC PREMIERE Late in life, two strangers – Bronx-born photographer Joel Meyerowitz and British artist/writer Maggie Barrett – meet and fall in love. Growing old is not for the faint of heart, and Joel and Maggie must face the specter of the end of life. At the same time, they are working to stay together […]