October 10, 2024

Danielle Scott: Ancestral Call

WORLD PREMIERE The multi-racial, mixed-media artist traces her ancestors’ life stories, and lays bare the intergenerational trauma spawned by the Atlantic Slave Trade. 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 Center and Village […]

October 10, 2024

Edel Rodriguez: Freedom is a Verb

NYC PREMIERE A Cuban-American artist renowned for his children’s books and satiric magazine covers creates a vivid political memoir via a graphic novel. 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 Center and Village […]

October 10, 2024

Gioncarlo Valentine: Exposures

WORLD PREMIERE This film revels in the lushness of Gioncarlo Valentine’s photography, where tenderness is on full display. 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 Center and Village East by AngelikaDescriptive Audio for […]

October 10, 2024

House of Aama: Threads of Legacy

WORLD PREMIERE House of Aama’s approach to fashion is anchored in personal archives, Black folklore, and storytelling. 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 Center and Village East by AngelikaDescriptive Audio for in-person […]

October 10, 2024

Maryam Taghavi: Estranged Letters

WORLD PREMIERE An Iranian-American artist’s work uses abstracted Persian calligraphy to signify the immutable distance of migration. 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 Center and Village East by AngelikaDescriptive Audio for in-person […]

October 10, 2024

Sarah Thankam Mathews: After All This

WORLD PREMIERE As pressure mounts to follow up on her acclaimed debut novel All This Could Be Different, Mathews excavates her past as an Indian immigrant in Oman. 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 […]

October 10, 2024

Norman Teague: Love Reigns Supreme

WORLD PREMIERE Follow the furniture maker and conceptual artist, who confronts the existential crisis facing Black youth through his work and mentorship, as he prepares for his solo exhibition. 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 […]

October 10, 2024

The Scars We Choose

WORLD PREMIERE A trans tattoo artist rehabilitates themselves and others through body art. – 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 also provide a T-Coil loop for compatible devices.

October 10, 2024

SHORTS: NEW YORK NEW YORK

Our beloved city through the eyes of many. – Samah Ali The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with director and producer Joshua Charow, filmmakers and special guests. This film contains the following accessibility options for viewers: All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can also […]

October 10, 2024

Under the Glass Skylight

WORLD PREMIERE Artist Jeff Way and Carolyn Oberst moved to the neighborhood that would become Tribeca, and had to fight to stay. – 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 […]