Lawand is a deaf 5-year-old boy from Iraq whose extraordinary family goes to great lengths to move to England and enroll him at the Royal School for the Deaf Derby. There, he learns British Sign Language (BSL) and begins to blossom. But will the British government allow Lawand to stay and continue his education? Filmmaker […]
NYC PREMIERE Pedro’s dream is to earn a degree in social work and support his family and community, but as an undocumented immigrant who is legally blind he faces legal challenges and uncertainty. Set Hernandez crafts this compelling portrait of a remarkable individual pursuing a better life with deliberately blurry visuals and a heightened soundscape that […]
Films taking a different perspective or way of viewing the world. Zug Island | Director: Nicolas Lachapelle | Producers: Nicolas Lachapelle, Guillaume CollinU.S. PREMIERE A mysterious hum brings the filmmaker to the industrial complex of Zug Island to find its source and discover the effect on the people who live nearby. – DD (CANADA, 22 […]
This collection of shorts unpacks capitalism through the process of labor. Chronicle of a Summer Day | Director / Producer: Bronzeville CollectiveNEW YORK PREMIERE A portrait of an artist whose medium is flowers as he works with his team on an installation for Chicago’s Juneteenth celebrations. – SA (USA, 16 MIN) Fitting | Director: Caitlin McMullan […]
NEW YORK PREMIERE After losing his arm in an accident, Willie Wright Junior finds his passion again by flying pigeons. – 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 […]
These docs explore the relationships between humans and entertaining, sentient, magnificent animals. Frank and His Dogs | Director / Producer: Owen MarkhamWORLD PREMIERE Frank surrounds himself with friends and dogs, leading a busy but modest life. – AR (USA, 11 MIN) Willie’s Wings | Directors: Alberto Vignati, Reina Daniels | Producer: Andrea ItaliaNEW YORK PREMIERE […]
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE “My hands are my mirror, my fingers are my reflection.” How do the blind see their reflections and past seeing their reflections, how do they see the world? – 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 […]
NYC PREMIERE Born with a rare physical disability, filmmaker Ella Glendining inhabits and loves her unusual body while searching the globe for others like her. Many whom she encounters insist that she, and others with similar conditions, could or should be surgically altered toward “normality,” a prejudicial outlook known as ableism. With the gifts of […]
INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE This short explores the intimate process of the creation of a prosthesis, and the relationship between the amputee and prosthetist. – DeWitt Davis 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 […]
NEW YORK PREMIERE Witness the brilliance of one man who uses echolocation to “see,” as he teaches the next generation how to do the same. –– Samah Ali 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 […]