October 10, 2024

SHORTS: HIDDEN HISTORIES

Discover the illuminating backstories of various touchstones in our culture. – Samah Ali   The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with film subject Gay Talese, 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 […]

October 10, 2024

Madwomen in the Attic

NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE An exploration of silent films and their representations of “madness” in the 1920s and 1930s. – Anita Raswant 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

Space Coast

NY PREMIERE Fans from around the world travel to witness the launch of the Artemis-1, the world’s most powerful rocket. – Samah Ali 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 […]

October 10, 2024

TR(ol)L

NY PREMIERE Early internet pranksters concocted a plan targeting legendary MTV show TRL, all with a simple song request. – 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 at IFC Center and Village East […]

October 10, 2024

Watching Frank

WORLD PREMIERE The author of one of the most poignant celebrity profiles, Gay Talese, takes us inside the story of his time with Frank Sinatra. – Samah Ali 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. […]

October 17, 2023

THE MOTHER OF ALL LIES

US Premiere A poetic, riveting, and cathartic exploration of the lies and misrememberings of director Asmae El Moudir’s family, surrounding the Casablanca Bread Riots of 1981. The period of repression known in Morocco as the “Years of Lead” is hardly ever discussed. Narratives of trauma, loss, and love are recovered here through exquisite re-enactments played […]

October 17, 2023

SHORT LIST SHORTS: NEW BEGINNINGS

These shorts document the process of starting over, capturing what we leave behind and what the future holds. – Samah Ali 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 screenings at IFC Center and Village East by AngelikaClosed Captioning […]

October 17, 2023

Nina & Irena

NYC PREMIERE As her 90th birthday approaches, Nina divulges the story behind her sister’s disappearance during the Holocaust. – Anita Raswant  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 […]

October 12, 2023

ZINZINDURRUNKARRATZ

NEW YORK PREMIERE In this gem of minimalist and poetic magnetism, filmmaker Oskar Alegría and adorable donkey Paolo embark on a journey to bring provisions to the last shepherd of the Andia Mountains. Retracing the seasonal route his grandfather made with his flock, Alegría collects a trove of memories from a disappearing world, embodied in […]

October 12, 2023

UNBROKEN

NYC PREMIERE As each generation ages, the need to record family history before it is forever lost increases in urgency. Filmmaker Beth Lane’s maternal family tree held a truly extraordinary story of an entire family of seven siblings who escaped Nazi Germany and managed to stay together until reaching safety in America. Told with wit, […]